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Rock band serenades Discovery astronauts
Tue, Mar 08, 2011 12:35 PM by Space.com
Astronauts woke up to 'Blue Sky', a song inspired by the Discovery shuttle's flight following the shuttle Columbia tragedy.
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Can NASA afford missions to Mars and Jupiter?
Tue, Mar 08, 2011 11:48 AM by Space.com
Budgetary woes leave NASA attempting to prioritize missions for the next decade.
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Lean U.S. missions to Mars, Jupiter moon recommended

Mon, Mar 07, 2011 8:32 PM by Deborah Zabarenko, Reuters

For the decade 2013-2022, five panels of scientists agreed on a suite of missions that would get the greatest scientific return from money spent.
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8 images of Earth as seen from space
Mon, Mar 07, 2011 12:25 PM by Katherine Butler
What on Earth? These photos give a small glimpse of the captivating beauty of our planet.
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China's 'two suns' video unexplained by science
Mon, Mar 07, 2011 10:53 AM by Space.com
Scientist calls the double sun a mirage — albeit one that is difficult to explain with science.
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Strange life signs found on meteorites

Sun, Mar 06, 2011 6:33 PM by Deborah Zabarenko, Reuters

A NASA scientist reports detecting tiny fossilized bacteria on three meteorites, and says the microscopic life forms are not native to Earth.
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Space music for the final frontier
Sun, Mar 06, 2011 6:00 AM by Space.com
NASA allowed people to vote on which classic space tunes would wake up Discovery astronauts on the shuttle's final voyage.
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Britain releases UFO sighting and policy files

Fri, Mar 04, 2011 10:13 AM by Michelle Martin, Reuters

Files include reports from citizens, police officers and even military officials who all claim some sort of UFO contact.
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Glory satellite fails to reach orbit

Fri, Mar 04, 2011 7:37 AM by Reuters

NASA said a protective covering on the Taurus XL rocket did not separate as planned three minutes after launch at 5:09 a.m.
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Air Force's X-37B space plane launching on secret mission
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 11:21 AM by Space.com
The ship's mission is a secret, but the technology on board will help engineers design better navigation and control systems for satellites.
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Scientists solve longtime mystery of disappearing sunspots

Wed, Mar 02, 2011 6:35 PM by Laura Zuckerman, Reuters

Three top solar scientists found that unusually weak magnetic fields on the sun paired with reduced solar activity cause sunspots to disappear.
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U.S. must be 'unafraid' of private spaceflight

Wed, Mar 02, 2011 5:01 PM by Kerry Sheridan, AFP

Private companies interest in spaceflight include SpaceX and Boeing.
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Mike Lounge, three-sime shuttle astronaut, dies at 64
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 11:30 AM by Space.com
Lounge was 'dedicated' to the 'exploration and exploitation of space.'
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Libya accused of jamming satellite signals
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 11:15 AM by Space.com
The Libyan government has likewise jammed television broadcast signals from Al Jazeera.
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Better space vision: 'Older' astronauts test superfocus glasses
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 6:15 PM by Space.com
Some astronauts aboard the shuttle Discovery will be wearing a new type of glasses—an alternative to bifocals—to test out on the International Space Station.
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