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Space News & Opinion

September 7, 2021
byLiz Kruesi

The Perseverance rover has successfully drilled its first Martian core sample and stored said sample in a titanium tube.

August 6, 2021
byClifford J. Cunningham

In this Medieval year, an emperor, a monk — and several ancient texts — hoped to understand solar eclipses.

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