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Archaeologists in Georgia unearth 1.8-million-year-old human jawbone
Archaeologists in Georgia have unearthed a 1.8-million-year-old jawbone belonging to an early species of human that they say will shed light on some of the earliest prehistoric hum...
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DNA sequencing of ancient remains by Colombian scientists reveals unknown human lineage
Scientists in Colombia have discovered a previously unknown lineage of human beings after fully sequencing the DNA of ancient remains excavated at archeological sites near the coun...
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Japan to launch new spacecraft to resupply International Space Station in October
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch its new uncrewed cargo spacecraft HTV-X to resupply the International Space Station on October 21, it said on Friday.
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Biomechanics study shows how T. rex and other dinosaurs fed on prey
Tyrannosaurus subdued prey with raw power, using bone-crushing bite force. But other meat-eating dinosaurs that rivaled T. rex in size used different approaches. Giganotosaurus rel...
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Flight test of Chinese start-up LandSpace's rocket fails
A flight test of one of Chinese commercial rocket developer LandSpace Technology's methane-powered rockets failed on Friday after the carrier rocket experienced an "anomaly", the c...
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New type of supernova detected as black hole causes star to explode
Astronomers have observed the calamitous result of a star that picked the wrong dance partner. They have documented what appears to be a new type of supernova, as stellar explosion...
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Trump orders easing of commercial spaceflight rules, in boon to Musk's SpaceX
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to streamline federal regulation governing commercial rocket launches, a move that could benefit Elon Musk's Spac...
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KBR secures NASA contract worth up to $3.6 billion for astronaut health support
Engineering contractor KBR said on Wednesday it had secured a $2.46 billion contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to support astronaut and worker health a...
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Ethiopian fossils reveal new species in human evolutionary lineage
Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage, one that lived in the...
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'Alien' franchise crafts new creatures for 'Alien: Earth' TV show
Both new and familiar alien lifeforms lurk around in the Disney series “Alien: Earth,” based on the original 1979 Ridley Scott "Alien" movie.
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Scientists find possible artefacts of oldest known Wallacean hominids in Indonesia
Scientists have found a series of stone tools on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island they say may be evidence of humans living 1.5 million years ago on islands between Asia and Australia, ...
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NASA Crew-10 astronauts depart space station after five-month mission
Four astronauts from NASA's Crew-10 mission departed the International Space Station on Friday aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, heading for a splashdown off the U.S. West Coast on S...
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Rare ceremonial heads discovered in Peru shed light on 'Warriors of the Clouds'
Archaeologists in Peru's Amazon region have uncovered two rare, 1,000-year-old ceremonial stone club heads along with roughly 200 ancient structures and a unique zigzag frieze.
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Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97
American astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga of survival and the basis for the hit...
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Peruvian temple offers clues into 3,000-year-old human sacrifices
In a stark discovery on Peru's northern coast, archaeologists have unearthed the 3,000-year-old remains of 14 people believed to be victims of a ritual human sacrifice, offering a ...
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China tests spacecraft it hopes will put first Chinese on the moon
China conducted its first test on Wednesday of a lunar lander that it hopes will put the first Chinese on the moon before 2030, the country's manned space program said.
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Firefly Aerospace lifts IPO price range, targets $6 billion valuation amid space investment boom
Northrop Grumman-backed Firefly Aerospace raised the proposed price range for its U.S. initial public offering on Monday and is now targeting a valuation of up to $6.04 billion in ...
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Ancient pre-Hispanic grave unearthed under residential Lima street
Human remains pointing to a 1,000-year-old pre-Hispanic cemetery were unearthed in northern Lima by workers digging under the Peruvian capital to install a gas pipeline, an archaeo...
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