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Moon's water may lie within easy reach of future astronauts

Craters may not be the only source of water on the lunar surface.

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'Sweetheart deal': Facebook's $5 billion settlement blasted by politicians and consumer advocates

The FTC settlement includes a record-setting fine for privacy violations, though the $5 billion only amounts to less than 25 percent of the company's 2018 profits.

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Climate scientists drive stake through heart of skeptics' argument

New research shows that the recent rise in global temperatures is unlike anything seen on Earth during the past 2,000 years.

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Facebook hit with $5 billion fine, forced to create privacy oversight board

It's a record penalty that shows the federal government taking a harder stance against tech firms but one that may stop short of changing how Silicon Valley does business.

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July is on track to become Earth's hottest month on record, climate scientists say

Even with more than a week left until the end of the month, experts are already anticipating that the current record from July 2017 will fall.

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Apple's Intel play and Leo DiCaprio's enduring prestige

Byers Market is a daily newsletter from NBC News senior media reporter Dylan Byers that takes you behind the scenes in Hollywood, Silicon Valley, New York and Washington.

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Facts about Saturn's rings, moons and more

The sixth planet from the sun has spectacular rings and dozens of moons, including one that scientists find especially intriguing.

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Your safari selfies are cute, but they're a road map for poachers

In South Africa alone, around 1,200 rhinos were killed in 2017 — equivalent to approximately three per day. The poachers shoot the animal in the head, tear the horn from the skull, and leave the rhino to die.

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Washington's answer to big tech could be an office mothballed almost 25 years ago

Democratic members of the House are renewing a push to reopen a government office dedicated to providing expertise and analysis on new technologies.

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Half a century after Apollo 11, a new moon rush is coming

India, China and the European Space Agency are among the players looking to explore and exploit the moon.

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These technologists think the internet is broken. So they're building another one.

Mark Nadal is one of a growing number of technologists trying to right what they see as the wrongs of the internet by building a new one around decentralization.

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Buzz Aldrin says moon landing was chance to prove 'America's can-do spirit'

"Looking back, landing on the moon wasn't just our job, it was a historic opportunity,"Aldrin tweeted on the 50th anniversary of the day he and Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.

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Trump tells France's Macron U.S. concerned with proposed digital services tax

Trump tells France's Macron U.S. concerned with proposed digital services tax

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U.S. spy chief creates a new head of election security for intelligence agencies

DNI Dan Coats announced Friday he has appointed a career official, Shelby Pierson, to serve as the first intelligence community election threats executive.

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On Instagram, counterfeit cash is for sale — and a short search away

Instagram has struggled to crack down on the sellers of counterfeit goods, who use the platform's photo-focused network to show off their wares.

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The pot turning houseplants into pets

A range of faces, reminiscent of a Tamagotchi, play across the planter's face to tell users when the plant is thirsty.

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Earth's core has been leaking for 2.5 billion years and geologists don't know why

Scientists made the discovery by studying rocks that had oozed to Earth's surface from the deep mantle.

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The irony behind FaceApp: will we survive the next 50 years?

The viral social media app showing us the unsettling reality of what our future will hold...

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Unique Apollo 11 memorabilia up for auction on 50th anniversary of moon landing

Items include a flight manual, signed photographs and even Neil Armstrong's childhood teddy bear.

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As Area 51 raid becomes a joke, the U.S. Air Force issues a real warning

The U.S. Air Force warned on Friday against visiting the secretive base, saying that "any attempt to illegally access the area is highly discouraged."