The anniversary celebration also included a countdown of images captured over the Hubble Space Telescope's lifetime so far, one for each year in orbit.

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New legislation aims to make city playgrounds more accessible after school and on weekends, among other measures.

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Billions of years ago, Mars was warm, wet, and capable of sustaining liquid water on its surface. Scientists have long ...

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A scientific analysis of samples collected on the surface of Mars shows the red planet has evolved its own version of a carbon cycle. The cycle has helped to create life on Earth, but why not on Mars?

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‘Earth’s surface has been continuously habitable since about 3.5billion years ago, but Mars’ surface evolved from more ...