Articles filed under Science
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From Illinois to South Carolina, where to see the total-eclipse crossingJul 16, 2017 7:00 am - Michelle Nichols speaks with such passion and poetry about the moon passing in front of the sun that she can inspire someone with even the smallest sliver of astronomica...
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Daniel Wright crowned Science Olympiad championJul 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Daniel Wright school wins second Science Olympiad championship
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Spacecraft reveals beauty of solar system's biggest stormJul 13, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A NASA spacecraft circling Jupiter is revealing the up-close beauty of our solar system's biggest planetary storm. Juno flew directly over Jupiter...
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What 'Thrones' fans already know: Ravens can see aheadJul 13, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK - More than 170 years after Edgar Allan Poe's fictional raven croaked, "Nevermore," scientists are reporting that real-life ravens think about the future. In a ...
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NASA's Juno spacecraft buzzing Jupiter's Great Red SpotJul 10, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Juno spacecraft is about to give us our best look yet of Jupiter's swirling Great Red Spot. The spacecraft flies directly above the mo...
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Fermilab scientist: Why I search for dark matterJul 10, 2017 5:30 am - Editor's note: Hugh Lippincott is a physicist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory working on dark matter research. A Princeton graduate, he completed his Ph.D. ...
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Fun brain science at Fermilab teaches kids about helmetsJul 08, 2017 1:00 am - Getting up early to learn about the brain might be an unusual way for an 11-year-old to spend a Saturday morning, but if you're into science, it's all just great fun. Ei...
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Physicists find new particle with a double dose of charmJul 06, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have found an extra charming new subatomic particle that they hope will help further explain a key force that binds matter together. Physici...
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Vice president gets insider look at Kennedy Space CenterJul 06, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence got an insider's look at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday and promised more glory days ahead for "this gateway to t...
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SpaceX launches communication satellite on 3rd tryJul 05, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX has launched a communication satellite on the third try. The unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off Wednesday evening from Florida's Kenne...