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Planets, moon providing entertainment this week

March 17, 2020, 6:05am Nation & World

Stuck at home this week? The planets and our moon are providing some early morning entertainment. Read story

Alex Mather, whose submission, Perseverance, was chosen as the official name of the Mars 2020 rover, reads his essay entry Thursday at Lake in Burke, Va.

7th-grader’s idea picked for Mars rover’s name: Perseverance

Alex Mather, whose submission, Perseverance, was chosen as the official name of the Mars 2020 rover, reads his essay entry Thursday at Lake in Burke, Va.

March 10, 2020, 6:00am Life

NASA’s next Mars rover finally has a name. Perseverance, a six-wheeled robotic explorer, will blast off this summer to collect Martian samples for eventual return to Earth. Read story

In a time exposure, a SpaceX Falcon is launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., as seen from Viera, Fla., Friday night, March 6, 2020. The Falcon rocket blasted off with 4,300 pounds (1,950 kilograms) of equipment and experiments for the International Space Station. Just minutes later, the spent first-stage booster made a dramatic midnight landing back at Cape Canaveral, its return accompanied by sonic booms.

SpaceX’s 20th station shipment arrives with candy, science

In a time exposure, a SpaceX Falcon is launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., as seen from Viera, Fla., Friday night, March 6, 2020. The Falcon rocket blasted off with 4,300 pounds (1,950 kilograms) of equipment and experiments for the International Space Station. Just minutes later, the spent first-stage booster made a dramatic midnight landing back at Cape Canaveral, its return accompanied by sonic booms.

March 9, 2020, 9:01am Life

A SpaceX cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station on Monday, delivering the company’s 20th batch of gear and treats. Read story

A child interacts with an endangered adult giant sea bass in the Blue Cavern in the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Calif., on January 15, 2020. (Allen J.

Scientists seed local seas with imperiled fish. Can giant sea bass make a comeback?

A child interacts with an endangered adult giant sea bass in the Blue Cavern in the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Calif., on January 15, 2020. (Allen J.

March 9, 2020, 6:05am Nation & World

A team of scuba-diving biologists has released nearly 200 baby giant sea bass into the murky depths of Santa Monica Bay where the critically endangered fish will grow to be the size of Volkswagen Beetles. Read story

One of the discovery images of the object designated 2020 CD3, a new possible natural -- and temporary -- moon for Earth.

Earth temporarily gains new moon

One of the discovery images of the object designated 2020 CD3, a new possible natural -- and temporary -- moon for Earth.

March 3, 2020, 6:02am Life

Look up toward the sky and wave hello to Earth’s new mini moon — even if you can’t see it. Read story

&quot;Eclipse Chaser&quot; follows a group of scientists as they set up shop in rural Mitchell, Ore., to study the August 2017 solar eclipse. Author Ilima Loomis is a science journalist based in Hawaii; photographer Amanda Cowan is The Columbian&#039;s photo editor.

Columbian photo editor chases the ‘Eclipse Chaser’

&quot;Eclipse Chaser&quot; follows a group of scientists as they set up shop in rural Mitchell, Ore., to study the August 2017 solar eclipse. Author Ilima Loomis is a science journalist based in Hawaii; photographer Amanda Cowan is The Columbian&#039;s photo editor.

March 1, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

When her jittery subject abruptly retreated into the weird twilight, photojournalist Amanda Cowan hustled to adapt, rescuing a version of the perfect image she’d pictured. Read story

This Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 photo provided by Northrop Grumman shows the Intelsat 901 satellite as the Mission Extension Vehicle-1 approaches it in orbit around the Earth, bottom right. The Northrop Grumman MEV-1 will serve as a guide dog of sorts for its aging Intelsat companion which is almost out of fuel.

Satellite almost on empty gets new life after space docking

This Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 photo provided by Northrop Grumman shows the Intelsat 901 satellite as the Mission Extension Vehicle-1 approaches it in orbit around the Earth, bottom right. The Northrop Grumman MEV-1 will serve as a guide dog of sorts for its aging Intelsat companion which is almost out of fuel.

February 26, 2020, 4:54pm Life

A communication satellite almost out of fuel has gotten a new life after the first space docking of its kind. Read story

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2015 photo, Willie Mays, right, looks on as President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. Johnson, a mathematician on early space missions who was portrayed in film &quot;Hidden Figures,&quot; about pioneering black female aerospace workers, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2020.

Pioneering black mathematician Katherine Johnson has died

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2015 photo, Willie Mays, right, looks on as President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. Johnson, a mathematician on early space missions who was portrayed in film &quot;Hidden Figures,&quot; about pioneering black female aerospace workers, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2020.

February 24, 2020, 7:59am Life

Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits for NASA’s early space missions and was later portrayed in the 2016 hit film “Hidden Figures,” about pioneering black female aerospace workers, has died. She was 101. Read story

Arrokoth is the farthest, most primitive object in the solar system ever to be visited by a spacecraft.

Space snowman reveals its secrets

Arrokoth is the farthest, most primitive object in the solar system ever to be visited by a spacecraft.

February 18, 2020, 6:03am Life

NASA’s space snowman is revealing fresh secrets from its home far beyond Pluto. Read story

A Varroa mite, a common pest that can weaken bees and make them more susceptible to pathogens, feeds on a honey bee.

Bees go on defense

A Varroa mite, a common pest that can weaken bees and make them more susceptible to pathogens, feeds on a honey bee.

February 18, 2020, 6:00am Life

Honeybee populations have sharply declined around the world in recent years, confounding scientists and posing a grave threat to agriculture. Read story