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Cassini Captures Ghostly Dance of Saturn's Northern Lights (w/ Video)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the first video showing the auroras above the northern latitudes of Saturn, Cassini has spotted the tallest known "northern lights" in the solar system, flickering in shape and brightness ...
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Alien beings on faraway planets may not have noticed, but it’s been 35 years since human beings made the first deliberate effort to send them a message.
U.S. losing its lead in space, experts warn Congress
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America's once clear dominance in space is eroding as other nations, including China, Iran and North Korea, step up their activities, a panel of experts told the House subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Thursday.
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Shuttle, station crews seal hatches for departure
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NASA Assessing New Roles for Ailing QuikScat Satellite
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Astronauts rest up after 3 spacewalks
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Kepler Mission Manager Update
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New computer-developed map shows more extensive valley network on Mars
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Using superconducting probes to get a picture of what it's like inside CNTs,
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Researchers Find Innate Correlations Among Different Power Law Phenomena,
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Building a more versatile laser,
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H1N1 Virus Can Be Killed by Acidic Ozone Water,
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New Digital 'Electronics' Concept May Continue Moore's Law,
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Free Spirit: Third Extrication Drive Ends With Wheel Stall
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Nov 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Spirit experienced a wheel stall with the right-rear wheel during the second step of a two-step drive on Sol 2092 (Saturday, Nov. 21). This is not the same wheel that stalled on Sol 1899 (May ...
Cassini Sends Back Images of Enceladus as Winter Nears
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Nov 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft has sailed seamlessly through the Nov. 21 flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus and started transmitting uncalibrated temperature data and images of the rippling terrain. ...
Astronauts take spacewalk No. 3 after suit snag
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Nov 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A pair of astronauts stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their shuttle mission Monday, helping to install an enormous oxygen tank at the International Space Station.
Astronaut's baby daughter born as he circles Earth
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Nov 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world Sunday as he floated 220 miles above it.
Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk
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Nov 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.
Cassini's Big Sky: The View from the Center of Our Solar System
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Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When NASA's Cassini spacecraft began orbiting Saturn five years ago, a dozen highly-tuned science instruments set to work surveying, sniffing, analyzing and scrutinizing the Saturnian system.
Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth
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Nov 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word on the birth of one crewman's daughter Friday, as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk.
Before Darkness Falls: Cassini to Scan Enceladus on Winter's Cusp
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Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft will fly by Saturn's moon Enceladus this weekend for a last peek at the intriguing "tiger stripes" before winter darkness blankets the area for several years.
Astronauts get extra moving time at space station
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Nov 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex are getting some extra moving time.
Planet 51 Star Brings NASA's Message of Exploration Down to Earth
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Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Actor Dwayne Johnson, usually known for his action and comedic film roles, takes to the stars as an astronaut in a new animated feature that brings important messages about the importance of space exploration ...
Astronauts get extra work done in 1st spacewalk (Update)
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Nov 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A pair of spacewalking astronauts, one of them a surgeon, hustled through antenna and cable work outside the International Space Station on Thursday and even whipped off an extra chore.
SOFIA Seeks Secrets of Planetary Birth
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Nov 19, 2009 |
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You don't always have to have a rocket to do rocket science. Sometimes a mere airplane will do - that is, a mere Boeing 747 toting a 17-ton, 9-foot wide telescope named SOFIA.
Second Planned Extrication Drive is Straight Ahead Again
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Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Because the first extrication drive for Spirit, on Sol 2088 (Nov. 17), stopped as soon as it began due to an exceeded tilt limit, the plan for an extrication drive on Sol 2090 (Nov. 19) wil ...
SMOS satellite instrument comes alive (w/ Video)
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Nov 19, 2009 |
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The MIRAS instrument on ESA's SMOS satellite, launched earlier this month, has been switched on and is operating normally. MIRAS will map soil moisture and ocean salinity to improve our understanding of the ...
NASA Supercomputer Ranks Among World's Fastest
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Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's premiere supercomputer located at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., has garnered the sixth spot on the Top500 list of the world's most powerful computers.
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NASA Provides Venerable Hubble Hardware to Smithsonian
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Nov 19, 2009 |
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Shuttle docks at space station, unloads parts (Update 2)
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Nov 18, 2009 |
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Meteor showers in Asia disappoint
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NASA and Microsoft Allow Earthlings to Become Martians
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Tilt Parameters End First Extrication Drive for Spirit
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Astronauts inspect space shuttle in case of damage
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COBE Satellite Marks 20th Anniversary
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Swirling clouds over the South Pacific
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NASA 'Drops' Next Generation Robotic Lander During Autonomous Tests
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Nov 16, 2009 |
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Ghostly 'Spokes' Puff Out From Saturn's Ring's (w/ Video)
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Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on supply mission
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Dawn Enters Asteroid Belt -- For Good
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Nov 16, 2009 |
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Taking a Bite of Antarctic Ice
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Nov 16, 2009 |
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Astronauts board space shuttle Atlantis for launch
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NASA fuels space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff
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Geeky 'tweeters' to report on space shuttle launch
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NASA on track for Monday space shuttle launch
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Nov 14, 2009 |
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LCROSS Impact Finds Water on the Moon
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Nov 13, 2009 |
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Rosetta bound for outer Solar System after final Earth swingby (w/ Video)
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Nov 13, 2009 |
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Students Send Microbe Experiment on Space Shuttle Atlantis
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