Science
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A Big Whack That Made the Moon May Have Also Created Continents That Move
Computer simulations suggest that a collision with another planetary object early in Earth’s history may have provided the heat to…
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Was This Sea Creature Our Ancestor? Scientists Turn a Famous Fossil on its Head.
Researchers have long assumed that a tube in the famous Pikaia fossil ran along the animal’s back. But a new…
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Frightening Log From Titan Submersible’s Fatal Dive Declared a Fake
The federal team investigating the Titan disaster found that a detailed recounting of the craft’s descent was “made up.”
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William A. Anders, 90, Dies; Flew on First Manned Orbit of the Moon
During the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, his color photograph of an emerging Earth, known as “Earthrise,” became an icon and…
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Boeing’s Starliner Overcomes Malfunctioning Thrusters to Dock at Space Station
Two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, will soon open the hatch of the spacecraft and board the outpost…
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SpaceX Sets a Starship Launch Goal: Don’t Burn Up This Time
Elon Musk’s moon and Mars rocket reached space in March, but on Thursday SpaceX aims to see the spacecraft survive…
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Boeing Carries NASA Astronauts to Orbit in ‘Milestone’ Starliner Flight
After two trips to the launchpad that did not end up going to space, two NASA astronauts finally headed to…
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Family Discovers Rare T. Rex Fossil in North Dakota
Two brothers, their father and a cousin were hiking in the North Dakota Badlands in 2022 when they found the…
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Kilauea Volcano Erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island
The volcano erupted three times in 2023. There did not appear to be any immediate danger to residents on Monday.
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The Ghost Trees of Chicago
In May, parts of Chicago were covered for the first time in 17 years by a brood of buzzing, mating,…