Articles filed under Science
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'A primal experience': Americans dazzled by solar eclipseAug 21, 2017 7:00 am - The stars came out in the middle of the day, zoo animals ran in agitated circles, crickets chirped, birds fell silent and a chilly darkness settled upon the land Monday ...
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Eclipse watchers: 'Really, really, really awesome'Aug 21, 2017 7:00 am - Reaction to the total solar eclipse in the U.S.: "The show has just begun, people! What a gorgeous day! Isn't this great, people?" - Jim Todd, a director at the Oregon M...
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Constable: Eclipse cool enough to celebrate at HarperAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - We can predict the greatest solar eclipse of the century to the minute. Suburban weather, not so much. Clouds teased the festive crowd of several hundred people watching...
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Eclipse 2017: 'Wonderful way to start the school year'Aug 21, 2017 1:00 am - Our staff in the field is filing regular reports today on what is happening in the suburbs during the eclipse. 1:51 p.m. A shade disappointed in Naperville Despite warn...
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Hundreds flock to Vernon Hills library to view eclipseAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - Hundreds of people gathered on the lawn outside the Aspen Drive Library in Vernon Hills to watch Monday's solar eclipse. Many used special glasses provided by the librar...
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Eclipse 'really cool' in suburbs, awe-inspiring downstateAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - Let's just say that in the suburbs, Monday's eclipse was about 86 percent awesome. Schoolchildren and their teachers, of course, were filled with wonderment. "It's a onc...
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Why Carbondale is the eclipse capital of the United StatesAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - CARBONDALE - At first, Bob Baer thought it had to be a hoax. A man identifying himself as an astronomer had emailed to let him know about two eclipses that would cross t...
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Live: Watch NASA's 'Eclipse Across America'Aug 21, 2017 1:00 am - NASA is livestreaming the solar eclipse as it makes its way across the United States. Click on the video play button above to watch NASA's coverage. NASA's coverage star...
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The Latest: 'The sun set and rose within about 3 minutes'Aug 21, 2017 1:00 am - The Latest on the total solar eclipse crossing the U.S., from Oregon to South Carolina (all times EDT): 5:50 p.m. Patrick Schueck says his 10-year-old twin daughters wer...
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Eclipse eve: Millions converge across US to see sun go darkAug 20, 2017 7:00 am - Millions of Americans converged on a narrow corridor stretching from Oregon to South Carolina to watch the moon blot out the midday sun Monday for a wondrous couple of m...