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A U.S.-Russian crew of three began a mission to the International Space Station aboard a Russian spacecraft following a ...

The European Space Agency said Thursday it would increase its budget for the next three years to almost 22.1 billion euros ...

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When a meteor streaks across the sky, it's not just beautiful. It's nature's way of delivering a time capsule to Earth.

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Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia.