Articles filed under Science
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Fossils reveal dinosaur forerunner smaller than a cellphoneJul 06, 2020 7:00 am - Meet Kongonaphon kely, a pocket sized dinosaur forerunner that was smaller than your cellphone. The creature, which predated dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs, was just s...
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Fish more vulnerable to warming water than first thoughtJul 02, 2020 7:00 am - Global warming looks like it will be a bigger problem for the world's fish species than scientists first thought: A new study shows that when fish are spawning or are em...
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Launch of NASA Mars rover delayed again, 2 weeks left to flyJul 01, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has delayed the launch of its newest Mars rover yet again - to the end of July at the earliest - this time for a rocket issue. If the Pe...
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Astronauts complete 2nd spacewalk to swap station batteriesJul 01, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronauts completed their second spacewalk in under a week Wednesday to replace old batteries outside the International Space Station. Comm...
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SpaceX launches Air Force's newest GPS satelliteJun 30, 2020 7:00 am - SpaceX launched the military's newest, most accurate GPS satellite Tuesday after a two-month delay due to the pandemic. A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida's Cap...
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Astronaut says losing mirror on spacewalk was 'real bummer'Jun 29, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The commander of the International Space Station said Monday that losing a mirror during last week's otherwise successful spacewalk was 'œa r...
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Spacewalking astronaut loses mirror, newest space junkJun 26, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A spacewalking astronaut added to the millions of pieces of junk orbiting the Earth on Friday, losing a small mirror on his sleeve as soon as...
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Space agencies unveil site showing lockdown changes to EarthJun 25, 2020 7:00 am - You can now see how coronavirus lockdowns have changed air pollution, hospital lights and even white asparagus harvests. Using data from 17 satellites, three space agenc...
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NASA naming headquarters for 'Hidden Figures' engineerJun 25, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - NASA is naming its Washington headquarters after Mary Jackson, the space agency's first African American female engineer whose story was portrayed in t...
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U.S. honeybees are doing better after bad year, survey showsJun 22, 2020 7:00 am - American honeybee colonies have bounced back after a bad year, the annual beekeeping survey finds. Beekeepers only lost 22.2% of their colonies this past winter, from Oc...