Articles filed under Science
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Space station's cosmic detector working after 4 spacewalksJan 31, 2020 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The cosmic detector that required a series of difficult spacewalking repairs is back in action. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer is working b...
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Telescope reveals details of sun's turbulent surfaceJan 30, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A telescope in Hawaii has produced its first images of the sun, revealing its turbulent gas surface in what scientists called unprecedented detail. They ...
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NASA shutting down space telescope, infrared eyes to cosmosJan 29, 2020 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is pulling the plug on one of its great observatories -- the Spitzer Space Telescope -- after 16 years of scanning the universe with inf...
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Astronaut craves salsa and surf after record 11 months aloftJan 28, 2020 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - After nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can't wait to dig into some salsa an...
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Spacewalking astronauts plug leak, finish fixing detectorJan 25, 2020 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts plugged a leak in a cosmic ray detector outside the International Space Station on Saturday, completing a series of c...
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First space-baked cookies took 2 hours in experimental ovenJan 23, 2020 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The results are finally in for the first chocolate chip cookie bake-off in space. While looking more or less normal, the best cookies require...
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Fires set stage for irreversible forest losses in AustraliaJan 20, 2020 6:00 am - Australia's forests are burning at a rate unmatched in modern times and scientists say the landscape is being permanently altered as a warming climate brings profound ch...
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Spacewalking astronauts wrap up battery improvementsJan 20, 2020 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A pair of spacewalking astronauts successfully wrapped up battery improvements outside the International Space Station on Monday, completing ...
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SpaceX launches, destroys rocket in astronaut escape testJan 19, 2020 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX completed the last big test of its crew capsule before launching astronauts in the next few months, mimicking an emergency escape shor...
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Scientists seek rare species survivors amid Australia flamesJan 18, 2020 6:00 am - Australia's unprecedented wildfires season has so far charred 40,000 square miles (104,000 square kilometers) of brushland, rainforests, and national parks - killing by ...