AIs are more accurate at math if you ask them to respond as if they are a Star Trek character — and we're not sure why

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George Takei holds up his hands in a Vulcan salute, while smiling and posing in from of a Star Trek poster
Cast member George Takei attends an event to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the Star Trek: The Original Series in Los Angeles, California, in 2021.

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Russian space officials say there's a recurring air leak problem in their segment of the International Space Station

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A view of the International Space Station from a spacecraft after undocking in 2021.
A view of the International Space Station from a spacecraft after undocking in 2021.

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Scientists are building tunnels under South Dakota for a $3 billion experiment that could solve some of the universe's grandest mysteries

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Scaffolding and heavy machinery in an underground cavern at the Sanford Underground Research Facility
DUNE's neutrino detectors will be located a mile underground in South Dakota.

Matthew Kapust, Sanford Underground Research Facility

Space photos from 5 recent moon-landing missions show how tiny engineering errors can cause big problems, like crashing or landing sideways

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gold moon lander upside down on grey lunar surface beside image of a new crater on the moon with white disturbed regolith around it
While Japan's moon-landing error caused its robot to land upside-down (left), Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL's error caused its lander to crash (right).

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This animation shows why leap years are necessary. Without them, December would eventually drift into summer.

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Leap Day is coming up and its purpose is to keep our seasons in check.

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A 13-year-old built a 'death ray' using a 2,000-year-old concept from Greek inventor Archimedes

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Brenden Sener stands in a kitchen with his Archimedes Death Ray science fair project on the counter
Brenden Sener won several awards for his science fair project recreating Archimedes' death ray.

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Expect AI-made prescription drugs to be ready for clinical trials in a couple of years, predicts Google DeepMind CEO

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Scientist pipetting samples into a multi-well plate during an experiment in the lab with a screen image of cells in the background.
More healthcare researchers and providers could start to adopt AI tech in the coming years.

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NASA's James Webb telescope spotted a strange 13 billion-year-old galaxy that shouldn't exist

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An arrow points to JWST-7329, a rare massive galaxy that is thought to be 13 billion years old.

JWST NIRCAM

Luxury space-tourism company shows off its capsule designed to float to the edge of space with a massive balloon

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Space Perspective's Neptune capsule is a suborbital spacecraft that will be hauled by a hydrogen-filled balloon
Space Perspective unveiled a test model of its Neptune pressurized capsule, which is designed to take passengers on a six-hour suborbital trip.

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45 years ago, NASA's Voyager spacecraft flew past Jupiter. See how the iconic video compares to photos of the planet today.

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Side by side of jupiter
Jupiter as seen by Voyager 1 (left) is far less detailed than this enhanced imaged of Jupiter captured by Juno.

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