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Hot girl summer? Blue crab study shows ‘healthy female abundance’ in Chesapeake Bay

Largest iceberg in the world breaks off from Antarctica

Nat Geo Kids presents ‘DinoMAYnia’ with roaring activities for the month of May

James Webb Space Telescope set for August voyage to launch site

China has successfully landed a rover on Mars, state media says

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Vice President Kamala Harris to lead National Space Council

SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth; rare night splashdown

Scientists trace origins of 23-million-year-old asteroid that hit Earth

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First supermoon of 2021 is Monday night

Tidal Basin faces uncertain future with rising waters

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NASA announces Mars helicopters’ next flight attempt

Mars didn’t lose all of its water at once, based on Curiosity rover find

SpaceX wins $2.9 billion contract for NASA moon lander

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