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Two NASA spacecraft detect biggest meteor strikes at Mars
Two NASA spacecraft at Mars — one on the surface and the other in orbit — have recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters yet.
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Are you a mosquito magnet? It could be your smell
A new study finds that some people really are "mosquito magnets" and it probably has to do with the way they smell.
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Smacked asteroid’s debris trail more than 6,000 miles long
The asteroid that got smacked by a NASA spacecraft is now being trailed by thousands of miles of debris from the impact.
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Space telescopes capture asteroid slam with striking clarity
The world now has stunning new photos of this week's asteroid strike, the first planetary defense test of its kind.
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Cheetahs make a comeback in India after 70 years
Seven decades after cheetahs died out in India, they're back.
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Study shows four major climate tipping points close to triggering
Even if the world somehow manages to limit future warming to the strictest international temperature goal, four Earth-changing climate "tipping points" are still likely to be triggered with a lot more looming as the planet heats more after that, a new study said.
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Stone Age skeleton missing foot may show oldest amputation
The 31,000-year-old skeleton of a young adult found in a cave in Indonesia that is missing its left foot and part of its left leg reveal the oldest known evidence of an amputation, according to a new study.
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Fuel leak ruins NASA’s 2nd shot at launching moon rocket
NASA's new moon rocket sprang another dangerous fuel leak Saturday, forcing launch controllers to call off their second attempt to send a crew capsule into lunar orbit with test dummies.
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CDC endorses updated COVID boosters, shots to begin soon
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed updated COIVD-19 boosters, opening the way for a fall vaccination campaign that could blunt a winter surge if enough Americans roll up their sleeves.
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Take 2: NASA aims for Saturday launch of new moon rocket
NASA will try again Saturday to launch its new moon rocket on a test flight, after engine trouble halted the first countdown this week.
