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

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

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