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The company is set to fly a pair of veteran astronauts, Needham native Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore, on a mission that will be one of the most significant tests for Boeing’s space division - and for NASA - in years.
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4d ago
The shower lasts through May 27.
The post The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, debris of Halley’s comet, peaks this weekend. Here’s how to see it. appeared first on Boston.com ..read more
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1w ago
Discovered over a century ago, its nickname derives from its striking appearance — a wispy pillar of gas and dust that resembles a horse rearing its head.
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2w ago
The bottles amount to “an out-of-the-box, next level, spectacular find,” said Jason Boroughs, Mount Vernon’s principal archaeologist.
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3w ago
It's the latest group to conclude there's no known tie between a new class of obesity drugs and suicide.
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3w ago
It's the first time since 2017 that an eclipse’s path of totality will cross a large swath of the continental U.S.
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3w ago
North America won’t see another coast-to-coast total solar eclipse for 21 years, prompting the weekend’s worry and mad rush.
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3w ago
These East Coast quakes can be harder to pinpoint. And they tend to affect a broader area.
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3w ago
Reporter Carlos R. Muñoz explains how to build a DIY eclipse-viewer, what to expect from wildlife and how to support pets during the midday darkness.
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3w ago
Organizers said the display of the moon piece at the airport is especially appropriate because of the buzz about the coming total solar eclipse in April.
The post Travelers through Maine’s biggest airport can now fly to the moon. Or, at least, a chunk of it. appeared first on Boston.com ..read more