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Boeing's Starliner capsule makes launch debut, but hits snag
Boeing's new Starliner capsule ran into trouble and went off course in orbit minutes after blasting off Friday on its first test flight, a crucial dress rehearsal for next year's inaugural launch with astronauts.
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Spotlight: First image of a black hole named Science's Breakthrough of the Year
The Event Horizon Telescope's image of a supermassive black hole was named on Thursday by the influential U.S. journal Science as 2019's Breakthrough of the Year.
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Ethiopia's first satellite launched into space by China
Ethiopia's first-ever satellite has been launched into space by China.
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NASA's Mars 2020 rover completes first driving test
NASA's Mars 2020 rover has successfully passed its first driving test, according to a release of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, on Wednesday.
6 years ago
NASA's Mars 2020 rover completes first driving test
NASA's Mars 2020 rover has successfully passed its first driving test, according to a release of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, on Wednesday.
6 years ago
China launches two new BeiDou satellites
China successfully sent two satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 3:22 p.m. Monday.
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Japan to launch intelligence-gathering satellite next month
Japan will launch an H2A rocket carrying a government optical intelligence-gathering satellite next month from a launch site in southwestern Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said on Monday.
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North Korea conducts another test at long-range rocket site
North Korea said Saturday it successfully performed another "crucial test" at its long-range rocket launch site that would further strengthen its "reliable strategic nuclear deterrent."
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Breast cancer risk from menopause hormones may last decades
Women who use certain types of hormones after menopause still have an increased risk of developing breast cancer nearly two decades after they stop taking the pills, long-term results from a big federal study suggest.
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US: NKorea missile tests are 'deeply counterproductive'
The United States warned North Korea Wednesday that its "deeply counterproductive" ballistic missile tests risk closing the door on prospects for negotiating peace but said it is "prepared to be flexible" and take concrete, parallel steps with Pyongyang toward an agreement.
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