Articles filed under Science
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Voyager 1 leads pack of world's most distant spacecraftAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Voyager 1 has traveled farther from Earth than any other spacecraft. It's a mind-boggling 12.9 billion miles away, 40 years after its ...
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What's a total solar eclipse and why this one is so unusualAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Total solar eclipses occur every year or two or three, often in the middle of nowhere like the South Pacific or Antarctic. What makes Monday's ecl...
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Eclipse weather forecast: Best in West, least in EastAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The early eclipse weather forecast looks best in the West and least in the East with patchy clouds muddling up the picture in between. As of Friday, th...
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NASA, PBS marking 40 years since Voyager spacecraft launchesAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Forty years after blasting off, Earth's most distant ambassadors - the twin Voyager spacecraft - are carrying sounds and music of our planet ...
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NASA launches last of its longtime tracking satellitesAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA launched the last of its longtime tracking and communication satellites on Friday, a vital link to astronauts in orbit as well as the Hu...
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A pop culture guide to the eclipse: From Bugs Bunny to the SimpsonsAug 18, 2017 1:00 am -
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Chasing eclipses across the globe is a way of life for someAug 17, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - While Monday's total solar eclipse in the U.S. will be a once-in-a-lifetime sky show for millions, there's a small group of people who have experienced it a...
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Spacewalking cosmonauts release 3-D-printed satelliteAug 17, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking cosmonauts set free the world's first satellite made almost entirely with a 3-D printer on Thursday. In total, Russians Fyodor Y...
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July ranks 2nd for heat globally, hottest recorded on landAug 17, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Earth yet again sizzled with unprecedented heat last month. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday Earth sweated to its seco...
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5 things that could go wrong during the eclipse - and how to be preparedAug 17, 2017 1:00 am - The Great American Eclipse is nigh! Millions are expected to pack the so-called path of totality, or the swath of the United States that will be able to experience the c...