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Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years (05 December 03:42) |
| NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thur... |
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iReporters watch planets, moon align (02 December 11:22) |
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iReporters watch planets moon align (02 December 11:22) |
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Shuttle lands at California air base (01 December 10:47) |
| NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions.
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Hints of water found on Saturn moon (27 November 12:26) |
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Inspiration for 'Contact' still listening (26 November 10:32) |
| From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe.
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Inspiration for Contact still listening (26 November 10:32) |
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Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise (26 November 05:56) |
| Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft.
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India launch aims to map the moon (26 November 05:40) |
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Astronauts complete third spacewalk (23 November 09:35) |
| Astronauts from the shuttle Endeavour completed their third spacewalk Saturday evening after spending nearly seven hours cleaning and lubricating a major joint on the international space sta... |
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Astronaut loses tool bag during spacewalk (19 November 01:45) |
| Things didn't go quite according to plan for astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper during her spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday.
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India probe crash-lands on moon (17 November 10:41) |
| A TV-sized probe adorned with a painted Indian flag is set to crash on the moon Friday as part of New Delhi's first unmanned lunar mission, Indian space officials said.
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Endeavour docks with space station (17 November 08:22) |
| Space shuttle Endeavour docked Sunday with the international space station, where the shuttle crew will help install more living space.
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Astronomers capture images of new planets (14 November 08:38) |
| The first-ever pictures of planets outside our solar system were released today in two studies.
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Phoenix Lander silent, Mars mission over (11 November 11:14) |
| A dust storm and the onset of Martian winter have brought the Phoenix Mars Lander's mission to an end, NASA announced Monday.
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Mission to fix Hubble Telescope postponed (31 October 06:44) |
| NASA's plans to fly a fifth and final space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope have suffered another set-back.
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Endeavour set for November launch (31 October 12:43) |
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Mars winter may end Phoenix's mission (31 October 02:20) |
| The Phoenix Mars Lander has entered a state of suspended operation called "safe mode" due to low power, mission managers said Thursday. And while they hope to recharge batteries and reactiva... |
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Venezuela's first satellite launched (30 October 06:52) |
| Venezuela's first satellite roared into space Thursday from a launching pad in southwest China.
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Depressed astronauts to find comfort (28 October 02:50) |
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India launches first moon mission (22 October 05:55) |
| India launched its first lunar mission on Wednesday, with hopes of achieving high-resolution images of the moon's topography and diving into the international space race.
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Spacecraft to probe edge of solar system (18 October 03:36) |
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More trouble for NASA's Hubble (18 October 03:12) |
| Engineers at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland have hit a snag in their efforts to bring the Hubble Space Telescope back on-line after a major equipment failure in space last month... |
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Tourist reaches space station (14 October 05:44) |
| Space tourist Richard Garriott has arrived at the International Space Station for a 10-day stay for which he paid the Russian government an estimated $30 million.
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Mercury, up close: New photos unveiled (07 October 10:00) |
| An U.S. spacecraft was scheduled to beam hundreds of photos of Mercury back to Earth on Tuesday after a close encounter with the planet closest to the sun.
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Asteroid to be harmless fireball (07 October 05:44) |
| A meteor, or shooting star, is usually the size of a pebble, or even a grain of sand, burning up in the atmosphere.
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NASA at 50: Lost in space? (01 October 08:13) |
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Phoenix lander spots falling snow on Mars (30 September 06:07) |
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Hubble telescope fails, NASA delays shuttle (30 September 01:56) |
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China completes first spacewalk mission (29 September 09:27) |
| Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth Sunday, completing a three-day mission that included China's first-ever spacewalk.
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Moon mission delayed until 2009 (16 September 07:11) |
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Moon rocket passes crucial design test (11 September 07:40) |
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NASA warns of debris from failed rocket (22 August 10:37) |
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Is NASA relying too much on Russia? (15 August 03:44) |
| Experts are growing increasingly concerned that the United States will have to rely entirely upon Russia to take astronauts to and from the international space station for at least half a de... |
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Shuttle replacement won't fly until 2014 (12 August 04:41) |
| NASA has put off the planned launch of its next-generation Orion spacecraft for a year, a setback to efforts to get a successor to its aging space shuttles off the ground sooner rather than ... |
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Armchair astronomer spies 'cosmic ghost' (08 August 04:36) |
| Hanny van Arkel was poring over photos of galaxies on the Internet last August when she stumbled across a strange object in the night sky: a bright, gaseous mass with a gaping hole in its mi... |
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Chemical found in Martian soil (06 August 02:37) |
| Scientists working with NASA's Phoenix Lander are reasonably sure they have detected a toxic chemical in the soil near the north pole of Mars.
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Total eclipse provides rare delight (04 August 11:39) |
| A total solar eclipse was sweeping across Earth Friday, providing a rare sight for people in the upper Northern Hemisphere.
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Lander grabs Mars water for life tests (01 August 08:32) |
| The Phoenix lander got its robotic arm onto a sample of water ice from Mars' surface and popped the ice into tiny, onboard "ovens" that will help determine if the water could support life, N... |
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Astronaut's son spending his fortune to fly (31 July 09:16) |
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Glitch delays Phoenix's work on Mars (19 June 10:36) |
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Planets make case for 'crowded universe' (17 June 08:45) |
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White specks puzzle Mars team (17 June 07:10) |
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Shuttle back with 'beautiful landing' (14 June 10:38) |
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Phoenix lander shakes its way to success (12 June 05:27) |
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Google founder signs up for space trip (12 June 01:35) |
| Google co-founder Sergey Brin has paid $5 million to secure a seat on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, officials said Wednesday.
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NASA launches telescope (11 June 11:12) |
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Ex-planet gets namesakes (11 June 10:57) |
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Beaming solar power from space (01 June 08:25) |
| Jyoti is the Hindi word for light. It's something Pranav Mehta has never had to live without. And he is lucky. Near where he lives in Gujarat -- one of the most prosperous states in India --... |
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Space farming takes root (27 May 05:17) |
| When Neil Armstrong took one small step onto the moon in 1969, it seemed only a matter of time before the advent of thriving space colonies and summer vacations on distant planets. But after... |
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