Natalia Grace's adoptive parents accused her of being an adult. She says a DNA test confirmed her real age — here's what the results actually mean.

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Natalia Grace holds a phone showing a photo of herself age 7 in makeup on
Natalia Grace holds a phone showing a photo of herself age 7 in makeup on "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks."

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Take a look inside the US' Manned Orbiting Laboratory, a Cold War-era crewed spy satellite that never made it to space

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Concept image of the United States Air Force's proposed Manned Orbiting Laboratory.
Concept image of the United States Air Force's proposed Manned Orbiting Laboratory.

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Former SpaceX engineers explain how the US's first moon landing mission in decades may have gone wrong and how to prevent similar anomalies

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ULA rocket taking off into space with a giant billowing cloud of gas underneath it.
Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander launched on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket.

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The world hasn't been this warm in 100,000 years

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A person cools off in a fountain during a heat wave in Rome this past July.
A person cools off during a heat wave in Rome this past July.

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Scientists want to use a self-consuming rocket to help control the space junk problem

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The researchers and their prototype.

University of Glasgow

Astrobotic's lander might still travel far enough to reach the moon, but the moon won't be there

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A picture taken from an onboard camera shows on of the sides of Astrobotic's Peregrine lander. A small sliver of light is seen on the right hand side.
A new snap of the Peregrine lander was shared by Astrobotic on X on Tuesday.

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A shark regenerated an entire hole in its fin in under a year and scientists got the amazing transformation on camera

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A live shark's fin with a giant hole in it.
Rather than a tracking tag telling scientists where this shark traveled, its violent removal let them observe an unexpected regeneration process.

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Researchers were surprised to discover a second fetus inside a 2,000-year-old mummy over 100 years after archeologists found it

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A mummified woman's head and shoulders with her hair in braids and face turned to the side
Though the mummified woman's head is missing, a photograph of her remains.

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Astrobiotic thinks it knows what caused the fuel leak that doomed the first US moon mission since Apollo

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A picture taken from an onboard camera shows on of the sides of Astrobotic's Peregrine lander. A small sliver of light is seen on the right hand side.
A new snap of the Peregrine lander was shared by Astrobotic on X on Tuesday.

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It looks like China will leapfrog the US in the race to the moon after a fuel leak ruined a pivotal mission

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A Long March 5 rocket blasts off from its launchpad
China launched its previous robotic mission to the moon, Chang'e 5, from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in November 2020.

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