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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Science

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Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue

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Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet

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NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence

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Despite explosion, Blue Origin CEO says New Glenn will fly before end of year

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SeaWorld's Dottie the dolphin dies at age 39

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NASA's moon plans take hit with Blue Origin explosion

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Watch: Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on Cape Canaveral launch pad during test

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A rare blue micromoon rises this weekend

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Experimental hepatitis B drug may offer 'functional cure' for some patients

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SpaceX's Starship rockets are grounded pending investigation after test flight

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A warmer world creates bigger and more damaging hailstones, study says

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No FAA 'mishap' declaration yet on SpaceX Starship booster anomaly

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NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list

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SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight

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SpaceX tries to launch a bigger version of Starship but hits a series of last-minute problems

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Dying star resembles a billowing crystal ball in new telescope photo

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Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid may be an original, study shows

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Plastic bags don't go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?

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A de-extinction company has hatched live chicks from an artificial eggshell

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Climate scientists update predictions, with 2015 goal no longer plausible

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NASA's Psyche spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid

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Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives

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As drought worsens, Western states brace for wildfires, water shortages

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Small study hints that revving up immune cells might help fight HIV

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Spiral galaxy's brilliant heart shines bright in a new picture from NASA's Webb telescope

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New findings from La Jolla Institute for Immunology suggest a possible measles treatment

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Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease

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A bright moon may dim the Eta Aquarid meteor shower made up of Halley's comet debris

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Endangered whale protections may be delayed to 2035 under Trump-blacked plan

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Astronomers believe they've detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto

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Butterfly-shaped reef proposed for Oceanside sand retention project

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Craig Venter, the San Diego biologist who co-led the sequencing of the human genome, dies at 79

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Robot dogs with Musk and Zuckerberg heads roam around Berlin museum in Beeple's new exhibit

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Camera trap shows Sumatra orangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a public road in Indonesia

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Trump administration fires independent board overseeing the National Science Foundation

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The wide-brimmed Sombrero galaxy is revealed in all its splendor by a telescope in Chile

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Q&A: Apollo astronaut Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universe

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A massive kraken-like octopus may have prowled the seas during the age of dinosaurs

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Scientists trace latest interstellar comet's home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky Way

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New study finds 'alarming' high flood risk for 17 million Americans on Atlantic and Gulf coasts

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In race to prep for Artemis III, rocket's core stage on way to Kennedy Space Center

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Researchers have spent decades breeding better potatoes for chips, and their work isn't done

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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is grounded after launching satellite into the wrong orbit

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The Lyrid meteor shower is visible now and peaking soon. Here's how to spot it

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Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change has them burning overtime

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Artemis II astronauts praise their moonship's performance, especially the heat shield

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Astronomers measure the mind-blowing power and speed of black hole jets for the first time

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NASA already has next Artemis flight in its sights following astronauts' triumphant moon flyby

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'It's not just about the stars:' International Dark Sky Week in San Diego is a celebration of the night sky

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Salk scientist to lead $41 million effort to control cells with sound

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Nearly a century of wondering: The American UFO saga, in reality and in fiction

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As Trump orders UFO data released, a question hangs: If aliens exist, what would they think of us?

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Two venerable San Diego institutions combine forces to seek faster gains in wildlife conservation

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San Diegans gather at watch parties, along shoreline to glimpse Artemis II splashdown off coast

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Worsening ocean heat waves are 'supercharging' hurricane damage, study finds

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Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch up

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Artemis II splashdown in San Diego: How to stream, weather and more

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Artemis II astronauts return from moon with a splashdown to close out a record-breaking lunar voyage

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Video: 'Future Oceans,' a look at San Diego County's marine protected areas

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Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth return

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Artemis II re-entry may cause sonic boom along San Diego County coast

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Scientists say the world's oldest octopus fossil isn't an octopus after all

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Ahead of Artemis II's finale here Friday, here are 7 San Diego County NASA connections to know

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Artemis II astronauts follow Apollo tradition of naming lunar features after loved ones

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'Climate change is kicking our butts.' March smashes heat records for continental US

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Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon

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Artemis II astronauts channel Apollo 8 with a striking Earthset photo

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San Diego scientists are uncovering Baja's mysterious creatures. Their new research shows there's still a lot to learn.

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Artemis II sails through trip around the moon after surpassing Apollo 13's distance record

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Artemis II's moonbound astronauts capture Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind

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How we came to be: Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animals

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How a seabird native to Hawaii has adapted to life in Honolulu's concrete jungle

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To fix a patient's irregular heartbeat, doctors first tested its digital 'twin'

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NASA's No. 1 priority: Artemis II toilet fixed before trip to moon

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What you need to know about desalination, a growing source of drinking water

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Warming winters lead to more nitrate pollution in the drinking water near farms

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Artemis countdown updates: NASA launch sends moonbound astronauts to space

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Artemis II astronauts bound for moon after rocketing away on NASA's first lunar voyage in decades

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Scientific review finds e-cigarettes likely cause lung and oral cancer

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Moon rocket and weather are on NASA's side for the first astronaut launch in decades

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NASA is shooting for the moon. A guide to the Artemis II mission

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In wrangling dark matter, some scientists find inspiration in the Torah, Krishna and Christ

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NASA begins the countdown for humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years

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Apollo's impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA's return to the moon with Artemis II launch

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He suddenly couldn't speak in space. NASA astronaut says his medical scare remains a mystery

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The sea beneath Arctic and Antarctic ice holds many secrets. These scientists dive deep to find out

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Scientists captured female sperm whales on video working together during a birth to protect the calf

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A 3-limbed Kemp's ridley sea turtle is now being tracked at sea by satellite

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Moon base, Mars helicopters, nuclear-powered spacecraft among future plans rolled out by NASA

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New studies of old dogs help scientists understand where they came from

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World Food Prize goes to food safety scientist for preventing millions of cases of foodborne illness

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