Articles filed under Science
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NASA spacecraft arrives at ancient asteroid, its 1st visitorDec 04, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - After a two-year chase, a NASA spacecraft arrived Monday at the ancient asteroid Bennu, its first visitor in billions of years. The robotic e...
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Planet Earth working on 3 Mars landers to follow InSightDec 01, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - As Mars' newest resident settles in, Planet Earth is working on three more landers and at least two orbiters to join the scientific Martian b...
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Next US moon landing will be by private companies, not NASANov 29, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - America's next moon landing will be made by private companies - not NASA. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Thursday that nine U.S...
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Peek at Fermilab's beginnings, thanks to Mickey DolenzNov 27, 2018 10:00 pm - Pop star, physics buff Mickey Dolenz shares footage of Fermilab's construction
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Mars touchdown: NASA spacecraft survives supersonic plungeNov 27, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Minutes after touching down on Mars, NASA's InSight spacecraft sent back a "nice and dirty" snapshot of its new digs. Yet the dust-speckled image ...
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'Flawless': NASA craft lands on Mars after perilous journeyNov 26, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft designed to drill down into Mars' interior landed on the planet Monday after a perilous, supersonic plunge through its red ...
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The Latest: NASA spacecraft lands on Mars to dig deepNov 26, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Latest on the landing by NASA's InSight spacecraft at Mars (all times local): 2:53 p.m. A NASA spacecraft has landed on Mars to explore t...
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Mars landing looms for NASA; anxiety building a day outNov 25, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - With just a day to go, NASA's InSight spacecraft aimed for a bull's-eye touchdown on Mars, zooming in like an arrow with no turning back. InS...
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New lander will add to humans' long fascination with MarsNov 24, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - In our solar system family, Mars is Earth's next-of-kin, the next-door relative that has captivated humans for millennia. The attraction is s...
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Government climate report warns of worsening US disastersNov 24, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - As California's catastrophic wildfires recede and people rebuild after two hurricanes, a massive new federal report warns that these types of disasters...