Articles filed under Science
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Veteran NASA spacewoman getting 3 extra months in orbitApr 05, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The world's oldest and most experienced spacewoman is getting three extra months in orbit. NASA announced Wednesday that astronaut Peggy Whit...
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NASA spacecraft halfway between Pluto and next smaller stopApr 04, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is now halfway between Pluto and its next much, much smaller stop. New Horizons - which reached the milestone ...
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Reused rocket back in port after satellite launch by SpaceXApr 04, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's first reused rocket is back in port, five days after launching a satellite. The singed 15-story booster returned atop a barge to Flo...
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Then and now: How glaciers around the world are meltingApr 03, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Over the past decade, scientists and photographers keep returning to the world's glaciers, watching them shrink with each visit. Now they want others t...
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Correction: SpaceX Launch storyMar 31, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - In a story March 30 about a SpaceX launch, The Associated Press reported erroneously the height of the recycled booster rocket. It is about 1...
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Spacewalkers lose piece of shielding, use patch insteadMar 30, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts carried out an impromptu patch job outside the International Space Station on Thursday, after losing a vital piece of...
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The Latest: Spacewalking astronauts salvage job, back insideMar 30, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Latest on a spacewalk at the International Space Station (all times local): 2:33 p.m. Two astronauts are back inside following a spacewal...
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Dirty air from global trade kills at home and abroadMar 29, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A study that measures the human toll of air pollution from global manufacturing and trade shows how buying goods made far away can lead to premature de...
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US hearing on climate science focuses on name callingMar 29, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Climate science and politics too often reverts into name calling and bullying, which can get in the way of real work. That was the only thing House Sci...
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New Science Center makes Naperville's North Central 'destination'Mar 27, 2017 1:00 am - $60 million building at North Central opens a few months ahead of schedule