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Celebrate Cassini’s Historic Voyage in Eight Incredible Images
After 13 years of exploration, one of NASA’s most successful probes will crash into Saturn’s atmosphere
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Rocket Powered by Recycled Tires and Hope Launches in the U.K.
With a successful test of the Skybolt 2 rocket, Starchaser Industries takes a step towards sending tourists into space
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How a “Snowman” Lasted the Entire Summer In Chicago
The icy Fischli/Weiss art installation on top of the Art Institute survived the swelter of the Windy City and will go on display next in San Francisco
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Swiss Chocolatiers Introduce New Type of Chocolate—Pink
Called ‘ruby chocolate,’ its creators claim the concoction contains no red coloring
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Now You Can Read the Earliest-Known Latin Commentary on the Gospels in English
The commentary of Italian bishop Fortunatianus of Aquileia was lost for 1,500 years before it was rediscovered in 2012
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New Book Unearths the Earliest Sketch of Winnie-the-Pooh
The rotund little drawing, based on E.H. Shepard’s son’s teddy bear Growler, was found in a pile of the artist’s ‘rubbish’
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Harvey’s Next Danger: Massive Mosquito Clouds
Standing water is breeding billions of post-hurricane mosquitoes, which could transmit diseases like the West Nile Virus
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NASA Captures Strongest Solar Flare in a Decade
This morning, the sun emitted two X-class flares, disrupting GPS and radio signals
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2.8 Million Stars Sparkle in This Incredible Image of the Milky Way
The Gaia star surveyor captured a densely packed area near the center of the galaxy
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Canada Completes World’s Longest Hiking Trail
After 25 years and millions of dollars, the coast-to-coast hiking, biking and paddling trail has an official route
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Discovery of Unexploded WWII Bomb Forces Massive Evacuation in Frankfurt
On Sunday, residents living within a mile of the site left their homes while the 4,000-pound “Blockbuster” was defused
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Astronomers Detect 15 Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts From a Distant Galaxy
The new cosmic blasts may help researchers finally figure out what’s producing the energy in space
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New Letters Show Alan Turing Wasn’t a Fan of the U.S.A.
The groundbreaking mathematician and computer scientist who spent 2 years at Princeton wrote that he ‘detests America’ in newly found documents
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Another Danger of the Harvey Flood: Floating Fire Ants
The stinging insects are floating around Texas floodwaters in giant mats
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German Abstract Art Pioneer K.O. Götz Dies at 103
His broad strokes and large-scale paintings helped re-establish Germany as post-war cultural hub
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Meet Florence, the Giant Asteroid That Will Buzz by Earth This September
The 2.7-mile-long, near-Earth object will give astronomers a chance to study the asteroid up close
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What Should You Do With Your Used Eclipse Glasses?
There are several options, including recycling, upcycling and donating them to children in the path of the next eclipse
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After 72 Years, Wreck of USS Indianapolis Found, Closing Chapter on Tragic Tale
After the ship was sunk by a Japanese torpedo, surviving crew members had to battle dehydration, exposure and deadly shark attacks
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The Best Ways to Watch the Eclipse Online (No Viewing Glasses Required)
Don’t worry if you can’t make it to the path of totality. These unique livestreams have you covered
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