Articles filed under Science
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Space center reopens after hurricane, damage in millionsOct 11, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Kennedy Space Center reopened for business Tuesday, relying on industrial air conditioners rushed in from around the country in the wa...
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Correction: Ape Thinking storyOct 07, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story Oct. 6 about a study about the way apes think, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the name of an author. It is Christopher Krupenye. A...
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Lake Forest College getting expanded science centerOct 07, 2016 1:00 am - The science center at Lake Forest College is receiving a $43 million renovation and expansion. Work began this summer on the facility, which will be named the Lillard Sc...
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NASA bracing for first hurricane since shuttles retiredOct 06, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is bracing for its first hurricane without space shuttles to worry about. Now it's SpaceX and Boeing fretting about hurricane-force wind...
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How long can people live? New study suggests there's a limitOct 05, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Just how long can people live? New research suggests there may be a limit to our life span - one that's hard to extend without some sort of breakthrou...
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Blue Origin successfully tests escape system, lands rocketOct 05, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Rocket company Blue Origin pulled off a double success Wednesday, coming a step closer to launching people into space. The aerospace startup ...
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US Southwest faces threat of megadroughts with rising tempsOct 05, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Already dealing with parched conditions, the U.S. Southwest faces the threat of megadroughts this century as temperatures rise, says a new study that ...
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Elon Musk's plan to deliver humans to MarsOct 01, 2016 7:20 am - GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rocket is grounded, after blowing up for a second time. The maiden flight of its more powerful Falcon Heavy has been delayed a...
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In his own words: Elon Musk on Mars, deadlines and 'Battlestar Galactica'Oct 01, 2016 7:18 am - GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with the goal of colonizing Mars. And for months he'd been saying he would finally provide details of his plans at...
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SpaceX's Elon Musk turns to science fiction for Mars shipSep 30, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - If SpaceX founder Elon Musk's plan to establish a city on Mars sounds like science fiction, then consider the name of his first passenger shi...