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Water is discovered on the Moon
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Mercury is 98% mapped
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Major breakthrough in cancer research
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Scientists extract images directly from the brain on December 14
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Arctic sea ice extent hits a record low
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Pluto is demoted to "dwarf planet" status
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North Korea conducts its first nuclear test on October 9
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The West African black rhino is declared extinct
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Graphene is isolated
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NASA's twin robot geologists landed in Mars
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The Human Genome Project is completed
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Chinese Astronaut Yang Liwei and the Shenzhou V capsule on October 15
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The dwarf planet Quaoar is discovered
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Space station Mir is deorbited
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The Pyrenean Ibex goes extinct
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