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PEAK is a game of survival and teamwork in harsh conditions, so naturally there is a badge available focused exclusively on staring at the desert sun. It isn't especially hard to get, but it's easy to ...

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The find represents the first clear detection of a baby planet taking shape within a disc of dust and gas with multiple rings. The ground-breaking discovery was made using European Southern ...

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Nearly 50 years ago, astronomers searching the cosmos for evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life detected a strong radio signal emanating from deep space. Today, scientists still aren’t sure ...

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