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NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence

Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet

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2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities

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8 crested ibises released in Japanese town decades after extinction in Japan

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As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution

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Meteor over Massachusetts causes explosion reports, sightings from Delaware to Montreal

Blue Origin investigates rocket explosion as public is warned about possible wreckage washing ashore

What to know about Manhattanhenge, NYC’s sunset spectacle

White House moves to give political appointees more power over federal grants

3 astronauts from China return to Earth after nearly 7 months in space, a record for a Chinese crew

Indonesians mark 20 years since mud volcano eruption swallowed up entire communities in East Java

Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests

Blue Origin rocket explodes on the launch pad during an engine-firing test

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Experimental hepatitis B drug may offer ‘functional cure’ for some patients

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PHOTOS: Artemis II crew sends first photos from long-in-coming lunar mission

April 4, 2026