Articles filed under Science
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NASA spacecraft rockets toward sun for closest look yetAug 12, 2018 1:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A NASA spacecraft zoomed toward the sun Sunday on an unprecedented quest to get closer to our star than anything ever sent before. As soon as this...
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Last-minute technical problem delays NASA's flight to sunAug 11, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A last-minute technical problem Saturday delayed NASA's unprecedented flight to the sun. The early morning launch countdown was halted with j...
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NASA sending spacecraft straight into sun's glittering crownAug 10, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is sending a spacecraft straight into the sun's glittering crown, an atmospheric region so hot and harsh any normal visitor would wither...
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Red-hot voyage to sun will bring us closer to our starAug 08, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A red-hot voyage to the sun is going to bring us closer to our star than ever before. NASA's Parker Solar Probe will be the first spacecraft ...
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Newest SpaceX booster flies again with Indonesia satelliteAug 07, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX used its newest style booster for a second time to put a communications satellite into orbit for Indonesia. The Falcon 9 rocket blaste...
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1st of Christa McAuliffe's lost lessons released from spaceAug 07, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The first of Christa McAuliffe's lost lessons finally was released from space Tuesday, 32 years after she died aboard Challenger. NASA and th...
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Correction: Commercial Space-Astronauts storyAug 06, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - In a story Aug. 3 about nine astronauts picked for fly on commercial capsules, The Associated Press reported erroneously the first name of on...
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Straight from the Source: How zoos and aquariums fight to stem mass extinctionAug 04, 2018 5:00 am - Editor's note: Chuck Knapp oversees Shedd Aquarium's conservation research, with a goal of saving endangered animals and ecosystems. He began volunteering at Shedd at ag...
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The Green Big Apple: New Yorkers document the city's plantsAug 03, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Susan Hewitt found a special prize recently while wandering the streets of New York. The 70-year-old spotted a mysterious patch of bright green leaves wi...
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Birds learn another 'language' by eavesdropping on neighborsAug 02, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - For birds, understanding neighborhood gossip about an approaching hawk or brown snake can mean the difference between life or death. Wild critters are ...