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How a simple tractor conquered the South Pole ~humanities.history Video 30:40, published Mar 30 2025 7 votes
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David Ingram and the Lost Cities of Native North America ~humanities.history Video 41:55, published Jan 19 2025 4 votes
With Finland's signing of Artemis Accords, NASA celebrates the 53rd nation committing to the safe and responsible exploration of space that benefits humanity ~space Article 465 words 14 votes
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NASA launches Europa Clipper mission to investigate namesake Jupiter's moon, a potentially habitable ocean world ~space spaceflight.scientific Article 31 votes
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NASA’s Europa Clipper mission looked doomed. Could engineers save it? ~space spaceflight.scientific Article 1816 words 7 votes
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Why did Google Maps have a big black smudge in the South Pacific before 2012? And why did it disappear? And what does it have to do with Captain Cook? And what is a phantom island? | Map Men ~humanities.history Video 12:26 37 votes
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The insane machine that conquered Antarctica for the USSR - the Kharkovchanka ~humanities.history Video 19:20, published Oct 25 2023 9 votes
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Inside the small world of simulating other worlds ~space Article 3492 words, published Sep 20 2023 3 votes
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The crazy VW Beetles that conquered Antarctica ~humanities.history Video 30:09, published Sep 10 2023 7 votes
German Aerospace Center (DLR), a NASA VERITAS mission partner, is conducting instrument field tests in Iceland ~space Article 485 words 4 votes
NASA’s trio of mini rovers will autonomously team up to explore the Moon ~engineering Article 15 votes