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SpaceX cleared to launch Starship test flight after two explosive failures

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Federal regulators have given SpaceX the green light for another test flight of Starship, the most powerful launch vehicle ever constructed, after two explosive mishaps earlier this year rained debris near islands in the Caribbean and Atlantic oceans. The Federal Aviation Administration, which licenses commercial rocket launches, said Thursday

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Shown here is a reconstruction of Archaeopteryx

A rare Archaeopteryx fossil was kept from scientists for decades. Its first-ever analysis reveals ‘one wow after another’

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — When a fossil preserves an animal’s complete body in a death pose, seeing it is observing a snapshot in time. Several such fossils exist for Archaeopteryx — the earliest known bird — and now, a remarkable specimen that was off-limits to scientists for decades is offering previously unseen evidence

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An aerial image of xAI's data center in southwest Memphis. Local residents are protesting against the facility's use of gas-powered turbines.

Elon Musk brought ‘the world’s biggest supercomputer’ to Memphis. Residents say they’re choking on its pollution

By Laura Paddison, Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — Last summer, an abandoned factory in southwest Memphis got a new life courtesy of the world’s richest man. Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI moved in to transform this unprepossessing building into the “world’s largest supercomputer.” Musk named it Colossus and said it was the “most powerful

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19th century shipwreck discovered off Australian coast highlights once common maritime ‘side hustle’

By Kameryn Griesser, CNN (CNN) — Beneath the rough waters of South Australia’s coast, marine archaeologists say they have discovered the lost Dutch merchant vessel Koning Willem de Tweede, which sank nearly 170 years ago. The wreck captures a tragic moment in maritime history during the 19th century Australian gold rushes. The 800-ton sailing ship

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Waves crash on the beach in January 2016 in Cape May

A crucial system of ocean currents is slowing. It’s already supercharging sea level rise in the US.

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Flooding on the US Northeast coast has risen significantly as a critical network of Atlantic Ocean currents weakens, according to a new study — an alarming glimpse into the future as some scientists warn the current system could be just decades from collapse. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, known

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