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The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a marvel of nature, a highly effective killer that doesn’t have...
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A spacecraft was recently prepped for encapsulation inside of its rocket at one of NASA's launch facilities...
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Once charted as a ‘guest star’ in ancient China, dreaded as a harbinger of ill omens in...
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Using the Subaru Telescope, astronomers have conducted follow-up observations of a recently discovered exoplanet known as TOI-1883...
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From ruined photos to vanishing darkness, satellites are transforming the night sky — and not always for...
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Verizon sent one of its customers a "refurbished" phone equipped with a Mobile Device Management (MDM) profile...
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With the launch of SpaceX into the IPO frontier today, the space industry has its newest publicly...
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX was set to begin trading on the Nasdaq exchange Friday, with the biggest initial...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. June 11: Point to...
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has made awe-inspiring achievements since its founding more than two decades ago and has...
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Friday, June 12The Moon passes 6° north of Mars at 5 P.M. EDT. You can catch the...
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Elon Musk is all about big numbers—millions, billions, even trillions—and there are plenty of them associated with...
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Astronomers have discovered a huge reservoir of cold molecular gas, the direct fuel for star formation, in...
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Saturn’s moon Titan has long fascinated scientists, it’s a world with rivers, lakes, and a thick atmosphere,...
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A small rock found in the African desert has just handed scientists an extraordinary window into one...
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An international team whose research was coordinated by Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) has reported the survival of...
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially adopted ARRAKIHS as a scientific mission, confirming the target launch...
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Liftoff of the Falcon 9 was at 11:05 a.m. EDT on Thursday (June 11) as anticipation soared...
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Earth was bombarded by impactors in its first couple billion years. These impacts created a vast network...