SpaceX's Starship could be ready for 1st orbital test flight 'in a few weeks,' Elon Musk says
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The first full-size prototype of SpaceX's Starship vehicle should be ready to launch on an orbital test flight «in a few weeks,» company founder and CEO Elon Musk said via Twitter on Saturday (Aug. 14).
Extinct 'Hobbit' creature the size of a house cat discovered in Wyoming dig site
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Scientists have discovered three new species of North American mammals, including one they've named after J.R.R. Tolkien's skin-changing warrior Beorn.
Pi calculated to a record-breaking 68.2 trillion digits
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Researchers are set to break the world record for the most precise value of pi, after using an advanced computer to calculate the famous constant to 68.2 trillion decimal places.
Supercomputer calculates pi to a record-breaking 68.2 trillion digits
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Researchers are set to break the world record for the most precise value of pi, after using an advanced computer to calculate the famous constant to 68.2 trillion decimal places.
Saturn's rippling rings point to massive, soupy core hidden inside
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Scientists used Saturn's famous rings as a seismograph to study processes in the planet's interior. The researchers found its core is like a soup consisting of rocks, ices and metallic fluids.
Scientists have created an altered version of daddy longlegs with shortened and morphologically altered legs by suppressing the genes behind the development of their long legs.
Haiti earthquake death toll soars to more than 1,200
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At least 1,297 people have died and another 5,700 are reported injured after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday (Aug. 14), rocking the capital city and toppling buildings, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and news reports.
The longest living animals can survive for centuries and millennia, even pausing the aging process altogether. Here are the longest living animals in the world.
Here's what you need to know about COVID-19 breakthrough infections
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The COVID-19 vaccines that are used in the U.S. are highly effective. But sometimes, the coronavirus can still infect people who are vaccinated, causing so-called breakthrough infections.
Death toll from Haiti earthquake soars to more than 300, as Tropical Storm Grace heads toward hard-hit nation
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At least 304 people have died and another 1,800 are reported injured after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday (Aug. 14), rocking the capital city and toppling buildings.
Black holes could give away their size by their 'messy eating'
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Astronomers think they have established a new way to calculate the size of supermassive black holes: by studying the feeding patterns of these invisible giants.
Solar Orbiter spacecraft sends postcard from Venus in flyby video
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Sun-exploring spacecraft Solar Orbiter has captured this video of a glowing crescent of Venus as it flew past the planet during a gravity-assist flyby on Monday (Aug 9).
More than 200 people reported dead after magnitude-7.2 earthquake strikes Haiti
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More than 200 people have died after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday (Aug. 14), rocking the capital city and also causing extensive damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and news reports.
