Articles filed under Science
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Weather experts: Lack of planning caused cold catastropheFeb 19, 2021 6:00 am - This week's killer freeze in the U.S. was no surprise. Government and private meteorologists saw it coming, some nearly three weeks in advance. They started sounding war...
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Mars landing team 'awestruck' by photo of descending roverFeb 19, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing on Friday, as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto...
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Proposals sought for Sustainable Design ChallengeFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - DuPage County and SCARCE are accepting project proposals from local high school students for the 15th annual Sustainable Design Challenge. The Sustainable Design Challen...
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NASA rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient lifeFeb 18, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest ...
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Perseverance lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient lifeFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to br...
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NASA rover attempting most difficult Martian touchdown yetFeb 17, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacecraft aiming to land on Mars have skipped past the planet, burned up on entry, smashed into the surface, and made it down amid a fierce ...
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Some dinosaur migration was delayed by climate, study showsFeb 16, 2021 6:00 am - Plant-eating dinosaurs probably arrived in the Northern Hemisphere millions of years after their meat-eating cousins, a delay likely caused by climate change, a new stud...
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Law enforcement diversity may improve policing, study showsFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - In the last decade, high-profile police killings - including George Floyd in 2020 - have shaken the nation and led to widespread protests and calls for re...
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Mars mission inspires growing fan base back in ChinaFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Cui Tingting dyed her hair Mars red for the arrival of China's spacecraft at the planet known in Chinese as the Fire Star. 'œThis is a great era for space...
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China spacecraft enters Mars orbit, 2nd in 2 days after UAEFeb 10, 2021 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese spacecraft entered Mars orbit on Wednesday on a mission to land a rover and collect data on underground water and possible signs of ancient life...