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The flare was strong enough to temporarily disrupt radio signals on Earth, and was the biggest since 2017.

The flare was strong enough to temporarily disrupt radio signals on Earth, and was the biggest since 2017.

The flare was strong enough to temporarily disrupt radio signals on Earth, and was the biggest since 2017.

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(1) THIS WEEK. My mother has been hospitalized since last Friday. While her main medical problem is abating, it’s still not clear to me what will happen next. She’ll be 97 next week, which makes the outcome hard to predict. I’ve been with her four or five hours a day, then coming home and working

A public reading of excerpts of three commissions in progress will be held at the American Museum of Natural History.

Neil Degrasse Tyson roasts that Armageddon and The Terminator “violate” science.

The Perseid meteor shower sends bright streaks shooting across the night sky. Stargazers can watch the shower peak this weekend, but the key, experts say, will be patience.

The Perseid meteor shower sends bright streaks shooting across the night sky. Stargazers can watch the shower peak this weekend, but the key, experts say, will be patience.