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NASA Shows Ireland From Space for St. Patrick�s Day

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 11:17pm
NASA has unveiled a photo of Emerald Isle as it appears from space.
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Newfound Alien World Resembles Those in Our Solar System

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 11:17pm
CoRoT mission finds gas giant exoplanet that most closely resembles Jupiter, Saturn.
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Primordial Black Holes Formed Just After Big Bang

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 11:17pm
A pair of primordial black holes have been spotted so far away that they likely formed relatively soon after the Big Bang, scientists announced Wednesday.
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Cold Interstellar Dust Shines Bright in New Image

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 11:17pm
New image from Planck telescope shows cold interstellar dust reaching across Milky Way.
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NASA Crashes Helicopters to Improve Safety

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 11:17pm
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Moon to Have Close Encounters with Star Clusters

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 11:17pm
The moon will have close encounters this week with two star clusters: the Pleiades and Messier 35.
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NASA Primes Retired Test Shuttle Enterprise For One Last Flight

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 11:17pm
NASA is preparing Enterprise, the first space shuttle prototype, for its planned final flight.
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Weird 'Dark Flow' Seen Deeper Into the Universe Than Ever

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 11:17pm
The puzzling migration of matter in deep space - dubbed "dark flow" - has been observed at farther distances than ever before, scientists have announced.
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Secrets of Jupiter's Great Red Spot Revealed in New Weather Map

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 11:17pm
Jupiter's Great Red Spot seen in thermal images that reveal circulation patterns.
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NASA Telescope Spots Cosmic Rose in Deep Space

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 11:17pm
A new photo from NASA's WISE space telescope has revealed a host of young stars and a dust cloud that resemble a cosmic rose.
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China Mulls Plans for New Moon Rock Lab

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 11:17pm
China is getting serious about lunar exploration and is mulling plans for a new moon rock lab.
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NASA Needs a Clear Destination for Space Exploration, Experts Say

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 11:17pm
Five space luminaries who gathered to debate the future of America's manned space program Monday each bemoaned the lack of clear goals and destinations in President Obama's proposed plan for NASA.
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Leaky Valve May Delay Space Shuttle Launch

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 11:17pm
NASA engineers are testing valves on the shuttle Discovery to see if the shuttle can still launch on April 5 as planned.
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New Private Space Freighter Has Solid Backing

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 11:17pm
Orbital Sciences' new Cygnus space freighter and Taurus 2 rocket for space station cargo flights draw on a solid history of spaceflight experience.
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Neil Armstrong, First Moonwalker, Lands in New York

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 11:17pm
Neil Armstrong touched down in rainy Manhattan Sunday and urged the public to take a more active interest in the military conflicts facing the United States.
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New Photos Show Potential Landing Sites on Mars Moon

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 7:17pm
New photos of the Mars' moon Phobos reveal the Martian satellite as a strange, potato-shaped moon, and show potential landing zones being considered for a future robotic probe.
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India Boosts Space Budget

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 4:17pm
India's Parliament has increased the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) budget for 2010 by about 38 percent over last year.
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SpaceX Successfully Tests New Rocket's Engines at Launch Pad

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 4:17pm
SpaceX successfully test fired the first stage engines of its new Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday, bringing booster closer to its launch debut.
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What NASA's Mars Orbiter Data Flood Means

Wed, 17/03/2010 - 4:17pm
MRO has generated more than 100 terabits of data, here's what that number means.
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