| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:45:43 GMT
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| SPACE.com - NASA's
beleaguered Mars rover Spirit, which has been hibernating on the surface of
Mars since March, is facing its toughest challenge yet the harsh conditions
of the Martian winter. And the rover may lose.
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| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:06:46 GMT
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| SPACE.com - NASA has
issued a new grant that bolsters research into the cosmic building blocks of
life by funding observations of young solar systems throughout the universe,
including our own.
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| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:15:18 GMT
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| SPACE.com - WASHINGTON —
A flurry of behind-the-scenes maneuvering took place late Wednesday as
opponents of a NASA authorization bill fought back efforts by leaders
of the
U.S. House Science and Technology Committee to bring the measure to a
floor
vote before lawmakers break for the summer district work period that
begins
Aug. 2.
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| Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:45:34 GMT
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| SPACE.com - After
more than six years roaming the surface of Mars, NASA's Mars rover Opportunity
has spotted its first dust devil on the red planet.
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| Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:45:52 GMT
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| SPACE.com - A
piece of Chinese space junk expected to zoom by the International Space Station
Thursday will pass harmlessly by, NASA officials said
after scrambling to determine whether the six people aboard the outpost would
have to take shelter in their Russian lifeboats as a precaution.
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| Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:45:11 GMT
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| SPACE.com - NASA is tracking a piece of Chinese space junk that is
headed uncomfortably close to the International Space Station and may force the
outpost's crew to take shelter in their Russian lifeboats as a precaution.
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| Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:31:10 GMT
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| SPACE.com - Some scientists have thought that the Earth's Ice Age
conditions 12,900 years ago were triggered by a meteor or comet. But a recent
study suggests that the evidence pointing to the ancient impact is nothing more
than fungus and other matter.
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| Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:17:48 GMT
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| AP - The private contractor that handles the bulk of the work servicing NASA's space shuttle fleet is notifying 1,400 employees in Florida, Texas and Alabama that they will be laid off in the fall.
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| Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:15:15 GMT
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| SPACE.com - Astronomy
has come a long way in the 401 years since Galileo turned his first primitive
telescope to the sky, so it may be no surprise we see a very different solar
system than the field's earliest pioneers did.
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| Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:15:20 GMT
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|  SPACE.com - More than 1,300 space shuttle workers received layoff notices this week from United Space Alliance, a NASA contractor that is cutting 15 percent of its 8,100-person workforce
ahead of the shuttle fleet's retirement next year.
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| Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:15:21 GMT
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| SPACE.com - A giant black hole spouting energy from inside a galaxy is
acting like a cosmic magnifying glass, giving astronomers a clear view of an even
more distant galaxy behind it.
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| Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:02:53 GMT
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|  Reuters - NASA's prime space shuttle contractor, United Space Alliance, sent layoff notices this week to more than 15 percent of its 8,100-member shuttle work force, officials said on Tuesday.
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| Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:45:29 GMT
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| SPACE.com - A large asteroid in space that has a remote chance of
slamming into the Earth would be most likely hit in 2182, if it
crashed into our planet at all, a new study suggests.
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| Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:30:23 GMT
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| SPACE.com - BREMEN, Germany - In
three years, the European Space Agency will become the owner of what is
possibly the most dangerous piece of space debris circling the Earth for the
next 150 years: the 17,636-pound Envisat Earth
observation satellite.
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| Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:15:50 GMT
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| SPACE.com - A lost tool and washer marred an otherwise routine spacewalk
by two Russian cosmonauts outside the International Space Station Tuesday.
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| Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:14:57 GMT
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|  AP - Two Russian cosmonauts on Tuesday completed a nearly 7-hour-long spacewalk to replace a video camera and improve cable connections to the orbiting laboratory's newest module.
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| Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:15:16 GMT
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| SPACE.com - Two Russian cosmonauts have accidentally a tool and a small
item in space while spacewalking outside the International Space Station early
Tuesday.
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| Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:06 GMT
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| SPACE.com - Two Russian cosmonauts have floated outside the International
Space Station to begin a spacewalk aimed at changing out a broken camera and
wiring up a new room so spaceships can park there on autopilot.
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| Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:15:16 GMT
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|  SPACE.com - BOULDER,
Colo. — Protecting Earth from menacing space rocks that could impact
our planet
should be designated a top-level NASA strategic goal, according to an
agency task
force. To achieve that goal, NASA should establish a
Planetary Defense
Coordination Office to oversee the effort, the task force said.
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| Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:15:18 GMT
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| SPACE.com - An astronaut
living in orbit has delivered the International Space Station's first
address
to the deaf community.
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