Articles filed under Science
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Study: World dumps 8.8 million tons of plastics into oceansFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - SAN JOSE, California (AP) - Each year about 8.8 million tons of plastic ends up in the world oceans, a quantity much higher than previous estimates, according to a new s...
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Study sees even bigger longer droughts for much of US WestFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - SAN JOSE, California (AP) - As bad as recent droughts in California, the Southwest and the Midwest have been, scientists say far worse "megadroughts" are coming - and th...
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SpaceX launches observatory on third tryFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched an observatory inspired by former Vice President Al Gore toward a solar-storm lookout point a million miles away Wednesday. The un...
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Correction: Deep Space Observatory storyFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - In a story Feb. 11 about the launch of a space observatory, The Associated Press reported erroneously where the booster rocket landed in the ...
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High wind scraps SpaceX observatory launch, rocket landingFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Dangerously high winds kept a deep-space observatory grounded Tuesday and put off a radically new landing test of the booster rocket. SpaceX ...
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Fed report: Time to examine purposely cooling planet ideaFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - It's time to study and maybe even test the idea of cooling the Earth by injecting sulfur pollution high in the air to reflect the sun's heat, a first-o...
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SpaceX launch of observatory, landing test off until TuesdayFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A deep-space observatory has to wait yet another day before flying. SpaceX called off Sunday evening's launch attempt because of trouble with...
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After 45 years, souvenirs from Apollo 11 come to lightFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - More than four decades after the Apollo 11 moon landing, a cloth bag full of souvenirs brought back by astronaut Neil Armstrong has come to light. Among ...
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Pure science = pure fun at Fermilab open houseFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - Fermilab proved Sunday that pure science could be pure fun at its annual Family Open House that drew thousands to Wilson Hall on the Batavia campus. Supported in part by...
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SpaceX calls off launch of space weather satelliteFeb 07, 2015 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX called off Sunday's planned launch of a deep-space observatory - and a revolutionary rocket-landing attempt - after a critical radar-t...