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Ashes of 166 people lost after blunder by firm offering 'funerals in space'
The Exploration Company (TEC) is investigating how the ashes were lost during the mission, attempted to have been completed ...
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Space Memorial Carrying Ashes Of 166 People Crashes To Earth
The Exploration Company’s Nyx capsule, carrying the ashes of 166 people on their final journey, crashed into the Pacific Ocean after its parachute system failed during reentry on June 23, 2025. ...
The first ocean planet documented by science found just 100 light-years away: a water world very similar to Earth that could harbor life
One of humanity's most incessant searches in recent times is for evidence of extraterrestrial life, or, in other words, the ...
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Nyx Capsule Carrying Ashes of 166 People To Space For 'Celestial Memorium' Crashes Into The Pacific Ocean
After successfully orbiting two rounds around the Earth, Falcon 9 was on its last stage of returning when communication ...
Space burial goes wrong: Capsule with remains of 166 people and cannabis seeds crashes into Pacific ocean
A space burial mission by Celestis, in collaboration with The Exploration Company (TEC), faced a setback when its capsule, ...
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NASA's SpaceX 'Resilience' capsule reaches International Space Station - USA TODAY
MELBOURNE, Fla. — What began just above sea level at Kennedy Space Center on Sunday safely ended some 262 miles above Idaho more than a day later. Twenty-seven hours after their 7:27 p.m ...
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SpaceX launches human remains, reentry capsules and more on Transporter 14 rideshare mission | Space
SpaceX launched 70 different payloads — including a special memorial capsule carrying cremated remains and DNA samples — today (June 23) on the Transporter 14 rideshare mission.
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Colossal solar flare erupts from Earth-facing sunspot, sparking strong radio blackouts over Pacific Ocean (video) | Space
Sunspot region 4114 has fired off its strongest blast yet — an X1.2-class solar flare that erupted on June 17, triggering radio blackouts across the Pacific Ocean region, including Hawaii.
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American Pacific Corporation Finalizes $100 Million Capacity Expansion with Parent Company Approval - SpaceNews
Strategic Investment to Support Critical U.S. and Allied Solid Rocket Motor and Space Launch Programs Cedar City, Utah – June 11, 2025 American Pacific Corporation (AMPAC), a leading supplier of ...
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Japan says Chinese fighter jet came within 150 feet of surveillance plane above Pacific - CNN
A Chinese fighter jet came within about 150 feet of a Japanese naval reconnaissance plane over the weekend, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Thursday, an action the US ambassador to Tokyo called ...
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Storm tracker, models: Tropical depression could form in Pacific
Two systems are brewing in the Pacific Ocean, with one of them likely developing into a tropical depression in the next couple of days, according to the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane center ...
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In 1979, a Deep-Sea Mining Experiment Left the Pacific Ocean Damaged Beyond Recognition—44 Years Later, Its Consequences Are Worse Than Expected
In 1979, a seemingly routine deep-sea mining experiment in the Pacific Ocean turned out to be a landmark event, with consequences that are still being unraveled today. What seemed like a small-scale ...