Articles filed under Science
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SpaceX launches Air Force's super-secret minishuttleSep 07, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX launched the Air Force's super-secret space shuttle on Thursday, a technology tester capable of spending years in orbit. The unmanned ...
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Hurricane Irma likely to be far worse than monster AndrewSep 07, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - For an entire generation in South Florida, Hurricane Andrew was the monster storm that reshaped a region. Irma is likely to blow that out of the water....
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Science Says: Sorting the 'spaghetti' of hurricane scenariosSep 05, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Hurricane Irma, with its record strong winds, is lashing the Caribbean but where will it go from there? Forecasters turn to computer simulations to try...
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As Harvey finally fizzles, a look at what made it so nastySep 03, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The slow-moving, super-wet and especially devastating storm named Harvey is finally fizzling. Since first hitting shore near Corpus Christi, Texas, mor...
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Record-breaking Astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to EarthSep 03, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth late Saturday, wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for U.S. spa...
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NASA's space champ returns to Earth, logs 665 days aloftSep 02, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth late Saturday, wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for U.S. spa...
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Space superwoman returning to Earth with records galoreSep 01, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronaut Peggy Whitson is closing out a space streak unmatched by any other American. The world's most experienced spacewoman is due back on...
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What's on US astronaut's wish list after 9 months in space?Sep 01, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - After 9 ˆ½ months in orbit, what's on Peggy Whitson's wish list? Will the record-setting NASA astronaut miss anything about space life? Whits...
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Houston drainage grid 'so obsolete it's just unbelievable'Aug 29, 2017 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Houston's system of bayous and reservoirs was built to drain a tabletop-flat city prone to heavy rains. But its Depression-era design is no match for the ...
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Scientists say warming makes storms, like Harvey, wetterAug 29, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - By the time the rain stops, Harvey will have dumped about 1 million gallons of water for every man, woman and child in southeastern Texas - a soggy, re...