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Here's what you need to know
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Creepy, kooky and supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
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Reykjavik decided to pause in the dark to witness one of Earth’s most beautiful phenomena
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In the early hours of the morning, Rosetta crashed into comet 67P in style
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Goodbye spur, hello spiral arm
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New study shows reservoirs are actually a major source of carbon emissions
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Two students stole and released an endangered African penguin from an Oceanarium. The problem is Buddy doesn't have the skills to survive
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That adds to 95 cases the U.S. has settled with native groups since 2012
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Rudolf Diesel’s fate is still intriguing to this day
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It’s just a trumped-up nickname for a new moon
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It’s a big win for a weird little creature
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Fertility doctor John Zhang and his team transplanted DNA from one egg to another to prevent a fatal mitochondrial disease
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From code-breaker to musical innovator
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A rule by the Interior Department will allow indigenous Hawaiians to vote on creating a sovereign government similar to those of Native American tribes
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Ozma records is producing a box set of the album sent into the cosmos to reach out to potential extraterrestrial life
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Like a robotic, book-carrying train
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You never know what might be lying around the attic
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Possible water plumes could give researchers a way to study Jupiter’s moon without drilling
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There’s a lot of back-and-forth between these worlds
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