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SpaceX cargo vessel prepares to leave space station (Update 2)

US company SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship is preparing to make its return journey to Earth after a landmark mission to the International Space Station, NASA and SpaceX representatives said Wednesday.

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created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0

China, Japan, US to witness 'ring' solar eclipse

At sunrise in some parts of China and Japan and by sunset in the western United States, a partial solar eclipse is set to slink across a narrow swath of the Earth on May 20 and 21.

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created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 7

NASA says competition is key to private space race

Competition is vital to the race among private companies to replace the space shuttle, NASA said Thursday, after Congress called for the US space agency to fund a single company.

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created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Scientists say Obama Mars cuts to hit research (Update)

The United States will scale back Mars exploration under a proposed budget by President Barack Obama released Monday that has some scientists fuming over the risk of a NASA brain-drain.

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created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 68

Satellite landed, exact site not yet known: NASA

A decommissioned NASA satellite, the biggest piece of US space junk to fall in 30 years, has crash-landed but the precise location is not yet known, the US space agency said early Saturday.

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created Sep 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 9

Rare near-Earth asteroid fly-by set for Tuesday

A massive asteroid will make a rare fly-by Tuesday, and although it poses no danger of crashing to Earth, US scientists said this week they are looking forward to getting a closer look.

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created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 10

Students rename NASA moon probes Ebb and Flow

A pair of unmanned NASA spacecraft that are orbiting the Moon were renamed Ebb and Flow on Tuesday by a middle school class in Montana, the US space agency announced.

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created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 4

NASA bus-sized satellite to crash-land this week

What goes up must come down. But where?

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created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 5

NASA's Juno to circle Jupiter for 'planetary recipe'

The US space agency plans to launch next week a solar-powered spacecraft called Juno that will journey to the gassy planet of Jupiter in search of how the huge, stormy giant was formed.

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created Jul 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

NASA launches weather-climate satellite

The US space agency on Friday launched a first-of-its kind satellite that will send back data on weather and climate to help forecasters predict major storms and other changes in the environment.

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created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 6

NASA budget will axe Mars deal with Europe: scientists

US President Barack Obama's budget proposal to be submitted next week for 2013 will cut NASA's budget by 20 percent and eliminate a major partnership with Europe on Mars exploration, scientists said Thursday.

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created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 60

Flights rerouted as massive solar storm slams Earth

Solar radiation from a massive sun storm -- the largest in nearly a decade -- collided with the Earth's atmosphere, prompting an airline to reroute flights and skywatchers to seek out spectacular light displays.

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created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

NASA launching multi-player game on Facebook

NASA is seeking friends for a new game the US space agency launched on Facebook.

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created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mars explorers will include women, experts say

Men walked on the Moon, but women will be among the pioneering explorers who someday step foot on Mars, said a gathering of top female space experts this week.

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created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 27

Most experienced US spacewalker retires

A NASA astronaut who spent more hours walking in space than any other American and also set a record for the longest spaceflight mission has retired to join the private sector, the US space agency said Monday.

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created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0