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Biden wants a space tax on companies like SpaceX that launch in the US

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A Helicopter Crash Nearly Killed Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos in 2003

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was scouting for a large Texas ranch to buy in March 2003.The...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was scouting for a large Texas ranch to buy in March 2003.The billionaire wanted a huge parcel of land to test spacecraft for his then-nascent startup Blue Origin.He was scouting properties by helicopter with a cowboy, an attorney, and a pilot named "Cheater."A gust of wind blew the helicop...

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An exploding star nova is due to show up in our skies soon. Here's how to view

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A nearby exploding star is due to offer a spectacular show that could outshine our North...
A nearby exploding star is due to offer a spectacular show that could outshine our North Star this year.The star, which is 3,000 light-years from Earth, is expected to burst in a gigantic explosion — known as a nova — in the coming months.NASA said in a statement that the once-a-lifetime event could be so big that i...

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A 13yo built a 'death ray' using a 2k-year-old concept from Archimedes

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Legends about the ingenuity of the Greek inventor and mathematician Archimedes were so powerful that for...
Legends about the ingenuity of the Greek inventor and mathematician Archimedes were so powerful that for centuries, many scholars have believed he was able to use mirrors to set Roman ships alight more than 2,000 years ago.A Canadian middle schooler, Brenden Sener, designed a science-fair project to see whether such...

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Google is making a map of methane leaks for the whole world to see

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Gen Z is facing a 'fringe friend' crisis

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Nikol Moses felt the itch to head somewhere new.The pandemic made her a little stir-crazy, so...
Nikol Moses felt the itch to head somewhere new.The pandemic made her a little stir-crazy, so two years ago, she decided to take the plunge and move from her native Melbourne to Brisbane — a two-hour flight down Australia's east coast. Self-described as both social and talkative, the now-22-year-old figured it'd be ...

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Japan's earthquake alters coastline, extends it by two football fields

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Biden wants a space tax on companies like SpaceX that launch in the US

A Helicopter Crash Nearly Killed Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos in 2003

An exploding star nova is due to show up in our skies soon. Here's how to view

A 13yo built a 'death ray' using a 2k-year-old concept from Archimedes

Google is making a map of methane leaks for the whole world to see

Gen Z is facing a 'fringe friend' crisis

Japan's earthquake alters coastline, extends it by two football fields