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When space meets sea, Crew-9 Dragon meets dolphins: Space photo of the day
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A pod of bottlenose dolphins seemingly took interest in the capsule that dropped out of the sky, circling and surfacing as SpaceX team members worked to recover their spacecraft.

Astronomers discover exotic atmosphere on scorching hot exoplanet Cuancoá. 'Like finding a snowball that hasn't melted in a fire'
By Victoria Corless published
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapor and thick clouds on LTT 9779 b, an ultra-hot Neptune locked in a blistering 19-hour orbit.

NASA still mulling options for Boeing's troubled Starliner astronaut capsule
By Mike Wall published
NASA and Boeing are still working on the problems that cropped up during Starliner's first crewed flight, which launched more than nine months ago.

Hubble Telescope spies star-forming cocoons in neighboring galaxy (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
Young stars enveloped in a transformative cocoon of gas shine brightly in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Starliner and Crew-9 astronauts arrive home in Houston: Space photo of the day
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
After splashing down off the coast of Florida, the latest crew to return from the International Space Station arrived by jet in Houston.

Dolphins welcome SpaceX's Crew-9 astronauts home after splashdown (video)
By Mike Wall published
A pod of dolphins gave the four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-9 mission a warm welcome after their capsule splashed down in the ocean on Tuesday afternoon (March 18).

Never-‘stuck’ Starliner astronauts return to Earth at last with Crew-9 duo in Spacex Dragon splashdown
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The first astronauts to fly on two different commercial spacecraft during a single mission, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, returned to Earth with ISS crewmates Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov.

How NASA's Starliner mission went from 10 days to 9 months: A timeline
By Julian Dossett last updated
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are on their way home from a nine-month space mission that was supposed to last just 10 days. Here's a rundown of their eventful time off Earth.

'Apollo 1' director surprised by details of ill-fated mission in new documentary
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
It was the opening scene of "Apollo 13" and was recreated for the Neil Armstrong biopic "First Man." It was also included in director Mark Craig's "Last Man on the Moon," inspiring "Apollo 1."

What time is SpaceX's Crew-9 landing today?
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
SpaceX is poised to land its Crew Dragon Freedom with the two ISS crewmates who launched on it and two astronauts who arrived at the space station in June on Boeing's Starliner. Here's how to see it.
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