The man who was almost NASA's first Black astronaut in the 1960s explains why he never made it to space

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Ed Dwight in the cockpit of an F-104 circa the 1960s.

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Skeletons with buckets on their feet and rings around their necks discovered in a Dark Ages graveyard, say reports

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A female skull in a 1,000-year-old Ukrainian cemetery adorned with rings around the neck is believed to be a "social marker."

Vyacheslav Baranov | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

NYC gets hit by the biggest snowstorm in 2 years. It's part of a growing trend of extreme weather events.

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A winter storm hit Philadelphia on Tuesday.

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Watch the sun show off all year with a total eclipse, strong solar storms, and NASA almost landing on the solar surface

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The sun develops coronal holes, one of many forms of solar activity that could peak this year.

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How to take pictures of the 2024 solar eclipse: 11 tips from the pros to snap the most dramatic photos

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Astrophotographer and Keynote Speaker, Jon Carmichael (on left) captured this iconic image of the 2017 total solar eclipse that swept across the US.

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A strange wall submerged in the Baltic Sea may be the oldest man-made megastructure in Europe

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An ancient hunting wall was discovered under the Baltic Sea.

Philipp Hoy, University of Rostock

The Great Salt Lake is becoming a toxic bowl of dust — it may also contain the answer to a greener future

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The Great Salt Lake During a Drought Hitting its Lowest Water Level in Recorded History
The Great Salt Lake has had record-low water levels in recent years.

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Human bones unearthed from a German cave have altered the timeline of ancient human history

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Researchers extracted ancient human bone fragments from the Ilsenhöhle cave in Ranis, Germany.

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A lone stingray mysteriously became pregnant in an aquarium. Scientists now think a male shark could be responsible.

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Beware: The Apple Vision Pro may rewire our brains in unexpected ways

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