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Scientists unravel the history of cotton domestication
Cotton, the world's most profitable nonfood crop, is used more than any other natural fiber. Known for its comfort and durability, it has been utilized since antiquity in fabrics a...
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Scientists dig up Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur in Thailand
Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost 90 feet (27 meters) long browsed on the treet...
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Tooth from Siberian cave reveals Neanderthal dental surgery
About 59,000 years ago, a Neanderthal suffered from an awful toothache caused by a deep cavity in one of the molars on the lower jaw. That tooth has now been discovered inside a S...
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Google in talks with SpaceX for Suncatcher orbital data center project
Alphabet's Google on Tuesday said it has been in discussions with Elon Musk's SpaceX and others regarding future launches for its Project Suncatcher, an orbital data center projec...
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Astronomers get the best look yet at the surface of an exoplanet
Astronomers have gotten their clearest look yet at the surface of an exoplanet - a planet beyond our solar system - thanks to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
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US startup Lunar Outpost raises $30 million to speed moon rover development
U.S. startup Lunar Outpost closed a $30 million funding round this week that will speed development of a new moon rover, its CEO said, as investor interest in lunar ventures grow...
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Study shows how a potato-based diet changed the genetics of Andean people
Indigenous people in the Andes domesticated the potato - a great source of starch, vitamins, minerals and fiber - 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, making this tuber a central part of the...
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India's Skyroot becomes first $1 bln space-tech startup with GIC, Sherpalo, Blackrock backing
India's Skyroot Aerospace has became the first space-sector company in the country to hit a $1 billion dollar valuation after securing $60 million in fresh funding from Singapore'...
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SpaceX to give Anthropic access to its massive AI supercomputer
Elon Musk's SpaceX said on Wednesday it has signed a deal to give Anthropic access to Colossus 1, a massive AI supercomputer, bringing together two of the most prominent play...
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Anduril announces team for its Golden Dome space-based missile interceptor effort
Defense technology company Anduril Industries on Tuesday announced its consortium to develop space-based interceptors for the U.S. Space Force, as part of the Trump administration...
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Atmosphere detected on celestial body in solar system's far reaches
In the far reaches of our solar system - beyond the outermost planet Neptune - resides a host of icy and desolate celestial bodies. Among these objects, only the dwarf planet Plut...
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Foxconn launches second-generation satellites via SpaceX Falcon 9
Taiwan’s Foxconn said on Sunday its second-generation low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites were launched via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from California, marking the electronics man...
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South Korea launches next-generation satellite on SpaceX Falcon 9, Yonhap says
South Korea launched its next-generation mid-sized Earth observation satellite No. 2 aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, Yonha...
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Russia successfully test launches new Soyuz-5 rocket from Kazakhstan, space agency says
Russia has test launched its new Soyuz-5 rocket for the first time, the country's space agency said late on Thursday, saying it had lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kaz...
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China's Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew to stay in space an extra month
China's Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew will stay in space for an extra month, after careful consideration from China's Manned Space Engineering Office, the country's state broadcaster...
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Huge 'bathtub ring' may show contours of ancient ocean on Mars
There is a lot of evidence from orbiting satellites and surface rovers indicating that liquid water was present long ago on the surface of Mars in the form of ponds, lakes and rive...
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Artemis II astronauts made most of professional photography training
The two professional photography instructors who trained Artemis II astronauts to take pictures of the moon and Earth during their historic lunar flyby said they were as impressed...
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SpaceX, Blue Origin moon landers in focus after NASA's Artemis success
After the safe return of four astronauts from a historic flyby of the moon last week, NASA is shifting focus to its next challenge: putting competing lunar landers from Elon Musk'...
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