Articles filed under Science
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Search for life on other worlds tops astronomy to-do listNov 04, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A U.S. survey of astronomers puts the search for extraterrestrial life at the top of their to-do list for the next 10 years. In a report issu...
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SpaceX crew launch bumped to next week; astronaut on mendNov 04, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's next crew flight is off until at least next week, as NASA debates whether to bring astronauts back from the International Space Stat...
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'Ordinary people suffer most': China farms face climate woesNov 02, 2021 7:00 am - JIAOZUO, China (AP) - Wang Yuetang's sneakers sink into the mud of what was once his thriving corn and peanut farm as he surveys the damage done by an unstable climate. ...
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SpaceX launch delayed due to astronaut 'minor medical issue'Nov 01, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A medical issue has sidelined one of four astronauts assigned to SpaceX's upcoming flight to the International Space Station and delayed the ...
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SpaceX delays astronaut flight due to rough wind, wavesOct 30, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX has bumped its next astronaut flight for NASA until Wednesday because of rough wind and waves hundreds of miles away. Four astronauts...
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Earth gets hotter, deadlier during decades of climate talksOct 30, 2021 7:00 am - World leaders have been meeting for 29 years to try to curb global warming, and in that time Earth has become a much hotter and deadlier planet. Trillions of tons of ic...
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China offers few new climate targets ahead of UN conferenceOct 28, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - China is offering no significant new goals for reducing climate-changing emissions ahead of the UN climate summit set to start next week in Glasgow. C...
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Solar wing jammed on NASA spacecraft chasing asteroidsOct 28, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is debating whether to try to fix a jammed solar panel on its newly launched Lucy spacecraft, en route to explore an unprecedented numbe...
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SpaceX needs to tame toilet trouble before weekend launchOct 26, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX is taming some toilet troubles in its Dragon capsules before launching four more astronauts. The company and NASA want to make sure a...
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Why no tusks? Poaching tips scales of elephant evolutionOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing them to dig for water, strip bark for food and joust with other elephants. But dur...