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Cambridge Schools have always been at the forefront of fostering intellectual curiosity and scientific temper among its ...

Photos from Mars have sparked a discussion about mysterious "doors" on the planet. The images surprised many, as the ...

Donald Trump issued his first direct order to Elon Musk as president: go fetch the astronauts who flew to the International ...

Located approximately 27,000 light-years (one light year equals approximately nine trillion kilometres) from Earth — relatively close when it comes to galactic black holes — Sag A* has an estimated ...

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...

Spring is on the way. We can see and hear it coming now even though we’re in mid-February — more than a month before the arrival of the vernal equinox.

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