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Astronomers find biggest super-puff planets yet that are lighter than cotton candy

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Astronomers find biggest super-puff planets yet that are lighter than cotton candy

A plan to sell artifacts from the Titanic faces US government opposition

A plan to sell artifacts from the Titanic faces US government opposition

FDA panel backs first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology

FDA panel backs first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology

How you can explore the cosmos, virtual reality style, in a new Smithsonian experience

How you can explore the cosmos, virtual reality style, in a new Smithsonian experience

Archaeology team unearths ‘prototype’ of world-famous Stonehenge monument just a few miles away

Archaeology team unearths ‘prototype’ of world-famous Stonehenge monument just a few miles away

Ancient teeth from Siberia rewrite the plague’s timeline, dating back to over 5,500 years ago

Ancient teeth from Siberia rewrite the plague’s timeline, dating back to over 5,500 years ago

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Moon to block DC’s view of Venus on Wednesday afternoon

Moon to block DC’s view of Venus on Wednesday afternoon

Dan David Prize awards 9 scholars $300,000 each for research on the human past

Dan David Prize awards 9 scholars $300,000 each for research on the human past

5.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Tokyo region but no danger of a tsunami, meteorological agency says

Comparing new budgets from the Virginia House and Senate

Comparing new budgets from the Virginia House and Senate

Drawing a line in the sand against more data centers in Northern Virginia

Drawing a line in the sand against more data centers in Northern Virginia

Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project

Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project

Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when powerful quake hit the southern Philippines

Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when powerful quake hit the southern Philippines

Brazil reports drop in Amazon deforestation rates, pushing back on US tariff accusations

Brazil reports drop in Amazon deforestation rates, pushing back on US tariff accusations

Reactor reboot at world’s largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan’s radioactive waste plans

Reactor reboot at world’s largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan’s radioactive waste plans

Climate change makes once-rare coastal floods more likely, study says

Climate change makes once-rare coastal floods more likely, study says

An underground detector in China unveils its first major findings about mysterious ghost particles

An underground detector in China unveils its first major findings about mysterious ghost particles

NASA unveils Artemis III astronauts to test technology for a future moon landing

NASA unveils Artemis III astronauts to test technology for a future moon landing

A flesh-eating cattle parasite spreads beyond Texas as new screwworm cases are found

A flesh-eating cattle parasite spreads beyond Texas as new screwworm cases are found

Energy Department says advanced nuclear reactor first to reach critical milestone

Energy Department says advanced nuclear reactor first to reach critical milestone

Astronauts briefly take shelter during repair to fix leak on the International Space Station

Astronauts briefly take shelter during repair to fix leak on the International Space Station

Fishermen prepared for the longest red snapper season in recent memory. A court order stopped it

Fishermen prepared for the longest red snapper season in recent memory. A court order stopped it

Potential northern lights and planetary sights in DC region Thursday

Potential northern lights and planetary sights in DC region Thursday

Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds

Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds

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