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Nasa has completed the assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. This mission will map the universe 100 times faster than Hubble.

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Effect and cause.

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American space agency NASA announced it found a new way to allow the Perseverance rover to determine its position on Mars by itself.

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Kiki's Delivery Service, Conan the Barbarian, Krull, The Goonies, and more make up our list of 1980s fantasy movies that have aged like fine wine.