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A new auction is set to begin of space- and aviation-related autographs, covers, photos, patches, hardware, correspondence, reports, and many types of flown personal mementos from the collections...
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Boeing's X-51A WaveRider — a jet-fueled, air-breathing hypersonic rocket developed for the U.S. Air Force — went hypersonic during a recent test off the Southern California coast,...
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A slideshow inspired by current events, and the cuteness of animals stuck in strange places where they clearly do not belong.
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On the anniversary of the April day in 1970 when Apollo 13′s three-man crew — commander Jim Lovell and pilots Jack Swigert and Fred Haise — returned safely to Earth, LIFE.com commemorates the...
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Iraq's national museum, home to some of the world's most precious artifacts of ancient Mesopotamia, is still far from ready for a public re-opening, ten years after it was looted and smashed by...
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The cancellation of the Blue Angels 2013 season, the first since the Korean War, will save the Department of Defense between $20 million and $25 million. Here's a look at what we'll miss.
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Meet the world's biggest critters -- a surprisingly diverse array of the largest beasts on land and beneath the seas. From apes to spiders to really huge birds, we grow 'em big here on...
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The Why Files has chosen the ten winners of its Cool Science Image contest. From zebrafish neurons to slime mold, these are the coolest science images of the year.
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Science is both complex and beautiful. Here, the latest findings in the many worlds of science -- from genetics to chemistry to rocket science -- as told through pictures.
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It's called "de-extinction," the act of bringing an extinct animal back to life by reassembling its genome and injecting it into embryonic cells. After that, it's the simple matter of finding a...