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            "description": "See the following sources:\n\n* [NASA's 2026 Eclipse Experiments](https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasa-science-soars-during-august-total-solar-eclipse/)\n* [Solar Eclipses](science.nasa.gov/eclipses)\n* [Eclipse Safety](go.nasa.gov/EclipseSafety)",
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