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Astronauts flew deeper into space than any humans before them.

They were on NASA's Artemis II mission and cruised through a rare flyby of the far side of the moon.

Pilot Victor Glover's eyes went to the line dividing the light and dark halves of the moon, known as the terminator.

"Boy, I am loving the terminator. I think, I know it's not purely a moon feature, but what it does to the features of the moon, to the terrain, I've probably spent the most time describing into my recordings and thinking about and looking at the terminator. There's just so much magic in the terminator." 

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Samsung projected first-quarter earnings would beat its entire profit for last year.

The world's largest memory chipmaker estimated an operating profit of just under $38 billion for the January to March period on huge AI demand.

That's an eightfold jump from the previous year and far above analyst projections.

It also nearly triple Samsung's quarterly operating profit record.

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SpaceX gave details of its proposed IPO at a meeting with its team of bankers.

That's according to two sources.

They said SpaceX pitched how retail investors would be a key part of the IPO and a bigger share than any in history.

The rocket maker wants to raise $75 billion, which could value the company at up to $1.75 trillion.

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Tesla missed Wall Street expectations for first-quarter deliveries.

Demand was hit by the expiry of U.S. tax credits on the purchase of electric vehicles.

The auto giant delivered just over 358,000 vehicles in the January-March period - below market expectations of close to 369,000.

That was down 14.4% from the fourth quarter, but was up more than 6% from a year earlier.

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And a tech firm has launched a virtual reality trip 150 million years back in time.

Sandbox VR developed 'Age of Dinosaurs' in partnership with London's Natural History Museum and dinosaur experts.

Michael Hampden is Sandbox VR content and creative director.

"We really wanted to create like a love letter to dinosaurs and dinosaur fans where it's kind of like, you know, you actually get to be in the world with these creatures."

The VR experience promises scientifically grounded realism in its depiction of both creatures and their habitat.