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Mario Tama/Getty ImagesShatner, 90, became the oldest person to fly into space, according to Blue Origin. The company, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its first human spaceflight in July. -
Dominic Anthony Walsh/Texas Public RadioIf permitted by federal regulators, it will lift off from a beach-side facility at the southern tip of Texas. But residents and researchers have criticized the permitting process, saying the company has flouted rules at the expense of the environment and the community.
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The Amazon founder became the second billionaire this month to reach the edge of space — following Richard Branson, who rocketed there aboard a vessel made by his company Virgin Galactic. -
An international team has put human cells into monkey embryos in hopes of finding new ways to produce organs for transplantation. But some ethicists still worry about how such research could go wrong.
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The three vaccines available in the U.S. are safe and effective, but not ideal. Now, work is underway to create more convenient and potent vaccines, including a tablet and nasal spray.
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On Monday evening, Jupiter and Saturn appeared closer to each other in the sky than they have for hundreds of years in what has become known as the Great Conjunction.
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Many people are drawn to the quiet hero. In this story, we have inaudible ones.
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A number of COVID-19 vaccine trials are underway in the United States, including here in Austin. The findings on whether a potential vaccine is safe and…
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It turns out our relationship to the present has more to do with how we imagine the future than we might think. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head,…
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Poet and novelist Carrie Fountain talks with poet Traci Brimhall about how hard it is to write a love poem, let alone a funny one. They swap quotes and…
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Predictions about the future can make us feel good, but only to a certain extent. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob…
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A 3D atomic map could lead the way toward a vaccine for the 2019 novel coronavirus, researchers at UT Austin and the National Institutes of Health said…
