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1. Heads of Agency International Space Station

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   ... they noted the outstanding opportunities now offered by the ISS for on-orbit research and for discovery including the operation and management of the world's largest international space complex. The heads ... Wednesday, 10 March 2010

2. Carnival of Space #144, Oscar Edition

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   This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Ian O'Neill over at Discovery News/Space, (and formerly of Universe Today!) who has given the Carnival the "Red Carpet" treatment. Click ... Tuesday, 09 March 2010

3. How Black Holes May Shape Galaxies

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   ... This discovery indicates that "average" supermassive black holes may play an important role in the evolution of the galaxies in which they reside. ... Monday, 08 March 2010

4. Gallery: Midnight Shuttle Rollout

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   Space shuttle Discovery rolls out of the VAB. Image: Nancy Atkinson It was a dark and windy night. But then the Xenon spotlights hit space shuttle Discovery as it inched out of the Vehicle Assembly ... Tuesday, 02 March 2010

5. How To Hunt For Exoplanets

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   ... the discovery of more than 400 exoplanets to date, a number expected to rise to thousands in the next few years. ... Tuesday, 02 March 2010

6. Get Ready for the Next Shuttle Mission, STS-131

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   ... for Universe Today. The astronauts are getting ready; space shuttle Discovery is getting ready. Are you ready? Preparations have begun in earnest for the next shuttle mission, STS-131. The astronauts ... Monday, 01 March 2010

7. This Week in Space #8 With Miles O'Brien

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   On this edition of "This Week in Space" – the NASA Administrator hits some Congressional turbulence over NASA's new budget, shuttles Endeavour and Discovery are on the move, new pics of ... Saturday, 27 February 2010

8. Discovery Being Prepped For Rollout

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   Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 24, 2010 - Space shuttle Discovery will be attached to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters today in NASA Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building. ... Tuesday, 23 February 2010

9. Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights Of Discovery

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   ... Foundation's Weightless Flights of Discovery program and its potential to inspire students globally was highlighted at the International Space University's 14th Annual Symposium. ... Monday, 22 February 2010

10. Endeavour Comes Home to Kennedy Space Center

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    ... and we're looking forward to the next one." With this mission the ISS is now 98% mass complete. Next up for the shuttle and ISS programs is Discovery's STS-131 mission, currently slated ... Sunday, 21 February 2010

11. Colony Of Humans On Moon Possible In Future

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    Thiruvananthapuram, India (PTI) Feb 19, 2010 - With the discovery of water on the moon, there was a distinct possibility of humans setting up a colony in the nearest satellite from the Earth, former ... Thursday, 18 February 2010

12. Discovery launch delayed until April

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    Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Feb 17, 2009 - NASA says cold conditions at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida have forced it to postpone the next space shuttle launch until April. Wednesday, 17 February 2010

13. Sources of Cosmic Rays Found? Fermi Telescope Closes In

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    The origin of cosmic rays has been a mystery since their discovery nearly a century ago. But new images from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope may bring astronomers a step closer to understanding ... Monday, 15 February 2010

14. Caught in the Act! Merging Galaxies Create a Binary Quasar

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    ... in two different wavebands – x-ray and optical – has lead to the discovery of a binary quasar being created by a pair of merging galaxies. "This is really the first case in which you see two ... Monday, 08 February 2010

15. The Coolest Of Orbs

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    Hertfordshire, UK (SPX) Feb 01, 2010 - Using the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii, a discovery has been made of an object which is technically known as a brown dwarf. What has excited ... Monday, 01 February 2010

16. Amateur Astronomers Discover Stellar Outburst

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    Washington DC (SPX) Jan 29, 2010 - A discovery by two amateur astronomers in central Florida helped to set in motion a global network of ground- and space-based telescopes today, observing a violent ... Thursday, 28 January 2010

17. Studying Titan's Lakes On Earth

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    Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2010 - The recent discovery of lakes on Saturn's moon Titan make it the only other object in the solar system known to have liquid on its surface. However, dipping 179 ... Thursday, 28 January 2010

18. Astronomers Find Rare Beast By New Means

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    Washington DC (SPX) Jan 28, 2010 - For the first time, astronomers have found a supernova explosion with properties similar to a gamma-ray burst, but without seeing any gamma rays from it. The discovery, ... Wednesday, 27 January 2010

19. Kepler Goes Fishing and Reels in Two KOI

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    ... in. These are the easiest to detect in the shortest amount of time. KOI- Planet, star or fish? What is even more interesting to me, is the discovery of two so-called Kepler Objects of Interest (KOI). ... Wednesday, 27 January 2010

20. The Sound of Saturn's Rings

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    This wonderful video was posted by Jennifer Ouellette on Discovery News, and I just had to share it. The sounds are actual recordings picked up by the Cassini spacecraft. I have heard the eerie audio ... Wednesday, 20 January 2010