Articles filed under Science
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Gas Technology Institute in Des Plaines gets $4.6 million grantDec 29, 2015 12:00 am - The U.S. Department of Energy is providing $4,636,089 in federal grant funding to Des Plaines-based Gas Technology Institute. The funding to help Gas Technology Institut...
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NASA calls off next Mars mission because of instrument leakDec 22, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - NASA has called off its next Mars mission because of a leak in a science instrument. The Insight spacecraft was supposed to take off in March and land ...
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NASA calls off next Mars mission; no time to fix leaky sealDec 22, 2015 6:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - NASA is calling off its next mission to Mars because there isn't enough time to fix a leaky seal on a key science instrument. The InSight spacecraft...
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SpaceX launches rocket 6 months after accident, then landsDec 21, 2015 10:00 pm - SpaceX sent a Falcon rocket soaring toward orbit Monday night with 11 small satellites, its first mission since an accident last summer. Then in an even more astounding ...
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Astronauts help move stalled rail car during spacewalkDec 21, 2015 6:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Two American astronauts helped move a stalled rail car back into place outside the International Space Station on Monday, quickly finishing the prim...
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Russian supply ship lifts off for space stationDec 21, 2015 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - An unmanned Russian cargo ship has lifted off on a journey to the International Space Station. The Progress spacecraft blasted off Monday from Russia's spa...
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SpaceX conducts rocket-firing test; aims for Sunday launchDec 18, 2015 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX is aiming for a Sunday launch, its first since a summer accident grounded its Falcon line of rockets. The company conducted a test-fir...
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NASA: Spacewalk needed to move stalled rail carDec 18, 2015 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Two Americans aboard the International Space Station are gearing up for a spacewalk early next week to free a stalled rail car. Flight contro...
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AWEsome Air experience opens at DuPage Children's MuseumDec 18, 2015 12:00 am - Air just got more AWEsome at DuPage Children's Museum. The museum on Friday is opening AWEsome Air as the second phase of its largest exhibit, AWEsome Energy, in which t...
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November was record-warm month for globe, extending streakDec 17, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Last month was the globe's warmest November on record, the seventh consecutive month to reach a new high. A climate update Thursday from the National Oce...