Articles filed under Science
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Icy basin in Pluto's heart may be natural sinkholeNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The deep icy basin in Pluto's heart-shaped region may be a natural sinkhole. In a study published Wednesday, a team led by University of Mary...
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After new regulations, Oklahoma's shakes calm down a bitNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The rate of earthquakes in Oklahoma has dropped dramatically since late May, when the state limited wastewater injections into energy wells, an Associa...
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NASA spacecraft embarks on ring-skimming mission at SaturnNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Consider it a cosmic carousel with countless rings up for grabs. NASA's Saturn-orbiting spacecraft, Cassini, has begun an unprecedented missi...
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Thanksgiving in space: turkey, green beans & even footballNov 21, 2016 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Turkey and football will be the main Thanksgiving headliners up on the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, the statio...
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Get used to heat records; study predicts far more in futureNov 21, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is already setting twice as many daily heat records as cold records, but a new study predicts that will get a lot more lopsided as ma...
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Space station receives oldest female astronaut, bit of MarsNov 19, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The International Space Station gained three new residents Saturday, including the oldest and most experienced woman to orbit the world. A bi...
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Best weather satellite ever built rockets into spaceNov 19, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The most advanced weather satellite ever built rocketed into space Saturday night, part of an $11 billion effort to revolutionize forecasting...
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Best US weather satellite ever awaits sunset launchNov 19, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The nation's most advanced weather satellite ever awaits a sunset liftoff. NASA is launching the $1 billion GOES-R satellite for the National...
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In graveyard of dead coral in Pacific, hope and life bloomNov 18, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a ghost town of dead coral off a remote Pacific island, scientists have found a bit more life. In excursions a year ago and then last April, scienti...
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Earth's warm October not record; 2016 likely record hotNov 17, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - While last month merely tied for the world's third warmest October in history, 2016 is still on track to be the hottest year on record, federal meteoro...