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The Mississippi River at the Quad Cities in Iowa and IL reached a new record high Thursday. Meanwhile, cities downstream remain largely dry, but are prepari...
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SpaceX delays launch to freshly repaired space station
Hans Koenigsmann, vice president of build and flight reliability at SpaceX, said at a NASA briefing about the upcoming launch of a cargo Dragon spacecraft to th...
Opposition pressures United Kingdom government to act on climate change
The protesters brought London to a standstill during 10 days of demonstrations, which included vandalising buildings and gluing themselves to public transport. ...
Swedish teen accuses United Kingdom of 'irresponsible behavior' over climate
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Wildfires worsening air quality in Eugene and Springfield
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Whole Foods to debut 'Royal Addition Cheese' upon royal baby's birth
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Pink moon to illuminate Friday night’s sky
However, the moon itself isn't pink. It got that name from wild ground phlox , a pink flower that appears in April, according to the Farmer's Almanac . Whi...
Lyrids Meteor shower to dazzle up the night sky
The meteor shower technically peaks overnight and before dawn Tuesday, but can be seen for a few more nights. Although the Lyrids have been known to provide...
The first Marsquake has been detected
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Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks April 22 and 23
Still, some skywatchers might try their luck despite the brightly shining moon. Dr Marzouk said astronomical instruments are not required to observe the mete...
SpaceX Dragon test firing results in cloud of smoke, called 'anomaly'
It hopes to fly astronauts to the space station as soon as this year as part of NASA's "commercial crew program ". SpaceX has been preparing the Crew Dragon ca...
Musk Makes Bold Promise On Robotaxis
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Protesters' die-in at Natural History Museum
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Tesla dumps Nvidia, will use its own self-driving chips
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An Extended Stay Onboard The Space Station — This Week @ NASA
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight: How to see shooting stars
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SpaceX Crew Dragon suffers anomaly at Cape Canaveral
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Astronaut to Eclipse Record for Longest US Spaceflight by a Woman
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Why Friday's 'Pink Moon' might actually be a different color
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This is the first ever photo of a black hole
This will let us go from making still images of black holes to making movies", Doeleman said. Scientists on Wednesday revealed the first image ever made o...
First ever picture of a black hole
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The 'Pink Full Moon' rises this Friday
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Center Core of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Rocket Lost at Sea
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Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft reaches moon, but landing unsuccessful
The unmanned robotic lander suffered periodic engine and communication failures during the 21 minutes of the landing sequence, the support team said. In an emai...
The Israeli moon lander crashed - but it shared this selfie first
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SpaceX Does it Again with Second Retrieval of Falcon Heavy Rocket
The company even constructed a boat with a massive net attached, affectionately called Mr. Steven , to try to recover the fairings. But the fairing recovery ...
Falcon Heavy launch delayed again, now targeted for Thursday evening
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New species of ancient human discovered in Philippines
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