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Japanese spaceship loaded with garbage burns up in Earth's atmosphere
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 11:36 AM by Space.com
The space cargo ship met its fiery demise overnight one day after its departure from the International Space Station.
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NASA's budget could get infusion from other U.S. departments
Tue, Mar 29, 2011 6:10 PM by Space.com
Congressional appropriators could tap other funding accounts to help cover the $1 billion shortfall in NASA’s $18.7 billion spending plan for 2012.
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James Cameron's 3-D camera won't be going to Mars
Tue, Mar 29, 2011 3:30 PM by Michael d'Estries
NASA says time restraints prevented the agency from integrating the technology into Curiosity, the next rover to visit the red planet.
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'Satellite phone' to record fiery death of Japanese robot spaceship
Mon, Mar 28, 2011 3:14 PM by Space.com
Data from the tiny spacecraft will help scientists better understand how objects re-enter Earth's atmosphere.
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NASA computer servers vulnerable to attack

Mon, Mar 28, 2011 2:36 PM by Agence France-Presse

Servers associated with flight controls and 'critical data' were mentioned in the report for having particularly lax security.
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NASA says farewell to comet hunting probe
Mon, Mar 28, 2011 12:40 PM by Space.com
Shutdown data of the probe will help with NASA determine the lifespan of future devices on similar missions.
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Q&A with Mars life-seeker Chris Carr
Mon, Mar 28, 2011 12:07 PM by Space.com
Scientist hopes to have a device to sequence dirt found on Mars ready for spaceflight by 2018.
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Water-powered spaceship could make Mars trip on the cheap
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 2:29 PM by Space.com
Concept vehicle would allow easier, comfier and cheaper space travel to Mars — around $1 billion or so.
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Japan reopens space station control room after quake
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 11:47 AM by Space.com
The Japanese space agency handed over control of its experiments on the International Space Station to NASA while it determined the integrity of its facilities.
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Giffords' astronaut husband and his twin keep personal lives private
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 11:12 AM by Space.com
After repeated incidents of reporters more interested in personal lives, the twin astronauts have cancelled many of their interviews with the press.
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Astronaut hopes Giffords will be at next month's shuttle launch

Fri, Mar 25, 2011 3:35 AM by Irene Klotz, Reuters

Astronaut Mark Kelly said there was "a pretty good chance" his wife, Gabrielle Giffords, critically injured in a shooting, will attend his launch.
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NASA's 100-year starship project sets sights on interstellar travel
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 2:09 PM by Space.com
A collective of scientists, writers and futurists band together to create a business plan to fund interstellar space travel.
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Northern Lights in motion

Thu, Mar 24, 2011 11:15 AM

Video: Photographer Terje Sorgjerd speaks about the week he spent capturing amazing pictures and video of the Northern Lights.
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Are Earthlings from Mars? New tool may reveal your alien ancestry
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 10:49 AM by Space.com
New technology may help scientists determine if Mars microbes traveled through space and began life on Earth.
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Step 1 in astronauts-to-asteroid mission: Pick the right space rock
Wed, Mar 23, 2011 2:42 PM by Space.com
Asteroids are 'natural stepping-stones' as NASA prepares itself for deep-space exploration.
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