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

Credit: NASA/JOLEARRA TSHITEYA/Jolearra Tshiteya

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

Scientists trace latest interstellar comet’s home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky Way

Scientists trace latest interstellar comet’s home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky Way

RFK Jr. faced the Senate. One lawmaker’s competing loyalties were on display

RFK Jr. faced the Senate. One lawmaker’s competing loyalties were on display

988 hotline’s launch is linked to thousands of fewer suicide deaths among teens and young adults

988 hotline’s launch is linked to thousands of fewer suicide deaths among teens and young adults

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Researchers have spent decades breeding better potatoes for chips, and their work isn’t done

Researchers have spent decades breeding better potatoes for chips, and their work isn’t done

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is grounded after launching satellite into the wrong orbit

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is grounded after launching satellite into the wrong orbit

Excellent prospects for the Lyrid meteor shower

Excellent prospects for the Lyrid meteor shower

Chernobyl’s radioactive landscape is a testament to nature’s resilience and survival spirit

Chernobyl’s radioactive landscape is a testament to nature’s resilience and survival spirit

The Lyrid meteor shower is visible now and peaking soon. Here’s how to spot it

The Lyrid meteor shower is visible now and peaking soon. Here’s how to spot it

Five seconds of free fall: Astronauts describe historic moon mission — and nail-biting return to Earth

Five seconds of free fall: Astronauts describe historic moon mission — and nail-biting return to Earth

Artemis II astronauts praise their moonship’s performance, especially the heat shield

Artemis II astronauts praise their moonship’s performance, especially the heat shield

Younger adult colon cancer deaths are concentrated in people with less education, study says

Younger adult colon cancer deaths are concentrated in people with less education, study says

Astronomers measure the mind-blowing power and speed of black hole jets for the first time

Astronomers measure the mind-blowing power and speed of black hole jets for the first time

A lost icon: The American chestnut and its central place in the eastern landscape

A lost icon: The American chestnut and its central place in the eastern landscape

Check out NASA’s new space telescope

Check out NASA’s new space telescope

How a retired cranberry bog helped change the game for wetland restoration

How a retired cranberry bog helped change the game for wetland restoration

As energy costs rise, some states back off ambitious climate goals

As energy costs rise, some states back off ambitious climate goals

Early risers may catch Comet C/2025 R3 this week

Early risers may catch Comet C/2025 R3 this week

NASA already has next Artemis flight in its sights following astronauts’ triumphant moon flyby

NASA already has next Artemis flight in its sights following astronauts’ triumphant moon flyby

PHOTOS: Artemis II returns to Earth with a Pacific Ocean splashdown

PHOTOS: Artemis II returns to Earth with a Pacific Ocean splashdown

‘I almost cried’: American University students celebrate safe return of Artemis II crew

‘I almost cried’: American University students celebrate safe return of Artemis II crew

Artemis II’s record-breaking journey around the moon ends with dramatic splashdown

Artemis II’s record-breaking journey around the moon ends with dramatic splashdown

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