Launch of Orbital ATK Commercial Resupply Mission to the International Space Station

Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft launches aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 4:44:56 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The mission will deliver experiments, equipment and supplies to the orbiting laboratory and its six-person crew. via NASA http://ift.tt/1IyvA1g

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Scientists Enlist the Big Gun to Get Climate Action: Faith by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The cold hard numbers of science haven’t spurred the world to curb runaway global warming. So as climate negotiators struggle in Paris, some scientists who appealed to the rationale brain are enlisting what many would consider a higher power: the…

Published: December 6, 2015 at 05:18AM

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The Mountainous Shoreline of Sputnik Planum

In this highest-resolution image from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, great blocks of Pluto’s water-ice crust appear jammed together in the informally named al-Idrisi mountains. via NASA http://ift.tt/1lCvXgz

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ULA Atlas V Rocket With Cygnus Spacecraft at the Launch Pad

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft aboard stands at the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on Dec. 3, 2015. via NASA http://ift.tt/1O5HzzT

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Developing Nations Shift Emissions Stance in Climate Talks by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The once black-and-white world of climate negotiations for poorer countries has evolved into many shades of gray at talks this week in Paris.

Published: December 3, 2015 at 03:54AM

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Space Station’s Robotic Arm Set for Arrival of Cygnus Cargo Craft

The International Space Station’s robotic arm, Canadarm2, is visible over Earth in this Nov. 27, 2015 photograph. On Dec. 6, Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren will operate the Canadarm2 from inside the station’s cupola, using it for the rendezvous and grapple of Orbital ATK’s Cygnus commercial cargo craft. via NASA http://ift.tt/1NHLZCC

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Timeline of Rio Olympic Water Testing Broken Promises by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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A timeline of key moments since The Associated Press first reported on contamination of Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic waterways:

Published: December 1, 2015 at 07:03PM

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