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Explore astronomy, from the latest trip to the International Space Station to alien planets outside our solar system.

  • Comet Tempel 1

    NASA unveils first photos from comet Tempel 1 flyby

    Tue, Feb 15, 2011 12:34 PM by Space.com

    Photos of Tempel 1 will probably be the Stardust spacecraft's last as it is running low on fuel.

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  • NASA administrator Charlie Bolden at NASA's Fiscal Year 2012 budget briefing

    President Obama freezes NASA's budget at 2010 levels

    Tue, Feb 15, 2011 10:51 AM by Space.com

    Budget does provide money for NASA to assist private companies in funding commercial spaceflight.

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  • space shuttle Discovery

    Obama: 5-year freeze on NASA budget

    Mon, Feb 14, 2011 4:24 PM by Jean-Louis Santini, AFP

    Obama would restrict NASA's budget to last year's levels of $18.7 billion, a 1.6-percent decrease from the spending total the agency had sought.

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  • Sex and pregnancy on Mars: A risky proposition

    Fri, Feb 11, 2011 4:38 PM by Space.com

    Space radiation can damage sperm and cause sterility.

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  • Astronaut Dale Gardner holds up a "For Sale" sign

    Red planet for sale? How corporate sponsors could send humans to Mars

    Fri, Feb 11, 2011 2:37 PM by Space.com

    NASA proposal seeks $160 million from companies to pay for Mars trip and colony.

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  • NASA's Stardust-NExT spacecraft approches Comet Tempel 1

    FAQ: Inside NASA's Valentine's Day visit to Comet Tempel 1

    Fri, Feb 11, 2011 1:08 PM by Space.com

    NASA hopes the glimpse of the comet will help scientists understand how comets form.

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  • Mars simulation

    Experiment volunteers 'to land on Mars'

    Fri, Feb 11, 2011 1:03 PM by Benoit Finck, AFP

    The "landing" marks the halfway point for participants spending 520 days in isolation to test how humans would respond to the long voyage to Mars.

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  • Leland Melvin

    Astronaut's space tales aim to inspire

    Fri, Feb 11, 2011 9:32 AM by Kerry Sheridan, AFP

    Former NFL player turned astronaut encourages children to 'become scientists and engineers.'

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  • Birth of a primordial star, as seen through a supercomputer simulation which found that the first stars in the universe likely formed in groups instead of alone.

    Some of universe's first stars may still be visible

    Thu, Feb 10, 2011 8:11 PM by Space.com

    A new study that suggests the first stars in the universe may have formed in groups instead of in isolation, as previously thought, has also found something else: Under the right conditions, some of these first stars may be visible today.

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  • space shuttle Discovery

    Shuttle unharmed after tool accident

    Thu, Feb 10, 2011 8:07 PM by Agence France-Presse

    A measuring tool fell during repair work, but the accident has not compromised Discovery's February 24 mission to the International Space Station.

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  • Jerusalem's dubious UFO

    Hoax in the Holy Land: Jerusalem UFO a proven fake

    Wed, Feb 09, 2011 1:33 PM by Space.com

    Lack of witness and apparent video tampering point to the videos show a UFO in Jerusalem as false.

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  • SpaceX's Dragon space capsule in Earth orbit

    U.S. isn't pushing private space effort hard enough, group says

    Wed, Feb 09, 2011 1:17 PM by Space.com

    The Competitive Space Task Force calls for more opportunities for private investments in space travel and scientific research.

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  • This NASA plot shows the Feb. 9, 2011 flyby of the asteroid 2011 CA7 as it passes close by Earth. The asteroid poses no threat of impacting the planet. NASA/JPL

    Car-sized asteroid to pass close by Earth

    Wed, Feb 09, 2011 8:54 AM by Space.com

    A small asteroid will pass Earth on Wednesday — the second space rock in five days to fly so close — but will pose no threat.

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  • 3D image of the Sun

    NASA pics show Sun 'in stereo'

    Tue, Feb 08, 2011 12:46 PM by Agence-France Presse

    Images can improve space weather forecasts made for power companies and airlines.

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  • Soyuz TMA-20

    E.U., U.S. partners plan 'low-cost' space launcher

    Tue, Feb 08, 2011 5:04 AM by Agence France-Presse

    Companies aim to have the launcher ready by 2013, with financial backing from NASA.

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