Articles filed under Science
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3 astronauts return from International Space StationDec 20, 2018 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Three astronauts returned to Earth Thursday after more than six months aboard the International Space Station. A Russian Soyuz capsule with NASA's Serena A...
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NASA's 1st flight to moon, Apollo 8, marks 50th anniversaryDec 18, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Fifty years ago on Christmas Eve, a tumultuous year of assassinations, riots and war drew to a close in heroic and hopeful fashion with the t...
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Pence misses launch but treated to new SpaceX crew capsuleDec 18, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence missed seeing a SpaceX rocket soar Tuesday. But he still got to view the company's new crew capsule, designed to ca...
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Farout: Scientists spot solar system's farthest known objectDec 17, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronomers have spotted the farthest known object in our solar system - and they've nicknamed the pink cosmic body "Farout." The International As...
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Photos from Japan space rovers show rocky asteroid surfaceDec 13, 2018 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japan's space agency says more than 200 photos taken by two small rovers on an asteroid show no signs of a smooth area for the planned touchdown of a spacec...
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Scientists scour WWI shipwreck to solve military mysteryDec 13, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A hundred years ago, a mysterious explosion hit the only major U.S. warship to sink during World War I. Now the Navy believes it has the answer to what...
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2 technicians killed at Antarctica science stationDec 12, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The National Science Foundation says two technicians working on a fire-suppression system at an Antarctica scientific station were found unconscious and ...
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NASA's Mars lander takes selfie from above with robotic armDec 11, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's new Mars lander has taken a selfie from above, using a camera on its long robotic arm. The InSight lander snapped a series of pictures...
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Spacewalking astronauts check site of capsule leakDec 11, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts ripped through thick insulation on a capsule docked to the International Space Station on Tuesday, looking for clues ...
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Scary warming at poles showing up at weird times, placesDec 11, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists are seeing surprising melting in Earth's polar regions at times they don't expect, like winter, and in places they don't expect, like easter...