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Top secret Cold War project turned up plants that once thrived beneath Greenland ice

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March 14

SpaceX rocket plume soars through DC region’s night sky, surprising residents

Asteroid the size of the Golden Gate Bridge to zoom by Earth

‘Significantly higher’ amount of forever chemicals in Northern Virginia tap water, study finds

Md. Senate advances far-reaching climate bill

‘Tsunami’ of cicadas coming — here’s what the buzz is about

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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

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