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Launch tower’s ‘chopsticks’ catch descending rocket booster as SpaceX launches Starship

SpaceX on Sunday launched its fifth Starship test flight from Texas and returned the rocket's towering first-stage booster back to land for the first time, achieving a novel recovery method involving...

Hatch and release: One group’s gamble to save at-risk baby turtles

One evening this past August, Marc Bourgeois and his daughter Justine were among the lucky participants of a very delicate undertaking. Starting last year, a handful of volunteers and scientists began a yearly ritual...

This 237-million-year-old fossil from Brazil could shed light on rise of dinosaurs

Scientists in Brazil have announced the discovery of one of the world's oldest fossils believed to belong to an ancient reptile dating back some 237 million years that could help explain...

Why your brain could be the next frontier of data privacy

Imagine a future in which a wearable device tells advertisers when you're in the mood for chocolate, or lets your employer know when you're not paying attention at work. Or where...

A comet is now visible in the evening sky. Here’s how to see it

If you have clear skies this weekend, now is the time to head out to try to catch a glimpse of the naked-eye comet, C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS).This comet had garnered a...

This engineer built a functioning Remy from Ratatouille

As It Happens6:27A Chicago engineer built a functioning Remy from RatatouilleAs Christina Ernst prepared her Halloween costume for this year, she drew on her engineering knowledge, and the classic animated movie...
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