Articles filed under Science
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Space station power upgrades nearly finished after spacewalkJul 16, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts completed their part of a three-year power upgrade to the International Space Station on Thursday, replacing six more...
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NASA's Hubble successor delayed again by virus, other issuesJul 16, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The launch of NASA's successor to the Hubble Space Telescope faces seven more months of delay, this time because of the pandemic and technica...
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Spacecraft snaps closest pictures of sun, 'campfires' aboundJul 16, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A European and NASA spacecraft has snapped the closest pictures ever taken of the sun, revealing countless little 'œcampfires'ť flaring every...
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Climate change makes freak Siberian heat 600 times likelierJul 15, 2020 7:00 am - Nearly impossible without man-made global warming, this year's freak Siberian heat wave is producing climate change's most flagrant footprint of extreme weather, a new f...
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Fly without flapping? Andean condors surf air 99% of timeJul 13, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A new study sheds light on just how efficiently the world's largest soaring bird rides air currents to stay aloft for hours without flapping its wings....
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Look out, Mars: Here we come with a fleet of spacecraftJul 13, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth - big time. Three countries - the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates - are sending...
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Comet streaking past Earth, providing spectacular showJul 10, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A newly discovered comet is streaking past Earth, providing a stunning nighttime show after buzzing the sun and expanding its tail. Comet Ne...
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Heat will stay stuck on extra high for July in most of USJul 07, 2020 7:00 am - The heat is on. And for most of America it'll stay on through the rest of the month and maybe longer, meteorologists say. Widespread and prolonged extreme heat is baking...
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NASA adds more safety fixes for Boeing's crew capsuleJul 07, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has added more safety fixes for Boeing's space capsule before it can fly astronauts following a pair of close calls during last year's t...
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Waste-watching: Sewage can help track pandemic virus trendsJul 06, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK - One county in Utah beat back a spike of pandemic virus infections in the spring, and another saw its rate jump. Both trends showed up in their sewage. Yes, se...