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NASA Will Return Its Moon Rocket to the Hangar for More Repairs Before Astronauts Strap In

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 · US News

The space agency said Sunday it’s targeting Tuesday for the slow, four-mile (6.4-kilometer) trek across Kennedy Space Center, weather permitting. NASA had barely finished a repeat fueling test…

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A Long-Acting HIV Drug Arrives in Zimbabwe for Some at Highest Risk

February 21, 2026February 21, 2026 · US News

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Young women, mothers holding babies and some men lined up in a dusty field on the outskirts of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. They came for…

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NASA Moon Rocket Hit by New Problem, Putting March Launch With Astronauts in Jeopardy

February 21, 2026February 21, 2026 · US News

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new moon rocket has suffered another setback, putting next month’s planned launch with astronauts in jeopardy, the space agency announced Saturday. Officials…

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NASA Begins a Practice Countdown for Its First Moonshot With Astronauts in More Than 50 Years

January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 · US News

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA began a two-day practice countdown Saturday leading up to the fueling of its new moon rocket, a crucial test that will determine…

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NASA’s New Moon Rocket Heads to the Pad Ahead of Astronaut Launch as Early as February

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 · US News

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s giant new moon rocket headed to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in more than half a…

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CDC Studies Show Value of Nationwide Wastewater Disease Surveillance, as Potential Funding Cut Looms

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 · US News

Wastewater testing can alert public health officials to measles infections days to months before cases are confirmed by doctors, researchers said in two studies published Thursday by the…

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Muddy Eruption at Yellowstone’s Black Diamond Pool Captured on Video

December 21, 2025December 21, 2025 · US News

That’s the word U.S. Geological Survey volcanic experts used to describe a muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday morning. Video shared by…

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Paraplegic Engineer Becomes the First Wheelchair User to Blast off for Space

December 20, 2025December 20, 2025 · US News

A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth…

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Trump Signs Executive Order for AI Project Called Genesis Mission to Boost Scientific Discoveries

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 · US News

President Donald Trump is directing the federal government to combine efforts with tech companies and universities to convert government data into scientific discoveries, acting on his push to…

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More Than 80 Nonprofits Receive $250M for Global Women’s Health From Melinda French Gates

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 · US News

More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application…

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How to Spot November’s Supermoon, the Closest of the Year

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025 · US News

The moon’s orbit around the Earth isn’t a perfect circle, so it gets nearer and farther as it swings around. A so-called supermoon happens when a full moon…

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Black Vultures Attack and Kill Cattle. Climate Change Is One Reason They’re Spreading North

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 · US News

EMINENCE, Ky. (AP) — Allan Bryant scans the sky as he watches over a minutes-old calf huddled under a tree line with its mother. After a few failed…

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Melissa Is a Beast Among a String of Monster Atlantic Storms. Scientists Explain

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 · US News

Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds Tuesday, was a beast that stood out as extreme even in a record number of monster storms spawned…

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PHOTOS: 66 million-year-old dinosaur ‘mummy’ skin was actually a perfect clay mask

October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 · Sacramento, California Local News

In the badlands of eastern Wyoming, the Lance Formation is a trove of prehistoric fossils. And one area in particular — a region less than 10 kilometers (6…

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Music Could Help Ease Pain From Surgery or Illness. Scientists Are Listening

October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 · US News

Nurse Rod Salaysay works with all kinds of instruments in the hospital: a thermometer, a stethoscope and sometimes his guitar and ukulele. In the recovery unit of UC…

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A Raptor With No Qualms About Eating Its Opponents Wins New Zealand’s Annual Bird Election

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025 · US News

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand ’s annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and cute, puffball robins. This year’s winner was a mysterious…

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