Articles filed under Science
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NASA craft 'touches' sun for 1st time, dives into atmosphereDec 14, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona. Scientists announced th...
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US study: Record highs, rain and beaver damage in ArcticDec 14, 2021 6:00 am - The Arctic continues to deteriorate from global warming, not setting as many records this year as in the past, but still changing so rapidly that federal scientists cal...
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NASA: Webb telescope launch delayed by communication problemDec 14, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Next week's launch of NASA's new space telescope is delayed for at least two days because of a communication problem between the observatory ...
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Vehicle emission declines decreased deaths, study findsDec 13, 2021 6:00 am - Researchers say that thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars have been saved in the United States by recent reductions in emissions from vehicles. Harvard...
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Study: Winter tornadoes to get more powerful as world warmsDec 13, 2021 6:00 am - Nasty winter tornadoes - like the deadly ones last week that hit five states - are likely to be stronger and stay on the ground longer with a wider swath of destruction ...
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Strahan flies to space with astronaut's daughter: 'Wow!'Dec 11, 2021 6:00 am - Football star and TV celebrity Michael Strahan caught a ride to space with Jeff Bezos' rocket-launching company Saturday, sharing the trip with the daughter of America's...
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FAA: No more commercial astronaut wings, too many launchingDec 10, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Heads up, future space travelers: No more commercial astronaut wings will be awarded from the Federal Aviation Administration after this year...
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Footprints show some two-legged dinosaurs were agileDec 09, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Not all two-legged dinosaurs were like the lumbering Tyrannosaurus rex. An analysis of dinosaur tracks from 120 million years ago unearthed in Spain adds...
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NASA's newest X-ray telescope rockets into orbitDec 09, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's newest X-ray observatory rocketed into orbit Thursday to shed light on exploded stars, black holes and other violent high-energy event...
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Panel: Consider tinkering with oceans to suck up more carbonDec 08, 2021 6:00 am - The United States should research how to tinker with the oceans - even zapping them with electricity - to get them to suck more carbon dioxide out of the air to fight cl...