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North Korea says its spy satellite launch has failed, again

(CNN) — North Korea’s second attempt to launch a spy satellite into orbit failed Thursday due to a malfunction in the third-stage of the rocket, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.The unsuccessful launch came after North Korea’s first…

Mystery of octopus garden in ocean’s midnight zone solved by scientists

(CNN) — Deep-sea octopuses are typically solitary creatures that inhabit frigid waters in one of Earth’s most challenging environments.The 2018 discovery of thousands of the eight-legged cephalopods about 2 miles below the ocean’s surface flummoxed and fascinated marine scientists in…

Meet Apollo, the ‘iPhone’ of humanoid robots

Austin, Texas (CNN) — Humanoids that handle household chores or build habitats on the lunar surface may sound like something from science fiction. But the team at Austin-based robotics startup Apptronik envisions a future where general-purpose robots will handle “dull,…

Melting Austrian glacier gives up body of long-dead man

(CNN) — A mountain guide found the body of a man believed to have died more than 20 years ago on a glacier in Austria, police announced on Tuesday.The guide discovered the body on Friday on East Tyrol’s Schlatenkees glacier…