October’s supermoon pairs with a comet for a special nighttime spectacle
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — October’s supermoon is the closest of the year and it’s teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one. The third of four supermoons this…
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Missed out on the northern lights? Scientists expect more solar storms to produce auroras
NEW YORK — Expect to see more northern lights in unusual places as the sun continues to sizzle, space weather forecasters said Tuesday. Strong solar storms this year have triggered…
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Tubeworms, snails and other weird creatures found under the seafloor
NEW YORK — Scientists for the first time have uncovered an underworld of animal life thriving beneath the seafloor. An expedition to a volcanically active ridge in the Pacific off…
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China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances
BEIJING — China has made great strides in exploring space in recent years, rocketing astronauts to its own space station and bringing back rocks from the moon. Now it wants…
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A Hong Kong zoo seeks answers after 9 monkeys die in 2 days
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s oldest zoo is seeking answers in a monkey medical mystery after nine animals died in two days, including three members of a critically endangered species….
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A Southern California school plants a ‘Moon Tree’ grown with seeds flown in space
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — To cheers and applause from kids wearing spacesuits and star-studded T-shirts, a tree was planted in California that is out of this world. The so-called “Moon…
Read more NASA spacecraft launches on a 5 1/2-year journey to Jupiter's moon Europa
NASA spacecraft launches on a 5 1/2-year journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa
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NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys…
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In Denmark, 50 well-preserved Viking Age skeletons have been unearthed, a rare discovery
AASUM, Denmark — AASUM, Denmark (AP) — In a village in central Denmark, archeologists made a landmark discovery that could hold important clues to the Viking era: a burial ground,…
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PHOTO COLLECTION: Science SpaceX Starship Launch
This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
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