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The Living Worlds Working Group proposes a revolutionary approach to finding life on distant planets. The paper, part of the ...

Guest conductor Edward Gardner led the orchestra in a colorful reading of Holst's masterpiece and Randall Goosby performed ...

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After a year featuring a brilliant green comet, a rare eclipse at sunrise, perfect views of the planets, a traveler from deep ...

With the moon out of the way on Jan. 18, bright Jupiter and Saturn become stand-outs in the January night sky.

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Coal mines are notorious sources of acid mine drainage, but the orange sludge that threatens water supplies and wildlife also ...

On February 28, we will see not one, not two, but six planets in the evening sky. Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, ...

Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and coating stream beds with ...

I hope you had the chance to tune in to WTOP on Saturday for our live team coverage of the Artemis II rollout.