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Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

NASA's chief has just upended the timeline for the future moon missions as conspiracy theorists continue to claim something found on the lunar surface is being hidden.

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