Articles filed under Science
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Hurricane Alpha? Amped up season forecast, names may run outAug 06, 2020 7:00 am - Already smashing records, this year's hyperactive Atlantic hurricane season is about to get even nastier, forecasters predict. In the coming months, they expect to run o...
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SpaceX's Mars test rocket makes 1st flight, landing uprightAug 05, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX launched a prototype of its Mars rocketship hundreds of feet into the air, then landed it upright in a successful test flight. The fli...
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Not easy eating green: Herbivores most at extinction riskAug 05, 2020 7:00 am - Although scientists often worry most about the loss of the world's predators, a comprehensive new study finds that plant-eating herbivores are the animals most at risk o...
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Astronauts: SpaceX Dragon capsule 'came alive' on descentAug 04, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The astronauts on SpaceX's first crew flight said Tuesday that their Dragon capsule 'œcame alive'ť and sounded like a beast as it descended t...
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SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 yearsAug 03, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to c...
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NASA astronauts aim for Florida coast to end SpaceX flightAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The first astronauts launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX company departed the International Space Station on Saturday night for the final and most...
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US astronauts pack up for rare splashdown in SpaceX capsuleJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Two U.S. astronauts about to make the first splashdown return in 45 years said Friday they'll have seasick bags ready to use if needed. Spac...
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'On our way to Mars': NASA rover will look for signs of lifeJul 30, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The biggest, most sophisticated Mars rover ever built - a car-size vehicle bristling with cameras, microphones, drills and lasers - blasted o...
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2020's final Mars mission poised for blastoff from FloridaJul 29, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The summer's third and final mission to Mars - featuring NASA's most elaborate life-hunting rover - is on the verge of liftoff. The rover Per...
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Tropical storm may delay 1st SpaceX crew's return to EarthJul 29, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Tropical weather barreling toward Florida could delay this weekend's planned return of the first SpaceX crew. On Wednesday, SpaceX and NASA ...