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Study: Large vehicles more likely than cars to hit pedestrians while turning

Scientists use system similar to E-ZPass to study Chesapeake Bay fish

NASA’s mega moon rocket Artemis rolls out

50 years of ‘adorable antics’: National Zoo celebrates giant pandas

Super Soaker inventor: ‘Put it on the table and let it stand on its merit’

Spider as big as your palm may make its way to DC area

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National Arboretum sees 2nd bald eagle egg

Maryland high school team makes an essential skill easier for workers with disabilities

Dopamine: Understanding the pleasure chemical

The simplest, cheapest and most accurate COVID test yet is coming

WTOP Space Reporter: Another rocket launch and other sky sights on Saturday

National Arboretum bald eagles could get a ‘nestful’

NASA shares first ‘selfie’ photograph taken by James Webb Space Telescope

New research shows how color could help stave off mosquitoes

WTOP Space Reporter breaks down new Roland Emmerich sci-fi flick ‘Moonfall’

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Webb space telescope nearing destination a million miles away

Md. gets passing grade on coastal climate change preparedness with room for improvement

30 years later, James Webb Space Telescope finally unfurled

Indy Autonomous Challenge race at CES pushes limits of autonomous vehicles

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PHOTOS: Christmas Day Launch of James Webb Space Telescope