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Space
Holiday Gift to Stargazers: The Christmas Sky
| Northern constellation Cygnus is one of the most prominent constellations on the plane of the Milky Way. This spectacular photo was taken by photographer Josh Knutson of Rio Rancho, N.M., in April 2... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)

NASA astronomers announced Thursday they can now predict with certainty the next major cosmic event to affect our Galaxy, Sun, and Solar System: the titanic collision of our Milky Way Galaxy with the neighboring Andromeda Galaxy.

Photos Planet Space Programme System Planet Wikipedia: Tau Ceti

The Daily Telegraph Australia
Tau Ceti, closest Sun-like star, revealed to have planet in habitable zone
| FORGET the Mayan apocalypse and little green men from mars: Alien invaders may be living as little as 12 light years away - and they may have already visited. | Tau Ceti - the closest star of a type... (photo: Creative Commons / Dipankan001)

1996/11/27 Computer Generated View of Earth as seen from the Asteroid Toutatis - This computer generated image depicts a view of Earth as seen from the surface of the asteroid Toutatis on Nov 29th 1996. A 2.5 degree field-of-view synthetic computer camera

The Examiner
NASA caught asteroid Toutatis on video, Chinese flew spacecraft past it
| It was no minor achievement, capturing the Near-Earth Object Toutatis, a massive asteroid hurtling through space just over 4 million miles from Earth, on video. But imagine the deflation of the scie... (photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech file)
China Earth NASA Photos Space Programme Wikipedia: 4179 Toutatis

The Examiner
Today's new free games apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
| New free games apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch for today | Today we've found some really cool new games for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. There's one where you have to find Santa, one where you'... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Probes smash into lunar mountain
| A pair of Nasa moon-mapping probes smash themselves into a lunar mountain, ending a year-long mission that is shedding light on how the solar system formed. | The Gravi... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Moon Mountain Nasa Photos Wikipedia: List of mountains on the Moon

New Scientist
NASA mission to end with twin moon smashes
| Later today, two NASA spacecraft will smash into the moon. Individually named Ebb and Flow and together known as GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory), the t... (photo: NASA/JPL)
Nasa Photos Space Technology Wikipedia: Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory

Astronauts in simulated weightless flight in C-131 aircraft flying "zero-g" trajectory at Wright Air Development Center

BBC News
What are the health risks of space travel?
Astronauts are limited to spending six months on the International Space Station, around 200 miles above Earth, for a good reason. | The loss of bone and muscle mass they... (photo: NASA / Soerfm)
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A man sleeping in a boat because of lack of sleep in night - health

The Examiner
Race, daytime sleepiness, and vitamin D related in new study
| Race, the occurrence of daytime sleepiness, and vitamin D have been definitively connected by a new study conducted David McCarty, MD at the American Academy of Sleep M... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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Titan's north polar hydrocarbon seas and lakes as seen in a false-color Cassini synthetic aperture radar mosaic.

Newstrack India
Mini 'Nile River' discovered on Saturn's moon Titan
| Tweet | Washington, December 13 (ANI): Scientists with NASA's Cassini mission have spotted what appears to be a miniature version of the Nile River on Saturn's largest ... (photo: Public Domain / WolfmanSF)
Nasa Photos Saturn Washington Wikipedia: CassiniHuygens

NASA

Nasa rules out asteroid collision with Earth in 2040

Nasa plans to 'lasso' asteroid the size of two doubl

Contractors waiting for $10.5B NASA program

NASA:

NASA center to reorganize with new chief

Space Shuttle

Photo: A Lonely Launchpad Misses Its Space Shuttle

Op Images: Emotions soar on final journey of the space shutt

NASA donates space shuttle computer to Florida university

NSU Receives NASA Space Shuttle On-board Computer for Resear

Evening Events at Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Pavi

US military launches mysterious mini-shuttle into space

Solar System

Galaxies

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	Galaxy regains title as universe's oldest

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 release date and price revealed

Eclipse

SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence)

	Eclipse Chaser: A Firsthand Account of a Total Solar Eclipse
	Martian eclipses may pinpoint exact location of Curiosity
	Martian eclipses may pinpoint exact location of Curiosity
	Martian eclipses may pinpoint exact location of Curiosity

	Expert ET contactee: Half of humanity ascends to 5th dimensi
	Scientists excited by meteorite fragment found in California
	Scientists excited by meteorite fragment found in California
	Scientists excited by meteorite fragment found in California

Tau Ceti, closest Sun-like star, revealed to have planet in habitable zone

Universe

Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids

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	Allahabad university professor appointed Bundelkhand univers

	Nasa rules out asteroid collision with Earth in 2040
	Nasa plans to 'lasso' asteroid the size of two doubl
	Apocalypse Never: Huge Asteroid Will Miss Earth in 2040
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NASA caught asteroid Toutatis on video, Chinese flew spacecraft past it

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