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The first test launch of Elon Musk's next generation rocket is set to take place in just over a week.
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Astronauts who spend a lot of time in space are at risk of experiencing a rise in core body temperature.
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For the first time, an artificial limb with a sense of touch has been built for use outside of the lab.
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The DNA of microbes found on the International Space Station has been sequenced in space for the first time.
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Scientists have discovered an entirely new phenomenon in fluid dynamics - pairs of connected whirlpools.
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The space agency will be making an announcement on Thursday about its latest groundbreaking discovery.
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For the first time ever, South Africa's oldest known hominid skeleton has been unveiled to the public.
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Scientists have radiocarbon dated a small fragment of bone that may have belonged to Saint Nicholas.
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The Google Brain project has created an AI that is capable of designing a 'child' AI superior to itself.
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NASA has activated the iconic interstellar probe's backup thrusters for the first time in 37 years.
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The new galaxies date back 13 billion years to a time shortly after the formation of the universe.
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For the first time ever, it has been possible to directly observe one species evolving in to another.
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A periodic slowing of the rotation of the Earth is likely to result in an upsurge in earthquakes next year.
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A time-lapse camera captured the moment an intense fireball streaked across the sky over Lapland.
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Considered to be a 'living fossil', the frilled shark has remained unchanged for over 80 million years.
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A mysterious world 4,000 times more massive than the Earth has been found lurking 22,000 light years away.
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Researchers have been able to trace the first ever recorded solar eclipse back to the time of the pharaohs.
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NASA has revealed some of the results of its recent experiment involving twins Scott and Mark Kelly.
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For the first time ever, astronomers have spotted what is thought to be a visitor from a distant star system.
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For the first time ever, gravitational waves and light have been picked up from the same cosmic event.