Articles filed under Science
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Virgin Galactic gets FAA's OK to launch customers to spaceJun 25, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Virgin Galactic finally has the federal government's approval to start launching customers into space from New Mexico. Richard Branson's rock...
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Can ET see us? Study finds many stars with prime Earth viewJun 23, 2021 7:00 am - Feeling like you are being watched? It could be from a lot farther away than you think. Astronomers took a technique used to look for life on other planets and flipped ...
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Dirty laundry in space? NASA, Tide tackle cleaning challengeJun 22, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - How do astronauts do laundry in space? They don't. They wear their underwear, gym clothes and everything else until they can't take the filth...
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Take 2: Spacewalking astronauts install new solar panelJun 20, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts equipped the International Space Station with the first in a series of powerful new solar panels Sunday, overcoming s...
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Spacesuit problems prevent astronauts from completing jobJun 16, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacesuit problems prevented astronauts from completing the installation Wednesday of powerful, new solar panels outside the International Sp...
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Computer trouble hits Hubble Space Telescope, science haltedJun 16, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Hubble Space Telescope has been hit with computer trouble, with all astronomical viewing halted, NASA said Wednesday. The orbiting observ...
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Winning auction bid to fly in space with Jeff Bezos: $28MJun 12, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - An auction for a ride into space next month alongside Jeff Bezos and his brother ended with a winning $28 million bid Saturday. The Amazon fo...
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Ice shelf protecting Antarctic glacier is breaking up fasterJun 11, 2021 7:00 am - A critical Antarctic glacier is looking more vulnerable as satellite images show the ice shelf that blocks it from collapsing into the sea is breaking up much faster tha...
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Scientists hail golden age to trace bird migration with techJun 10, 2021 7:00 am - TAKOMA PARK, Md. (AP) - A plump robin wearing a tiny metal backpack with an antenna hops around a suburban yard in Takoma Park, then plucks a cicada from the ground for ...
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UN: Don't forget to save species while fixing global warmingJun 10, 2021 7:00 am - To save the planet, the world needs to tackle the crises of climate change and species loss together, taking measures that fix both and not just one, United Nations scie...