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<p>Stephen Hawking pictured with Isaac Newton's own annotated copy of "Principia Mathematica."</p>

Stephen Hawking to be remembered at 2019 Breakthrough Prize ceremony

Pierce Brosnan will host the ceremony.

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Nvidia updates its moon landing conspiracy debunk with its new GPU

In 2014, Nvidia used technology to prove photos from the moon landing couldn't be fake. Now, it's using its new ray-tracing RTX GPU to do it again.

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Facebook's follow-up to Portal will sit on your TV, says report

It's reportedly another project coming out of Facebook's futuristic Building 8 lab.

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<p>A Soyuz rocket takes off from Baikonur Cosmodrome.</p>

NASA astronaut details fall to Earth after failed Soyuz launch

Astronaut Nick Hague talked to media for the first time since surviving an aborted launch to the International Space Station and shared what it was like inside the capsule.

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<p>Boston Dynamics' Spot dances to UpTown Funk.</p>

See Spot twerk: Boston Dynamics robot dog can shake its booty

SpotMini is definitely an Uptown Funk fan.

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<p>When you're trying to be serious for a moment and everyone is smirking at you.</p>

Pepper the robot tells politicians why robots' time is upon us

Sure, it's charming now. But let's see who has the last laugh.

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Watch Spot robot put to work

Boston Dynamics put its Spot robot to the test, mapping and autonomously navigating a construction site to assess work progress.

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<p>Comet Wirtanen shows up in this three color image from an earlier pass by the sun in 2012.</p>

Hyperactive comet Wirtanen to show off during historically close flyby

The small comet's latest pass by Earth could be its brightest, making it visible for weeks during the holiday season.

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MIT to push the rise of AI with new college, $1B funding

The Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing will be dedicated to research in computer science, AI, data science and related fields.

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<p>Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has expanded beyond Amazon to space venture Blue Origin and The Washington Post.</p>

Jeff Bezos plans to keep working with the US Defense Department

And the Amazon CEO says he plans to spend 'a little more' than $1B on space company Blue Origin next year

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NASA Chandra telescope resurrected after glitch

The space agency gets some good news about one of its stricken space telescopes, though Hubble remains in safe mode.

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<p>Hayabusa 2 snapped this image of its own shadow during a touchdown rehearsal.</p>

Hayabusa 2 delays asteroid touchdown because it's so rocky

Boulders and navigation challenges are forcing JAXA to reschedule the spacecraft's asteroid contact.

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