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Competitor for SpaceX rocket to be built in China

Competitor for SpaceX rocket to be built in China

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Thanks to reusable rocket nose cones, SpaceX can save up to $6 million on each launch. The company’s success has inspired many competitors to follow their lead.
Scientists invent a way to stop melting glaciers

Scientists invent a way to stop melting glaciers

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Submarines collecting and freezing sea water will be used to stop the melting glaciers in the Arctic Ocean.
Canada is calling volunteers to clean up space debris

Canada is calling volunteers to clean up space debris

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The country’s Armed Forces have announced a new program for the removal of space junk from the Earth’s orbit. The government agency is inviting all enthusiasts to join this noble cause. 
Paleontologists discover ancient arthropod

Paleontologists discover ancient arthropod

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The creature was named Millennium Falcon, after the famous spaceship featured in the Star Wars sage. The reason behind the name is the similarity between the ship and the shape of the animal’s carapace.
Scientists Map the Milky Way

Scientists Map the Milky Way

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New data on the shape of our galaxy have been obtained. Contrary to popular belief that the Milky Way has the shape of a flat disk, it turned out that the galaxy is warped, like the letter S.
TESS discovers potentially habitable exoplanet

TESS discovers potentially habitable exoplanet

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The planet spotted through a telescope bears a striking resemblance to the Earth and is located just 31 light years (approximately 310 trillion km) away from us. By space standards, that’s really close.
Black and white or color: new viral optical illusion baffles the Internet

Black and white or color: new viral optical illusion baffles the Internet

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Digital artist and developer Oyvind Kolas has created a visual illusion that makes you see colors in a black and white image. This was achieved using color assimilation.
Japanese scientists will splice human DNA and rat embryos

Japanese scientists will splice human DNA and rat embryos

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The researchers have already received official clearance for their experiment. Their goal is to start growing tissue or even entire organs that can be transplanted into patients.
Launch Date of the World’s First Thermonuclear Reactor Announced

Launch Date of the World’s First Thermonuclear Reactor Announced

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The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) being built in France is a joint project involving scientists from the EU, USA, Russia, India, South Korea and Japan. The construction of the facility launched twelve years ago will be completed only in 2025.
Las Vegas Invaded by Grasshoppers

Las Vegas Invaded by Grasshoppers

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Last week billions of insects descended upon the city. The swarms are so large that they are seen even from space. 
Russian Scientists to Feed People with Locusts

Russian Scientists to Feed People with Locusts

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Researchers from the University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University) proposed adding a new ingredient to sausages: chitin extracted from locusts.
NASA loads nuclear fuel into the MARS-2020 rover

NASA loads nuclear fuel into the MARS-2020 rover

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The mission will begin before the end of this month. The launch vehicle will take off from the Cape Canaveral site in Florida. The Mars rover will come to the Red Planet in February 2021.
Is there life on Mars?

Is there life on Mars?

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In search of extraterrestrial life, scientists have found thousands of distant planets with conditions similar to Earth’s.  However, could life have arisen on our closest neighbour: Mars?
Researchers discover ancient sunken forest

Researchers discover ancient sunken forest

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The unusual discovery was made in the Baltic Sea near the Lithuanian village of Juodkrante, which is home to 900 people. The research was conducted by scientists from Poland and Lithuania.
Scientists Reveal Impact of Cigarette Butts on the Environment

Scientists Reveal Impact of Cigarette Butts on the Environment

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Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University (UK) have identified the damage caused to the environment by such type of waste as cigarette butts.
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