Articles filed under Science
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El Nino remains strong; wet California winter expectedDec 10, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - This year's El Nino is staying unusually strong, and forecasters say it's still expected to bring a wet winter to drought-stricken California. In an upda...
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SpaceX launches may resume Dec. 19, 6 months after accidentDec 10, 2015 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX says it's close to launching rockets again six months after an accident. Chief executive Elon Musk announced via Twitter on Thursday a...
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Christmas delivery: 1st US space station shipment in monthsDec 09, 2015 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The International Space Station accepted its first U.S. shipment in more than half a year early Wednesday, receiving Christmas presents and m...
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Benedictine professor X-rays rare eggs to study environmental changesDec 09, 2015 12:00 am - Eggs. We eat them, decorate them and collect them. But what if we could use eggs to go "back to the future" and find out what happened in the past that has affected and ...
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Liftoff: 1st US shipment in months flying to space stationDec 06, 2015 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A U.S. shipment of much-needed groceries and other astronaut supplies rocketed toward the International Space Station for the first time in m...
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Dangerous wind again stalls launch of space station suppliesDec 05, 2015 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Once again, high wind is keeping space station supplies stuck on Earth. An unmanned rocket loaded with 7,400 pounds of cargo for the Internat...
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NASA: Leak in French instrument may stall next Mars missionDec 03, 2015 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft that's supposed to fly to Mars and land on the red planet next year has a leak that could delay the mission. NASA said Thur...
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US space station delivery on tap after 8-month stoppageDec 02, 2015 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA hopes to resume commercial shipments this week to the International Space Station, following months of frustrating delay. The last succe...
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Male vs. female brain? Not a valid distinction, study saysNov 30, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Are the brains of men and women truly different? Not if you look at the overall structure, a new study says. While specific parts show sex differences, a...
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NASA not ready for dangers of deep space, auditors sayNov 29, 2015 4:16 am - WASHINGTON - American culture and cinema often glorifies space travel, from the heroic early adventurers of "The Right Stuff" to the more recent rescue of Matt Damon's a...