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Astronauts face mental challenges for deep space travel: Scientists are working on solutions

June brings a rare planetary parade

How to watch the Tau Herculids meteor storm

Disaster upon disaster: Wildfires contaminate West’s depleting water with ashy sludge

Comet that split apart in 1995 could produce rare meteor storm

Maryland reports falling blue crab population in Chesapeake Bay, tributaries

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National Air and Space Museum names director

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May 16

PHOTOS: Super blood moon total eclipse

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May 15

WATCH: Total lunar eclipse to hover over DC

Total eclipse of the super moon: How to watch the Sunday night sky show

Scientists grow plants in moon soil for the first time ever

The Space Place: Black hole deux

WATCH: Ground-breaking Milky Way discovery

How to watch the ‘super flower blood moon’ total lunar eclipse

Maryland-based co-inventor of implantable defibrillator dies at 89

WTOP Space Reporter: Sky sights galore this weekend

Montgomery Co. chosen to help with NOAA heat-mapping campaign, searching for volunteers

Georgetown professor: Rudeness can damage the productivity and intelligence of its targets

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April 22

In photos: On Earth Day, DC climate activists make urgent plea for action

Fairfax Co.’s upcoming Dark Hour seeks to raise awareness of light pollution

Failing mark for DC area: Poor air quality leads to missed work, school

Suing over climate change: Taking fossil fuel companies to court

In Montgomery County, volunteers sign up to monitor frogs — and their habitats

Full pink moon has starring role in the DC area’s holiday weekend sky