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• Pluto
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  Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto

  July 11, 2012 — A team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is reporting the discovery of another moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto. The moon is estimated to be irregular in shape and 6 to 15 ... > full story
• Saturn
  Space Exploration
  Astronomy
  NASA
  Space Missions
  Solar System
   
  

  Titanian Seasons Turn, Turn, Turn: Atmospheric Changes on Saturn's Moon

  July 11, 2012 — Images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show a concentration of high-altitude haze and a vortex materializing at the south pole of Saturn's moon Titan, signs that the seasons are turning on Saturn's ... > full story
• Galaxies
  Stars
  Astrophysics
  Astronomy
  NASA
  Cosmology
   
  

  Hubble Unmasks Ghost Galaxies

  July 10, 2012 — Astronomers are studying some of the smallest and faintest galaxies in our cosmic neighborhood. These galaxies are fossils of the early Universe: They have barely changed for 13 billion years. The ... > full story
• Astronomy
  Stars
  Extrasolar Planets
  Solar System
  Satellites
  NASA
   
  

  Dust Today, Gone Tomorrow: Astronomers Discover Houdini-Like Vanishing Act in Space

  July 5, 2012 — Astronomers report a baffling discovery never seen before: An extraordinary amount of dust around a nearby star has mysteriously disappeared. "It's as if the rings around Saturn had disappeared," ... > full story
• Space Station
  NASA
  Space Exploration
  Satellites
  Space Telescopes
  Space Missions
   
  

  One Step Closer to Robotic Refueling Demonstrations on Space Station

  July 3, 2012 — NASA completed another successful round of Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) operations on the International Space Station with the Canadian Dextre robot and RRM tools, leaving the RRM module poised ... > full story
• Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
  NASA
  Galaxies
  Space Telescopes
  Astronomy
  Astrophysics
   
  

  Hubble Views Globular Cluster M10

  June 25, 2012 — Like many of the most famous objects in the sky, globular cluster Messier 10 was of little interest to its discoverer. Charles Messier, the 18th century French astronomer, cataloged over 100 galaxies ... > full story
• Space Station
  Space Missions
  NASA
  Space Exploration
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Astronomy
   
  

  Lichen Can Survive in Space: Space Station Research Sheds Light on Origin of Life; Potential for Better Sunscreens

  June 23, 2012 — You can freeze it, thaw it, vacuum dry it and expose it to radiation, but still life survives. Research on the International Space Station is giving credibility to theories that life came from outer ... > full story
• Nebulae
  Space Telescopes
  Space Exploration
  Astronomy
  Stars
  NASA
   
  

  Very Large Telescope Takes a Close Look at the War and Peace Nebula

  June 20, 2012 — ESO's Very Large Telescope has taken the most detailed image so far of a spectacular part of the stellar nursery called the War and Peace Nebula. The view shows many hot young stars, glowing clouds ... > full story
• Galaxies
  Astrophysics
  Stars
  Astronomy
  NASA
  Satellites
   
  

  Compact Blue Dwarf Can’t Hide from Hubble

  June 19, 2012 — The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new view of the dwarf galaxy UGC 5497, which looks a bit like salt sprinkled on black velvet in the ... > full story
• NASA
  Space Exploration
  Astronomy
  Space Station
  Space Missions
  Space Telescopes
   
  

  First Flight Instrument Delivered for James Webb Space Telescope

  June 15, 2012 — The first of four instruments to fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has been delivered to NASA. The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) will allow scientists to study cold and distant ... > full story

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