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November 19, 2020 11:04 AM

Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to science

The National Science Foundation says it’s too dangerous to keep operating one of the world’s largest single dish radio telescopes given the significant damage it recently sustained.

by The Associated Press

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November 19, 2020 5:31 AM

Scientists discover outer space isn't pitch black after all

Scientists have used a NASA probe way out in space, beyond Pluto, to measure visible light that's not connected to any known source like stars or galaxies.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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November 17, 2020 4:16 AM

SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station

Three NASA astronauts and one from Japan's space agency reached the International Space Station after a 27-hour flight following Sunday's liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center.

by Scott Neuman and Russell Lewis

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November 16, 2020 2:50 PM

Navajo Nation enters new lockdown as coronavirus cases rise

The nation closes nonessential businesses, halts tourism and moves schools online as it battles rising infections.

by Reese Oxner

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November 15, 2020 6:43 PM

Liftoff! Astronauts head to International Space Station on SpaceX rocket

Four astronauts are flying to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Dragon crew capsule. The mission is the first of what NASA hopes are many.

by Geoff Brumfiel

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November 15, 2020 1:24 PM

Biden advisers to meet vaccine firms as Trump stalls handoff

Joe Biden's scientific advisers will meet with vaccine makers in coming days as the presidential transition remains stalled because of President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge that he lost the election.

by The Associated Press

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November 15, 2020 11:25 AM

12-year-old discovers invasive clams in Minnesota lake

William Guthrie was volunteering with his family to comb lakes for aquatic invaders when he discovered a golden clam — an invasive species not previously found in Minnesota lakes.

by Kirsti Marohn

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November 15, 2020 10:24 AM

Cable failures endanger renowned Puerto Rico radio telescope

Giant, aging cables that support one of the world's largest single-dish radio telescopes are slowly unraveling, pushing an observatory renowned for its key role in astronomical discoveries to the brink of collapse.

by The Associated Press

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November 13, 2020 4:56 PM

Wolves preying on beavers in Minnesota reshape wetlands

When a lone beaver dies, its dam soon collapses. Scientists studying gray wolves in Minnesota’s Voyageurs National Park have traced how wolves preying on beavers affect the ecosystem by impeding the ability of beavers to build and maintain new dams that create wetlands.

by The Associated Press

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November 11, 2020 3:22 PM

Wear masks to protect yourself from the coronavirus, not only others, CDC stresses

The public health agency had previously emphasized that masks protect other people from viruses you might expel. The new advice gives a less altruistic reason to wear face coverings.

by Maria Godoy

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