Articles filed under Science
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Best weather satellite ever built rockets into spaceNov 19, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The most advanced weather satellite ever built rocketed into space Saturday night, part of an $11 billion effort to revolutionize forecasting...
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Best US weather satellite ever awaits sunset launchNov 19, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The nation's most advanced weather satellite ever awaits a sunset liftoff. NASA is launching the $1 billion GOES-R satellite for the National...
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In graveyard of dead coral in Pacific, hope and life bloomNov 18, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a ghost town of dead coral off a remote Pacific island, scientists have found a bit more life. In excursions a year ago and then last April, scienti...
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Earth's warm October not record; 2016 likely record hotNov 17, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - While last month merely tied for the world's third warmest October in history, 2016 is still on track to be the hottest year on record, federal meteoro...
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Rocket carrying crew of 3 blasts off for Int'l Space StationNov 17, 2016 6:00 am - BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) - A Soyuz rocket carrying a veteran American astronaut, a French newcomer and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off for the International Space Stati...
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Pluto's frozen heart may hide underground oceanNov 16, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Evidence is mounting for an ocean at Pluto, buried beneath its frozen heart. Scientists said Wednesday that Pluto may have rolled over on its...
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NASA astronaut on verge of becoming oldest woman in spaceNov 16, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is on the verge of becoming the oldest woman in space, adding to her long list of barrier-breaking records. Whit...
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Brightest moon in almost 69 years lights up sky around globeNov 14, 2016 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - The brightest moon in almost 69 years is lighting up the sky in a treat for star watchers around the globe. The phenomenon known as the supermoon reached ...
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Supermoon to light up sky beginning Monday morningNov 13, 2016 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - The brightest moon in almost 69 years will be lighting up the sky this week in a treat for star watchers around the globe. The phenomenon known as the sup...
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NASA's earliest and greatest astronauts star in new exhibitNov 11, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's earliest and greatest astronauts gathered at Kennedy Space Center on Friday to mark the grand opening of a new space exhibit in which ...