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  NASA Selects Explorer Investigations for Formulation

  April 8, 2013 — NASA's Astrophysics Explorer Program has selected two missions for launch in 2017: a planet-hunting satellite and an International Space Station instrument to observe X-rays from ... > full story
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  TESS Project Will Launch Telescopes to Perform Full-Sky Search for Transiting Exoplanets

  April 8, 2013 — NASA has selected the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) project for a planned launch in 2017. The $200 million project will use an array of wide-field cameras to perform an all-sky ... > full story
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  Hubble Sees Light and Dust in a Nearby Starburst Galaxy

  April 5, 2013 — The Hubble Space Telescope has taken an image of a small, sparkling hook in the dark sky -- a beautiful object is known as J082354.96+280621.6, or J082354.96 for short. It is a starburst galaxy, so ... > full story
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  Asteroid and Moon Landing Technology Demonstrated

  April 5, 2013 — Last week Astrobotic successfully flew a sensor package designed to guide spacecraft safely to the surface of asteroids, moons, planets, and beyond.  The flight occurred on an unmanned ... > full story
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  Rocket Powered by Nuclear Fusion Could Send Humans to Mars

  April 4, 2013 — Scientists are building components of a fusion-powered rocket aimed to clear many of the hurdles that block deep space travel, including long times in transit, exorbitant costs and health ... > full story
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  Used Parachute on Mars Flaps in the Wind

  April 4, 2013 — Photos from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show how the parachute that helped NASA's Curiosity rover land on Mars last summer has subsequently changed its shape on the ... > full story
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  Final MAVEN Instrument Integrated to Spacecraft

  April 3, 2013 — An instrument that will measure the composition of Mars' upper atmosphere has been integrated to NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft. MAVEN has a scheduled launch date of ... > full story
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  Rotary Valve Could Help Propel Craft to Mars One Day

  April 3, 2013 — A rotary fuel delivery valve just might help us get manned space flights out of our immediate neighborhood one day, and it could have practical terrestrial ... > full story
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  Crawler-Transporter Receives New Roller Bearing Assemblies

  April 2, 2013 — For more than a year, NASA's crawler-transporter (CT) 2 has been undergoing a major tuneup in the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Recent work has included preparations to ... > full story
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  Saturn Is Like an Antiques Shop, Cassini Suggests; Moons and Rings Date Back to Solar System's Birth

  March 27, 2013 — A new analysis of data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft suggests that Saturn's moons and rings are gently worn vintage goods from around the time of our solar system's birth. Though they are tinted on ... > full story

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