NASA just scored a badly needed win: The best potential evidence of alien life yet

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The Cheyava Falls rock sample inside Perseverance's drill bit.

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A Louis Vuitton x SpaceX rocket could be coming to a sky near you

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Bernard Arnault discussed his friendship with Elon Musk, saying the two have even talked about collaborating.

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2 lions made a mile-long swim across a crocodile-infested channel in search of mates. It's a sign of how desperate the animals are getting.

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Jacob and Tibu, two lions who are brothers, resting in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park.

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Rats, roaches, and other creatures are winning against climate change, and it's bad news for humans

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Rats are one of several species that will likely thrive in a warming world.

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Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are arguing again with their rival rocket companies. It's the latest in a 20-year feud.

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Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have repeatedly overtaken each other for the title of world's richest man.

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Scientists found a groundbreaking new reason to plant more trees

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Researchers measure methane in trees in Peru.
Researchers measure methane in trees in Peru.

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13 photos from NASA's most powerful X-ray space telescope reveal the invisible universe

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The Crab Nebula, the result of a bright supernova explosion witnessed by astronomers in 1054 A.D.

Video showed a humpback whale smashing into and capsizing a boat. Biologists say the whale was likely just feeding.

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The humpback whale that landed on a boat off of New Hampshire may have just been fishing.

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A storm chaser on what 'Twisters' gets right and wrong

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Jen Walton has been chasing storms since 2018.

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An ultra-swimmer tried to eat as much as a tiger shark and ended up consuming 40,000 calories in a day

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Before he can eat like a tiger shark, Ross Edgley, along with marine biologist Mike Heithaus, needs to figure out how much the fish consume in a single bite.

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