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Venus and Jupiter appear close in the sky as summer’s best meteor shower peaks soon

Artist drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the UN during plastic pollution treaty talks

August’s full sturgeon moon dazzles with yellow-orange color

What’s up in the sky for August 2025? ‘Summer Triangle,’ Perseid meteor shower and more

Recent rain, heat causes oxygen levels to drop in the Chesapeake Bay

Innovation district aims to boost Va.’s tech sectors, lessen reliance on federal government

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