The NASA Lucy mission will explore ancient asteroids in the farthest reaches of the solar system. Here’s how the NASA Lucy spacecraft will get the job done.
More than 300 smuggled tarantulas, scorpions and giant cockroaches seized from luggage in Colombia
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Authorities at Colombia's airport in Bogotá found and confiscated hundreds of arthropods that German travelers had illegally collected and stashed in a suitcase.
Buzz Aldrin: Facts about the second man on the moon
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Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin was one of the first to set foot on another planetary body. Since that famous day in 1969, he has continued to show a desire to explore. This is his life story.
The Fermi Paradox describes the contradiction that despite an abundance of planets in our galaxy, we have yet to detect alien life. Are we actually alone in the universe?
Giant black hole inside a tiny satellite galaxy defies explanation
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A tiny galaxy orbiting at the outskirts of the Milky Way appears to have a giant black hole at its center, comparable to that of the much larger Milky Way itself, and scientists don't know why.
The Great Wall of China was built to defend the empire from enemy armies, but now it acts as a unifying symbol and a useful propaganda tool for the ruling Communist Party.
Rare total solar eclipse over Antarctica dazzles ... the penguins
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Anyone in Antarctica today would have experienced the only total solar eclipse of the year, suggesting one of the largest groups of individuals to observe the gorgeous show would have been the southern continent's penguins.
Pearl Harbor: Surprise attack that launched US into World War II
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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in the Territory of Hawaii devastated U.S. naval power in the Pacific and precipitated America’s entry into World War II.
Was Stonehenge constructed by builders fueled on 'energy bars'?
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Historians have found tasty new evidence that the people who built Stonehenge supplemented their meat and dairy diets with nut and fruit «energy bars» made with animal fat.
Unknown human ancestor may have walked a bit like a bear on its hind legs
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Ancient footprints reveal a mysterious relative of humans may have lived at the same time and in the same area as the famous human ancestor «Lucy» in Tanzania.
