Articles filed under Science
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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...
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Arctic posts record warmth over land, less ice in its oceanDec 15, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The warming Arctic has set another record. The average air temperature over Arctic land reached 2.3 degrees F (1.3 degrees C) above average for the year ...
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NASA Want Ad: Astronauts needed to help get to MarsDec 14, 2015 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Need more office space? How about outer space? NASA opened its astronaut-application website Monday. It's accepting applications through Feb....
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Did dark matter cause dinosaur extinction?Dec 13, 2015 6:11 am - There have been a number of theories advanced for what killed off the dinosaurs more than 66 million years ago, but until 2014 there was never one that involved dark mat...