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Shuttle Astronauts Rehearse Launch Day

3 hours 4 min ago
Discovery astronauts completed a dress rehearsal for their upcoming launch.
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Space Fleets Stay In Formation Magnetically

3 hours 4 min ago
Spacecraft flying in formation could use magnets to align themselves.
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Private Space Station Prototype Hits Orbital Milestone

3 hours 4 min ago
Space station prototype passes orbital milestone.
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Scientists Revisit Mars Sample Return Plans

3 hours 4 min ago
Planning is under way to reinvigorate a Mars sample return mission.
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Doorstep Astronomy: See the Big Dipper

3 hours 4 min ago
The Big Dipper and the Southern Cross are useful constellations to know.
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First Space Lawyer Graduates

3 hours 4 min ago
The first lawyer to earn a degree specifically in space law graduates Saturday.
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Space Shuttle Discovery in Good Shape for May Launch

3 hours 4 min ago
The shuttle Discovery is on track for a May 31 launch.
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Station Astronaut Laughs it up for 'Colbert Report'

3 hours 4 min ago
U.S. astronaut Garrett Reisman trades quips on the 'Colbert Report.'
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Saturn's Atmosphere Does the Wave

3 hours 4 min ago
Saturn's atmosphere does the wave, a new study shows
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The Best (And Worst) Mars Landings

3 hours 4 min ago
Reaching Mars is an unforgiving endeavor, with little room for error.
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NASA's New Science Chief Settles in for Long Haul

3 hours 4 min ago
NASA's new science chief Ed Weiler is settling into the position for long-term.
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Alien Life-Searching Techniques Tested

3 hours 4 min ago
Signs of life on Mars can be spotted using instruments on robotic probes.
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Why Don't They Do SETI?

3 hours 4 min ago
SETI isn't worldwide, and why it isn't is puzzling.
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Shuttle Flights Should be Extended, Space Pioneer John Glenn Says

3 hours 4 min ago
Space pioneer John Glenn called for a shuttle fleet extension while unveiling NASA archival video.
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New Radar Could Reveal Secrets of Earth's Ice Sheets

3 hours 4 min ago
Space-based radar could gauge Earth's ice sheets, extraterrestrial oceans.
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Black Hole Rips Apart Screaming Star

15 hours 4 min ago
Star swallowed by black hole emits flare, illuminates galactic structures.
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Jupiter's Rings Made in the Shade

15 hours 4 min ago
A new study reveals how light and shadow sculpt the faint rings.
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Ancient Asteroid Impact Coated Earth in Blanket of Beads

Thu, 08/05/2008 - 11:08pm
New research of carbon beads from Chicxulub Crater fuel more debate over dinosaur demise.
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