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Astronomers see Mars, stars at Nevada’s Great Basin park

The annual Astronomy Festival at Great Basin National Park drew hundreds of attendees, including some from as far as North Carolina, who took in breathtaking views of the night sky over three days.

Nevada team flies glider to world record in South America

An experimental sailplane built by the Minden-based Perlan Project team soared to a new unofficial world altitude record for engineless flight on Sunday, then broke that record by climbing to an altitude of 63,776 feet two days later.