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With a telescope at just the right distance from the Sun, we could use its gravity to enhance and magnify a potentially inhabited planet.
"You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it."
We only detected our very first gravitational wave in 2015. Over the next two decades, we'll have thousands more.
In paint form, the world's "whitest white" reflects so much light that surfaces become cooler than the surrounding air.
Long before Christopher and Magellan, ancient explorers voyaged into the unknown and brought home extraordinary tales.
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New research shows that having an attitude of gratitude is key to healthy relationships, and it can virally impact society.
John Templeton Foundation
We knew we'd find galaxies unlike any seen before in its first deep-field image. But the other images hold secrets even more profound.
The zebras were originally part of a newspaper tycoon's private zoo. Now they roam the San Simeon grasslands, growing in numbers.
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A neuroscientist explains how to master your focus.
While Y chromosome loss was first observed in 1963, it was not until 2014 that researchers found the link to a shorter life span.