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Oct. 25, 2002 / 12:00 PM

Gender can affect stroke treatment

HOUSTON, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Some women and men experience and report a stroke differently, according to a new study released Friday of stroke victims in East Texas. These differences lead to delays in seeking emergency treatment and getting time-dependent drugs that can prevent a stroke's devastating effects, researchers said.

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SpaceX launches Falcon 9, carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Florida

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SpaceX launches Falcon 9, carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Florida

April 17 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket, carrying 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit early Wednesday evening, under clear, sunny skies in Florida.

Satellites can help find and stop methane leaks

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Satellites can help find and stop methane leaks

April 16 (UPI) -- Riley Duren, a research scientist at the University of Arizona, explained how new satellites are changing companies' and governments' ability to find and stop methane leaks and avoid wasting a valuable product.

Boeing Starliner rolls to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of May launch

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Boeing Starliner rolls to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of May launch

April 16 (UPI) -- Boeing's Starliner spacecraft took a road trip Tuesday before its May 6 liftoff, moving from the Kennedy Space Center to the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

NASA chooses 4 crew members for next Mars mission simulation

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NASA chooses 4 crew members for next Mars mission simulation

April 15 (UPI) -- NASA on Monday revealed its choices for the next four-person crew to participate in a simulated mission to Mars performed within a habitat at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

NOAA says fourth global coral bleaching event underway

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NOAA says fourth global coral bleaching event underway

April 15 (UPI) -- The world's oceans are now undergoing the fourth global coral bleaching event on record and the second in the last 10 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday.

'Brightest of All Time' gamma-ray burst caused by exploding star, say scientists

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'Brightest of All Time' gamma-ray burst caused by exploding star, say scientists

April 12 (UPI) -- Northwestern University scientists said Friday they had confirmed that the cause of the brightest gamma-ray burst ever observed in October 2022 was an exploding star, known as a supernova, 2.4 billion light years away.

NASA's planet-hunter TESS temporarily shuts off

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NASA's planet-hunter TESS temporarily shuts off

April 11 (UPI) -- NASA's eye in the sky has unexpectedly shut off, temporarily interrupting its survey of space.

SpaceX launches military weather satellite into orbit

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SpaceX launches military weather satellite into orbit

April 11 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched its second national security mission of 2024 on Thursday with a Falcon 9 rocket lifting the U.S. Space Force missionUSSF-62 into orbit.

From Florida, ULA Delta IV Heavy lifts off for final time

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From Florida, ULA Delta IV Heavy lifts off for final time

April 9 (UPI) -- The United Launch Alliance is expected to oversee the final deployment of the Delta IV Heavy as it lifts a National Reconnaissance Office satellite into space on a national security mission.

Total solar eclipse completes trek across Mexico, United States, eastern Canada

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Total solar eclipse completes trek across Mexico, United States, eastern Canada

April 8 (UPI) -- A rare total solar eclipse, the first in seven years and the last in two decades over the continental United States, completed its trek Monday across parts of Mexico, 15 states and eastern Canada.

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