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Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

For this community of “space cowboys,” entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts, a fireball streaming across the sky offers big risks and bigger rewards—and new tech is heating up the competition.

When Ruggles Mine went up for auction, mineral collectors feared it would never reopen to the public. After a last-minute reprieve, its future is still uncertain.

Dorothy wore the disputed blue-and-white frock when she faced down the Wicked Witch.

NASA accidentally sold it, tried to take it back, lost it in a court battle—and now you can own it.

Rocky's home was struck by a rare meteorite, but don't worry, he's okay.

The late, legendary magician and actor always followed his curiosity.

A recently sold letter from medical pioneer Edward Jenner provides some insight as to why.

The papers of Tony Glover, "musician's musician" and journalist, include many other luminaries as well.

A high-profile T. rex sale is a reminder that paleontologists get stressed when fossils vanish into private hands.

If you ever needed a lipstick gun or a heartbeat detector, you could be in luck.

Cagey about his methods, John Wallis was a bit of a cipher himself.

You’ll need a lot of pretty pennies to buy it.

Winning bidder take note: It is not safe to drink.

It may have been crafted for the Qianlong emperor more than 275 years ago.

Letters and trinkets show off the personal sides of Einstein, Hawking, and Schrödinger.