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Spacewalking astronauts boosting station’s solar power

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts ventured out on a spacewalk Wednesday to outfit the International Space Station with powerful, new solar panels to handle...

Venus hotter than ever: 3rd new robotic explorer on horizon

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Venus is hotter than ever, with a third new robotic explorer on the horizon. ...

Science chief wants next pandemic vaccine ready in 100 days

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The new White House science adviser wants to have a vaccine ready to fight the next pandemic in just about 100 days after recognizing...

SpaceX launches tiny critters, solar panels to space station

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched thousands of tiny sea creatures to the International Space Station on Thursday, along with a toothpaste-fighting plaque experiment...

Study: California fire killed 10% of world’s redwood trees

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SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — At least a tenth of the world’s mature giant sequoias were destroyed by a single California wildfire that tore...

Science chief wants next pandemic vaccine ready in 100 days

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The new White House science adviser wants to have a vaccine ready to fight the next pandemic in just about 100 days after recognizing...

NASA picks Venus as hot spot for two new robotic missions

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is returning to sizzling Venus, our closest yet perhaps most overlooked neighbor, after decades of exploring other worlds. ...

Navigation error sends NASA’s Mars helicopter on wild ride

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A navigation timing error sent NASA's little Mars helicopter on a wild, lurching ride, its first major problem since it...

GM’s newest vehicle: Off-road, self-driving rover for moon

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — General Motors is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to produce the ultimate off-road, self-driving, electric vehicles — for the moon....

Who’s an astronaut as private spaceflight picks up speed?

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As more companies start selling tickets to space, a question looms: Who gets to call themselves an astronaut? ...