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mike@bgr.comA SpaceX launch is a pretty big deal these days despite the fact that they happen with startling regularity. The company has a packed schedule and sends lots and lots of hardware skyward. …
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FDA research monkeys retired and will live out their lives in Florida
When U.S. citizens retire, they are required by law to consider moving to Florida. Okay, so it’s not an actual requirement, but plenty of retirees decide that they deserve the warm weather and …
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The ESA just released our best look yet at the Sun’s north pole
Spotting the Sun is easy on a cloud-free day, but scientists hoping to learn more about our nearest star have a difficult task when it comes to studying its poles. We get great …
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Scientists invented a new material that gets thicker as you stretch it
Most of us think we have a pretty solid grasp on basic physics, and one of the assumptions we’ve come to form is that any material gets thinner as it’s stretched. It makes …
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China wants to know if plants will grow on the far side of the Moon
Much of the focus for NASA and many other space organizations around the world has been on Mars for a while now. Sending a crewed mission to Mars, even if it just orbits …
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ESA’s adorable space station AI had an emotional meltdown in his debut
It’s been many months since the European Space Agency announced that it was building an AI for testing aboard the International Space Station. Named “CIMON” (short for Crew Interactive Mobile Companion), the digital …
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Several dog food brands were just recalled – here’s what you need to know
Making sure your pet’s food has adequate amounts of crucial vitamins is something every pet owner should pay attention to, but one dog food manufacturer has been forced to recall several brands of …
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Chinese scientists who created gene-edited babies may now be missing
The scientific community was rocked last week after a Chinese scientists named He Jiankui claimed to have successfully modified human embryos using the CRISPR tool. Two of those babies, He claimed, were already …
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Watch NASA live stream the arrival of its OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe
NASA has had a busy few months already but its OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe isn’t waiting for anyone. The spacecraft, which has spent the last two years traveling to the space rock known as …
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This robot cafe in Tokyo is remotely controlled by disabled staff, and it’s incredible
Being waited on by robot is something that we all imagine might be possible in the distant future, but one cafe in Tokyo is already offering just that… with a twist. As Fast …
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NASA’s director really wants Elon Musk to stop smoking weed in public
It was revealed last week that NASA will be conducting an investigation into the company culture of SpaceX after concerns over Elon Musk’s behavior began to grow within NASA’s upper management. NASA has …
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This incredible Hubble snapshot of a galaxy cluster took an incredible amount of work to pull off
Hubble might be nearing the eventual end of its lifespan, but it’s still capable of some truly incredible feats. A new image stitched together from several Hubble snapshots has given astronomers a breathtaking …
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Scientists are scrambling to repudiate researcher’s claims of editing the genes of human embryos
The Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing, taking place this week in Hong Kong, was supposed to be a gathering of researchers and medical professionals for the purpose of furthering the scientific …
