Articles filed under Science
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Why is a NASA spacecraft crashing into an asteroid?Sep 22, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away. A spacecraft...
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Space station gets 3 new residents after Russian launchSep 21, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The International Space Station welcomed three new residents Wednesday following a smooth Russian launch. The Soyuz capsule rocketed into or...
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NASA fuels moon rocket in test, hit again with pesky leaksSep 21, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's new moon rocket sprouted more fuel leaks Wednesday in a test ahead of a possible launch attempt next week, but engineers managed to ge...
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Neptune and rings shine in photos from new space telescopeSep 21, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Neptune and its rings haven't looked this good in decades. NASA released new glamour shots of our solar system's outermost planet Wednesday ...
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NASA Mars lander captures strikes by 4 incoming space rocksSep 19, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA lander on Mars has captured the vibrations and sounds of four meteoroids striking the planet's surface. Scientists reported Monday th...
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Cheetahs make a comeback in India after 70 yearsSep 17, 2022 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) — Seven decades after cheetahs died out in India, they're back. Eight big cats from Namibia made the long trek Saturday in a chartered cargo flight to the...
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Warming, other factors worsened Pakistan floods, study findsSep 16, 2022 7:00 am - Climate change likely juiced rainfall by up to 50% late last month in two southern Pakistan provinces, but global warming wasn't the biggest cause of the country's catas...
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New atlas of bird migration shows extraordinary journeysSep 15, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A bay-breasted warbler weighs about the same as four pennies, but twice a year makes an extraordinary journey. The tiny songbird flies nearly 4,000 mil...
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Bezos rocket crashes after liftoff, only experiments aboardSep 12, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A rocket crashed back to Earth shortly after liftoff Monday in the first launch accident for Jeff Bezos' space travel company, but the capsul...
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'Clairvoyant' 2012 climate report warned of extreme weatherSep 12, 2022 7:00 am - Record high temperatures in urban Europe as heat waves bake the planet more often. Devastating floods, some in poorer unprepared areas. Increasing destruction from hurri...