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Leonid meteor shower 2010: Best time to see it is now
Wed, Nov 17, 2010 10:15 AM by Space.com
The display of shooting stars peaks on Nov. 18.
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In race for private space stations, it's U.S. versus Russia
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 10:25 AM by Space.com
Private businesses from each country are hoping to be the first to launch a private space station.
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Japanese spacecraft captured dust from asteroid, made history

Tue, Nov 16, 2010 3:41 AM by Jay Alabaster, AP

An analysis of samples brought back by the Hayabusa spacecraft could offer insight into the creation and makeup of the solar system.
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Inspectors find fourth crack in Discovery space shuttle

Tue, Nov 16, 2010 1:43 AM by Agence France-Presse

If not repaired in time, cracks could delay launch until February 2011.
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Birth of a black hole: Baby photos from the edge of space

Mon, Nov 15, 2010 4:35 PM by Seth Borenstein, AP

A star exploded into a supernova in 1979, and astronomers think the star's explosion was big enough to cause a black hole to develop in its wake.
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Body of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe exhumed from tomb
Mon, Nov 15, 2010 3:39 PM by Space.com
International team of scientists to exhume Brahe's remains in efforts to determine the cause of his death.
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SETI astronomers launch new campaign to eavesdrop on E.T.
Mon, Nov 15, 2010 11:54 AM by Space.com
New project 'major step' in contacting aliens.
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Misfit failed star is stinky, cold and glows green
Mon, Nov 15, 2010 11:20 AM by Space.com
Failed stars are called brown dwarfs, a category for objects that appear to be too large to be planets, but never attain star-hood.
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Scientists propose one-way trips to Mars

Mon, Nov 15, 2010 4:12 AM by Nicholas K. Geranios, AP

They argue that it would be little different from early settlers to North America, who left Europe with little expectation of return.
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Paper airplane released from space flutters back to Earth
Thu, Nov 11, 2010 3:55 PM by Bryan Nelson
Attached with a camera, the paper airplane captured incredible video as it glided 90,000 feet above the planet.
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Far side of the moon explained
Thu, Nov 11, 2010 3:26 PM by Space.com
The moon always keeps the same side turned toward Earth, and now scientists have a way to describe the far side.
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New cracks found on shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank
Thu, Nov 11, 2010 10:12 AM by Space.com
Technicians have repaired similar cracks on by removing the fractured aluminum and replacing it with a twice-as-thick stringer section.
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NASA's replacement space telescope costs shoot the moon

Wed, Nov 10, 2010 6:47 PM by Seth Borenstein, AP

It will cost $6.5 billion to launch and run the James Webb Space Telescope, which will require NASA to add $500 million over current budget plans.
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Space shuttle: Cracks found in fuel tank

Wed, Nov 10, 2010 5:01 PM by Marcia Dunn, AP

Workers trying to analyze damaged foam find two cracks in the actual aluminum surface of the tank.
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Iran's space program: Lots of talk, but a chance to shine
Wed, Nov 10, 2010 12:55 PM by Space.com
Iran has its sights set on putting an astronaut on the moon by 2025.
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