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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein is arguably the most influential scientist of the 20th century. His general theory of relativity changed our understanding of space and time, becoming one of the two pillars of modern physics – the other being quantum mechanics.
OSIRIS-REx spacecraft captures closest ever image of asteroid Bennu

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OSIRIS-REx spacecraft captures closest ever image of asteroid Bennu

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Cosmic microwave background

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Cosmic microwave background

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General relativity

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Hubble Space Telescope

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Mission to Mars: The complete guide to getting to the Red Planet

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Second law of thermodynamics

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Second law of thermodynamics

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Black holes

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NASA will let people pay to stay on the International Space Station

NASA has announced that it is opening the International Space Station up to private business, including astronauts who will pay $35,000 a night to visit

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We've seen signs of a mirror-image universe that is touching our own

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NASA has selected three lunar landers to bring science to the moon

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NASA is running a competition to figure out how to settle the galaxy

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SpaceX’s bright Starlink satellites are upsetting astronomers

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