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May 2025 offers some spectacular celestial sights, from a bright comet and a meteor shower to a full Flower Moon. Here’s what ...

asked the 78-year-old director of the University of Washington’s Center for Ecosystem Sentinels and a National Geographic Explorer. “They’re comical, they’re curious, they’re endearing.” ...

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