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Can a scrappy Israeli nonprofit land on the moon on a $100 million shoestring? Tune in tonight to find out if it can get off…
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It’s time to add one more tiny moon to Neptune’s icy family tree. Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have spied a previously undetected satellite…
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The Nazi submarine being destroyed by bacteria: Oil released from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill is providing a breeding ground for metal-eating microbes 3,300 feet…
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Is this Apple’s folding phone? Patent reveals concept iPhone that bends down the middle Patent shows a device that can be folded open or closed…
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Stone Age Europe was a lonely place to live: No more than 1,500 people inhabited the continent between 42,000 and 33,000 years ago People arrived…
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Newly discovered footage may shed light on Amelia Earhart’s disappearance New footage, acquired after 10 years of negotiations, may help shed light on the 1937…
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Heart of the doomed Mary Rose in all its glory: Stem, pump and anchor from Henry VIII’s favourite warship will go on display for the…
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A special full moon will light up the sky tonight, treating stargazers to a rare celestial display. The supermoon is expected to appear nearly 30%…
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Dec. 21, 2012: A druid stands after sunrise by the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) Stonehenge has long bewildered researchers and onlookers.…
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Rodent becomes first ‘climate change extinction’: Australia officially declares the Great Barrier Reef’s Bramble Cay melomys is no more A Great Barrier Reef rodent has…
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After weeks of anticipation, the biggest supermoon of 2019 will finally light up skies around the world tonight. During the supermoon, which is often called…
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Rise in summertime thunderstorms is linked to climate change ‘for the very first time’ because of increases in global electrical energy over three decades Scientists…
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Albino baby turtle born with its heart OUTSIDE its body has survived (despite having a condition so rare vets have yet to give it a…
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Sky watchers will be treated to a special astronomical event on February 19, when the Super Snow Moon lights up the evening sky. The February…
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Israel’s first private moon mission set to blast off this week with help from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket The landing craft, ‘Beresheet’ or Genesis, will…
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Hope for fading artworks: New iPad technology lets museums take 3D scans of paintings to diagnose lumps and bumps that could destroy the art Researchers…
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Amazing pictures of the super blood moon People from across the globe gazed in awe at 2019’s only total lunar eclipse that was called a…
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