Articles filed under Science
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Billionaire Blastoff: Rich riding own rockets into spaceJul 08, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Two billionaires are putting everything on the line this month to ride their own rockets into space. It's intended to be a flashy confidence ...
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Study: Northwest heat wave impossible without climate changeJul 07, 2021 7:00 am - The deadly heat wave that roasted the Pacific Northwest and western Canada was virtually impossible without human-caused climate change that added a few extra degrees to...
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Richard Branson announces trip to space, ahead of Jeff BezosJul 01, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days. Branson's company announced Thurs...
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Arctic's 'Last Ice Area' shows earlier-than-expected meltJul 01, 2021 7:00 am - Part of the Arctic is nicknamed the 'œLast Ice Area,'ť because floating sea ice there is usually so thick that it's likely to withstand global warming for decades. So, s...
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Branson's Virgin Orbit launches 7 satellites from 747 planeJun 30, 2021 7:00 am - Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit delivered satellites from three countries into space Wednesday, its second successful rocket launch from a plane. The company's modified 7...
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Branson mum on when he'll launch to space on Virgin GalacticJun 30, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson won't say when he'll ride his rocket ship to space or whether he's looking to become the first billionaire ...
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Classical composer David Biedenbender named Fermilab's 2021 guest composerJun 29, 2021 11:00 pm - Fermilab has selected David Biedenbender as its 2021-22 guest composer. The program, now in its second year, provides a composer the opportunity to interpret Fermilab re...
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Cosmic gulp: Astronomers see black hole swallow neutron starJun 29, 2021 7:00 am - Talk about a heavy snack. For the first time, astronomers have witnessed a black hole swallowing a neutron star, the most dense object in the universe - all in a split-s...
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Study nixes life in clouds of Venus, but maybe in Jupiter's?Jun 28, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A new study is throwing cold water on the possibility of life in the clouds of Venus. Scientists from Europe and the U.S. reported Monday th...
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Astronauts complete solar panel work in 3rd spacewalkJun 25, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronauts finished unfurling a new pair of solar panels outside the International Space Station on Friday, making their third spacewalk in j...