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CBS News - Science

The American innovation that made millions of others possible -- From the lightbulb to the airplane, to medical breakthroughs and the internet age, the past 250 years have been defined by America's intrepid intellect.

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New White House UFO panel chair speaks out -- The White House appointed former Harvard University astronomer Avi Loeb to lead its new panel on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, also known as UAPs and UFOs. Loeb shares his enthusiasm for his new role.

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3 futurists predict what America will be like in the centuries ahead -- From space to healthcare and artificial intelligence, what could the next 250 years of the United States look like? -- Jul 2

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NASA strives to save doomed telescope -- NASA is in a race against time as the Swift Observatory telescope in orbit sinks closer to Earth. CBS News consultant William Harwood explains the $30 million salvage operation.

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Fossil found in drawer turns out to be first dinosaur bone from Antarctica -- Dinosaur fossils are rare to find in Antarctica because of the unforgiving ice caps. But millions of years ago, the region was populated by lush forests. -- Jun 30

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NASA prepares to launch rescue to save telescope from falling to Earth -- The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver. -- Jun 28

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Astronomers find 2 gigantic planets lighter than cotton candy -- The featherweight pair - orbiting a star 1,110 light-years away - are the biggest exoplanets found to have less density than cotton candy. -- Jun 25

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Ancient Egyptian burial site reveals centuries of changing traditions -- Human and animal remains unearthed in Egypt's Nile Delta reveal changing funerary practices over some 600 years, and the evolution of a key site itself. -- Jun 24

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Telescope snaps most detailed photo yet of Milky Way's heart -- Euclid is on a mission to chart one-third of the sky in the hopes of shedding light on the enduring mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. -- Jun 24

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Interstellar comet may be oldest object ever seen in solar system -- Exactly where the comet 3I/ATLAS came from within the Milky Way remains a mystery. -- Jun 22

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