China's 2024 Space Program: Lunar Sample Return, New Rocket, and International Collaboration
In 2024, China achieved significant milestones in space exploration, including the Chang'e-6 mission's successful lunar sample return from the far side of the moon, the maiden flight of the Long March-12 heavy-lift rocket, and the rapid expansion of the International Lunar Research Station initiativ...
China's 2024 Space Program: Lunar Sample Return, New Rocket, and International Collaboration
In 2024, China achieved significant milestones in space exploration, including the Chang'e-6 mission's successful lunar sample return from the far side of the moon, the maiden flight of the Long March-12 heavy-lift rocket, and the rapid expansion of the International Lunar Research Station initiativ...
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56% Bias Score
Musk's Trillion-Dollar Path: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Trump Factor
Elon Musk, already the world's richest person, could become a trillionaire within four years due to the anticipated growth of Tesla and SpaceX, potentially boosted by his relationship with President-elect Trump and subsequent deregulation.
Musk's Trillion-Dollar Path: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Trump Factor
Elon Musk, already the world's richest person, could become a trillionaire within four years due to the anticipated growth of Tesla and SpaceX, potentially boosted by his relationship with President-elect Trump and subsequent deregulation.
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52% Bias Score
Commercial Space Travel: A Billionaires' Race
Billionaires are driving the commercialization of space travel, with prices ranging from \$200,000 for suborbital flights to millions for longer missions, raising ethical concerns and shifting global priorities.
Commercial Space Travel: A Billionaires' Race
Billionaires are driving the commercialization of space travel, with prices ranging from \$200,000 for suborbital flights to millions for longer missions, raising ethical concerns and shifting global priorities.
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64% Bias Score
NASA Astronauts' ISS Return Delayed Until 2025
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore's return from the ISS, initially planned for eight days in June 2024, is delayed until March or April 2025 due to issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, impacting NASA's launch schedule and highlighting the complexities of commercial spaceflight.
NASA Astronauts' ISS Return Delayed Until 2025
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore's return from the ISS, initially planned for eight days in June 2024, is delayed until March or April 2025 due to issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, impacting NASA's launch schedule and highlighting the complexities of commercial spaceflight.
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40% Bias Score
Chinese Taikonauts Set New Spacewalk Record
Two Chinese taikonauts set a new world record for the longest spacewalk on December 17, 2024, spending 9 hours and 6 minutes outside the Tiangong space station performing maintenance and installing anti-space debris devices, surpassing the previous record held by American astronauts.
Chinese Taikonauts Set New Spacewalk Record
Two Chinese taikonauts set a new world record for the longest spacewalk on December 17, 2024, spending 9 hours and 6 minutes outside the Tiangong space station performing maintenance and installing anti-space debris devices, surpassing the previous record held by American astronauts.
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48% Bias Score
Chernobyl Fungus Converts Radiation into Energy, Offering Breakthrough for Space Travel and Waste Cleanup
Cladosporium sphaerospermum, a black fungus found thriving in Chernobyl's reactor, uses melanin to convert gamma radiation into energy through radiosynthesis; this discovery could revolutionize radiation shielding for space travel and radioactive waste cleanup.
Chernobyl Fungus Converts Radiation into Energy, Offering Breakthrough for Space Travel and Waste Cleanup
Cladosporium sphaerospermum, a black fungus found thriving in Chernobyl's reactor, uses melanin to convert gamma radiation into energy through radiosynthesis; this discovery could revolutionize radiation shielding for space travel and radioactive waste cleanup.
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48% Bias Score
Parker Solar Probe Sets Record with Closest-Ever Approach to the Sun
On December 24th, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will reach a record-breaking six million kilometers from the Sun's surface, collecting unprecedented data on solar wind and storm origins from within the Sun's corona, with initial data analysis expected in late January.
Parker Solar Probe Sets Record with Closest-Ever Approach to the Sun
On December 24th, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will reach a record-breaking six million kilometers from the Sun's surface, collecting unprecedented data on solar wind and storm origins from within the Sun's corona, with initial data analysis expected in late January.
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20% Bias Score
NASA Finalizes Strategy for Continuous Human Presence in Orbit
NASA's new Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy will maintain continuous human presence in orbit after the 2030 International Space Station retirement, despite budget concerns and uncertainties about the readiness of new commercial space stations.
NASA Finalizes Strategy for Continuous Human Presence in Orbit
NASA's new Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy will maintain continuous human presence in orbit after the 2030 International Space Station retirement, despite budget concerns and uncertainties about the readiness of new commercial space stations.
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2024: A Year of Technological Milestones and Challenges
2024 witnessed AI's significant impact on global elections, breakthroughs in sustainability tech, space exploration milestones (SpaceX's Starship landing and India's moon landing), and record-breaking quantum computing achievements, alongside the FDA approval of the first T-cell therapy for solid tu...
2024: A Year of Technological Milestones and Challenges
2024 witnessed AI's significant impact on global elections, breakthroughs in sustainability tech, space exploration milestones (SpaceX's Starship landing and India's moon landing), and record-breaking quantum computing achievements, alongside the FDA approval of the first T-cell therapy for solid tu...
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44% Bias Score
Youth-Led Tech Tackles Global Challenges
CNN's "Tech for Good" showcased youth-led innovations: coral restoration devices, AI-powered rocket recovery, and AI-powered shark detection, addressing reef degradation, sustainable space travel, and human-wildlife conflict.
Youth-Led Tech Tackles Global Challenges
CNN's "Tech for Good" showcased youth-led innovations: coral restoration devices, AI-powered rocket recovery, and AI-powered shark detection, addressing reef degradation, sustainable space travel, and human-wildlife conflict.
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20% Bias Score
Astronaut Psychology: Preparing for Space Missions
Alexandra de Carvalho, a researcher in human behavior in extreme situations, discusses astronaut psychology, emphasizing the importance of preparation and safety protocols in mitigating fear, and the Overview Effect—a sense of awe and humility upon seeing Earth from space.
Astronaut Psychology: Preparing for Space Missions
Alexandra de Carvalho, a researcher in human behavior in extreme situations, discusses astronaut psychology, emphasizing the importance of preparation and safety protocols in mitigating fear, and the Overview Effect—a sense of awe and humility upon seeing Earth from space.
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Perseverance Rover Reaches Mars Crater Summit to Study Ancient Rocks
NASA's Perseverance rover completed a challenging 3.5-month climb to the top of Jezero Crater on Mars, reaching an altitude of 1,640 vertical feet and preparing to analyze ancient rocks that could provide evidence of past life, including rocks from the early Martian crust and a field of quartz sugge...
Perseverance Rover Reaches Mars Crater Summit to Study Ancient Rocks
NASA's Perseverance rover completed a challenging 3.5-month climb to the top of Jezero Crater on Mars, reaching an altitude of 1,640 vertical feet and preparing to analyze ancient rocks that could provide evidence of past life, including rocks from the early Martian crust and a field of quartz sugge...
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24% Bias Score