Articles filed under Science
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Solar wing jammed on NASA spacecraft chasing asteroidsOct 28, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is debating whether to try to fix a jammed solar panel on its newly launched Lucy spacecraft, en route to explore an unprecedented numbe...
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SpaceX needs to tame toilet trouble before weekend launchOct 26, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX is taming some toilet troubles in its Dragon capsules before launching four more astronauts. The company and NASA want to make sure a...
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Why no tusks? Poaching tips scales of elephant evolutionOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing them to dig for water, strip bark for food and joust with other elephants. But dur...
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Billions in environmental justice funds hang in the balanceOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - Tens of billions of dollars for U.S. environmental justice initiatives originally proposed in a $3.5 trillion domestic spending package now hang in the balance as Democr...
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Forecasters predict warmer winter for two-thirds of USOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Expect a drier, warmer winter down south and a wetter winter up north, U.S. government forecasters said Thursday. The National Weather Service predicted...
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Reports: Health problems tied to global warming on the riseOct 20, 2021 7:00 am - Health problems tied to climate change are all getting worse, according to two reports published Wednesday. The annual reports commissioned by the medical journal Lancet...
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NASA's asteroid hunter Lucy soars into sky with diamondsOct 16, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft named Lucy rocketed into the sky with diamonds Saturday morning on a 12-year quest to explore eight asteroids. Seven of the...
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Lucy in the sky: Spacecraft will visit record 8 asteroidsOct 14, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Attention asteroid aficionados: NASA is set to launch a series of spacecraft to visit and even bash some of the solar system's most enticing ...
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Q&A: La Nina's back and it's not good for parts of dry WestOct 14, 2021 7:00 am - For the second straight year, the world heads into fall and winter with a La Nina weather event. This would tend to dry out parts of an already parched and fiery America...
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William Shatner, TV's Capt. Kirk, blasts into spaceOct 13, 2021 7:00 am - VAN HORN, Texas (AP) - Hollywood's Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, blasted into space Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reach...