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ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket launches first US lunar lander mission in decades from Cape Canaveral

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NASA’s plans to return to moon take a hit

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The world is draining its precious subterranean reserves of water

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Can groundhogs or other animals predict the weather?

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US moon landing: Second NASA-backed company aims for lunar landing attempt

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Universe’s brightest known object and fastest-growing black hole revealed

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Three new moons discovered orbiting Uranus and Neptune

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Archimedes’ death ray might have worked, teen science project suggests

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