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This statement might sound like a line from a sci-fi movie, but what if life on Earth didn’t start here at all? For decades, ...

NASA is hard at work preparing for Artemis 2, its first crewed mission to the Moon in over half a century, which is scheduled ...

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Beneath the ice of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, scientists discovered a vast, organized city of fish nests revealed after the ...

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A massive starship concept could reshape the future of humanity—by leaving Earth behind forever. Designed to carry ...

A 2023 astronaut photo shows off an unusual cranium-like structure appearing to stare up into space from the floor of a large ...

A document linked to the arrest of a scientist has raised questions about whether Russia has long-term ambitions to exploit ...

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In the summer of 1831, something strange happened to the skies over Europe and North America. As witnesses later described, ...