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The DC area is in for another geomagnetic storm — which means another opportunity to see the Northern Lights

The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming waters

Keep an eye on the sky for Venus, Mercury and more

Two meteor showers will flash across the sky around the same time in late July

Get out of your phone and into the night sky this summer: It’s stargazing time!

NASA says no return date yet for astronauts and troubled Boeing capsule at space station

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India’s Modi focuses on jobs creation in first budget after winning polls

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NASA’s Curiosity rover makes its ‘most unexpected’ find on Mars

Moon fests, moon movie and even a full moon mark 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing

Humans caused climate change. Amid the suffering, now they must solve it

The winner in China’s panda diplomacy: the pandas themselves

106 rare crocodile eggs are found in Cambodia, the biggest such discovery in 20 years

Boeing is closer to understanding thruster failures on its first astronaut flight with latest test

How NASA and SpaceX will bring down the space station when it’s retired

NASA cancels its moon rover mission, citing cost overruns and launch delays

Stegosaurus fossil fetches nearly $45M, setting record for dinosaur auctions

Webcam monitors hundreds of rattlesnakes at a Colorado ‘mega den’ for citizen science

Brazilian researchers discover dinosaur fossil after heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul

World’s rarest whale may have washed up on New Zealand beach, possibly shedding clues on species

Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon that could be used to shelter future explorers