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First Look -- One small walk for a tech billionaire, one giant leap for ultra wealthy space tourists -- Emerging from the hatch into the cold vacuum of space, tech billionaire Jared Isaacman joined an elite group of professional astronauts from a dozen countries. He tested SpaceX's new spacesuits, clinging to a spacecraft going farther than any since 1972.

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First Look -- As Boeing falters, can SpaceX go where six far-reaching Apollo missions went before? -- The SpaceX rocket, blasting off early Sept. 10, will take astronauts farther than any other since 1972, when Apollo 17 completed the final NASA mission. The third day will bring the first privately funded spacewalk.

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Can plants talk and think? Some scientists say yes. "The Light Eaters" gives insights into how plants communicate, while "Alien Earths" explores the search for intelligent life on other planets.

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First Look - NASA: Astronauts stuck on ISS must wait for SpaceX ride home in 2025 - After months of tests and debate, NASA decided test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will come back in a SpaceX capsule in February. Their empty Boeing Starliner capsule will attempt to return on autopilot in early September.

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Start your engines, grab some earplugs: Old cars race loud and proud - It's easy to get revved up watching old race cars go roaring down the rack.

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First Look -- What's old, long, and green? Meet Gnatalie, Los Angeles' new dinosaur. -- A 75-foot-long sauropod is the only green dinosaur fossil in the world and it's on display in Los Angeles. Researchers discovered the bones in 2007 in the Badlands of Utah.

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'Hey Siri, can you win the AI race?' How Apple Intelligence could be a game-changer. -- Apple is diving into artificial intelligence – focused on the idea of a "virtual personal assistant." Apple Intelligence will make Siri and some iPhone 15 models smarter – and perhaps spur sales of new gadgets.

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The Explainer -- Boeing has seen a tide of bad headlines. It's hoping for a reset with space launch. -- Boeing plans to launch a crewed spaceflight to prove it can successfully transport astronauts to the International Space Station.

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First Look -- Scientists recorded sperm whales. Their pod-casts offer hints on how they talk. -- For years, researchers have tried to link sperm whales' underwater clicks to the meanings they communicate. A new study of their codas could serve as the basis for future translations of their alphabet.

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First Look -- Hey now, you're a dead star. Meet Gaia, the Milky Way's second-largest black hole. -- A black hole named Gaia BH3, 33 times greater in size than the sun, was discovered 2,000 light years from Earth. The only other in our Milky Way galaxy, Sagittarius, is 26,000 light years away from Earth and traveling in the opposite direction.

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Some things are worth missing school for. An eclipse road trip, and a search for wonder. -- Our reporter, like many parents, wanted his son to experience the wonder of a total solar eclipse. As so often happens with parenting, the one left most in awe by the celestial event was not the fifth grader.

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Howling at the moon on a Monday afternoon. Eclipse brings thousands to Vermont. -- In a country seemingly fractured about most things, on Monday, Americans came together under one sky.

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Project 'Frozen Dumbo' helps boost dwindling African elephant populations -- Factors such as poaching and habitat loss have decimated wild African elephant populations. Operation "Frozen Dumbo" aims to bolster the animals' numbers in the wild and in zoos.

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The Explainer -- A solar eclipse is coming April 8. Here's what you need to know. -- The total solar eclipse on April 8 will be visible to millions of Americans. Here's a guide to how and where to watch it and what to expect.

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A sidewalk telescope in Madrid offers a glimpse into the night sky's unknown -- The stars have inspired wonder and contemplation from time immemorial. On Madrid's sidewalks, one man is helping locals experience them today with a glimpse through his telescope.

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