NASA acting administrator says SpaceX is 'behind schedule' on moon-landing contract, so he's reopening it

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Elon Musk and Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy said he's opening a contract because SpaceX is "behind schedule."

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The Best Microscopic Shots of 2025 Will Make You Rethink Reality

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Nikon Micrography Jan Rosenbloom Colonial Algae

16 things you shouldn't recycle — even if you think you can

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Recycling standards vary widely across the US, which can make it confusing to know what your city will pick up and what you need to drop off yourself.
Recycling standards vary widely across the US, which can make it confusing to know what your city will pick up and what you need to drop off yourself.

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What life is like in the world's northernmost town, where it's dark for 4 months a year and polar bears roam free

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Longyearbyen, Norway, is the northernmost town in the world.

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Photos show life in the world's northernmost town, where it's dark for 4 months a year and polar bears roam free

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longyearbyen
Longyearbyen, Norway, is the northernmost town in the world.

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Nobel Prizes: 5 Unlikely Winner Reactions, From the Unbothered to the Downright Mad

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Doris Lessing Nobel Prize Reaction

20 mind-boggling optical illusions you can find in nature

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This salt flat in Bolivia is perfect for creating optical illusions.

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Jane Goodall, chimpanzee researcher and conservationist, is dead at 91

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Jane Goodall shares a play with Bahati, a 3 year-old female chimpanzee at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, 110 miles north of Nairobi, Sunday December 6, 1997.

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Trump’s solution for high drug prices is a discount portal called TrumpRx

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A photo of Trump at a press briefing

President Donald Trump is launching a new government-run website that he says will let Americans buy medications at lower prices.

US government takes equity stake in one of the world’s largest lithium mines

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A view of hills and cliffs covered with grass and shrubs.
In windswept, remote Thacker Pass in the far northern reaches of Nevada, a massive lithium mine has drawn impassioned protest from local Indigenous peoples, ranchers, and environmentalists.
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