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Persistent Etna ash shuts Sicily’s busiest airport during peak holiday week

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Persistent Etna ash shuts Sicily’s busiest airport during peak holiday week

The hidden politics of time: How clocks, calendars — and now-contentious time zones — came to be

The hidden politics of time: How clocks, calendars — and now-contentious time zones — came to be

Millions crowd Spanish cities to see country’s first total solar eclipse in over a century

Millions crowd Spanish cities to see country’s first total solar eclipse in over a century

Radiation vest tested on NASA moonshot can cut astronauts’ exposure in solar storms, study suggests

Radiation vest tested on NASA moonshot can cut astronauts’ exposure in solar storms, study suggests

As search for thousands of missing pushes on, Colombia earthquake tests new president

As search for thousands of missing pushes on, Colombia earthquake tests new president

Looking to see the solar eclipse from North America? Here’s where and when to catch a sliver

Looking to see the solar eclipse from North America? Here’s where and when to catch a sliver

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An eclipsed star and falling stars in the skies Wednesday

An eclipsed star and falling stars in the skies Wednesday

Malaysian farmers, environmental groups call for rejection of GMO rice trial

Malaysian farmers, environmental groups call for rejection of GMO rice trial

Driver who broke the sound barrier attempts another land speed record in Utah

Driver who broke the sound barrier attempts another land speed record in Utah

How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle

How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle

Health officials urge caution for Gulf Coast beachgoers during surge of deadly bacterial infections

Health officials urge caution for Gulf Coast beachgoers during surge of deadly bacterial infections

SpaceX shares rise even as company insiders get a chance to sell for the first time

SpaceX shares rise even as company insiders get a chance to sell for the first time

South Korean satellite captures before and after views of SpaceX rocket’s moon crash

South Korean satellite captures before and after views of SpaceX rocket’s moon crash

Climate change created conditions for Canada fires, scientists say, as Trump blames mismanagement

Climate change created conditions for Canada fires, scientists say, as Trump blames mismanagement

Testing is underway on vaccines to intercept brewing colon cancer before it takes root

Testing is underway on vaccines to intercept brewing colon cancer before it takes root

New images of the sun show its surface in the finest detail yet

New images of the sun show its surface in the finest detail yet

Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted

Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted

Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies

Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies

This summer isn’t breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say

This summer isn’t breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say

August’s total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland

August’s total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland

NASA opens its first wind tunnel in 40 years at Langley Research Center

NASA opens its first wind tunnel in 40 years at Langley Research Center

Eyes to the Skies: August features partial eclipses of the sun and moon

Eyes to the Skies: August features partial eclipses of the sun and moon

UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to ‘a planet already on fire’

UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to ‘a planet already on fire’

A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon

A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon

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