There’s a new frozen oddball orbiting the Sun, and it’s not your average space rock. It’s a planet—a minor one, to be ...

The heaviest ship in the world is Pioneering Spirit. It’s so big, that it carries cranes big enough to carry other cranes. It’s owned by Allseas, an oil rig company. The boat can lay oil pipes ...

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