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The Hubble Image Similarity Project, an initiative of the Baltimore-based Space Telescope Science Institute, will
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Former NASA administrator James M. Beggs, who led the agency during the early years of the space shuttle program and resigned after the Challenger disaster killed seven astronauts in 1986, died Thursday at his home in Bethesda. He was 94.
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The world has lost more than one quarter of its land-dwelling insects in the past 30 years, according to researchers.
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As coronavirus spreads and new information arrives, church, mosque and synagogue leaders weigh their options, from cancellation of services to adjustments in worship practice.
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Two Johns Hopkins professors believe a new, permanent calendar, perhaps named for President Trump, would be a lot more simple.
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Since SpaceX began launching its Starlink internet satellites in May of 2019, astronomers have spoken up about the brightness of the train of spacecraft in the sky and its affect on their data collection. A potential solution is in the works, but scientists don't yet know if the dark coating they tested will work. And in the meantime, more Starlink launches are coming, with the next one scheduled for Monday from the Space Coast.
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A Georgia man who previously taught at Johns Hopkins has died of injuries suffered when he was struck by a pickup on New Year’s Eve in Towson.
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Baltimore City Recreation and Parks announced the opening this month of some swimming pools, athletic courts and playgrounds with new restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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With Thursday’s additions, the state has reported 68,423 confirmed infections and 3,086 deaths from the virus during the pandemic. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan cautioned ahead of the holiday weekend that the virus remains a threat.
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With summer in swing in Maryland, and cases surging in other states, officials are watching and hoping there is not another coronavirus wave.
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The state Board of Public Works has approved $413 million in state budget cuts that Gov. Larry Hogan said were necessary because of the economic crisis — and the governor signaled more cuts may be needed.
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State officials reported 359 new cases Wednesday, bringing Maryland to 67,918 confirmed infections as of the first day of July. That’s 14,591 more total cases than the state had June 1, compared to increases of 21,487 from April 1 to May 1 and 29,855 from May 1 to June 1.
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Dr. Gershon Efron, a retired Sinai Hospital chief of surgery, died of an infection June 8 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Stevenson resident was 91.
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COVID-19, the novel strain of the coronavirus that has sickened thousands across the globe, is spreading in Maryland.
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The results of a Chicago Tribune investigation raise questions about whether cellphones always meet safety standards for radiofrequency radiation as well as whether those standards are adequate to protect the public.
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As horseshoe crabs in the Delaware Bay recover from overfishing, there's a move to find an alternative to using their blood in biomedical testing.
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Parts of northern Maryland felt a 3.4 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter near Mifflintown, Pennsylvania.
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More chances to spot the International Space Station over the Baltimore region arise this week.
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Jim O’Leary’s fingerprints are everywhere in the Maryland Science Center. He retired Friday, the last of the science center’s founding team of staff.
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Here's what scientists have learned so far about Ultima Thule, the Kuiper Belt object that's the most distant world yet visited by humans.
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History’s most frightening dinosaur, the Tyrannosaurus rex, came from a long line of pipsqueaks.
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Andrew S. Gaskins, former senior vice president of human resources for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maryland, has died at 79.
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After more than three months, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan will again preside over the state Board of Public Works as the panel considers his proposals to cut $672 million from the upcoming state budget because of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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The state has confirmed 67,254 total cases of COVID-19, an increase of 477 cases since Sunday. And six more people have died due to complications from the illness, bringing the state total up to 3,048 fatalities.
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Maryland health officials Sunday announced an additional 327 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and an additional 12 deaths resulting from the disease.
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Dr. Jerome Coller, a widely respected Baltimore internist, has died at 94.
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The Maryland Department of Health has suspended Advanced Pain Medicine Institute's license to perform coronavirus tests.
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Maryland officials reported 335 new cases of the coronavirus Saturday, and 15 additional deaths, though increased testing continues to show a decline in new positive cases.
