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Monday

SpaceX Announces Plans To Send Two Customers To The Moon

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SpaceX Announces Plans To Send Two Customers To The Moon

It would be the first time humans have traveled beyond low Earth orbit since the days of Apollo. The mission would be manned and financed by two private, anonymous customers.

SpaceX Announces Plans To Send Two Customers To The Moon

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What's The Leading Cause Of Wildfires In The U.S.? Humans

More than 10 wildfires burned over 200,000 acres in Southern California in October 2003, many of them started by humans. This satellite image shows strong winds carrying smoke over the Pacific. MODIS Rapid Response Team/NASA hide caption

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What's The Leading Cause Of Wildfires In The U.S.? Humans

More than 8 in 10 fires are started by people. Researchers say humans are not only causing the vast majority of wildfires, they're extending the normal fire season around the U.S. by three months.

What's The Leading Cause Of Wildfires In The U.S.? Humans

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Sunday

For Basketball Player Quinn Cook, A Big Step Closer To The Dream

Quinn Cook No.15 of the East Team drives to the basket during the NBA D-League All-Star Game as part of 2017 All-Star Weekend at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Feb. 18, 2017. Chris Marion/NBAE/Getty Images hide caption

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For Basketball Player Quinn Cook, A Big Step Closer To The Dream

It's the first regular season call up to the NBA for the 23-year-old point guard. For the past season and-a-half, he's been playing in the D-League — pro basketball's minor league.

Friday

VX: The Nerve Agent Used To Kill Kim Jong Nam Is Rare And Deadly

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VX: The Nerve Agent Used To Kill Kim Jong Nam Is Rare And Deadly

A colorless, odorless liquid, similar in consistency to motor oil, VX kills in tiny quantities that can be absorbed through the skin. It is among the deadliest chemical weapons ever devised.

VX: The Nerve Agent Used To Kill Kim Jong Nam Is Rare And Deadly

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WATCH: 2 Table Tennis Titleholders Have Epic, 766-Shot Rally

Li Jie, pictured in 2009, was one of two elite players in a rally that lasted more than 10 minutes at the Qatar Open table tennis tournament. Daniel Maurer/Associated Press hide caption

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WATCH: 2 Table Tennis Titleholders Have Epic, 766-Shot Rally

Li Jie and Hitomi Sato met at the Qatar Open on Thursday and wound up in a battle of wills that lasted more than 10 minutes and perhaps defied the average human ability to focus.

Mildred Dresselhaus, 'Queen Of Carbon' And Nanoscience Trailblazer, Dies At 86

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Mildred Dresselhaus, 'Queen Of Carbon' And Nanoscience Trailblazer, Dies At 86

The daughter of poor immigrants, Dresselhaus became science royalty for her work with carbon materials. Along the way she opened opportunities for female scientists that didn't exist when she started.

Thursday

Wednesday

Behold: 4 New Species Of Tiny Frogs Smaller Than A Fingernail

Vijayan's night frog (Nyctibatrachus pulivijayani), a 13.6 mm miniature-sized frog from the Agasthyamala hills in the Western Ghats in India, sits comfortably on a thumbnail. It is one of seven newly discovered frog species. SD Biju hide caption

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Behold: 4 New Species Of Tiny Frogs Smaller Than A Fingernail

Scientists in India say the frogs are actually fairly common but have eluded discovery likely because of their extremely small size, secretive habitats and unusual calls.

Astronomers Find 7 Earth-Size Planets Around A Nearby Star

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Astronomers Find 7 Earth-Size Planets Around A Nearby Star

Some of the planets could be home to liquid water, but it remains unclear whether life could exist on such strange worlds.

Astronomers Find 7 Earth-Size Planets Around A Nearby Star

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Apollo 11 Space Capsule Is Going On Another Mission

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Apollo 11 Space Capsule Is Going On Another Mission

The capsule called Columbia hasn't left the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., since 1976. It's heading out on tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

SpaceX Cargo Craft Fails To Dock With Space Station, Will Try Again

This is what failed to happen on Wednesday morning. In this image from April 17, 2015, a robotic arm on the International Space Station grasps a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship during docking. NASA/AP hide caption

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SpaceX Cargo Craft Fails To Dock With Space Station, Will Try Again

The private spaceflight company launched its Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday, only to have the rocket's cargo capsule encounter an error in its navigation system on Wednesday during a docking attempt.