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China says Mars probe stable; no word on reusable spacecraft
BEIJING
China’s Mars probe Tianwen-1, which blasted into space in July, is now more than 15 million kilometers (9 million miles) from Earth en route to the…
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‘Mighty mice’ stay musclebound in space, boon for astronauts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
Bulked-up, mutant “mighty mice” held onto their muscle during a monthlong stay at the International Space Station, returning to Earth…
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What was Albert Einstein’s IQ?
Possibly the most famous scientist of all time, Albert Einstein’s theories have challenged and altered our concepts of reality and unleashed a new age of…
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NASA astronauts aim for Florida coast to end SpaceX flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
The first astronauts launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company departed the International Space Station on Saturday night for the final and…
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What, really, is the speed of sound?
We know that the speed of light seems to be the upper limit for how fast something can travel in the universe. But there’s a much lower speed limit that we’ve…
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UAE’s Mars orbiter launch from Japan delayed by weather
TOKYO
The liftoff of the United Arab Emirates’ Mars orbiter was postponed until Friday due to bad weather at the Japanese launch site.
The orbiter named Amal,…
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Daily 3-minute red light exposure could improve aging vision
No one is spared from the decrepitude of old age. However, not all our tissue and body parts age equally. The retina, for instance, ages faster than the rest of…
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Monkeys infected with novel coronavirus developed short-term immunity
Washington, United States
Test monkeys infected with the novel coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic were protected from reinfection for up to 28…
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China launches final satellite in GPS-like Beidou system
BEIJING
China on Tuesday launched the final satellite in its Beidou constellation that emulates the U.S. Global Positioning System, marking a further step in…
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