NGC 7253A and NGC 7253B are joining forces

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The most carefully packed embryo of all the vertebrates

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It’s a rare plant with an “enigmatic and devil-like essence”

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The crater could measure 100 feet in diameter

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An unexpected way to go for a star 20 times the size of our sun

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Dunes and lakes as far as the eye can see

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It marked the city's first smog incident. Here’s what it looked like—back then and over the years that followed.

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Black holes sometimes make a break for it

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Sand ripples preserved for billions of years

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Viking 1 landed on Mars 50 years ago

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More than 800 wildfires are currently active

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