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Spectacular View of Newborn Planetary System Captured by Radio Telescope
A planet-forming disk around a million-year-old star has been imaged in unprecedented detail
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Timeline of Antares Rocket Explosion Is Pieced Together
Orbital Science's investigation of its rocket's catastrophic failure 15 seconds after launch last week is still underway
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Virgin Galactic's Passenger Spacecraft Crash Kills Pilot
One pilot is dead, and one injured after SpaceShipTwo failed during a rocket-powered test flight over Mohave, Calif.
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Unmanned Supply Rocket Explodes Seconds after Liftoff
Orbital Sciences’s Antares rocket burst into flames mere moments into its mission to send a cargo-carrying spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station. NASA reported no injuries to personnel...
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Private Rocket to Make 2nd Launch Try Tonight
Orbital Sciences' unmanned Cygnus spacecraft is set to blast off atop an Antares rocket at 6:22 pm EDT from a NASA facility in Virginia
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Partial Solar Eclipse to Darken U.S. Skies This Week
Weather permitting, nearly all of North America will be able to experience a partial solar eclipse of the sun on Thursday
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Red Planet Spacecraft Prepare for Rare Comet Encounter
NASA's rovers and orbiters at Mars will witness a close encounter with a comet on October 19, an event that happens once every million years
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Lunar Lava Left "Strikingly Geometric" Shapes on the Moon’s Surface
The early moon was more dynamic than scientists previously thought
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Astronauts May Moonwalk Faster Than Expected
Apollo astronauts hopped across the moon because of their stiff suits, not because of low lunar gravity
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India’s Mars Probe Sends Its First Images
The India Space Research Organization unveils its first pictures of the red planet
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NASA Picks SpaceX and Boeing to Fly U.S. Astronauts on Private Spaceships
If all goes according to plan, the two companies will reduce or end NASA's dependence on Russia for its orbital taxi service
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Solar Storms Are Bombarding Earth Now, Amped-up Auroras Possible
The solar weather is expected to cause significant auroral displays across much of the northern U.S. on Friday night
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NASA's Next Mars Lander Will Peer Deep into Planet's History
The InSight Mission will measure the planet's rotation, weather at the landing site and magnetic disturbances to reveal more about Mars' inner workings and early development
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Perseid Meteor Shower Thrills Stargazers Despite Bright Moon
Photographers managed to capture images of shooting stars despite nearly full moon
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Six Minor Meteor Showers Could Beat the Perseids This Summer
While a bright nearly-full moon will interfere with Perseid meteor observing, six other six lesser celestial displays will reach their peak in dark skies
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36-Year-Old NASA Probe's Engines Successfully Fired Up by Private Team
The team intends to rescue the International Sun-Earth Explorer 3 and then focus on what to use the spacecraft for
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See the Moon and Mars Meet Up in Night Sky Saturday
From the eastern U.S. and Canada, the closest approach will take place after sunset. From the central Pacific Ocean, Hawaii, western portions of Central America and the northern half of South America, the moon will occult Mars...
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Launch Aborted for Carbon Dioxide-Measuring Satellite
Mission controllers are uncertain as to what happened with the pad's water system, but might attempt the launch again on Wednesday
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Carbon Dioxide-Monitoring Satellite "Go" for Tuesday Launch
The satellite is destined for an orbit 438 miles above Earth and will use a spectrometer to measure CO2 concentrations in the air 24 times per second...
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Mars Mission Could Return Samples to Earth by 2020
A private spacecraft is planned to skim through the atmosphere of Mars to gather dust and return home, without the difficulty of landing...
