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A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wild
By all accounts, Milagra the "miracle" California condor shouldn’t be alive today. But now at nearly 17 months old, she is one of three of the giant endangered birds who got to stretch their wings in the wild as part of a release this weekend near the Grand Canyon. ...
SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year. The capsule rocketed into orbit to fetch the test pilots whose Boeing...
SpaceX launches rescue mission for two NASA astronauts who are stuck at the International Space Station until next year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launches rescue mission for two NASA astronauts who are stuck at the International Space Station until next year.
Japanese fans bid farewell to beloved panda pair before their return to China
TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of Japanese fans bid tearful farewell to their beloved panda couple that made their final public appearance at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo on Saturday before returning to China for medical treatment. The pair, Ri Ri and Shin Shin, are the parents of Xiang Xiang, the...
Earth will have a temporary 'mini moon' for two months
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth's moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.” The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by Earth on Sunday, it will be temporarily trapped by our planet's gravity and orbit the...
Titan implosion testimony paints a picture of reckless greed and explorer passion
Two weeks of testimony suggested the company responsible for an experimental deep-water submersible that imploded, killing five people, either recklessly ignored warning signs in the name of profits or represented the nation's explorer spirit in taking calculated risks to push humankind’s...
Coast Guard says evidence of Titan support vessel feeling shudder at time of implosion would have changed search efforts
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Coast Guard says evidence of Titan support vessel feeling shudder at time of implosion would have changed search efforts.
Takeaways on AP's story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires
The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly intense wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover on their own. Researchers are studying which species are likely to survive — and where — as climate change makes it difficult or impossible for many forests...
Former employee resigned after OceanGate co-founder said he’d 'buy himself a Congressman' if Coast Guard interfered
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Former employee resigned after OceanGate co-founder said he’d 'buy himself a Congressman' if Coast Guard interfered.
NASA, Boeing describe limited roles despite Titan's owner touting aerospace ties
OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush said the carbon fiber hull used in an experimental submersible that imploded was developed with help of NASA and aerospace manufacturers, but a NASA official said Thursday that the agency had little involvement and a Boeing official said some recommendations were...
