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Bennu mission's journey and return

NASA initiated the OSIRIS-REx mission with an $800 million budget back in September 2016. The primary aim was quite clear, though not without its challenges: journey to a remote asteroid and bring back a piece of it. The spacecraft has almost completed its voyage and was recently sighted by scientists for the first time as it heads back. The celestial body in question is c...

Unearthing ingenious platforms and tools at Kalambo falls

A team of scientists has made a groundbreaking discovery, unearthing ancient wooden structures and tools at Kalambo Falls in Zambia. These remarkable findings, dating back over 476,000 years, were recently detailed in the prestigious journal Nature. The wooden structures and tools, including digging sticks, appear to have been crafted by early humans. They might have serve...