Articles filed under Science
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Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocketOct 11, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The jig may be up for an 'œasteroid'ť that's expected to get nabbed by Earth's gravity and become a mini moon next month. Instead of a cosmic...
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Reds, oranges and yellows - expect fall's peak in about a weekOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - Even if you have only a vague idea of what chlorophyll does for trees, you still know Christy Rollinson has an enviable job when it's a Friday, the sun is shining and he...
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Experts: Warming makes Delta, other storms power up fasterOct 08, 2020 7:00 am - Hurricane Delta, gaining strength as it bears down on the U.S. Gulf Coast, is the latest and nastiest in a recent flurry of rapidly intensifying Atlantic hurricanes that...
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Astronaut chooses daughter's wedding over space test flightOct 07, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The commander of Boeing's first astronaut flight has pulled himself off the crew so he's on Earth - not at the International Space Station - ...
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3 win Nobel medicine prize for discovering hepatitis C virusOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - STOCKHOLM - Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering the liver-ravaging hepatitis C virus, a breakthrough that led to cures for the deadly...
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Nobel Prizes and COVID-19: Slow, basic science may pay offOct 03, 2020 7:00 am - While the world wants flashy quick fixes for everything, especially massive threats like the coronavirus and global warming, next week's Nobel Prizes remind us that in s...
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Radish seeds, meats and cheeses launched to space stationOct 02, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A space station cargo ship rocketed into orbit Friday carrying a 360-degree camera for spacewalking, radish seeds for growing and a smorgasbo...
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Potty training: NASA tests new $23M titanium space toiletOct 01, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's first new space potty in decades - a $23 million titanium toilet better suited for women - is getting a not-so-dry run at the Internat...
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Space station air leak forces middle-of-night crew wakeupSep 29, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A small air leak at the International Space Station finally has been traced to the Russian side, following a middle-of-the-night search by as...
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Salty lake, ponds may be gurgling beneath South Pole on MarsSep 28, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A network of salty ponds may be gurgling beneath Mars' South Pole alongside a large underground lake, raising the prospect of tiny, swimming ...