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Does Earth actually have a second moon? Astrophysicists say there’s ‘at least six other quasi-moons’

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by Tanner Stening
SpaceX Falcon rocket launches from the Kennedy Space Center with flames and smoke billowing as it lifts off the launch pad.

Can SpaceX help NASA get back to the moon by 2027?

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by Cesareo Contreras
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What caused Amazon Web Services to go down? A Northeastern expert explains

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by Cesareo Contreras
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Instagram is going PG-13. Will that make a difference for teens?

by Cody Mello-Klein
Satellite view of a large hurricane from above, showing a defined circular eye at the center surrounded by dense, spiraling white cloud bands against a dark ocean background.

What to expect from La Niña this winter

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
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Preserving biological specimens for DNA analysis just got easier

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
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Love it or hate it? Apple’s ‘Liquid Glass’ explained

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by Cesareo Contreras
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Can Elon Musk’s Grokipedia compete with Wikipedia? An expert explains

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by Cesareo Contreras
A comet shoots through the night sky, creating a streak of light in the sky.

Look to the skies this week to see the ‘Draconid’ meteor shower

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by Tanner Stening
A humanoid robot with white body segments and a neutral expression gestures with a hand.

Humanoid robots in the home? Not so fast, says expert

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by Cesareo Contreras
A melanoma biopsy under a microscope that looks like a purple and grey mass.

New AI tool can detect melanoma with 99% accuracy

by Alena Kuzub
A series of boat locks in the Panama Canal.

Drought and low water levels could slow global trade at the Panama Canal

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert