NASA’s 2 stuck astronauts face more time in space with return delayed until at least late March
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s two stuck astronauts just got their space mission extended again. That means they won’t be back on Earth until spring, 10 months after rocketing into…
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An underground detector in China will sniff out mysterious ghost particles called neutrinos
KAIPING, China — Underneath a granite hill in southern China, a massive detector is nearly complete that will sniff out the mysterious ghost particles lurking around us. The Jiangmen Underground…
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Japanese space startup aborts 2nd satellite launch attempt minutes after liftoff
TOKYO — A Japanese space startup said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff Wednesday and destroyed itself again, nine…
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New Zealanders help to save about 30 whales after a pod strands on a beach
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped…
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Earth bids farewell to temporary ‘mini moon’ that’s possibly a chunk of actual moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months. The harmless space rock will…
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Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya
WASHINGTON — Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatan peninsula. Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered…
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Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach
MELBOURNE, Australia — The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach,…
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Volcano on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year
GRINDAVIK, Iceland — A volcano erupted with lava spewing from a fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland late Wednesday evening. It was its seventh eruption since December. Iceland’s…
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Scientists map out the human body one cell at a time
Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body’s estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and knowing what all the cells…
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The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say
NEW YORK — Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they thought. Astronomers know that the universe is…
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