Articles filed under Science
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NASA moisture satellite launch scrubbed due to windsJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - NASA has scrubbed the launch of an Earth-observing satellite because of wind conditions over California and technical problems. ...
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'Anonymized' credit card data not so anonymous, study showsJan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Credit card data isn't quite as anonymous as promised, a new study says. Scientists showed they can identify you with more than 90 percent accuracy by ...
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Astronomers find solar system more than double ours in ageJan 26, 2015 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A newly discovered solar system - with five small rocky planets - makes ours look like a baby. An international team of astronomers announced...
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Bees, bugs and butterflies topic of CFC programJan 26, 2015 12:01 am - Experienced conservationist and insect photographer Joan Sayre will lead the discussion at Citizens for Conservation's February program, "Bees, Bugs and Butterflies." Sa...
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Boeing, SpaceX will beat Russia on price for astronaut ridesJan 25, 2015 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA expects to save millions of dollars sending astronauts to the International Space Station, once its commercial crew program starts flyin...
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Monday night: Where is the asteroid now?Jan 25, 2015 12:01 am - Asteroid 2004 BL86 was to come closest to the Earth at 10:20 a.m. today. About one-third mile across (1,600-1,800 feet), it will come within 745,000 miles of Earth. It's...
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Bartlett High School hosts middle school robotics meet — underwaterJan 23, 2015 4:30 am - Something always goes wrong. That's the running joke of competitive robotics, an unscripted world where technical skills matter just as much as teamwork. And that's why ...
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NASA spacecraft almost to Pluto: Smile for the camera!Jan 22, 2015 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - It's showtime for Pluto. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has traveled 3 billion miles and is nearing the end of its nine-year journey to Pluto...
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Magnificent blue glow of Hong Kong seas also disturbingJan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - Eerie fluorescent blue patches of water glimmering off Hong Kong's seashore are magnificent, disturbing and potentially toxic, marine biologists say. The glow is an indi...
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Atomic Scientists: We're getting even closer to doomsdayJan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says Earth is now closer to human-caused doomsday than it has been in more than 30 years because of global warmin...