Articles filed under Science
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Study: Star clusters might host intelligent civilizationsJan 06, 2016 6:00 am - KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - Densely packed clusters of stars on the fringes of our Milky Way galaxy may be home to intelligent life. That's the word from an astrophysicist wh...
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Rare galaxy with 2 black holes has 1 starved of starsJan 05, 2016 6:00 am - KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - An astrophysicist has discovered something even rarer than a double-black hole galaxy: a skinny black hole. The University of Colorado at Boulder'...
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Meteorologists: 'Darth Nino' ties record for strongest seenJan 05, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Meteorologists say the current El Nino has stormed its way into the record books, tying 1997-1998 as the strongest recorded. Mike Halpert, deputy direc...
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SpaceX's returned booster rocket back in hangarJan 04, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's booster rocket, the Falcon, is back in its nest following a historic landing. The California company led by Elon Musk shared a pictu...
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Apple users group helps members keep up with advancing technologyJan 01, 2016 1:00 am - "The Northwest of Us," which originated in the early 1990s as a group of Macintosh users, has changed its name to Suburban Chicago Apple Users, reflecting Apple's broade...
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Gas Technology Institute in Des Plaines gets $4.6 million grantDec 29, 2015 12:00 am - The U.S. Department of Energy is providing $4,636,089 in federal grant funding to Des Plaines-based Gas Technology Institute. The funding to help Gas Technology Institut...
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NASA calls off next Mars mission because of instrument leakDec 22, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - NASA has called off its next Mars mission because of a leak in a science instrument. The Insight spacecraft was supposed to take off in March and land ...
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NASA calls off next Mars mission; no time to fix leaky sealDec 22, 2015 6:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - NASA is calling off its next mission to Mars because there isn't enough time to fix a leaky seal on a key science instrument. The InSight spacecraft...
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SpaceX launches rocket 6 months after accident, then landsDec 21, 2015 10:00 pm - SpaceX sent a Falcon rocket soaring toward orbit Monday night with 11 small satellites, its first mission since an accident last summer. Then in an even more astounding ...
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Astronauts help move stalled rail car during spacewalkDec 21, 2015 6:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Two American astronauts helped move a stalled rail car back into place outside the International Space Station on Monday, quickly finishing the prim...