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

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

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

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

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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

Innovative program gives DC-area teens a peek into STEM careers

Innovative program gives DC-area teens a peek into STEM careers

Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely, scientists calculate

Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely, scientists calculate

Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas

Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas

Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing

Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing

Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but global burning is oddly decreasing

Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but global burning is oddly decreasing

Private mission to rescue NASA’s aging telescope runs into its own trouble

Private mission to rescue NASA’s aging telescope runs into its own trouble

5 states offer to accept nuclear waste in exchange for help developing nuclear energy

5 states offer to accept nuclear waste in exchange for help developing nuclear energy

Full buck moon may bring color as it rises Wednesday night

Full buck moon may bring color as it rises Wednesday night

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