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Space Images: The Best of 2020

There was a stunning cosmic image to celebrate the festival in 2020, from Hubble’s 30th birthday image to footage of a daring specimen on a planet. Here is a selection of our year’s offerings. Hubble’s ‘Cosmic Reef’ These portraits include the giant Nebula NGC 2014 and its neighbor NGC 2020 …

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The coolest ancient weapons discovered in 2020

Ancient swords, elaborate cutters, early artillery – but 2020 created many interesting ancient weapons that tell the story of past violence. These discoveries cover thousands of years of human history from the Ice Age to the Middle Ages. An ice age throwing stick (Photo credit: Alexander Gonshier / University of …

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