Articles filed under Science
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NASA's Tess spacecraft embarks on quest to find new planetsApr 18, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Tess spacecraft embarked Wednesday on a quest to find new worlds around neighboring stars that could support life. Tess rode a SpaceX ...
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Parenting of the future: Many embryos, each with DNA profileApr 18, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - So you want to have a baby. Would you like a dark-haired girl with a high risk of someday getting colon cancer, but a good chance of above-average music ...
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The Latest: SpaceX rocket booster lands on floating platformApr 18, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Latest on the launch of the planet-hunter satellite Tess (all times local): 7:00 p.m. Just minutes after launching NASA's planet-hunting ...
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Wright Junior High headed to National Science Bowl for fifth straight yearApr 18, 2018 1:00 am - For the fifth consecutive year, a team from Wright Junior High School in Lincolnshire is headed to the National Science Bowl this month. The competition is April 26 to 3...
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Launch delay for NASA's newest planet-hunting spacecraftApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's newest planet-hunting spacecraft will have to wait another couple of days before lifting off. Two hours before Monday evening's schedu...
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Global warming is mixing up nature's dinner time, study saysApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Global warming is screwing up nature's intricately timed dinner hour, often making hungry critters and those on the menu show up at much different time...
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Skilling, Argonne director speaking at Sustainable Energy Expo in PalatineApr 16, 2018 1:00 am - WGN meteorologist Tom Skilling and Seth Darling, director of the Institute for Molecular Engineering at Argonne National Laboratory, will be the keynote speakers Saturda...
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NASA spacecraft aims to put mystery planets on galactic mapApr 15, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Calling all planets that orbit around bright, nearby stars: NASA's new Tess spacecraft is looking to do a head count. The Transiting Exoplane...
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District 15 hosting STEAM extravaganza April 17 in PalatineApr 12, 2018 1:00 am - About 3,000 young students have been invited to a science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics extravaganza at a Palatine junior high school next week. Childre...
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Study: Global warming is weakening key ocean circulationApr 11, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Global warming is likely slowing the main Atlantic Ocean circulation, which has plunged to its weakest level on record, according to a new study. The s...