Articles filed under Science
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Not so cold duck? Man keeps looking for bird thought extinctOct 23, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Hope is the thing with feathers, poet Emily Dickinson wrote. For Richard Thorns, the feathers are pink. Thorns' hope? To prove that a colorful duck is ...
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Spacewalking astronaut copes with frayed tether, bad jetpackOct 20, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A spacewalking astronaut successfully replaced a blurry camera outside the International Space Station on Friday, but had to contend with a b...
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The Latest: Spacewalker's jetpack bad; ordered back insideOct 20, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Latest on a spacewalk by two NASA astronauts (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Spacewalking astronauts are back inside the International Space...
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Another warm winter forecast for swath of U.S.Oct 19, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Much of the U.S. should expect another warm winter, but not quite as toasty as the last two years, forecasters said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad...
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You should be able to see Uranus tonightOct 19, 2017 1:00 am - Clear skies, planetary alignment and just a sliver of moon make tonight a great time to see Uranus, to the delight of astronomers and the fifth-grader in each of us. "...
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Some flowers create blue halo to say hello to foraging beesOct 18, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Some flowers have found a nifty way to get the blues. They create a blue halo, apparently to attract the bees they need for pollination, scientists repor...
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Scientists witness huge cosmic crash, find origins of goldOct 16, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - It was a faint signal, but it told of one of the most violent acts in the universe, and it would soon reveal secrets of the cosmos, including how gold was c...
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Russian supply ship docks at International Space StationOct 16, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - An unmanned Russian cargo ship has docked successfully at the International Space Station, delivering supplies to its six-member crew. The Progress MS-07 s...
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What cosmic crash confirmed: Einstein was as good as goldOct 16, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When two extremely dense neutron stars crashed together in a distant galaxy, astronomers struck scientific gold, confirming previously unproven theorie...
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Russia postpones launch of cargo ship to space stationOct 12, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's Mission Control says the launch of an unmanned Russian cargo ship to the International Space Station has been postponed. The Mission Control didn'...