Articles filed under Science
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NASA astronaut plans to cast her ballot from space stationSep 25, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - NASA astronaut Kate Rubins told The Associated Press on Friday that she plans to cast her next vote from space '“ more than 200 miles above Earth. Rubins ...
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Bus-size asteroid to zoom by Earth, ducking below satellitesSep 23, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - An asteroid the size of a school bus is headed our way, but NASA says the space rock will zoom safely past Earth on Thursday. The newly disc...
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Warming shrinks Arctic Ocean ice to 2nd lowest on recordSep 21, 2020 7:00 am - Ice in the Arctic Ocean melted to its second lowest level on record this summer, triggered by global warming along with natural forces, U.S. scientists reported Monday. ...
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Underwater and on fire: US climate change magnifies extremesSep 19, 2020 7:00 am - America's worsening climate change problem is as polarized as its politics. Some parts of the country have been burning this month while others were underwater in extrem...
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Jupiter, enticing moon Europa star in new Hubble photoSep 17, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Jupiter and its enticing moon Europa shine in a new photo by the Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble snapped the picture last month when the plan...
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Schaumburg native is leading U.S. back to the moonSep 15, 2020 11:00 pm - Catherine Koerner, daughter of former Schaumburg mayor Al Larson, has become manager of NASA's Orion Program, making her responsible for the development and operations o...
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World isn't meeting biodiversity goals, UN report findsSep 15, 2020 7:00 am - A decade-long global effort to save Earth's disappearing species and declining ecosystems has mostly stumbled, with fragile habitats like coral reefs and tropical forest...
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Astronomers see possible hints of life in Venus's cloudsSep 14, 2020 7:00 am - Astronomers have found a potential sign of life high in the atmosphere of neighboring Venus: hints there may be bizarre microbes living in the sulfuric acid-laden clouds...
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Black scientists call out racism in the field and counter itSep 13, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - University of Washington ecologist Christopher Schell is studying how coronavirus shutdowns have affected wildlife in Seattle and other cities. But whe...
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UN report: Increased warming closing in on agreed upon limitSep 09, 2020 7:00 am - The world is getting closer to passing a temperature limit set by global leaders five years ago and may exceed it in the next decade or so, according to a new United Nat...