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Skies over Massachusetts are set to show the spectacular Perseid meteor shower and a partial solar eclipse in the coming week – here’s when and how to see both.

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NORTHEAST ALABAMA – The Perseid meteor shower could give Northeast Alabama and Northwest Georgia one of the year’s most ...

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Planetary researchers analyzing images from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft have found evidence that liquid nitrogen may still ...

A satellite spun out of control ahead of its rescue mission to boost a falling NASA observatory. But the team isn’t giving up ...