Articles filed under Science
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SpaceX launches space station docking port for NASAJul 18, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX successfully launched a critical space station docking port for astronauts early Monday, along with a DNA decoder for high-flying gene...
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SpaceX launching space station docking port for NASAJul 16, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX aims to launch another load of space station supplies for NASA, including a critical docking port needed by new U.S. crew capsules set...
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First virus-hunter in space will test DNA-decoding deviceJul 13, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The first virus-hunter in space is all set to conduct some cosmic, new DNA research. Newly arrived space station astronaut Kate Rubins will a...
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NASA's Juno spacecraft beams first pictures from JupiterJul 12, 2016 7:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft has sent back the first pictures since arriving at Jupiter. An image released Tuesday shows Jupiter surrounded by three of its ...
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Triple sunrises, sunsets at this strange new worldJul 07, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Imagine a planet with triple sunrises and sunsets every day for part of the year, and nonstop daylight at other times. Astronomers revealed s...
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'Hot, wet and wild' 2016 weather as US has warmest JuneJul 07, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - America's warm, wild and costly weather broke another record with the hottest June, federal meteorologists say. And if that's not enough, they calculat...
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Delay those New Year's plans: 2016 is getting a leap secondJul 06, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Already a leap year, 2016 will drag on a bit longer. International timekeepers are adding a leap second at year's end. Because Earth is slowing down a ...
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Destination Jupiter: What to expect during the Juno missionJul 05, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Now that the Juno spacecraft is settled in orbit around Jupiter, the real work is about to begin. Juno will fly closer to Jupiter than any other space...
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Jupiter has new visitor — a solar-powered spacecraftJul 05, 2016 7:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Soaring over Jupiter's poles, a NASA spacecraft arrived at the solar system's largest planet on a mission to peek behind the cloud tops. The fina...
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Welcome to Jupiter: NASA spacecraft reaches giant planetJul 05, 2016 7:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Braving intense radiation, a NASA spacecraft reached Jupiter on Monday after a five-year voyage to begin exploring the king of the planets. Groun...