Articles filed under Science
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NASA mulls spacewalk to fix station leakMay 10, 2013 1:22 pm - WASHINGTON — Two astronauts are preparing for a possible impromptu spacewalk Saturday to work on a coolant leak in the power system at the International Space Station. N...
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Experimental Air Force aircraft goes hypersonicMay 03, 2013 3:51 pm - LOS ANGELES — An experimental unmanned aircraft developed for the U.S. Air Force has flown at more than five times the speed of sound in a test off California. The Air F...
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New maps show where the Asian carp areApr 26, 2013 2:43 pm - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Illinois Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Geological Survey have released “Asian Carp Distribution in North America,” which dis...
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Newfound hormone holds hope for diabetes treatmentApr 25, 2013 5:30 pm - NEW YORK — Scientists have identified a hormone that can sharply boost the number of cells that make insulin in mice, a discovery that may someday lead to a treatment fo...
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Liquid nitrogen, explosions and Newton’s Laws at Fermilab showApr 14, 2013 11:26 am - Shea Leonard, 9, of Palatine, got to taste a cheese ball covered in liquid nitrogen Sunday. “At first, it tasted like you’re sucking on ice that just will not melt,” Le...
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Libertyville High’s Mark Buesing working with NASA in GreenlandApr 13, 2013 2:02 pm - Libertyville High teacher goes to Greenland with NASA
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NASA to lasso asteroid, bring it to moonApr 05, 2013 6:54 pm - WASHINGTON — NASA is planning for a robotic spaceship to lasso a small asteroid and park it near the moon for astronauts to explore, a top senator said Friday. The ship ...
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Big Bang gets clearer as universe ages 80M yearsMar 24, 2013 6:14 am - PARIS — New results from looking at the split-second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought and provide ancient evide...
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Letter from DNA discoverer Crick could fetch $1 millionMar 23, 2013 5:50 pm - NEW YORK — Sixty years ago scientist Francis Crick wrote a letter to his 12-year-old son saying he and a colleague had discovered something “very beautiful” — the struct...
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At Argonne, Obama warns federal cuts will hurt researchMar 15, 2013 12:40 pm - The impact of the federal sequester heavily influenced President Barack Obama’s speech to scientists at Argonne National Laboratory Friday afternoon, as he painted a ble...