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From findings about space and parasites to new discoveries in math and ancient civilizations, 2019 was a big year.

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The meaning of the name "beaver moon" originated with early Americans centuries ago. Here are some more things you should know about the lunar event.

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The gravitational pull of the supermoon will team up with that of the sun on August 30 to create super-charged "king" tides around the world.

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Margaret Hamilton, lead Apollo flight software engineer, in the Apollo Command Module.

When Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the surface of the Moon in July of 1969, software was a relatively new development. In fact, the Moon mission was one of the first times this kind of engineering was used in such a fundamental way. History was being wri

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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history in 1969 when they became the first people to step foot on the Moon. Ten others have followed in their footsteps.

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