Articles filed under Science
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India lands a spacecraft near the moon's south pole, a first for the world as it joins elite clubAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - NEW DELHI - India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole on Wednesday - a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believ...
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Virgin Galactic's first space tourists finally soar, an Olympian and a mother-daughter duoAug 10, 2023 1:00 am - TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. - Virgin Galactic rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists Thursday, a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ag...
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Missed the supermoon? When you can catch the next oneAug 01, 2023 1:00 am - The moon got up close and personal last night. It was the first of two supermoons appearing this month. A supermoon occurs when a full moon is near its closest approach ...
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Two supermoons, and a blue moon, are coming this AugustJul 29, 2023 1:00 am - The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons culminating in a rare blue moon. Catch the first show Tuesday evening as the full moon rises i...
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Whistleblower tells Congress the US is concealing 'multi-decade' program that captures UFOsJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. is concealing a long-standing program that retrieves and reverse engineers unidentified flying objects, a former Air Force intelligence officer tes...
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Jill Biden is in Paris to mark U.S. return to the UN's educational and scientific agencyJul 24, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Jill Biden has represented her country at the Olympics in Tokyo, a king's coronation in London and a royal wedding in Jordan. She gets another chance to put...
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Saturn's rings are glowing in Webb telescope's latest shotJul 01, 2023 1:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Saturn has a fresh new look thanks to NASA's Webb Space Telescope. The gas giant is dark in the latest photo by Webb, released Friday, but its icy...
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Record gift to Chicago Botanic Garden a boon for plant science, conservation, trainingJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - A major contribution will help the Chicago Botanic Garden study and conserve sensitive plant species, aiming to increase their numbers to reintroduce them to their habit...
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As ticks expand throughout the state, experts say prevention remains keyMay 27, 2023 1:00 am - How much climate change plays a role, and what can be done in the suburbs
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Fermilab, Argonne to require REAL ID of visitors starting WednesdayApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - If you want to visit the bison or the prairie at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, you will need to present REAL ID-compliant identification starting Wed...