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‘It’s really special’: Returning NIH workers greeted with thanks and songs of support

Partial solar eclipse to make grand appearance on Saturday

NASA’s stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station

PHOTOS: Total lunar eclipse provides fantastic sky show

Stay awake! Total lunar eclipse visible above DC area early Friday morning

‘People are going to die’: Thousands rally to protest cuts at science agencies

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