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The wildest scientific discoveries of 2017

Hilary BrueckDec 17, 2017, 21:47 IST

The Swope Telescope was one of several that recorded a neutron star merger's kilonova.UC Santa Cruz/Carnegie Observatories

2017 was a year of discovery: NASA started using reusable rockets, patients started treating cancer using only their own cells, and scientists discovered the Earth's lost eighth continent.

Here are some of the wildest, coolest, most promising science finds of the year: