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NASA to Test Fly Astronaut Escape Ship Alternative
Space.com - mer, 17/06/2009 - 22:17
An alternate escape ship could show how astronauts might avoid a launch disaster.
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Gas Leak Prevents Space Shuttle Launch Again
Space.com - mer, 17/06/2009 - 22:17
NASA delayed the launch of shuttle Endeavour again early Wednesday due to a hydrogen gas leak.
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Crash & Splash: NASA Probes to Dash Toward Moon
Space.com - mer, 17/06/2009 - 22:17
After more than a decade, NASA is once more ready to launch two probes to the moon, one of which will smack into the lunar surface.
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Could Life Be 12 Billion Years Old?
Space.com - mer, 17/06/2009 - 22:17
Astronomers model abundances of key biological elements early in universe.
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Countdown Update: Rocket Rolls to Launch Pad for Moon Mission
Space.com - mer, 17/06/2009 - 22:17
Countdown coverage for NASA's LRO/LCROSS probes, the first U.S. moon probes in 11 years.
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Planet Found with Oddly Tilted Orbit
Space.com - mer, 17/06/2009 - 22:17
The orbit of planet XO-3b is tilted about 37 degrees from the star's equator.
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500th Person to Space Launching on Shuttle Endeavour
Space.com - mer, 17/06/2009 - 22:17
One of Endeavour's seven astronauts will become the 500th person to reach space on Wednesday.
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Swing Shift: Astronauts Redefine Night and Day
Space.com - mer, 17/06/2009 - 22:17
Astronauts have snoozed away their days before launching aboard the shuttle Endeavor, but it's all part of the plan.
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Binary Stars Host Potential Planet-forming Disk
Space.com - mer, 17/06/2009 - 22:17
Disk of gas and dust found around nearby, young binary star system.
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North Korea Gambles As South Readies Own Rocket
Space.com - mer, 17/06/2009 - 22:17
A dynamic mix of factors could worsen the already deteriorating military posture between the U.S. and North Korea as President Barack Obama hosts South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the White House this week.
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Debate Rages Over Moon Water
Space.com - mer, 17/06/2009 - 22:17
The debate has raged over whether the moon does in fact harbor water ice. Soon, two moon missions may yield the truth.
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Inside a 'Clean Room': NASA Puts Mars Rover Together
Space.com - mer, 17/06/2009 - 22:17
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory assemble Curiosity rover, work out remaining kinks.
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See the Mighty Hercules
Space.com - mer, 17/06/2009 - 22:17
High in the eastern sky during the late-evening hours is the boisterous ancient Greek hero and unruly demigod Hercules.
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Space Forecast Predicts Satellite Production Boom
Space.com - mer, 17/06/2009 - 22:17
A 10-year forecast of satellite and launcher markets has good news and bad news for hardware manufacturers.
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Boy Hit by Meteorite
Space.com - mer, 17/06/2009 - 22:17
A 14-year old German boy was hit in the hand by a pea-sized meteorite that scared the bejeezus out of him and left a scar.
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Baby Stars Found in Galactic Center
Space.com - mer, 17/06/2009 - 22:17
Astronomers finally able to detect newborn stars in center of Milky Way.
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Running Out of This World
Science @ NASA - mer, 17/06/2009 - 21:28
With NASA poised to launch the world's most famous treadmill (COLBERT) to the International Space Station, an astronaut describes what it's like to run in space where sweat floats and there is no gravity to hold your feet to the ground.
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Return of the Mars Hoax
Science @ NASA - mer, 17/06/2009 - 21:28
Just when you thought it was safe to check your email, the Mars Hoax is back!
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Fake Astronaut Gets Hit by Artificial Solar Flare
Science @ NASA - mer, 17/06/2009 - 21:28
Researchers are about to subject a fake astronaut complete with blood cells and simulated human tissue to an artificial solar flare. How the unlucky volunteer emerges from the radiation storm will reveal for the first time how much of a threat severe solar flares pose to astronauts en route to the Moon and Mars.
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New Solar Cycle Prediction
Science @ NASA - mer, 17/06/2009 - 21:28
An international panel of experts has issued a new prediction for the solar cycle which takes into account the surprisingly deep solar minimum of 2008-2009. Read today's story to find out when they think solar maximum will return.
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