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New evidence suggests presence of underground lake on Mars

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A television at Kennedy Space Center shows images from DART.

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NASA's DART mission is a success as it crashes into asteroid

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Jupiter will be the closest to Earth in 59 years on Monday

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Beto O'Rourke and Gov. Greg Abbott face each other during a debate.

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O'Rourke, Abbott face off in Texas gubernatorial debate

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