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Will probe\'s upcoming fly-by unlock exotic physics?
All eyes will be on the Rosetta comet-chasing probe when it flies by Earth on Friday – a past fly-by revealed a mysterious speed boost that general relativity cannot explain.
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Backward star ain\'t from around here
Here\'s an apple that landed far from the tree. A dim star just 13 light years from Earth was born in a cluster 17,000 light years away.
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NASA on a crusade to debunk 2012 apocalypse myths
The world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012, the US space agency insisted Monday in a rare campaign to dispel widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie.\\r\\r
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APOD: Great Observatories Explore Galactic Center
A different astronomy and space science\\rrelated image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
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5 Things You Might Not Know: Space Tourism
In the past you had to undergo years of schooling and become somewhat of a \"rocket scientist.\" And, well, that’s a lot of work and can really be a drag. However, what if there were an easier way to get into space, you know, simply by paying your way there?
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APOD: 2009 November 10 - Saturn After Equinox
A different astronomy and space science\\rrelated image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
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NASA Escape Pod Glides to New Home
The odd story of NASA\'s unused wingless escape vehicle for the International Space Station is finally over. The prototype X-38, a 7-person, unpowered, totally automatic lifeboat, was officially laid to rest at the Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, Nebraska last weekend. Canceled in 2002 by the Bush Administration.
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Thomas J. O\'Malley, Dead at 94, Sent Glenn Into space
Legendary space industry engineer Thomas J. O\'Malley, 94, died Friday evening, shortly after a phone call from Mercury astronaut and former U.S. Sen. John Glenn, whom O\'Malley launched into space in 1962 by pushing a button.
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Carl Sagan remembered
Astronomy | Today is Carl Sagan\'s 75th birthday. It would be nice if he were still around to send him the greeting personally, but sadly, he died too young...
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Top 5 Plans to Ensure the Continuity of our Species
The \"2012\" viral marketing campaign managed to stir legitimate concerns over humanity\'s ability to survive a possible extinction event. There\'s no such thing as the Institute for Human Continuity, but that doesn\'t mean real scientists haven\'t thought long and hard about the survival of the human race.
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