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NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Captures Heartbreaking Views of Japanese Lander Crash Site

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NASA’s Chandra, Webb Telescopes Combine for Arresting Views

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DNA Analysis Reveals Interesting Information About the Origins of Native Americans

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Swimmer Stumbles Upon 1,800-Year-Old Marble Columns From Shipwreck Off Israel’s Coast

First Contact: Global team simulates message from extraterrestrial intelligence to Earth

How NASA Plans to Melt the Moon—and Build on Mars

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What happens if you skydive through a cloud?

Life on Earth might have gotten a boost from the Sun’s mega-tantrums

Elephants may be domesticating themselves

Dirty bomb radiation antidote begins human trials

Scientists discover brain signals for chronic pain

When it comes to advanced math, ChatGPT is no star student

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Did Scientists Accidentally Invent an Anti-addiction Drug?

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Perfectly Preserved Declaration of Independence Found Under a $4 Painting

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This perplexing optical illusion proves we shouldn’t believe our eyes

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First records of human kissing may date back 1,000 years earlier than estimated

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