Tag Archives: NASA

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  Bright explosion on moon visible from earth, NASA says

  (CNN) — A meteoroid struck the surface of the moon recently, causing an explosion that was visible on Earth without…
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  International Space Station has ammonia leak in cooling system

  (CNN) — The International Space Station crew is preparing for a spacewalk to address  leaking ammonia from a cooling system,…
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  Spacecraft returned stunning image of hurricane on Saturn

  (CNN) — NASA’s Cassini spacecraft returned a stunning image of a hurricane on Saturn’s northern pole. The shot (pictured above)…
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  NASA: Three new planets could host life

  (CNN) — In the midst of chaos here on Earth, scientists are finding hope for life on other planets. Scientists…
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  NASA shoots for new human missions by 2017

  (CNN) — NASA plans to capture an asteroid and start sending astronauts aloft again by 2017, even with a tighter…
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  Forget falling stars: NASA plans to catch an asteroid

  (CNN) — NASA is planning to catch an asteroid and place it in orbit around the moon. Seriously. What sounds…
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  Space station detector finds first clues to ‘dark matter’

  (CNN) — Nearly two years after it was sent up to the International Space Station, a giant particle physics detector…
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  Mars may have once supported life, NASA says

  (CNN) — Dusty and desolate Mars once had conditions favorable for microbial life, NASA scientists announced Tuesday. The conclusion was…
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  501 days in space with your spouse: Could you handle it?

  (CNN) — One man. One woman. Five hundred and one days in an RV-size space capsule. Will they still be…
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  Space telescope spots smallest planet beyond our Sun

  (CNN) — It’s not the kind of place you’d call home: an airless, rocky planet so close to its sun…
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  NASA restores communication with Intl. Space Station

  (CNN) — NASA restored communication with the International Space Station on Tuesday after connections went dark following a routine computer…
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  Mars rover driver leaves the steering wheel

  (CNN) — NASA’s Mars rover driver Scott Maxwell shared all kinds of amazing things about himself when we last spoke…