Articles filed under Science
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Yee-haw! NASA plans to lasso an asteroidMay 23, 2013 3:57 pm - PASADENA, Calif. — Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid ...
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Fermilab opens new playgroundMay 22, 2013 10:00 am - A new feature at the Lederman Science Center at Fermilab uses kids' energy to teach them about energy, mass and matter. Tuesday, the center dedicated “Run Like a Proton,...
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Experts: CO2 record illustrates ‘scary’ trendMay 11, 2013 8:04 pm - WASHINGTON — The old saying that “what goes up must come down” doesn’t apply to carbon dioxide pollution in the air, which just hit an unnerving milestone. The chief gre...
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Greenhouse gas milestone; CO2 levels set recordMay 10, 2013 8:20 pm - WASHINGTON — Worldwide levels of the chief greenhouse gas that causes global warming have hit a milestone, reaching an amount never before encountered by humans, federal...
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NASA mulls spacewalk to fix station leakMay 10, 2013 1:22 pm - WASHINGTON — Two astronauts are preparing for a possible impromptu spacewalk Saturday to work on a coolant leak in the power system at the International Space Station. N...
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Experimental Air Force aircraft goes hypersonicMay 03, 2013 3:51 pm - LOS ANGELES — An experimental unmanned aircraft developed for the U.S. Air Force has flown at more than five times the speed of sound in a test off California. The Air F...
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New maps show where the Asian carp areApr 26, 2013 2:43 pm - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Illinois Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Geological Survey have released “Asian Carp Distribution in North America,” which dis...
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Newfound hormone holds hope for diabetes treatmentApr 25, 2013 5:30 pm - NEW YORK — Scientists have identified a hormone that can sharply boost the number of cells that make insulin in mice, a discovery that may someday lead to a treatment fo...
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Liquid nitrogen, explosions and Newton’s Laws at Fermilab showApr 14, 2013 11:26 am - Shea Leonard, 9, of Palatine, got to taste a cheese ball covered in liquid nitrogen Sunday. “At first, it tasted like you’re sucking on ice that just will not melt,” Le...
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Libertyville High’s Mark Buesing working with NASA in GreenlandApr 13, 2013 2:02 pm - Libertyville High teacher goes to Greenland with NASA