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Known as “La Calima,” this desert dust plume could hit Spain, Portugal and France, bringing with it grit-laden, rust-colored ...

Don’t worry if you missed Tuesday’s total lunar eclipse. These images show the celestial marvel from around the world ...

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Punch, a monkey that went viral after he was abandoned by his mother in a Japanese zoo, is reminiscent of a foundational ...

Russia’s war has left many of Ukraine’s world-class observatories in ruins—but the besieged nation’s astronomers already have ...

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The Trump administration’s war with Iran over its nuclear ambitions raises new questions about the country’s uranium ...