Articles filed under Science
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NASA's moon-orbiting robot crashes downApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's robotic moon explorer, LADEE, is no more. Flight controllers confirmed Friday that the orbiting spacecraft crashed into the back side of t...
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Astronomers spot most Earth-like planet yetApr 17, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Astronomers have discovered what they say is the most Earth-like planet yet detected - a distant, rocky world that's similar in size to our own and exists ...
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Cost of fighting warming 'modest,' says U.N. panelApr 13, 2014 1:01 am - BERLIN - The cost of keeping global warming in check is "relatively modest," but only if the world acts quickly to reverse the buildup of heat-trapping gases in the atmo...
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Space station computer outage demands spacewalkApr 12, 2014 1:01 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA has ordered spacewalking repairs for a serious computer outage at the International Space Station. A backup computer for some robotic systems...
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Artificial cooling tricky topic for climate panelApr 10, 2014 1:01 am - BERLIN - It's Plan B in the fight against climate change: cooling the planet by sucking heat-trapping CO2 from the air or reflecting sunlight back into space. Called geo...
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Americas get front-row seat for lunar eclipseApr 08, 2014 1:01 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - North and South America, get ready for the first eclipse of the year- in color. Next Tuesday morning, the moon will be eclipsed by Earth's shadow....
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UOP in Des Plaines sponsors chemistry competitionApr 03, 2014 11:00 pm - UOP volunteers and $10,000 in grant money from Honeywell Hometown Solutions recently helped more than 3,000 students from Chicago area middle schools learn more about sc...
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Vast ocean found beneath ice of Saturn moonApr 03, 2014 1:01 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Scientists have uncovered a vast ocean beneath the icy surface of Saturn's little moon Enceladus. Italian and American researchers made the discov...
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District 59's young scientists set to competeApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - The fifth annual Science Bowl competition held by Elk Grove Township School District 59 is scheduled for Friday, officials said. Student finalists from Friendship, Grove...
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Local students laud learning experiences at Honeywell space campMar 31, 2014 1:00 am - Nine high school students from the North and West suburbs who attended a weeklong camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., say it helped teach them le...