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Pilot Chuck Yeager dies at 97, had 'the right stuff' and then some

Pilot Chuck Yeager dies at 97, had 'the right stuff' and then some

Chuck Yeager, fighter ace, test pilot, breaker of the sound barrier and coolest of the cool, was the man even astronauts looked up to. Yeager never sought the spotlight, and was always a bit gruff.
by Russell Lewis

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Japanese space capsule containing bits of an asteroid returns to Earth

Japanese space capsule containing bits of an asteroid returns to Earth

A Japanese space capsule ferrying sample material from an asteroid — the bounty from a six-year mission spanning billions of miles — made its triumphant return to Earth this weekend. Researchers hope it will offer clues to "the secrets of the birth of the solar system and the birth of life."
by Colin Dwyer and Jason Slotkin

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'Time' names its Kid of the Year: water-testing scientist Gitanjali Rao

'Time' names its Kid of the Year: water-testing scientist Gitanjali Rao

Rao, a Colorado teenager who has won praise for her innovation in detecting lead levels in water, said, "I really want to put out that message: If I can do it, you can do it, and anyone can do it."
by Bill Chappell

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FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump received

FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump received

U.S. health officials on Saturday agreed to allow emergency use of a second antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental medicine that President Donald Trump was given when he was sickened last month.
by The Associated Press

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