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Dr Stefan Reissl and Prof Dr Ralf S. Klessen introduce tiny dust particles in space, the seeds of life, in this intriguing ...

Fifteen years after launch, JAXA has said goodbye to the spacecraft, our only working probe around Earth's "sister planet".

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After countless screenings, the classic midnight movie turns 50. The story of its success owes much to L.A.’s Roxy Theatre — ...

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