Scientists long pondered Earth's weight, an impossible task with conventional scales. In 1798, Henry Cavendish, using a modest torsion balance with lead balls, ingeniously measured the faint gravitational pull between them. This groundbreaking experiment revealed Earth's density, finally allowing its mass to be calculated, a feat still admired for its precision and ingenuity.

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NASA's Office of Inspector General said that while NASA is working to "mitigate and prevent hazards" associated with lunar landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin, "there are currently gaps in the agency's approach, including in its testing posture and crew survival analyses," including what might happen after a catastrophic but non-fatal event.