Articles filed under Science
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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...
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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...