Articles filed under Science
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Candy, cheese soar to space station to satisfy crew cravingsFeb 15, 2020 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A cargo ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday, carrying candy and cheese to satisfy the astronauts' cravings. Nort...
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Wind delays Northrop Grumman's supply run to space stationFeb 14, 2020 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - High wind delayed Northrop Grumman's supply run to the International Space Station on Friday. The weather was OK at the launch pad on Wallop...
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Last month was hottest January on record, US scientists sayFeb 13, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Last month was the hottest January since scientists began keeping temperature records in 1880, U.S. government forecasters said Thursday. The global av...
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NASA's space snowman reveals secrets: few craters, no waterFeb 13, 2020 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's space snowman is revealing fresh secrets from its home far beyond Pluto. More than a year after its close encounter with the snowman-...
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Record-setting astronaut feels good after near year in spaceFeb 12, 2020 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's new record-setting astronaut said Wednesday that aside from sore muscles and trouble with balance, she's readjusting well to gravity a...
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Space station delivery from Virginia nixed at last minuteFeb 10, 2020 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Northrop Grumman delayed a space station delivery from Virginia on Sunday because of trouble with ground equipment. The company came within ...
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Solar Orbiter blasts off to capture 1st look at sun's polesFeb 10, 2020 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Europe and NASA's Solar Orbiter rocketed into space Sunday night on an unprecedented mission to capture the first pictures of the sun's elusi...
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Antarctica appears to have broken a heat recordFeb 07, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The temperature in northern Antarctica hit nearly 65 degrees (18.3 degrees Celsius), a likely heat record on the continent best known for snow, ice and...
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Defective software could have doomed Boeing's crew capsuleFeb 07, 2020 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Defective software could have doomed Boeing's crew capsule during its first test flight, a botched trip that was cut short and never made it ...
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Scientists dive into 'Midnight Zone' to study dark oceanFeb 05, 2020 6:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - A team of scientists is preparing to dive deep into the depths of the Indian Ocean - into a 'œMidnight Zone'ť where light barely reaches but li...