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World's biggest battery coming to Maine — and it could...
The battery storage system will be able to store 8,500 megawatt-hours of energy — which is 130 million times the capacity of the best...
Saturn at opposition: How to see the ringed planet at its...
Saturn will enter opposition on Sept. 7 and 8, orbiting on the opposite side of Earth as the sun. Here's everything you need to know...
Are people more honest when they're drunk?
Drinking can change the brain in a way that makes people more likely to speak their mind, but the effects aren't always straightforward.
SETI searches for alien life in over 1,000 galaxies using...
Although no aliens were found, the results have helped constrain expectations of possible alien transmitter power.
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype aces 2nd test flight
The flight tested the vehicle's landing gear and roll damper for improved handling.
DNA reveals inbreeding, smallpox and violent ends among...
It's unclear why people chose to live in the caves, but DNA is shedding light on their lives.
Defense system common to all life came from 'Asgard'
Defense systems found in all complex life, including the human body, came from primeval microbes known as 'Asgards.'
Space photo of the week: Milky Way's galactic twin captured...
NGC 6744 is a spiral galaxy bigger than, but otherwise very similar to, our own. NASA has dubbed the large spiral galaxy the Milky...
