Relativity Space made history by launching the first 3D printed rocket into space. Here's how the company aims to beat Elon Musk to Mars by 2024.

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A photomontage shows Terran 1 ready to launch on its launchpad next to a picture of the rocket's trajectory after launch.
Terran 1 launched on March 22, 2023, but failed to reach orbit.

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America is being hit by a huge surge in blackouts — and it's only going to get worse

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Major blackouts are happening more often thanks to extreme weather from climate change and a fragmented electric grid.

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is so powerful it discovered sand storms on a planet 235 trillion miles away

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image of red planet in distant galaxy
An illustration of the exoplanet known as VHS 1256 b.

NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)

The Northern Lights could dazzle the skies from Washington to New York on Friday, blown by winds from a giant 'hole' on the sun

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The aurora borealis could be seen above skies in the northern United States on Friday thanks to winds from a giant
The aurora borealis may be seen above skies in the northern United States on Friday thanks to winds from a giant "hole" in the sun.

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An MIT neuroscientist says 'routine' and 'discipline' are the keys to preserving memory and staving off dementia

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Elderly Chinese people perform tai-chi while exercising at Ritan Park on June 10, 2016 in Beijing, China.
People perform tai-chi while exercising at Ritan Park in Beijing.

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MIT neuroscientists are testing a headset that uses a 'disco' of light and sound to treat Alzheimer's disease

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MIT neuroscientist Li-Huei Tsai is cofounder of Cognito Therapeutics
The MIT neuroscientist Li-Huei Tsai is a cofounder of Cognito Therapeutics.

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Candida auris is just one infection fueled by rising temperatures. See how extreme climate helps spread disease, in 3 simple charts.

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A strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at a CDC laboratory.

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Bill Gates just published a 7-page letter about AI and his predictions for its future

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Bill Gates published a 7-page letter on the future of AI.

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A 'hole' 30 times Earth's size has spread across the sun, blasting solar winds that'll hit our planet by end of this week

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A video from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the massive hole in the sun's atmosphere.
A video from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the massive hole in the sun's atmosphere.

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The Earth has tilted on its axis differently over the last few decades due to melting ice caps

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The Earth is shown in a picture taken from space, from above its pole.
NASA's asteroid-bound NEAR spacecraft took this mosaic image of Earth in January 1998.

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