Articles filed under Science
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Boeing astronaut capsule grounded for months by valve issueAug 13, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Boeing's astronaut capsule is grounded for months and possibly even until next year because of a vexing valve problem. Boeing and NASA offic...
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Global sizzling: July was hottest month on record, NOAA saysAug 13, 2021 7:00 am - Earth sizzled in July and became the hottest month in 142 years of recordkeeping, U.S. weather officials announced. As extreme heat waves struck parts of the United Stat...
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Higher but still slim odds of asteroid Bennu slamming EarthAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The good news is that scientists have a better handle on asteroid Bennu's whereabouts for the next 200 years. The bad news is that the space ...
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NASA blames Mars rover sampling fiasco on bad, powdery rockAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is blaming unusually soft rock for last week's sampling fiasco on Mars. The Perseverance rover came up empty after attempting to collec...
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Space station supplies launched with a pizza delivery for 7Aug 10, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Northrop Grumman's latest space station delivery includes pizza for seven. The company's Cygnus cargo ship rocketed away from Virginia's east...
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Casten, Underwood highlight infrastructure bill's environmental positivesAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - Two suburban lawmakers and the White House climate czar toured two national scientific research facilities Tuesday to promote the economic and environmental benefits of ...
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'Code red': UN scientists warn of worsening global warmingAug 09, 2021 1:00 am - Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report r...
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Constable: Roselle teen dazzles with gorgeous astronomy imagesAug 07, 2021 1:00 am - At an age when most kids are learning how to color within the lines, 6-year-Tyler Westering of Roselle was expanding his horizons. "I remember seeing this thing called ...
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Mars rover comes up empty in 1st try at getting rock sampleAug 06, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - NASA's newest Mars rover came up empty Friday in its first attempt to pick up a rock sample to eventually be brought back to Earth. The rover Persevera...
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Want to pretend to live on Mars? For a whole year? Apply nowAug 06, 2021 7:00 am - Want to find your inner Matt Damon and spend a year pretending you are isolated on Mars? NASA has a job for you. To prepare for eventually sending astronauts to Mars, NA...