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Space Internet to Link Worlds by 2011?
Tweets from the moon are only the beginning: Scientists have created a revolutionary communications program that will reach the edges of outer space.
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Discovery Space: Moon Landing Factoids
What has duct tape and lightning got to do with the Apollo Program? Actually, quite a lot. Have a browse through these lesser known facts of the Apollo missions and take a quick journey back to the moon, pausing to examine some of the lesser-known facts along the way.
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APOD: 2009 July 10 - The Pillars of Eagle Castle
What lights up this castle of star formation? The familiar Eagle Nebula glows bright in many colors at once. The above image is a composite of three of these glowing gas colors. Pillars of dark dust nicely outline some of the denser towers of star formation. Energetic light from young massive stars causes the gas to glow
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APOD: 2009 July 9 - Fermi s Gamma ray Pulsars
A different astronomy and space science\\rrelated image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
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Stormy Weather May Delay Shuttle Launch
Stormy weather may delay NASA\'s planned Saturday launch of the shuttle Endeavour.
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2,100-year-old Bronze and Iron Computer Predicted Eclipses
The Antikythera mechanism, so named because it was found in 1901 in a Roman shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera, is thought to have been made about 100 BC. Its purpose was a mystery for more than 100 years, but in 2006, researchers concluded that the device originally contained 37 gears that formed an astronomical computer.
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Early Forms of Inorganic Extraterrestrial Life?
An international research team announced a breakthrough in self-replicating plasma crystals which could be an early form of inorganic life. New studies of dust that form lifelike structures suggest that extraterrestrial life may not be carbon-based at all....
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The Truth About The Moon Landing
Buzz Aldrin has a few words for those wondering what it was like to be one of the first men on the moon. Unfortunately, they might not be the exact words that you were hoping for.
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APOD: 2009 July 8 - The Dark River to Antares
A different astronomy and space science\\rrelated image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
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Was Universe 1.0 Destroyed by Dark Matter?
Did dark matter destroy the universe? You might be looking around at the way things \"exist\" and thinking \"No\", but we\'re talking about ancient history.
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