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Stardust Solutions says its tiny spheres can reflect the sun’s rays without harming people or the environment. Critics say private companies have no business altering Earth’s atmosphere. An enclosed ...

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Curiosity might be fatal for the cat but it’s great for us. Human beings are curious creatures. We are wired to explore and ...

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A single subatomic particle from deep space had the same energy as a baseball pitch, and scientists still don’t know how it got here ...