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PSA: Starlink Satellite Internet Hardware Is 50% Off Right Now
Guess what, internet lovers: Starlink has slashed 50% off its hardware costs in Australia up until New Year’s Eve.
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Satellite Sets New Relay Record for Sending Martian Messages to Earth
For 19 years, the Mars Express spacecraft has orbited the Red Planet, providing breathtaking views and valuable insights of Mars. The hard-working orbiter has not only relayed its own data back to Earth, but also provided a communication line between other Martian missions and ground control.
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Morning Might Be the Best Time to Avoid Pollen, Study Finds
As a rule of thumb, people with hay fever may want to avoid going outside after 2pm. A new study released this week found that pollen counts tend to be lowest during the morning hours and highest during mid-afternoon into the late evening.
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Doctors Treated a Deadly Genetic Disease Before Birth for the First Time
A team of doctors in the U.S. and Canada are reporting a medical first. They were able to start treating a child’s rare and often deadly genetic condition while she was still a foetus in the womb — the same condition that claimed the lives of her siblings. Now 16 months old, the child, named…