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The moon and sun figure big in the new year's lineup of cosmic wondersDec 29, 2025 8:43 am - Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a caravan of robotic lunar landers including Jeff Bezos’ new supersized Blue Moon. A supermoon looms on Jan. 3 and an astronomical blue moon is on the books for May.
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Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into spaceDec 20, 2025 5:12 pm - A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high.
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New director announced for FermilabDec 15, 2025 3:24 pm - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory has a new director. Norbert Holtkamp will take over Jan. 12, the University of Chicago announced Monday.
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How monogamous are humans? A study ranks us between meerkats and beavers.Dec 13, 2025 2:40 pm - How monogamous are humans, really? It’s an age-old question subject to significant debate. Now a University of Cambridge professor has an answer: Somewhere between the Eurasian beaver and a meerkat.
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More loons are filling Maine’s lakes with their ghostlike callsDec 13, 2025 1:44 pm - Loons are on the mend in Maine, filling more of the state's lakes and ponds with their haunting calls, although conservationists say the birds aren't out of the woods yet.
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FDA to investigate whether adult deaths linked to coronavirus vaccineDec 10, 2025 7:36 am - An agency memo alleged that at least 10 children died after receiving coronavirus vaccinations, citing it as a basis for overhauling how vaccines are approved, despite studies finding the shots have generally been safe.
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Japan assesses damage from 7.5 magnitude quake that injured 34Dec 09, 2025 7:25 am - Japan was assessing damage Tuesday and cautioning people of potential aftershocks after a late-night 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific coastal communities.
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Why a 400-mile long fog bank lingered over California for a weekNov 29, 2025 4:47 pm - A fog bank hundreds of miles long in California’s Central Valley reappeared every day for a week and was likely to linger into the weekend.
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Scientists capture the crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on MarsNov 29, 2025 3:11 pm - Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.The crackling of electrical discharges was captured by a microphone on the rover, a French-led team reported Wednesday.
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Lake Lovers celebrate game-changing pilot for Lake County lakesNov 23, 2025 11:45 pm - The Lake County Lake Lovers 2025 Lake Monitoring Pilot successfully concluded its inaugural season, with volunteers contributing an estimated 2,800 hours and producing lab-quality results that saved lake groups a combined $100,800 in testing costs.
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