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On Tuesday evening, the Perseid Meteor Shower will reach its dazzling peak - and you won't want to miss it. At the height of the yearly display, you'll be able to spot as many as 150 fireballs ...

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The English Electric Lightning was a 1950s jet capable of Mach 2 speeds and which served for almost exactly 30 years in the ...

On August 9, 1950, Alexander John "Al" Lilly became the first Canadian to break the sound barrier, piloting a Canadair F-86 ...

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Tailevu North College has booked their place in the Vodafone Deans Under-19 semifinals after a narrow 18–17 victory over Naitasiri Secondary School in a closely fought quarterfinal at Prince Charles ...

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A new microscope combines ultrafast light pulses with sound detection to map single-cell molecular activity far deeper than ...