Articles filed under Science
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SpaceX's Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe MarchFeb 11, 2022 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship - the world's most powerful rocket ever built - could...
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NASA's new space telescope sees 1st starlight, takes selfieFeb 11, 2022 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a selfie of its giant, gold mirror. All 18 segments of the primar...
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Rocket startup's Florida launch debut ends in ocean crashFeb 10, 2022 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A rocket startup's big Florida launch debut ended with all four mini satellites destroyed Thursday. California-based Astra sent its rocket s...
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SpaceX satellites falling out of orbit after solar stormFeb 10, 2022 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm. Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launche...
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SpaceX, NASA looking into sluggish chutes on last 2 flightsFeb 04, 2022 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX and NASA are investigating a parachute issue that occurred on the last two capsule flights. One of the four main parachutes was slow ...
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Physics on demand: Fermilab's virtual Family Open House runs Feb. 9-13Feb 03, 2022 10:00 pm - Free virtual event brings fun, family-friendly physics from the lab to the living room
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Giant iceberg blocks scientists' study of 'Doomsday Glacier'Feb 02, 2022 6:00 am - Antarctica's so-called Doomsday Glacier, nicknamed because it is huge and coming apart, is mostly thwarting an international effort to figure out how dangerously vulnera...
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Correction: Lightning record storyFeb 01, 2022 6:00 am - In a story Jan. 31 about the longest lightning flash on record, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the bolt was cloud-to-cloud, several thousand feet above t...
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Measuring climate change: It's not just heat, it's humidityJan 31, 2022 6:00 am - When it comes to measuring global warming, humidity, not just heat, matters in generating dangerous climate extremes, a new study finds. Researchers say temperature by i...
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Study: Gas stoves worse for climate, our health than previously thoughtJan 27, 2022 6:00 am - Gas stoves are contributing more to global warming than previously thought because of constant tiny methane leaks while they're off, a new study found. The same study th...