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Space Oddity Rest in peace, Starman.

A revised version of David Bowie's Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station.

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Are Self-Driving Cars Safe? Tesla's Autopilot system is the most advanced available right now, but it has limitations, and some of those limitations might be us.

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New Moon, New Disease, New Hero! This edition of SciShow News really is full of "news." Scientists have discovered a new moon orbiting Neptune, a new tick-borne virus threatening the United Sta...

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Space Oddity Rest in peace, Starman.

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From Kepler to Webb: The History of the Telescope Hank regales us with the history of the telescope, and then introduces us to some folks from the team who are working on the newest telescope in the chronology ...

The Evolution of Male Homosexuality Hank goes from space to sex and then to motherhood, covering the SpaceX launch, a mission to the moons of Jupiter, intersexual workplace rivalries, the evolutio...

Tardigrades: Adorable Extremophiles Hank explains why NASA and the European Space Agency are in love with tardigrades and how these extremophiles are helping us study the panspermia hypothesis.

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The Evolution of Male Homosexuality Hank goes from space to sex and then to motherhood, covering the SpaceX launch, a mission to the moons of Jupiter, intersexual workplace rivalries, the evolutio...

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