Articles filed under Science
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A crowded mountain can make silverback gorillas more violentNov 04, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Gorillas are highly sociable animals '“ up to a point. A crowded mountain can make silverbacks more violent, scientists say. Mountain gorillas spend mo...
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Space station marking 20 years of people living in orbitOct 31, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The International Space Station was a cramped, humid, puny three rooms when the first crew moved in. Twenty years and 241 visitors later, the...
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Study: 1 to 2 million tons of US plastic trash go astrayOct 30, 2020 7:00 am - More than a million tons a year of America's plastic trash isn't ending up where it should. The equivalent of as many as 1,300 plastic grocery bags per person is landing...
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Asteroid samples tucked into capsule for return to EarthOct 29, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft tucked more than 2 pounds of asteroid samples into a capsule for return to Earth after losing some of its precious loot bec...
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Red coating contaminates SpaceX rockets, delays crew launchOct 28, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's second astronaut flight is off until mid-November because red lacquer dripped into tiny vent holes in two rocket engines that now mu...
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Moon holds more water in more places than ever thoughtOct 26, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The moon's shadowed, frigid nooks and crannies may hold frozen water in more places and in larger quantities than previously suspected. And f...
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Asteroid samples escaping from jammed NASA spacecraftOct 23, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft is stuffed with so much asteroid rubble from this week's grab that it's jammed open and precious particles are drifting awa...
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NASA spacecraft sent asteroid rubble flying in sample grabOct 21, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft crushed rocks and sent rubble flying as it briefly touched an asteroid, a strong indication that samples were co...
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Can't crush this: Beetle armor gives clues to tougher planesOct 21, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It's a beetle that can withstand bird pecks, animal stomps and even being rolled over by a Toyota Camry. Now scientists are studying what the bug's crush...
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US spacecraft touches asteroid surface for rare rubble grabOct 20, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft descended to an asteroid Tuesday and, dodging boulders the size of buildings, momentarily touched the surface to collect a ...