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Solar Probe 'alive' after being closest ever to Sun
In April 1976, that probe reached 153,454 mph (246,960 km/h) and got within 26.55 million miles (42.73 million km) of the sun. Members of the Parker Solar Pr...
High-powered lasers could send bat signal to alien astronomers
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Was mysterious object spotted in space an alien probe?
Given its high speed and unusual trajectory, the dark-red object was believed to have come from outside our solar system but its flattened and elongated shape a...
Astronomers watch black holes merge as galaxies collide
A team of scientists led by Eureka Scientific researcher Michael Koss captured the images which show what happens when galaxies collide. Galactic mergers co...
Mushrooms can now generate electricity
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Stephen Hawking's wheelchair sells for $539,000 at auction
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Imperial Oil gives green light to new $2.6 billion oilsands project
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UN says Earth's ozone layer is healing as CFC curbs take hold
The healing signs of ozone layer was revealed on Monday by a new assessment report on Montreal Protocol (MP), the over 30-year-old global treaty which deals...
United States court halts construction of Keystone XL oil pipeline
TransCanada Corp.'s long-troubled Keystone XL oil pipeline project hit another roadblock as a U.S. District Court in Montana ruled it must wait for a further ...
China Unveils Earth's Next Orbiting Space Station -"The Heavenly Palace"
China unveiled on Tuesday a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which would replace the worldwide community's orbiting laboratory and symbol...
Soyuz-ST Successfully Puts MetOp-C Satellite Into Orbit - Arianespace
The launch is the third for the Soyuz since an October 11 failure during the launch of the crewed Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft, forcing the use of the rocket's abort ...
More protection: UN says Earth's ozone layer is healing - International
Unseen, a layer of ozone encircles Earth's stratosphere protecting us from most of the harmful effects of ultraviolet light from the sun. Aerosol spray and co...
Wind farm 'predator' effect hits ecosystems
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NASA posts image of crashed ‘flying saucer from outer space’
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Scientists reveal mysterious 'Oumuamua' object could be an alien spacecraft
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NASA scientists captured in space "silhouette of a bat"
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Brexit: Irish rule out time-limited Brexit backstop
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Elon Musk to Develop a 'Futuristic, Blade Runner Pickup Truck'
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Earth's oceans have absorbed 60 percent more heat than previously thought
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Footage of Soyuz accident shows rocket booster collision
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Oceans heating faster than previously thought, study finds
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NASA asteroid-exploring Dawn spacecraft says a sad goodbye
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Hazy polluted morning in Delhi
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe reaches closest to the sun
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Galactic crash gave Milky Way its cream
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Dinosaurs May Have Given Birds Their Colorful, Speckled Eggs
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