Articles filed under Science
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Federal 2017 quake forecast highlights Oklahoma, CaliforniaMar 01, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Federal scientists forecast that Oklahoma will continue to have the nation's biggest man-made earthquake problem this year but it probably won't be as shaky...
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Early bird special: Spring pops up super early in much of USFeb 28, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Spring has sprung early - potentially record early - in much of the United States, bringing celebrations of shorts weather mixed with unease about a cl...
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Cause of most US wildfires traced to people, study findsFeb 27, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - People have triggered five out of six wildfires in the U.S. over the last two decades, tripling the length of the wildfire season and making it start e...
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SpaceX says it will fly 2 people to moon next yearFeb 27, 2017 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX said Monday it will fly two people to the moon next year, a feat not attempted since NASA's Apollo heyday close to half a century ago....
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NASA weighing risk of adding crew to megarocket's 1st flightFeb 24, 2017 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is weighing the risk of adding astronauts to the first flight of its new megarocket, designed to eventually send crews to Mars. The spac...
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NASA's Jupiter-circling spacecraft stuck making long lapsFeb 23, 2017 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Jupiter-circling spacecraft is stuck making long laps around the gas giant because of sticky valves. It currently takes Juno 53 days t...
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SpaceX makes good on space station delivery a little lateFeb 23, 2017 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX made good on a 250-mile-high delivery at the International Space Station on Thursday, after fixing a navigation problem that held up t...
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7 Earth-size worlds found orbiting star; could hold lifeFeb 23, 2017 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - For the first time, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a single nearby star - and these new worlds could hold life...
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Cool facts about 7 Earth-size planets circling single starFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Talk about an Earth-shattering discovery. Scientists have spotted seven Earth-size planets around a nearby star, some or all of which could h...
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In hot water: Climate change harms hot spots of ocean lifeFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - The six ocean hot spots that teem with the biggest mix of species are also getting hit hardest by global warming and industrial fishing, a new study finds. ...