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South Africa confident on super-telescope bid ahead of talks

South African science minister Naledi Pandor said Thursday she remains confident on her country's bid to host the world's most powerful radio telescope, ahead of a crucial meeting next week.

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created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Prolific NASA orbiter reaches five-year mark

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's versatile Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which began orbiting Mars five years ago tomorrow, March 10, has radically expanded our knowledge of the Red Planet and is now working overtime.

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created Mar 10, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Shuttle Discovery arrives at space station

(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery successfully docked at the International Space Station early Wednesday, its astronauts overcoming a rare antenna breakdown that knocked out radar tracking.

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created Apr 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Team Continues Analyzing Spirit Computer Reboots and Amnesia Events

(PhysOrg.com) -- After three days of completing Earth-commanded activities without incident last week, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit had a bout of temporary amnesia Friday, April 17, and rebooted its ...

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created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spirit Healthy but Computer Reboots Raise Concerns

(PhysOrg.com) -- The team operating NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is examining data received from Spirit in recent days to diagnose why the rover apparently rebooted its computer at least twice over ...

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