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A five-year leak on a Russian module of the International Space Station has gotten worse over time. Now, NASA and Russia's ...

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A new study reveals that the asteroid 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for 2 months, may have a "lunar origin." ...

To explore the galaxy and hunt for resources, intelligent aliens might need to turn their home stars into natural spaceships, ...

How many of the 160 named volcanoes in the U.S. and territories do you know? If you live in Alaska you have a big advantage.

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