Tag: Science
Christmas Turkey and Fruitcake On The Way To Space Station
Christmas turkey rocketed toward the International Space Station on Wednesday, along with cranberry sauce, candied yams and the obligatory fruitcake.
New Mars Discoveries Advance Case For Possible Life
Scientists reported Thursday that NASA's Curiosity rover has found potential building blocks of life in an ancient Martian lakebed. Hints have been found before, but this is the best evidence yet.
SpaceX Delays Launch Debut Of Upgraded Falcon Rocket
SpaceX has delayed the launch debut of its upgraded workhorse rocket. This latest version of the Falcon 9 was supposed to blast off Thursday from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, carrying Bangladesh’s first satellite, which would bring the internet to all corners of the country.
NASA Tess Spacecraft to Prowl For Planets
Look up at the sky tonight. Every star you see — plus hundreds of thousands, even millions more — will come under the intense stare of NASA’s newest planet hunter.
Our First Interstellar Visitor Likely Came From Two-Star System
Object passed through inner solar system last fall
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Our first known interstellar visitor likely came from a two-star system.
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Stephen Hawking, Best-Known Physicist of His Time, Has Died
Theoretical physicist dead at 76
LONDON (AP) — Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease,...