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Hubble’s work pushed the field of astronomy forward, starting with his paper demonstrating that some objects exist outside our galaxy.

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Weather observers on Mount Washington endure extreme cold and high winds to collect crucial data, maintaining one of the longest U.S. climatological records.

According to the Mount Washington Observatory, the high temperature there on Tuesday was 13 degrees below zero. Tuesday's high is the coldest daily high temperature recorded on the summit since Feb.

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Brutally cold temperatures and wind chills were recorded last week atop Mount Washington. The crew at the Mount Washington Observatory told News 9 that wind chills have dropped to nearly 50 degrees ...

Later, an observatory official said it appeared to be under control. By Alexandra E. Petri The Eaton fire, raging uncontained to the northeast of Los Angeles, raced up Mount Wilson on Thursday ...