How to see the International Space Station
The International Space Station is one of the most complicated machines ever built and the largest object ever assembled in space.
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Russia evacuates drifting Arctic research station
Russia has ordered the urgent evacuation of the 16-strong crew of a drifting Arctic research station after ice floe that hosts the floating laboratory began to disintegrate, officials said Thursday.
May 23, 2013
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Researchers reveal model of Sun's magnetic field
Researchers at the Universities of Leeds and Chicago have uncovered an important mechanism behind the generation of astrophysical magnetic fields such as that of the Sun.
May 22, 2013
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Farmers plant rice near crippled Fukushima site
Farmers have resumed planting rice for market only 15 kilometres (nine miles) from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, a local official said Wednesday.
May 22, 2013
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NASA builds unusual testbed for analyzing X-ray navigation technologies
Pulsars have a number of unusual qualities. Like zombies, they shine even though they're technically dead, and they rotate rapidly, emitting powerful and regular beams of radiation that are seen as flashes ...
May 20, 2013
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British astronaut 'Major Tim' to fly to ISS
A former army helicopter pilot was on Monday named as the first "home-grown" British astronaut to head to the International Space Station.
May 20, 2013
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Mice, gerbils perish in Russia space flight
A number of mice and eight gerbils sent into space in a Russian capsule destined to find out how well organisms can withstand extended flights perished during their journey, scientists said Sunday as the ...
May 19, 2013
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GPS solution provides 3-minute tsunami alerts
Researchers have shown that, by using global positioning systems (GPS) to measure ground deformation caused by a large underwater earthquake, they can provide accurate warning of the resulting tsunami in ...
May 17, 2013
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Star Canadian spaceman back on Earth, relishing fresh air
A thud, dirt in the window of his capsule and the fresh smell of spring on the Kazakh steppe: Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield recalled Thursday his safe return from a five-month mission to space.
May 16, 2013
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NASA: New pump resolves big space station leak
An impromptu spacewalk over the weekend seems to have fixed a big ammonia leak at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday.
May 16, 2013
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GPS satellite launched into space from Florida
A new GPS satellite has been launched into space.
May 15, 2013
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Space not the final frontier for viewing movies
The crew of the International Space Station is boldly going where no one has gone before—to see the new "Star Trek" film.
May 15, 2013
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NRL space test program experiments ship to Japan for flight to the ISS
The DoD Space Test Program STP-H4 payload complement, which includes three Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) experiments bound for the International Space Station, has been shipped to Japan for integration on the HTV-4 vehicle ...
May 15, 2013
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TV-over-Internet service hits Atlanta next month
Aereo, the startup that offers television stations over the Internet starting at $8 a month, says it will start service in Atlanta on June 17.
May 14, 2013
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Microgravity experiment gets funding, may go to International Space Station
A microgravity experiment designed at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute will be funded by The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to fly aboard the International Space Station U.S. ...
May 14, 2013
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