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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket spotted from space before and after epic 105-satellite launch (images)

SpaceX has some nice before-and-after photos to mark the 10th launch of one of its Falcon 9 rockets, thanks to a satisfied customer.

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Keeping time: The origin of B.C. and A.D.

The use of "anno domini" and "before Christ" to mark time began in the early days of Christianity, when clerics needed to know when Easter would fall.

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China builds 'artificial moon' for gravity experiment

The test chamber will enable scientists to test technologies and structures on Earth before sending them to the moon.

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1st bioengineered hybrid animals discovered — in ancient Mesopotamia

Mesopotamians were using hybrids of domesticated donkeys and wild asses to pull their war wagons 4,500 years ago, scientists have found.

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