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Two dead satellites might collide above the US today

Even short-term exposure to low levels of air pollution can increase risk of cardiac arrest

Federal proposal would protect coalfields habitat for Virginia crayfish

Former NASA astronaut to speak with Prince George’s County students

How risky is youth football? Va. Tech study has mixed findings

NASA wants your help to name the next Mars rover

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Key take-aways from Sunday’s successful capsule test by NASA, Boeing and SpaceX

Scientists seek rare species survivors amid Australia flames

DC-area researcher works to inspire girls to become next-generation STEM women

A Japanese billionaire is looking for a ‘life partner’ to fly with him to the moon

Wolf moon eclipse kicks off the first of 13 full moons in 2020

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January 7

NASA astronaut shares beautiful image of 2020’s first meteor shower

Three generations of ancient Amazon women warriors found in Russian tomb

Anne Arundel Co. recommits to Chesapeake Bay cleanup after EPA comments

Quadrantid meteor shower, first of the new year, peaks this weekend

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December 31

Two puffins scratched their itches with sticks — the first evidence that seabirds can use tools

Greta Thunberg’s parents went green to ‘save’ their daughter

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December 23

PHOTOS: Satellite images illustrate how holidays affect light usage

600 gallons of oil spilled in waters off Galapagos Islands

Astronaut Jessica Meir celebrates Hanukkah from, where else, space

New type of explosion spotted on sun’s surface

‘If the climate stays like this, we won’t make it’ say those on the frontline of Africa’s drought

Preservation or development? Brazil’s Amazon at a crossroads

Thousands of ‘penis fish’ washed up on a California beach