{
  "id": 12938168,
  "title": "WATCH: Four astronauts return to Earth after 8 months aboard International Space Station",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/watch-four-astronauts-return-to-earth-after-8-months-aboard",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-08T19:42:17.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/watch-four-astronauts-return-to-earth-after-8-months-aboard-international-space-station"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Four astronauts have returned to Earth after an eight-month stay on the International Space Station. The crew, consisting of NASA's Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, France's Sophie Adenot, and Russia's Andrey Fedyaev, departed the orbiting lab on Wednesday and splashed down on Thursday.\n\nAccording to Euronews, Sophie Adenot's eight-month stay marks the longest by a European astronaut. The crew was brought back to Earth by SpaceX, with a splashdown in the Pacific off the coast of Los Angeles, as reported by the Guardian Science.\n\nThe astronauts were hurried to the International Space Station eight months ago to replace an ailing colleague and his crew, as per the Guardian Science. After their lengthy separation, the crew was eager to reunite with their families.",
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  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "French, US and Russian astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/french-us-and-russian-astronauts-return-to-earth-after-eight-months",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:02:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Science",
        "title": "Four astronauts return to Earth from ISS after medical relief mission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/four-astronauts-return-to-earth-from-iss-after-medical-relief-mission",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:24:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "WATCH: Four astronauts return to Earth after 8 months aboard International Space Station",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/watch-four-astronauts-return-to-earth-after-8-months-aboard-12938915",
        "published": "2026-10-08T19:42:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}