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All of Life's Ingredients Found in Orion Nebula

The ingredients for life as we know it have been found in the Orion Nebula. By finely separating the spectrum of incoming light, astronomers are able to detect the chemical fingerprints of molecules ...

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The Register, 05.03.10 10:38 UTC

Mars Express skims past Phobos

The European Space Agency's Mars Express yesterday skimmed past Martian moon Phobos at a distance of just 67km - the closest any manmade object has ever approached the "enigmatic" body. The flyby was ...

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Nature, 03.03.10 18:36 UTC

News briefing: 4 March 2010

The week in science

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Nature, 24.02.10 18:16 UTC

News briefing: 25 February 2010

The week in science.

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BBC Sciences, 23.02.10 23:02 UTC

'Tuned' images from water mission

The first fully calibrated images from the European Space Agency's Smos satellite have now been released.

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BBC Sciences, 18.02.10 10:21 UTC

Rocky road

It weighs almost a tonne, has cost more than $2bn and, in 2013, it will be lowered on to the surface of Mars with a landing system that has never been tried before. The Mars Science Laboratory will ...

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BBC Sciences, 15.02.10 17:41 UTC

Space station gets viewing deck

Astronauts have successfully installed an extension to the International Space Station in a series of spacewalks.

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USA Today, 12.02.10 05:58 UTC

U.S. side of space station done today

CAPE CANAVERAL Endeavour's astronauts will finish construction on the U.S. side of the International Space Station today, opening a wing with an observation deck that will offer panoramic views of the universe.

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NPR, 08.02.10 12:42 UTC

Shuttle Endeavor Blasts Off At Night For Last Time

Endeavour and six astronauts rocketed into orbit Monday on what's expected to be the last nighttime launch for the shuttle program, hauling up a new room and observation deck for the International ...

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NPR, 08.02.10 11:06 UTC

Endeavour Blasts Off On Shuttle's Last Night Flight

Endeavour and six astronauts rocketed into orbit Monday on what's expected to be the last nighttime launch for the shuttle program, hauling a new room and observation deck for the International Space ...