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Using preliminary data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, scientists have discovered over 11,000 new asteroids. The data ...

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At 10:11 p.m. ET on April 1, the night sky will be illuminated by the arrival of the 'Pink' full moon. While its name might ...

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When I was an intelligence officer, we had a saying about looking for "bad guys" in terrorist networks: "Don't look for your ...

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The physics and astronomy professor sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss his work on dark energy and the Vera C. Rubin ...

Amazon is arguing that SpaceX simply has a lofty proposal rather than any specific details for its orbital data center plan, ...