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Is NASA's New Space Plan Really That Radical?

mar, 02/03/2010 - 16:02

President Obama's new plan for NASA has been called radical, but others counter that similar changes have happened before.

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Baby Stars Illuminate Web of Glowing Gas

mar, 02/03/2010 - 16:02

A dramatic new picture of a star cluster in our neighboring galaxy reveals baby stars heating up a web of glowing gas.

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WISE Up: Space Telescope's Stunning First Photos

mar, 02/03/2010 - 16:02

Take a look at the first stunning images of comets and galaxies from NASA's new sky-mapper, the WISE space telescope.

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Chile Earthquake May Have Shortened Days on Earth

mar, 02/03/2010 - 16:02

The Chilean earthquake may have shortened the length of days on our planet.

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Tons of Water Ice Found on the Moon's North Pole

mar, 02/03/2010 - 16:02

Vast pockets of water ice numbering in the millions of tons have been discovered at the north pole of the moon.

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Russia Launches 3 New Navigation Satellites

mar, 02/03/2010 - 16:02

Russia launched three more Glonass navigation satellites into space Monday atop a Proton rocket.

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Former NASA Johnson Space Center Chief Aaron Cohen Dies at 79

mar, 02/03/2010 - 16:02

Spaceflight pioneer Aaron Cohen, who led NASA's Johnson Space Center during the Challenger shuttle tragedy, has died.

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FORUM: How Would a Space Fusion Reactor Work?

mar, 02/03/2010 - 16:02

Interesting articles in our Community forum.

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Famed Space Artist Robert McCall, 90, Dies

mar, 02/03/2010 - 16:02

Artist Robert McCall, whose visions of the past, present, and future of space exploration have graced U.S. postage stamps, NASA mission patches, and the Smithsonian, died on Friday.

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Italian Space Plane Prototype to Attempt Daring Maneuvers

mar, 02/03/2010 - 16:02

An Italian aerospace firm first wants to test whether hypersonic space planes could pull off high-speed aeronautic maneuvers during the fiery reentry into Earth's atmosphere.

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European Observatories in Chile Undamaged by Earthquake

mar, 02/03/2010 - 16:02

Several European-built observatories in Chile have escaped damage from the massive 8.8 earthquake that struck the country's central regions Saturday.

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The 'Evening Star' is Back: How to Spot Venus

mar, 02/03/2010 - 16:02

Since last summer, the dominant evening planet was Jupiter, but now Venus has emerged.

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Astronaut Makes Sushi in Space

mar, 02/03/2010 - 16:02

Houston, we have space sushi. Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi is making sushi in space while floating weightless aboard his current post on the International Space Station.

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Spacecraft Hits Midpoint on Flight to Pluto

mar, 02/03/2010 - 16:02

A NASA spacecraft speeding across the solar system has officially covered half the distance of its trip to Pluto and its moons.

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Veil Lifts Slightly on Secretive Blue Origin Rocket Project

mar, 02/03/2010 - 16:02

The secretive private rocket firm Blue Origin is still keeping quiet even as new details are emerging regarding its new vertical launch and landing rocket.

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