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The Woman Who Signed the Declaration

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Astronomers Find Second-Closest Known Exoplanet — Astronomers Find Second-Closest Known Exoplanet

The planet, a frozen Super-Earth, orbits Bernard’s Star about six light-years away

The Woman Who Signed the Declaration — The Woman Who Signed the Declaration

Likely the United States' first woman employee, this newspaper publisher was a key figure in promoting the ideas that fomented the Revolution

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Wes Anderson Makes Curatorial Debut — Wes Anderson Makes Curatorial Debut

The filmmaker and Malouf, an illustrator, designer and novelist, co-curated the new exhibition, which pulls from the Kunsthistorisches' vast collection

Scientists Are About to Redefine the Kilogram — Scientists Are About to Redefine the Kilogram

After more than 100 years of defining the kilogram according to a metal artifact, humanity is preparing to change the unit based on a constant of nature

A 'Mud Pot' Is Crawling Across Southern California — A 'Mud Pot' Is Crawling Across Southern California

Scientists don’t know why the muddy spring is moving, but it poses a threat to the infrastructure in its path

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