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Breaking News Wed, 24 Apr 2013
Atlantis and its STS-125 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the Hubble Space Telescope.
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 Space 
Hubble Telescope Looks to the Future After 23 Years in Space
The Hubble Space Telescope got one last overhaul in May 2009 by NASA astronauts on the space shuttle Atlantis and has been sending home stunning new photos ever since. Seen here, the iconic space tele... (photo: NASA / Kurun)
We Are the Astronomers Who Say NEAF!
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 Sky & Telescope 
We Are the Astronomers Who Say NEAF!
The Northeast Astronomy Forum in Suffern, NY, welcomed visitors from across the United States on April 20-21, 2013. | The 2013 NEAF was well attended, with 110+ exhibitors and vendors inside and a cro... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)
Artistic Recreation TMK-Soviet spacecraft orbiting Venus MAVR  Novosti 
Russia’s Progress Cargo Spacecraft to Be ‘Buried’ in Pacific
MOSCOW, April 21 (RIA Novosti) - The Progress M-17M cargo spacecraft, which undocked from the International Space Station on April 15, will be "buried" in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, Russia's Mission... (photo: Public Domain)
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Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida is illuminated by a Falcon 9 rocket as it lifts off at 8:35 p.m. EDT carrying a Dragon capsule to orbit. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, built both the rocket and capsule for NASA's first Commercial Resupply Services, or CRS-1, mission to the International Space Station.  Xinhua 
U.S. Orbital to launch space rocket Sunday
WASHINGTON, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Orbital Sciences Corp., one of two private companies that currently hold a contract with U.S. space agency NASA to fly unmanned cargo missions to the International Spa... (photo: NASA)
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This artist rendering released Monday Jan. 7,2013 by Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows the different types of planets in our Milky Way galaxy detected by NASAs Kepler spacecraft. The Guardian
NASA sees distant planets that seem ideal for life
SETH BORENSTEIN | AP Science Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA's planet-hunting telescope has discovered two planets that seem like ideal places for some sort of life to f... (photo: AP / Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
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A caterpillar on a plastic bag - insect - small organism The Los Angeles Times
Could nano-suits let life forms survive in space, seed planets?
Could primitive extraterrestrial life have traveled the universe in tiny spacesuits and colonized alien planets? Perhaps, according to a team of Japanese scientists who u... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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A sign is shown at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. The Guardian
Mathematician Leonhard Euler honoured by Google doodle
Euler introduced most modern mathematical terminology and was renowned for his work in mechanics, optics and astronomy | Leonhard Euler, the influential Swiss mathematici... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma)
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Overseas Filipino Workers eating together in Dubai restaurant, UAE The Daily Telegraph
Workers more positive if they eat outside the office, study finds
Walking away from your desk and eating lunch outside makes a person happier about their work, according to a new study. | Eating lunch at their desks made employees more ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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The Aurora Borealis can be seen in much of the year, but not in summer. Andy, October 2007. The light conditions vary considerably from north to south; Andenes in the north will have midnight sun from 22 May to 20 July, and the sun is below the horizon from 28 November to 16 January (Narvik daylight). The Examiner
Aurora Borealis tonight: Northern Lights put on show for northern U.S. (Video)
The Aurora Borealis tonight should put on a beautiful light show much further down into the continental U.S. than usual, according to an April 13 Christian Science Monito... (photo: Creative Commons / M.Buschmann)
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During a video linkup with the International Space Station. Zeenews
Russia must catch up in space exploration, says Putin
Moscow: Russia must catch up with other space powers in deep space exploration, and higher priority should be given to applied projects in space research, President Vladi... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, left, and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy , center, speak during the Russia EU Summit outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, June 3, 2012. The Siasat Daily
Russia must catch up in space exploration: Putin
Moscow, April 12: | Russia must catch up with other space powers in deep space exploration, and higher priority should be given to applied projects in space research, Pre... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Government Press Service)
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Solar System Galaxies
- NASA releases tracker to help show when Voyager leaves the s
- Rare Meteorite Grains May be from Supernova That Sparked Sol
- Hubble photographs newly discovered comet on way to inner so
- Newly-discovered comet on way to inner solar system
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- Galaxy S4 decent, but filled with gimmicks
- Samsung Galaxy S4 reveal event at Radio City Music Hall
- Samsung's new Galaxy S4 hits supply snags in U.S
- UPDATE 1-Samsung's new Galaxy S4 hits supply snags in U.
A Smartphone - Samsung Galaxy Ace
U.S. Samsung Galaxy S4 officially has four cores, not eight
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Eclipse SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence)
- Sky-watchers' Guide: Lunar Eclipse Thursday
- Sky-watchers' Guide: Lunar Eclipse Tomorrow
- Partial Lunar Eclipse Occurs Thursday: Watch It Live Online
- Partial lunar eclipse Thursday night
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- The Science and Fiction of 'Oblivion'
- Tiny Pluto Moons Should Be Named Vulcan and Cerberus, Discov
- Documentary to confirm DNA analysis on 6-inch skeleton found
- An acceptable theory for the story of the Great Flood
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Universe Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
- Scott Talon Walker wins Surrey University contract to design
- Measures would provide $2.5 million for planning, design of
- Universal Studios expansion begins with Harry Potter attract
- Gibson Amphitheatre to close in Universal City expansion
Universities tested by foreign student influx
Universities tested by foreign student influx
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- ‘Comet of century’ captured
- Hubble telescope spies incoming Comet ISON
- Hubble telescope spies incoming Comet ISON
- Hubble Space Telescope Snaps Clear Image of New Comet
This computer graphic depicts the orbit of comet 2013 A1 Siding Spring  through the inner solar system.
New Calculations Effectively Rule Out Comet Impacting Mars in 2014
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