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World's first computer, the Antikythera Mechanism, 'started up' in 178 B.C., scientists claim

World's first computer, the Antikythera Mechanism, 'started...

The mysterious Antikythera mechanism, thought by some to be the world's first computer,...

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Sweet! Neutron stars are like cosmic chocolates, with hard or soft shells and centers

Sweet! Neutron stars are like cosmic chocolates, with hard...

Whether neutron stars have soft or hard cores and shells, like different types of...

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Andor goes full 'Papillon' in episode 10 'One Way Out'

Andor goes full 'Papillon' in episode 10 'One Way Out'

Kino Loy becomes a bodhisattva-of-sorts to the inmates of Narkina 5 in 'One Way...

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Pentagon casts doubt on Iranian missile claim

Pentagon casts doubt on Iranian missile claim

Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh commented on Iran’s claims that it has developed...

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NSF plans another collapse for Arecibo Observatory (op-ed)

NSF plans another collapse for Arecibo Observatory (op-ed)

The collapse of the world's most powerful radio and radar telescope didn't kill...

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Snoopy and Peanuts gang to tell history of NASA in new stage show

Snoopy and Peanuts gang to tell history of NASA in new...

Snoopy, "the world famous astronaut" who is currently on a flight around the moon,...

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On This Day In Space: Nov. 18, 2013: NASA launches MAVEN orbiter to Mars

On This Day In Space: Nov. 18, 2013: NASA launches MAVEN...

On Nov. 18, 2013, NASA launched the MAVEN spacecraft to Mars. See how it happened...

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Boots on Mars: Artemis 1 launch and heat shield test take NASA closer

Boots on Mars: Artemis 1 launch and heat shield test take...

NASA's Artemis 1 moon launch and LOFTID heat shield test successfully demonstrated...

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Pentagon casts doubt on Iran missile claim

Pentagon casts doubt on Iran missile claim

Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh commented on Iran’s claims that it has developed...

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Follow Orion's trip to the moon with NASA Artemis 1 tracking website

Follow Orion's trip to the moon with NASA Artemis 1 tracking...

Watch the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft during its moon journey, or download the tracking...

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ABL Space Systems' RS1 rocket aborts 1st-ever launch try

ABL Space Systems' RS1 rocket aborts 1st-ever launch try

ABL Space Systems' RS1 rocket aborted its first-ever launch attempt today (Nov....

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Russian cosmonauts complete station spacewalk to ready radiator for move

Russian cosmonauts complete station spacewalk to ready...

Two components of the Russian side of the International Space Station are a step...

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The James Webb Space Telescope is revealing the earliest galaxies of the universe like never before, scientists say

The James Webb Space Telescope is revealing the earliest...

NASA's newest space telescope has left scientists seeing distant stars — and galaxies.

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NASA celebrates successful Artemis 1 launch by cutting ties

NASA celebrates successful Artemis 1 launch by cutting...

Artemis 1 has finally taken flight, and NASA officials took a bit of time to savor...

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Space-based solar power could really work, experiment shows

Space-based solar power could really work, experiment shows

European aerospace giant Airbus demonstrated how solar power could be beamed from...

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China launches mysterious Earth observation satellites

China launches mysterious Earth observation satellites

China launched its 53rd rocket of 2022 on Wednesday (Nov. 16), bringing it three...