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Astronomers believe they’ve detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto

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Astronomers believe they’ve detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto

A bright moon may dim the Eta Aquarid meteor shower made up of Halley’s comet debris

A bright moon may dim the Eta Aquarid meteor shower made up of Halley’s comet debris

Mexico City is sinking so quickly, it can be seen from space

Mexico City is sinking so quickly, it can be seen from space

Eyes to the Skies for May: Summer constellations visible as full flower moon takes over the sky

Eyes to the Skies for May: Summer constellations visible as full flower moon takes over the sky

J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79

J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79

Wreckage of a US Coast Guard ship lost during WWI has been found off the coast of England

Wreckage of a US Coast Guard ship lost during WWI has been found off the coast of England

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How to find Isaac Newton’s apple tree in DC

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From Greenbelt to Titan, NASA’s Dragonfly mission to seek answers on how life begins

From Greenbelt to Titan, NASA’s Dragonfly mission to seek answers on how life begins

One of America’s oldest weather observatories shows people the science behind our climate

One of America’s oldest weather observatories shows people the science behind our climate

Critically endangered antelopes return to Kenya from Czech zoo

Critically endangered antelopes return to Kenya from Czech zoo

NASA’s Artemis II moonship returns home to its launch site after historic voyage

NASA’s Artemis II moonship returns home to its launch site after historic voyage

Trump administration fires independent board overseeing the National Science Foundation

Trump administration fires independent board overseeing the National Science Foundation

Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims

Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims

Archaeologists at Pompeii use AI to reconstruct the face of a man killed in the volcano’s eruption

Archaeologists at Pompeii use AI to reconstruct the face of a man killed in the volcano’s eruption

Researchers say remote Lake Superior island’s wolves are thriving as packs prey on moose

Researchers say remote Lake Superior island’s wolves are thriving as packs prey on moose

The threat of light pollution puts the world’s darkest skies in the Atacama Desert at risk

The threat of light pollution puts the world’s darkest skies in the Atacama Desert at risk

How conspiracy theories about missing or dead scientists went from online forums to the White House

How conspiracy theories about missing or dead scientists went from online forums to the White House

America 250: The original Rocketman: How an immigrant put the American flag on the moon

America 250: The original Rocketman: How an immigrant put the American flag on the moon

The wide-brimmed Sombrero galaxy is revealed in all its splendor by a telescope in Chile

The wide-brimmed Sombrero galaxy is revealed in all its splendor by a telescope in Chile

FDA plans ultra-fast review of three psychedelic drugs following Trump directive

FDA plans ultra-fast review of three psychedelic drugs following Trump directive

A massive, unstable ice block stalls Everest climbers at base camp

A massive, unstable ice block stalls Everest climbers at base camp

Built in Greenbelt, NASA’s Roman Space Telescope prepares to map the universe

Built in Greenbelt, NASA’s Roman Space Telescope prepares to map the universe

A massive kraken-like octopus may have prowled the seas during the age of dinosaurs

A massive kraken-like octopus may have prowled the seas during the age of dinosaurs

Archaeological digs in Amazon provide clues about Indigenous inhabitants before colonization

Archaeological digs in Amazon provide clues about Indigenous inhabitants before colonization

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