Articles filed under Science
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Rocket carrying crew of 3 blasts off for Int'l Space StationNov 17, 2016 6:00 am - BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) - A Soyuz rocket carrying a veteran American astronaut, a French newcomer and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off for the International Space Stati...
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Pluto's frozen heart may hide underground oceanNov 16, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Evidence is mounting for an ocean at Pluto, buried beneath its frozen heart. Scientists said Wednesday that Pluto may have rolled over on its...
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NASA astronaut on verge of becoming oldest woman in spaceNov 16, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is on the verge of becoming the oldest woman in space, adding to her long list of barrier-breaking records. Whit...
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Brightest moon in almost 69 years lights up sky around globeNov 14, 2016 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - The brightest moon in almost 69 years is lighting up the sky in a treat for star watchers around the globe. The phenomenon known as the supermoon reached ...
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Supermoon to light up sky beginning Monday morningNov 13, 2016 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - The brightest moon in almost 69 years will be lighting up the sky this week in a treat for star watchers around the globe. The phenomenon known as the sup...
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NASA's earliest and greatest astronauts star in new exhibitNov 11, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's earliest and greatest astronauts gathered at Kennedy Space Center on Friday to mark the grand opening of a new space exhibit in which ...
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Monday's supermoon extra super; closest in nearly 69 yearsNov 10, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The moon doesn't get much bigger and brighter than this. On Monday, Earthlings will be treated to a so-called supermoon - the closest full moon of...
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Weather forecast: La Nina is here, may last through winterNov 10, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - La Nina has arrived and could hang around through winter, government weather forecasters said Thursday. La Nina, the flip side of El Nino, is the peri...
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'I voted from space': Lone American off planet casts ballotNov 07, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The lone American off the planet has cast his vote from space, keeping with NASA's motto of "Vote while you float." http://www.nasa.gov...
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Study links human actions to specific Arctic sea ice meltNov 03, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Driving a gas-powered car about 90 miles - the distance between New York and Philadelphia - melts about a square foot of Arctic sea ice in the critical mont...