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Dutch adventurer finishes three-year electric car journey in Australia

Dutch adventurer finishes three-year electric car journey in Australia

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Home sweet home, Mars style?

The dwellings are designed to withstand the harsh conditions seen on other worlds.

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Facebook connected users to black markets

The social media platform is connecting not only old friends, but also new criminals.

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Here's why your GPS could go haywire this weekend

Older computer systems that rely on GPS satellites could suddenly go 20 years out of date at 7:59 p.m. ET on Saturday.

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Here's why your GPS could go haywire this weekend

Older computer systems that rely on GPS satellites could suddenly go 20 years out of date at 7:59 p.m. ET on Saturday.

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Israel just became the seventh nation to orbit the moon

The Beresheet spacecraft has slipped into lunar orbit after a six-week journey.

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We may be only days away from seeing the first-ever photo of a black hole

"Groundbreaking result" of astronomers' long effort to photograph a black hole to be unveiled April 10.

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New Australia law threatens social media firms with punishment

New Australia law threatens social media firms with fines, jail over violent content

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Senator proposes bill to ensure children's safety online

"While kids' technology use and media consumption have exploded in recent years, our laws have failed to keep pace," said Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass.

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Researchers find data for millions of Facebook users exposed on the internet

"The data genie cannot be put back in the bottle," researchers said in a report detailing how it found the Facebook user data.

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Why robotic pets for dementia care may be the next big thing

Lifelike bots offer a soothing presence without needing to be fed or taken for a walk.

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NASA chief slams India's 'terrible' anti-satellite test

The test created hundreds of bits of space debris, including dozens that rise higher than the orbit of the International Space Station.

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Inside Grindr, fears China wanted to access user data via HIV research

In leaked emails, Grindr's president wrote "We can't let people say this is about 'sharing user data with the Chinese government.'"

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Iceberg's break from Antartica ice shelf is 'geologically imminent'

Scientists are eyeing a huge crack in the ice that has grown more than 650 feet in the past month.

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Mysterious 'Oumuamua interstellar object may have simple explanation after all

New study aligns with previous research suggesting the object is a comet, not an alien spacecraft.

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'Zoo hypothesis' may explain why we haven't seen any space aliens

The hypothesis holds that they can see us, but we can't see them.

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SpaceX readies 'Starship Hopper' spacecraft prototype for first test

The uncrewed vehicle is a small version of a 100-passenger spaceship that will take humans to Mars.

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How Trump is spending his campaign warchest on Facebook

Trump's spending in early 2019 was more than the Democratic campaigns combined, but he has been outspent by some candidates in recent weeks.

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Scientists find Civil War-era fortifications buried under Alcatraz prison

New research is another example of how high-tech tools are transforming archaeology.

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60 days in bed pays $19,000 — and chance to protect astronauts

The NASA-European Space Agency experiment aims to simulate conditions crew members will encounter on missions to deep space.