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Wu designed and executed an experiment that questioned — and then disproved — the infallibility of parity. After freezing a ...

Teleportation via the internet sounds like science fiction. Still, researchers have now demonstrated quantum teleportation ...

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Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA cleanrooms, revealing surprisingly resilient microbes with potential ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

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Humanity experiences unprecedented peace and happiness in Apple TV+’s ‘Pluribus,’ after an alien virus arrives in the form of ...

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Space Force and NASA experiment lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Island, Virginia Dec. 18 at 12:03 a.m. Eastern to test a new small-satellite architecture ...

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