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 6.26.2009 -
Space Station Room With a View
Astronauts are looking forward to an unprecedented view of the cosmos when the largest window ever built for space is installed on the International Space Station.
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 6.19.2009 -
Satellites Guide Relief to Earthquake Victims
In the aftermath of a recent, deadly earthquake, the NASA-led SERVIR program orchestrated use of satellite data to show Honduran disaster officials where help was needed most.
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 6.17.2009 -
Mystery of the Missing Sunspots, Solved?
Where have all the sunspots gone? Scientists studying a jet stream deep inside the sun may have found the answer.
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 6.15.2009 -
Running Out of This World
With NASA poised to launch the world's most famous treadmill (COLBERT) to the International Space Station, an astronaut describes what it's like to run in space where sweat floats and there is no gravity to hold your feet to the ground.
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 6.9.2009 -
Return of the Mars Hoax
Just when you thought it was safe to check your email, the Mars Hoax is back!
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 6.3.2009 -
Fake Astronaut Gets Hit by Artificial Solar Flare
Researchers are about to subject a fake astronaut complete with blood cells and simulated human tissue to an artificial solar flare. How the unlucky volunteer emerges from the radiation storm will reveal for the first time how much of a threat severe solar flares pose to astronauts en route to the Moon and Mars.
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 5.29.2009 -
New Solar Cycle Prediction
An international panel of experts has issued a new prediction for the solar cycle which takes into account the surprisingly deep solar minimum of 2008-2009. Read today's story to find out when they think solar maximum will return.
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 5.28.2009 -
Eerie Red Glow Traces Ocean Plant Health
NASA's Aqua satellite has detected a red glow coming from phytoplankton in Earth's oceans. This unique signal allows researchers to monitor the health of ocean plants in a new and telling way.
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 5.27.2009 -
The Phantom Torso Returns
The Phantom Torso is back on Earth and he has quite a story to tell about the perils of space radiation.
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 5.11.2009 -
Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches on Final Mission to Hubble
Space shuttle Atlantis with its seven-member crew launched at 2:01 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 11th, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.
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 5.6.2009 -
Salmonella Spills its Secrets on the Space Shuttle
NASA-supported researchers have figured out why Salmonella bacteria become more virulent when they travel on board spaceships. They've also learned how to calm the bacteria down again--a trick that could come in handy for fighting diseases here on Earth.
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 4.30.2009 -
Active Mercury
A NASA spacecraft gliding over the surface of Mercury has revealed that the planet's atmosphere, magnetosphere, and its geological past display greater levels of activity than scientists first suspected.
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 4.28.2009 -
New Gamma-Ray Burst Smashes Cosmic Distance Record
A gamma-ray burst detected by NASA's Swift satellite has smashed the previous distance record for the most powerful explosions in the Universe. Researchers are calling it 'an incredible find' and a 'true blast from the past.'
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 4.24.2009 -
Weekend Sky Show
On Sunday, April 26th, the crescent Moon, Mercury and the Pleiades star cluster will line up in the western sky for a beautiful sunset conjunction.
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 4.22.2009 -
NASA Puts the Right Stuff in the Right Hands
All research and no application makes data a dull toy. NASA's SPoRT program brings data to life by putting it in the hands of people who can use it best--the National Weather Service forecasters who send us scurrying for cover when severe weather looms.
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 4.17.2009 -
Venus Disappears During Meteor Shower
A meteor shower. A crescent Moon. A disappearing planet. These three things will be on display next Wednesday, April 22nd, when the Moon occults Venus during the annual Lyrid meteor shower.
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 4.14.2009 -
The Surprising Shape of Solar Storms
For the first time, NASA spacecraft have traced the 3D shape of solar storms known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs). It turns out the most ferocious storms resemble something from a French bakery.
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 4.10.2009 -
NASA Heads up Mt. Everest
NASA researchers are about to climb the slopes of Earth's tallest mountain to test exploration technologies they'll need on the Moon and Mars.
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 4.9.2009 -
STEREO Hunts for Remains of an Ancient Planet near Earth
NASA's twin STEREO probes are entering a mysterious region of space to look for remains of an ancient planet which once orbited the Sun not far from Earth. If they find anything, it could solve a major puzzle--the origin of the Moon.
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 4.8.2009 -
Beyond Apollo: Moon Tech Takes a Giant Leap
1960s technology worked for the Apollo program, but next-generation lunar explorers are going to need an upgrade. NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program is working on new and improved tools for NASA's return to the Moon.
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