| As a Hurricane, Earl Looked Like 'Magnificent Chaos' From Space
(SPACE.com) |
SPACE.com - The former
Hurricane Earl put on a striking weather display for astronauts on the
International Space Station, impressing the crew with its strength even as it
weakened to a tropical storm. |
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| NASA readies probe for up-close study of sun's corona
(AFP) |
 AFP - NASA said it is developing a car-sized satellite that by "no later than 2018" will plunge into the sun's outer atmosphere for an up-close study of its super-hot corona, solar wind and lethal radiation.
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| Satellites Help Aid Workers Plan Pakistan Flood Relief
(SPACE.com) |
SPACE.com - Satellites
are helping aid workers plan relief for flood-ravaged Pakistan by
providing high-resolution maps of the destruction so rescue crews can
reach the homeless, displaced and sick. |
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| 'Top Chef's' Short Ribs Get NASA Twist for Spaceflight
(SPACE.com) |
SPACE.com - Angelo
Sosa's short ribs are destined for the International Space Station. |
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| Chinese Satellites Bump During Secret Maneuvers
(SPACE.com) |
SPACE.com - A Chinese satellite may have intentionally nudged another spacecraft
during secretive space maneuvers in near-Earth orbit, according to analysts. |
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| Some Ancient Galaxies Had Wild Youth
(SPACE.com) |
SPACE.com - Ancient galaxies
may be cosmic senior citizens today, but some have a wild streak in their past,
one packed with frenetic star birth, astronomers say. |
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| Labor Day Weekend for Astronauts: Space Toilet Cleaning and Exercise
(SPACE.com) |
SPACE.com - Astronauts
aboard the International Space Station won't be throwing any burgers
on the grill this Labor Day weekend, but at least they'll get the
U.S. holiday off — after they clean the space toilet. |
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| NASA Aims to Plunge Car-Sized Probe Into the Sun
(SPACE.com) |
SPACE.com - NASA is
developing an ambitious new mission to plunge a car-sized probe directly into
the sun's atmosphere, boldly going where no spacecraft has gone before. |
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| Asteroid Diversity: Mixed Bag of Space Rocks Found Near Earth
(SPACE.com) |
SPACE.com - A new survey of asteroids near Earth by a NASA space
telescope has found a much wider variety of the space rocks than previously
thought, with some shiny and bright while others are dark and dull. |
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| Space Luminaries Petition Against House Version of NASA Bill
(SPACE.com) |
SPACE.com - NASA needs more funding for commercial spaceflight,
technology development and robotic missions. So said a group of Nobel
laureates, former astronauts and former space agency officials in a recent letter
to Congress. |
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| Canadian to command space station in 2013
(AFP) |
 AFP - Astronaut Chris Hadfield in 2013 will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station (ISS), the Canadian Space Agency announced Thursday.
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| Hubble Telescope Engineer Pulls Double Duty As Real-Life Knight
(SPACE.com) |
SPACE.com - A
long-time NASA engineer working on the Hubble Space Telescope is now a
full-fledged knight in the Netherlands due to his work to help keep the
renowned 20-year-old space observatory in working order. |
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