Articles filed under Science
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Watch replay: NASA spacecraft hits its target -- a rocky asteroid 7 million miles awaySep 26, 2022 1:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth. Th> ...
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NASA delays moon rocket launch due to potential hurricaneSep 24, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is skipping next week's launch attempt of its new moon rocket because of a tropical storm that's expected to become a major hurricane. ...
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Approaching storm may delay launch try for NASA moon rocketSep 23, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - An approaching storm threatens to delay NASA's next launch attempt for its new moon rocket, already grounded for weeks by fuel leaks. A tropi...
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Tonga volcano blast was unusual, could even warm the EarthSep 22, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When an undersea volcano erupted in Tonga in January, its watery blast was huge and unusual - and scientists are still trying to understand its impacts. ...
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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...