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What it would take for DC to ramp up testing of positive COVID-19 tests to ID variants

NASA’s DC headquarters now dedicated to ‘Hidden Figures’ scientist Mary Jackson

In environmental justice push, Md. lawmakers look to decrease harmful toxins

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February 22

This 29-year-old cancer survivor is set to be the youngest American ever in space

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February 18

WATCH: NASA rover heads to Mars

7 minutes of terror for Mars Perseverance rover

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Common genetic test often wrong when identifying rare disease-causing variants, study says

Explore Jezero Crater, the future home of NASA’s Perseverance rover

Va. student who named Mars rover excited for mission broadcast

5,000-year-old ‘industrial-scale’ brewery unearthed in Egypt

UAE’s Hope spacecraft first of 3 to reach Mars this month

Workers exposed to radiation at NIST research reactor in Gaithersburg

Federal appeals court hears case on FCC’s 5G safety standards

Air pollution linked to increased risk of irreversible sight loss, study finds

Why swearing is a sign of intelligence, helps manage pain and more

COVID-19 infection grants immunity for 5 months, UK study suggests

Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn meet for rare ‘triple conjunction’

Space object likely came from alien world, Harvard professor says

Chesapeake Bay Foundation gives health of the bay a D-plus

3 missions head for Mars and other space news to expect in 2021

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December 22

Great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn captured in stunning photos

Winter Solstice sets stage for the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn

‘Totally spectacular’: All eyes on night sky as Jupiter, Saturn inch closer

Geminid meteor shower: What to know for Dec. 13-14