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Credit: The Summer Triangle with the Milky Way flowing through it is a sight to see in summer skies. (WTOP/Greg Redfern)

Eyes to the Skies: Summer solstice, a strawberry moon and Milky Way visible at night

U.Md. students to get commencement speech from someone with out-of-this-world experience

Maryland students build microwave-sized satellite to study asteroid passing close to Earth in 2029

‘The truth is out there’: Pentagon release of UFO files sparks reaction at Air and Space Museum

Eyes to the Skies for May: Summer constellations visible as full flower moon takes over the sky

From Greenbelt to Titan, NASA’s Dragonfly mission to seek answers on how life begins

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America 250: The original Rocketman: How an immigrant put the American flag on the moon

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Excellent prospects for the Lyrid meteor shower

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PHOTOS: Artemis II returns to Earth with a Pacific Ocean splashdown

‘I almost cried’: American University students celebrate safe return of Artemis II crew

Photographers are buzzing about the cameras the Artemis II used to capture its historic images

WATCH: Artemis II nears return to Earth with Pacific splashdown

American University helps NASA track history

WATCH LIVE: Artemis II mission flies around the moon

Artemis II toilet acts up again as astronauts speed toward the moon to break Apollo 13’s record

Here’s how Artemis astronauts will document parts of the moon never seen before

After liftoff, how Artemis II astronauts are setting up home in space

Artemis II viewing party at NASA Goddard Visitor Center launches big dreams

Eyes to the Skies for April: Lyrids meteor shower and a launch window for Artemis II

Eyes to the Skies for March: Total lunar eclipse, daylight saving time returns, spring arrives with the vernal equinox

NASA adds another moon mission to Artemis program, citing need to build ‘muscle memory’

Trump says he doesn’t know if aliens are real but directs government to release files on UFOs, more

No one wants data centers in their neighborhood — is space really the answer?

Artemis II continues countdown rehearsal

Eyes to the Skies for February: Rocket launch, winter constellations, eclipse and more

NASA delays the first Artemis moonshot with astronauts because of extreme cold at the launch site

Northern lights sightings possible Monday night in DC area