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A nighttime scene of the Milky Way galaxy
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A nighttime scene of the Milky Way galaxy and other stars shining over Medano Creek, a wide, shallow stream flowing at the base of dunes and silhouetted cottonwood trees at Great Sand Dunes National Park.

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U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., speaks about the recently-signed Inflation Reduction Act during a news conference at the National Center for Atmospheric Research Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Boulder, Colo.