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Earth day is coming up on April 22, and new data reveals a list of the top greenest states in the country. Not surprisingly, the environmentally-aware state of Maine ranks high on the list.

Nothing puts things into perspective more than sitting outside with a loved one, looking up at the stars, and admiring how beautiful our universe is.

One of the most haunted places on Earth is right in our backyard.

The last time the Granite State was in the direct path of a solar eclipse was in 1959.

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Get that shovel ready!

Wednesday marks Jessica Meir's first space flight, and she will return home in early next year.

A perfect work-day distraction, Google Earth had rolled out their version of the classic 'Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?' game!

The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel is offering $20,000 for at 2.2 pounds of the meteor that came across the Maine sky on Tuesday morning. Now, scientists disagree on whether or not a piece of the meteor actually hit earth.

This Sunday morning, May 22, Mars, Earth and the sun will line up perfectly in the sky. This called Mars opposition because Mars and the sun will be on opposite sides of the Earth.

First an asteroid passed by Earth during Halloween and now on Christmas Eve another asteroid will pass by Earth.

Seems hard to believe because it’s been around for so long, but experts predict the world has about 20 years’ worth of minable gold left. Gold has been the sign of wealth for 4,000 years and this year may be when it sees its peak.

Scientists say, the water we are drinking today, dates to more than 4.5 billion years ago. Water molecules that make up drinking water on Earth are older than the solar system.

With the worry on the planet about the ever increasing number of plastic water bottles, three students in London have designed the ‘edible’ water bottle. It’s called ‘Ooho’ and it’s easy and cheap to make, strong, biodegradable and you can eat it.

According to astronomers, the dark side of the moon is not dark or black as originally thought. They say it’s really turquoise. The astronomers did studies for two years of measurements at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa observatory and used telescopes made to use two color filters and the result: turquoise.

It may seem like winter already but the official start of the winter solstice for the Northern Hemisphere begins Saturday, December 21st and runs until Wednesday, March 19th. Winter begins when the sun reaches its most southerly declination of -23.5 degrees.