Articles filed under Science
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Protected areas cover a sixth of Earth's land and freshwaterMay 19, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Roughly a sixth of the planet's land and freshwater area now lies within protected or conservation areas, according to a United Nations report release...
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US Space Force missile-warning satellite rockets into orbitMay 18, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A $1 billion missile-warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force rocketed toward orbit Tuesday. It was the fifth in this series of space-based...
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Japanese tycoon planning space station visit, then moon tripMay 13, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Japanese fashion tycoon who's booked a SpaceX ride to the moon is going to try out the International Space Station first. "Going to the ...
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NASA spacecraft begins 2-year trip home with asteroid rubbleMay 10, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - With rubble from an asteroid tucked inside, a NASA spacecraft fired its engines and began the long journey back to Earth on Monday, leaving t...
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AP Interview: NASA chief big on climate, hedges on moon dateMay 07, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's new administrator is big on tackling climate and diversifying the agency's workforce, but hedging on whether the U.S. can put astronau...
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NASA Mars helicopter heard humming through planet's thin airMay 07, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - First came the amazing pictures, then the video. Now NASA is sharing sounds of its little helicopter humming through the thin Martian air. N...
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EXPLAINER: What are cicadas and why do they bug some people?May 07, 2021 7:00 am - Cicadas, red-eyed bugs singing loud sci-fi sounding songs, can seem downright creepy. Especially since the trillions of them coming this year emerge from underground onl...
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60 years since 1st American in space: Tourists lining upMay 05, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Sixty years after Alan Shepard became the first American in space, everyday people are on the verge of following in his cosmic footsteps. Jef...
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SpaceX launches, lands Starship in 1st successful flightMay 05, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX launched and successfully landed its futuristic Starship on Wednesday, finally nailing a test flight of the rocketship that Elon Musk ...
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Nature at its craziest: Trillions of cicadas about to emergeMay 05, 2021 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) - Sifting through a shovel load of dirt in a suburban backyard, Michael Raupp and Paula Shrewsbury find their quarry: a cicada nymph. And then anothe...