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

  • NASA's new rocket fuel helps space agency 'go green'

    Fri, May 17, 2013 9:38 AM by Jillian Scharr, SPACE.com

    When combusted, the new fuel only throws off nontoxic gasses like water vapor, hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

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  • Can NASA save the planet-hunting Kepler mission?

    Thu, May 16, 2013 1:57 PM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com

    Engineers have a few ideas in mind for fixing the broken wheel, but they will take a few weeks to put together a proper recovery plan.

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  • Did 'Star Trek' give rise to NASA's 'space shuttle'?

    Thu, May 16, 2013 1:08 PM by Robert Z. Pearlman, SPACE.com

    The term 'space shuttle' was in use at least 14 years before Captain Kirk and his crew arrived on TV sets.

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  • Scientists are listening to the universe

    Thu, May 16, 2013 10:33 AM

    Video: The area surrounding the Green Bank Radio Telescope may be the quietest place in America.

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  • NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft suffers major failure

    Wed, May 15, 2013 4:50 PM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com

    The failure of a device critical to Kepler's functioning may signal the end of the space telescope's journeys.

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  • Gorgeous views of stars, Earth win sky photo contest

    Wed, May 15, 2013 3:47 PM by Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com

    The contest aimed to honor photographs that portray the genuine beauty of nature, with minimal editing or exaggeration through retouching.

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  • ESO scope reveals awesome 'fiery ribbon' in Orion nebula

    Wed, May 15, 2013 11:08 AM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com

    The clouds of dust and gas in the red-tinted image might look as if they're burning hot, they are actually freezing cold.

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  • Farming on Mars: NASA ponders food supply for 2030s mission

    Wed, May 15, 2013 9:38 AM by Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com

    Gravity, space radiation and artificial lighting are just some of considerations in feeding manned missions to Mars.

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  • Hubble telescope discovers 'polluted' dead stars

    Tue, May 14, 2013 2:07 PM by Megan Gannon, SPACE.com

    The material is thought to be leftover from terrestrial planets that formed when these stars were first born.

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  • Solar flares explained: What's causing the eruptions?

    Tue, May 14, 2013 10:13 AM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com

    The flares are the result of built up magnetic energy on the sun being released.

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  • Chris Hadfield and crew land safely on Earth

    Tue, May 14, 2013 9:53 AM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com

    The three astronauts orbited the Earth 2,300 times and logged 61 million miles during their 144 days on the International Space Station.

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  • 'Einstein's planet': New alien world revealed by relativity

    Tue, May 14, 2013 6:40 AM by Clara Moskowitz

    The planet, officially known as Kepler-76b, is 25 percent larger than Jupiter and weighs about twice as much.

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  • Sally Ride to be honored with national tribute

    Mon, May 13, 2013 2:10 PM by Robert Z. Pearlman, SPACE.com

    The evening is planned as 'an educational' evening about the United States' first woman in space.

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  • How to watch as space station crew returns to Earth

    Mon, May 13, 2013 11:16 AM by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com

    The Soyuz landing tonight will mark the end of the station's Expedition 35 mission.

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  • Sun unleashes strongest solar flare of the year

    Mon, May 13, 2013 10:40 AM by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com

    The solar flare erupted from an active sunspot on the far side of the sun, so it was not directly facing Earth when it unleashed a wave of super-hot plasma.

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