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WTOP Space Reporter gets rare glimpse of hybrid solar eclipse from cruise ship off Australian coast

Chesapeake Bay eagle population has recovered, but now there’s competition for territory

New study shows T. rex may have had thick, scaly lips

‘Night of Science’ at USPTO in Alexandria exposes students to creativity, career exploration

NASA to announce first crew to the moon in over 50 years on Monday

Fairfax Co. students hear speech from an astronaut who graduated from their school

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Recent cosmic explosion likely the ‘brightest of all time,’ NASA says

How to watch the ‘Five Planets’ align in Monday’s night sky

Northern Lights make rare sighting in DC region

Lengthy droughts, severe flooding getting more intense as planet warms, study finds

Sky show grand finale: Jupiter and Venus make a dazzling duo

WTOP’s Neal Augenstein: Encouraging news in my lung cancer treatment

Why the warmer winter could bring a less colorful spring to the DC area

Watch this ‘space’: How to catch Jupiter-Venus planetary waltz

A piece of the sun ‘broke’ off — here’s what it means

Supporters of ‘solar geoengineering’ say it could be a key climate solution; critics call it dangerous

Look up: Green comet not seen since caveman days is swinging by Earth

Inside the secretive process to select astronauts for NASA’s next moon mission

Lauren Sanchez plans all-women space flight aboard Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket

‘Virginia is for Launch Lovers’ rocket launch now scheduled for Tuesday night

We are all made of stars: The long trip from the big bang to the human body

Solar farm proposed for Gainesville area

Lightning in the ‘cataclysmic’ Tonga volcano eruption shattered ‘all records’

Earth closest to the sun today: Does it have any impact on weather?