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A DARPA robot has assembled a structure in orbit for the first time, paving the way for giant space telescopes and solar power arrays.

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For the first time, a robot has autonomously built part of a structure in space, demonstrating a breakthrough that could ...

Without building new space telescopes, the faintness of planets that can be detected will improve by up to 15 times.These ...

Best known for dissolving bodies in bathtubs, sulfuric acid has the potential to be the elixir of life on other worlds.