Articles filed under Science
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Dusty demise for NASA Mars lander in July; power dwindlingMay 17, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft on Mars is headed for a dusty demise. The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels. NASA...
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Moon goes blood red this weekend: 'Eclipse for the Americas'May 13, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South Amer...
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'You just need your eyes' for eclipse: What to expect from Sunday's super flower blood moonMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - Skywatchers will be turn their attention to the moon Sunday to catch a total lunar eclipse likely to be seen across most of eastern North America - weather permitting, o...
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Astronomers capture 1st image of Milky Way's huge black holeMay 12, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The world's first image of the chaotic supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy doesn't portray a voracious cosmic destroyer but w...
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Scientists grow plants in lunar dirt, next stop moonMay 12, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - For the first time, scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA's Apollo astronauts. Researchers had no idea if anyt...
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'It is the cowardly lion of black holes': Astronomers unveil image of Milky Way's black holeMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The world's first image of the chaotic supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy doesn't portray a voracious cosmic destroyer but wh...
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Study finds cleaner air leads to more Atlantic hurricanesMay 11, 2022 7:00 am - Cleaner air in United States and Europe is brewing more Atlantic hurricanes, a new U.S. government study found. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration study...
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Space telescope in home stretch of tests; early pics impressMay 09, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's new space telescope is in the home stretch of testing, with science observations expected to begin in July, astronomers said Monday. T...
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Ukrainian scientists see working amid war as act of defianceMay 07, 2022 7:00 am - Anton Vlaschenko often hears shelling outside his office in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, not far from the front lines of the war. He sometimes even sees smo...
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SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home, then launches 53 satellitesMay 06, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX brought four astronauts home with a midnight splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, capping the busiest stretch yet for Elon Musk...