A year that lasts only 17.5 hours on ‘Hell Planet’

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DeepMind’s latest AI project solves programming challenges like a newbie

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The “ghost glow” in the solar system could be a “new addition” to our understanding of its structure

Solar system’s ‘ghostly glow’ could be a ‘new addition’ to our understanding of its structure –…

A NASA team prepares for the return of the Orion spacecraft off the coast of San Diego – NBC7 San Diego

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The new kilonova has astronomers rethinking what we know about gamma ray bursts

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Plesiosaurus: Fossil hunters in Australia have discovered a 100-million-year-old skeleton

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The Blue Marble: One of Earth’s most iconic images, 50 years later

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Detecting dark matter using quantum computers

In a new breakthrough, scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Fermilab have found a way…

‘Dynamic levitation’ trick can accelerate spacecraft through interstellar space: ScienceAlert

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The massive mantle plume is pushing up the surface of Mars

Artist’s impression of an active mantle plume – a large mass of warm, buoyant rock –…