Summer

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Summer of discovery: Mizzou student gains hands-on research experience - EurekAlert!

How to Watch the Perseids, the Strongest Meteor Shower of the Summer

Washing Your Hands Is Even More Important in Summer. Here's Why.

Microearthquakes in New Zealand's Southern Alps more common during spring and summer - EurekAlert!

Why Earth Is Rotating Extra Fast This Summer, Shortening Days by Milliseconds

Why Ticks and Lyme Disease Are Soaring This Summer

This Summer of Extreme Weather Features Flash Floods and Corn Sweat

See Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers This Summer

Nonfiction and Fiction Summer Reading Recommendations from Scientific American

A summer of escalating existential threats

'Doghouse' days of summer — Boeing's Starliner won't fly again until 2026, and without astronauts aboard

The Perseid meteor shower kicks off summer 'shooting star' season this week. Here's how to see it

Earth is spinning faster—three days this summer will be the shortest on record.

Pharma.ai summer 2025 updates: Join Insilico Medicine on July 10 for the future of AI-empowered medical research boost - EurekAlert!

Groundbreaking cancer therapy clinical trial with US Department of Energy’s accelerator-produced actinium-225 set to begin this summer - EurekAlert!

Netflix has announced it is teaming up with NASA to stream LIVE rocket launches, astronaut spacewalks, mission coverage & views of Earth from the International Space Station directly into the Netflix user interface. Starting this Summer globally

NASA+ is Coming to Netflix This Summer

Look for the 'Other Dipper' this summer: How to find Ursa Minor, the Little Bear with a little help from the North Star

NASA History News and Notes – Summer 2025

Summer is a great time to protect your hearing