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The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, making this year's festivities the 55th annual festival. For the first Earth Day, ...

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Since at least 2016, a rumor has circulated online that "a speck of dust is halfway between the size of" an atom and Earth.

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NASA’s oldest active astronaut, Don Pettit, has returned safely to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing ...

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