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"Astonishing artifacts" and "50th anniversary of the Viking 1 Mars Lander."

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August 2, 2026
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From astonishing artifacts to the wonders of space, here's this week's selection of hidden gems you might have missed.
 
 
 
 
Astonishing artifacts
 
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Relief fragment with vanquished enemies: A 3,400-year-old depiction of an Egyptian pharaoh crushing western Asian soldiers under his royal chariot
This battle scene painted on stone was repurposed three centuries later to help build an Egyptian tomb.
 
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Space photo of the week
 
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Humanity's first look at the surface of Mars shared on 50th anniversary of historic NASA landing
NASA has unearthed the historic photos its Viking 1 lander sent home just after landing on Mars in July 1976.
 
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Diagnostic dilemma
 
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Rare 'spinal stroke' struck an 8-year-old and temporarily paralyzed her
When an 8-year-old suddenly lost the ability to walk, doctors ruled out infection and autoimmune disease before uncovering a rare explanation.
 
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Earth from space
 
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Colossal scars of 60 million-year-long continental collision streak across warped mountains in Pakistan
A 2011 satellite photo shows off an "imbricate fan" of alternating rocks in Pakistan's Sulaiman Range. The striking structure formed along the boundary of two tectonic plates that have long been locked in a geological tug-of-war.
 
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Science crossword
 
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Live Science crossword puzzle #54: Egyptian pharaoh who died at 18 — 6 down
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