Articles filed under Science
-
Get used to heat records; study predicts far more in futureNov 21, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is already setting twice as many daily heat records as cold records, but a new study predicts that will get a lot more lopsided as ma...
-
Space station receives oldest female astronaut, bit of MarsNov 19, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The International Space Station gained three new residents Saturday, including the oldest and most experienced woman to orbit the world. A bi...
-
Best weather satellite ever built rockets into spaceNov 19, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The most advanced weather satellite ever built rocketed into space Saturday night, part of an $11 billion effort to revolutionize forecasting...
-
Best US weather satellite ever awaits sunset launchNov 19, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The nation's most advanced weather satellite ever awaits a sunset liftoff. NASA is launching the $1 billion GOES-R satellite for the National...
-
In graveyard of dead coral in Pacific, hope and life bloomNov 18, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a ghost town of dead coral off a remote Pacific island, scientists have found a bit more life. In excursions a year ago and then last April, scienti...
-
Earth's warm October not record; 2016 likely record hotNov 17, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - While last month merely tied for the world's third warmest October in history, 2016 is still on track to be the hottest year on record, federal meteoro...
-
Rocket carrying crew of 3 blasts off for Int'l Space StationNov 17, 2016 6:00 am - BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) - A Soyuz rocket carrying a veteran American astronaut, a French newcomer and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off for the International Space Stati...
-
Pluto's frozen heart may hide underground oceanNov 16, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Evidence is mounting for an ocean at Pluto, buried beneath its frozen heart. Scientists said Wednesday that Pluto may have rolled over on its...
-
NASA astronaut on verge of becoming oldest woman in spaceNov 16, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is on the verge of becoming the oldest woman in space, adding to her long list of barrier-breaking records. Whit...
-
Brightest moon in almost 69 years lights up sky around globeNov 14, 2016 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - The brightest moon in almost 69 years is lighting up the sky in a treat for star watchers around the globe. The phenomenon known as the supermoon reached ...