Articles filed under Science
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Eclipse FAQs: Are pets' eyes in danger? What if I'm on a plane?Aug 20, 2017 1:00 am - In anticipation of Monday's eclipse, people have asked us some unusual eclipse questions. So we sought out answers. Q. Why is it necessary to take precautions against lo...
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Clouds steal eclipse show throughout Chicago suburbsAug 20, 2017 1:00 am - Mother Nature isn't cooperating with skywatchers' hopes to see the eclipse in the Chicago area today. Cloud coverage is making it difficult to see the full effect of the...
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The lore and lure of eclipses: Blood, sex and some snackingAug 19, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - For thousands of years, people have made up stories to explain why the sun suddenly disappears during the middle of the day. We now know they are solar...
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Wear solar specs or make a viewer to safely watch eclipseAug 19, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Solar glasses are a must for safe viewing of Monday's total solar eclipse, the first to span coast to U.S. coast in 99 years. And parents bew...
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Can't be there? How to watch solar eclipse on TV, onlineAug 19, 2017 7:00 am - If you can't witness the total solar eclipse in person, you can still see it online or via TV. Here are some of the viewing options: (All times EDT) - NASA will offer ho...
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Voyager 1 leads pack of world's most distant spacecraftAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Voyager 1 has traveled farther from Earth than any other spacecraft. It's a mind-boggling 12.9 billion miles away, 40 years after its ...
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What's a total solar eclipse and why this one is so unusualAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Total solar eclipses occur every year or two or three, often in the middle of nowhere like the South Pacific or Antarctic. What makes Monday's ecl...
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Eclipse weather forecast: Best in West, least in EastAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The early eclipse weather forecast looks best in the West and least in the East with patchy clouds muddling up the picture in between. As of Friday, th...
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NASA, PBS marking 40 years since Voyager spacecraft launchesAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Forty years after blasting off, Earth's most distant ambassadors - the twin Voyager spacecraft - are carrying sounds and music of our planet ...
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NASA launches last of its longtime tracking satellitesAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA launched the last of its longtime tracking and communication satellites on Friday, a vital link to astronauts in orbit as well as the Hu...