All posts tagged "science"

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  NASA nixes crew for test flight of new megarocket in 2019

  The super-sized rocket is meant to eventually send astronauts to Mars

  • Posted May 12, 2017
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  UK grants 1st license to make babies using DNA from 3 people

  Aims to prevent women from passing on potentially fatal genetic diseases

  • Posted March 16, 2017
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  SpaceX makes good on space station delivery a little late

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX made good on a 250-mile-high delivery at the International Space Station on Thursday, after fixing a navigation problem that held up the shipment a day. Everything went smoothly the second time around...

  • Posted February 23, 2017
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  7 Earth-size worlds found orbiting star; could hold life

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For the first time, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a single nearby star — and these new worlds could hold life. This cluster of planets is less than 40 light-years away...

  • Posted February 22, 2017
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  ‘Make America Smart Again’: Scientists protest threat to science

  Boston rally calls for the president to acknowledge climate change

  • Posted February 19, 2017
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  Could gene editing help avoid disease? Maybe

  The science is nowhere near ready for a huge next step that raises ethical questions

  • Posted February 15, 2017
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  Genes May Help Grocery Tomatoes Catch Up to Heirloom Taste

  "We know what's wrong with modern tomatoes and we have a pretty good idea how to fix it"

  • Posted January 26, 2017
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  Scientists Take First Steps to Growing Human Organs in Pigs

  "This is a strategy to help save human lives"

  • Posted January 26, 2017
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  SpaceX launches first rocket since explosion

  The return to flight is an important step for the California-based company

  • Posted January 14, 2017
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  Scientists get antimatter excited, see first light

  It's a key step toward answering one of the great riddles of the universe

  • Posted December 19, 2016