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<p>Over 100 meteors are recorded in this composite image taken during the peak of the Geminid meteor shower in 2014.&nbsp;</p>

How to watch the Geminid meteor shower peak this week

Get ready for meteor magic as the Geminids blast colorful streaks across the night sky.

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<p>Ouch. The SLS test tank ripped wide open, just like it was supposed to.</p>

Watch NASA blow a hole in the world's largest rocket fuel tank

The Space Launch System tank went through one hell of a torture test as NASA gears up to go to the moon with the Artemis program.

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Mysterious, parallel cracks on Saturn's ice moon finally explained

Scientists examine the unusual "tiger stripes" of Enceladus, offering an explanation for their formation.

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<p>A New Shepard rocket lands at Blue Origin's facility in Texas.</p>

How to watch Jeff Bezos' next Blue Origin launch that'll amp up the tycoon space race

Amazon's CEO, Elon Musk and Richard Branson all want to send the public to space. Bezos will take another step toward that goal Tuesday.

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<p>These odd snowfall formations are due in part to an unusually wet fall.</p>

Mysterious snow patterns seen from space have a corny explanation

A wild network of brown rectangles broke up the snow-white landscape after a storm in North Dakota.

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<p>2I/Borisov as it appears for viewers at mid-northern latitudes in December 2019, around the time of the comet's closest approach. The view is toward the south about an hour and a half before sunrise. This is when the comet is highest in the sky, at the start of astronomical twilight, the very first predawn sunlight.</p>

Interstellar comet Borisov, visiting from deep space, makes a historic flyby

It's just the second visitor to be spotted from beyond our solar system and it'll never be closer to the sun than it is this weekend.

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<p>"Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" and the following two films featured a new USS Enterprise, nearly identical to its predecessor, registered as the NCC-1701-A. Initially launched in 2286, the ship contained a swarm of internal problems, but after repairs it served exceptionally well until the original crew bowed out in the 1991 film "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country."</p>

Elon Musk should invent space warp drive, Neil deGrasse Tyson says

It sounds like the famed astrophysicist would rather Elon Musk spent less time thinking about Cybertrucks and more time making Star Trek real.

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<p>The SpaceX Crew Dragon will head to the ISS on its first test flight.</p>

SpaceX, NASA finally set date for critical Crew Dragon launch-emergency test

SpaceX must ace a practice capsule escape before it can ferry NASA astronauts to the ISS.

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A new tool in the fight to save coral reefs: Sound

By playing sounds from healthy reefs on underwater speakers, scientists from the UK and Australia were able to repopulate dead reefs with juvenile fish. These juvenile fish could help clean and nourish the reefs, making it easier for corals to recover.

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<p>This bullet was known as the "stretcher bullet."</p>

John F. Kennedy assassination bullets preserved as detailed 3D models

Digital versions of the bullets fired from Lee Harvey Oswald's rifle will be available for the public to inspect online.

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<p>A rare water frog nicknamed Romeo might finally have a new mate thanks to scientists.&nbsp;</p>

Scientists create special phone to dial up chatty frogs in the wild

Ribbits in real time. Researchers ask themselves, "Why make so many nighttime pond visits when you can pick up a FrogPhone instead?"

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<p>Hanabi is a card game that involves team work.&nbsp;</p>

Facebook's new card-playing bot shows AI can work with others

The bot got a nearly perfect average score playing the card game Hanabi.

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