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Shades of a Lunar Eclipse
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A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse.

Mar 10, 2026
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Ailing “Megaberg” Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life
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As Iceberg A-23A disintegrated, it shed meltwater that helped fuel an extensive phytoplankton bloom in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Mar 6, 2026
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A Little Town With a Long Name
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A NASA luminary from the Apollo era grew up in Wales near Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

Mar 5, 2026
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Surveying Popes Creek
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George Washington was born along this tidal creek in Virginia and, as a teenager, made one of his first surveying…

Feb 16, 2026
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NASA Flies Through a Volcanic Laboratory: Rincón de la Vieja 
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An ecologist, a volcanologist, and a chemist walk into a forest… it sounds like the beginning of a bad joke,…

Feb 12, 2026
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Milano Cortina 2026
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About 2,900 Olympic athletes have converged on northern Italy to sort out who is the GOAT—or perhaps the stoat.

Feb 5, 2026
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Seasons Change in Southwest Virginia
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From autumn color to a winter-white finish, forested areas around Blacksburg trade foliage for snow over the span of two…

Feb 2, 2026
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Finding Freshwater in Great Salt Lake
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Reed-covered mounds exposed by declining water levels reveal an unexpected network of freshwater springs that feed directly into the lake…

Jan 26, 2026
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North America’s Greenhouse Hub
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The expansion of greenhouses in southern Ontario is changing the appearance of the land surface—and the night sky.

Jan 20, 2026
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