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space exploration Company claims ownership of Moon's resources, sells helium for quantum computing refrigeration Mark Frauenfelder

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tv No one knows how many people are actually watching TV anymore Thom Dunn

politics President Trump's approval rating already underwater Rob Beschizza

Science Scientists are flocking to Bluesky because of "fewer Nazis" Gail Sherman

Mutant fruit flies created by radiation, would take over Earth within months Ellsworth Toohey

science fiction Free Galaxy magazine archive: 356 classic sci-fi issues now online Mark Frauenfelder

deaths Horror manga pioneer Kazuo Umezu dead at 88 Rob Beschizza

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Science NASA's simulated Mars mission ends today Gail Sherman