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This week’s Green Sense Minute features Astronomer Laura Trouille, vice president of science engagement at the Adler Planetarium, who discusses a new program that promotes climate action.

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The 245th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society is being held Jan. 12 to Jan. 16 and will feature remarkable findings ...

January started out with a meteor shower and now has a planetary alignment in store. Here's what you'll be able to see and ...

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