Articles filed under Science
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SpaceX tries again to launch station supplies, land rocketJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) - SpaceX is taking another crack at delivering supplies to the International Space Station and landing the rocket on an ocean barge. The com...
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Self-taught computer program finds super poker strategyJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A computer program that taught itself to play poker has created nearly the best possible strategy for one version of the game, showing the value of techn...
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Cold comfort: US weather in 2014 not too hot, disastrousJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - On a day when much of the U.S. struggled with bone-chilling cold, federal meteorologists said America's weather in 2014 wasn't really that bad. The Nat...
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2nd launch try for space station delivery set for SaturdayJan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX will try again Saturday to launch a load of groceries and other supplies to the International Space Station. The first attempt was hal...
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Opportunity rover takes in view from top of Martian hillJan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - NASA's Opportunity rover is soaking in the view from its perch atop a Martian hill as engineers continue to fix a problem with its computer memor...
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SpaceX calls off launch to space station at last minuteJan 06, 2015 12:01 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX called off its planned flight to the International Space Station on Tuesday because of rocket trouble. The unmanned Falcon rocket was suppo...
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Rocket problem postpones SpaceX launch to space stationJan 05, 2015 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX called off a supply flight to the International Space Station on Tuesday because of rocket trouble, another delay in the delivery of g...
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Astronomers to Earth: You've got some newly found near-twinsJan 05, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Earth has a few more near-twin planets outside our solar system, tantalizing possibilities in the search for extraterrestrial life. Astronomers announc...
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Scientists seek a better Christmas treeDec 26, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - The presents are unwrapped. The children's shrieks of delight are just a memory. Now it's time for another Yuletide tradition: cleaning up the needles that ar...
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Air Force admits nuke flaws, but will fixes work?Dec 20, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Faced with one of its biggest challenges in years - repairing a troubled nuclear missile corps - the Air Force has taken an important first step by admittin...