Articles filed under Science
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Space station air leak forces middle-of-night crew wakeupSep 29, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A small air leak at the International Space Station finally has been traced to the Russian side, following a middle-of-the-night search by as...
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Salty lake, ponds may be gurgling beneath South Pole on MarsSep 28, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A network of salty ponds may be gurgling beneath Mars' South Pole alongside a large underground lake, raising the prospect of tiny, swimming ...
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Gurnee library to host climate change talkSep 27, 2020 1:00 am - The Warren-Newport Library will host a virtual event on the science of climate change as part of their "WNPL at home" programming. The talk will be led by Michelle Nicho...
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Tiny airborne particles may pose a big coronavirus problemSep 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - At a University of Maryland lab, people infected with the new coronavirus take turns sitting in a chair and putting their faces into the big end of a lar...
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New measurements show moon has hazardous radiation levelsSep 25, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a heal...
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NASA astronaut plans to cast her ballot from space stationSep 25, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - NASA astronaut Kate Rubins told The Associated Press on Friday that she plans to cast her next vote from space '“ more than 200 miles above Earth. Rubins ...
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Bus-size asteroid to zoom by Earth, ducking below satellitesSep 23, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - An asteroid the size of a school bus is headed our way, but NASA says the space rock will zoom safely past Earth on Thursday. The newly disc...
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Warming shrinks Arctic Ocean ice to 2nd lowest on recordSep 21, 2020 7:00 am - Ice in the Arctic Ocean melted to its second lowest level on record this summer, triggered by global warming along with natural forces, U.S. scientists reported Monday. ...
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Underwater and on fire: US climate change magnifies extremesSep 19, 2020 7:00 am - America's worsening climate change problem is as polarized as its politics. Some parts of the country have been burning this month while others were underwater in extrem...
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Jupiter, enticing moon Europa star in new Hubble photoSep 17, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Jupiter and its enticing moon Europa shine in a new photo by the Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble snapped the picture last month when the plan...