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A natural gas line leak triggered a dramatic explosion that destroyed a Bay Area home on Thursday, injuring six people and ...

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LandSpace, a private Beijing-based space firm, launched its Zhuque-3 rocket into orbit this morning, but failed in its historic attempt to reland the rocket booster. While it’s the first trial of its ...

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"It's not an easy story to tell." That's the way host Chris Morgan introduces a recent episode of his podcast "The Wild." The focus is a terrible accident that occurred 26 years ago, on June 10, 1999, ...

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Ever noticed that the front of every jet engine is shiny metal, not painted? In this video, we dive into the fascinating science and safety reasons behind it — and why airlines always paint their ...