Articles filed under Science
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High heat but no record: 2018 was 4th warmest year on EarthJan 24, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - While Earth was a tad cooler last year than the last couple of years, it still was the fourth warmest on record, a new analysis shows. With the partial...
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NASA's storm-silenced rover marks 15th anniversary on MarsJan 24, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Opportunity rover is silently marking the 15th anniversary of its touchdown on Mars. The spacecraft hasn't been heard from since a glo...
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Rare pangolins languish in China wildlife rescue systemJan 24, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When Chinese police found them in the trunk of a smuggler's car, 33 of the trafficked pangolins - endangered scaly mammals from southern China - were s...
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Telescopes capture moment of impact during eclipse of moonJan 23, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronomers managed to capture the moment of an impact during this week's eclipsed moon. Spanish astrophysicist Jose Maria Madiedo of the Uni...
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Blue Origin shoots NASA experiments into space in testJan 23, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Jeff Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin, launched NASA experiments into space Wednesday on a brief test flight. The New Shepard rocket blaste...
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NASA replaces astronaut on Boeing's 1st crew launchJan 23, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has replaced an astronaut assigned to Boeing's first launch with a crew. Astronaut Eric Boe was pulled Tuesday from the upcoming test fl...
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2-for-1: Total lunar eclipse comes with supermoon bonusJan 21, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The only total lunar eclipse this year and next came with a supermoon bonus. On Sunday night, the moon, Earth and sun lined up to create the ...
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Total lunar eclipse meets supermoon Sunday nightJan 18, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Here comes a total lunar eclipse and supermoon, all wrapped into one. The moon, Earth and sun will line up this weekend for the only total lu...
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Hubble Telescope camera back in action after 1-week shutdownJan 17, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Hubble Space Telescope's premier camera is back in action, after a shutdown of just over a week. The Space Telescope Science Institute sa...
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Scientists: Saturn spent billions of years without its ringsJan 17, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Saturn may have flown solo for billions of years - almost its entire existence - before getting its stunning set of rings, a new study sugges...