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An immense volcanic ash cloud from Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi eruption is heading towards India, potentially causing hazy skies ...

Traditionally, scientists believed that the charge polarity of the magnetosphere at the equator and the poles was the same, but new satellite data shows otherwise.

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The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will host a Christmas-themed program, “Star of the Magi,” twice during ...

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