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  First Planets Found Around Sun-Like Stars in a Cluster

  September 14, 2012 — Astronomers have, for the first time, spotted planets orbiting sun-like stars in a crowded cluster of stars. The findings offer the best evidence yet that planets can sprout up in dense stellar ... > full story
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  Up and Running: Just Hours After Launch, Radiation Belt Storm Probes Takes First Science Steps

  September 13, 2012 — While the RBSP teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station celebrated a job well done following the 4:05 a.m. EDT launch of the Radiation Belt Storm Probes on Thursday, ... > full story
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  Researchers Look to Alien Soils for Heat Shield

  September 13, 2012 — An important test is coming up next week to see whether a heat shield made from the soil of the moon, Mars or an asteroid will stand up to the searing demands of a plunge through Earth's atmosphere. ... > full story
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  NASA's Space Launch System Celebrates a Year of Powering Forward

  September 12, 2012 — NASA is powering ahead toward new destinations in the solar system. This week marks one year of progress since the formation of the Space Launch System (SLS), the United States' next step in human ... > full story
• Geomagnetic Storms
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  New RBSP Instrument Telemetry Provides 'Textbook' Excitement

  September 12, 2012 — In the very early hours of Sept. 1 -- just under two days since the 4:05 a.m. EDT launch of NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes -- the team at the RBSP Mission Operations Center (MOC) controlling ... > full story
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  Mars Rover Curiosity Arm Tests Nearly Complete

  September 12, 2012 — NASA's Mars Curiosity team has almost finished robotic arm tests in preparation for the rover to touch and examine its first Martian ... > full story
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  Student Biology Investigations Streamed Live from International Space Station

  September 11, 2012 — Several young researchers were incredibly excited when the latest Japanese cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station, in late July. Along with the usual food, clothing, and science ... > full story
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  LED Lights Used in Plant Growth Experiments for Deep Space Missions

  September 11, 2012 — What kind of food will astronauts eat and what is the best way to grow it during deep space exploration missions? A group of plant biologists is seeking the answers as it works on one of NASA's ... > full story
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  Vesta in Dawn's Rear View Mirror

  September 11, 2012 — NASA's Dawn mission is releasing two parting views of the giant asteroid Vesta, using images that were among the last taken by the spacecraft as it departed its companion for the last ... > full story
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  Extreme Life Forms Might Be Able to Survive on Eccentric Exoplanets

  September 11, 2012 — Astronomers have discovered a veritable rogues' gallery of odd exoplanets -- from scorching hot worlds with molten surfaces to frigid ice balls. And while the hunt continues for the elusive "blue ... > full story

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