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Lawmakers hope to rename Fermilab research center after noted physicistDec 4, 2022 3:50 PM - Federal lawmakers from Illinois have introduced legislation to rename Fermilab's Integrated Engineering Research Center after the late Helen Edwards, a particle physicist who worked at the Batavia facility for 40 years.
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NASA capsule buzzes moon, last big step before lunar orbit
Nov 21, 2022 8:45 PM - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- NASA's Orion capsule reached the moon Monday, whipping around the far side and buzzing the lunar surface on its way to a record-breaking orbit with test dummies sitting in for astronauts. It's the first time a capsule has visited the moon since NASA's Apollo program 50 years ago, and represents a huge milestone in the $4.1 billion test flight that began last Wednesday.
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NASA capsule on way to moon after launch by giant new rocket
Nov 16, 2022 1:06 PM - A space capsule hurtled toward the moon Wednesday for the first time in 50 years, following a thunderous launch of NASA's mightiest rocket in a dress rehearsal for astronaut flights.
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As climate warms, a China planner advocates "sponge cities"
Nov 15, 2022 12:10 PM - To cushion the impact of extreme weather due to climate change, a Chinese landscape architect has been making the case for China and other countries to create so-called "sponge cities."
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NASA's moon rocket on track for Wednesday launch attempt
Nov 14, 2022 6:58 PM - NASA is counting down to this week's planned liftoff of its new moon rocket after an evaluation of hurricane damage
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NASA: Moon rocket endured hurricane, set for 1st test flight
Nov 11, 2022 4:23 PM - NASA says its moon rocket needs only minor repairs after enduring a hurricane and is on track for liftoff next week
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Carbon dioxide emissions rising globally, but drop in China
Nov 10, 2022 6:08 PM - A new accounting of carbon dioxide emissions finds that heat-trapping gas pollution from fossil fuels went up about 1% more than last year
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Section of destroyed shuttle Challenger found on ocean floor
Nov 10, 2022 2:24 PM - A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic
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Cargo ship reaches space station despite jammed solar panel
Nov 9, 2022 4:01 PM - A Northrop Grumman capsule has delivered several tons of supplies to the International Space Station despite a jammed solar panel
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NASA launch of moon rocket delayed again by tropical weather
Nov 8, 2022 6:24 PM - NASA is again postponing the launch of its new moon rocket because of a storm threatening the Florida coast
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