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  Planck Space Telescope Warms Up as Planned

  January 18, 2012 — The High Frequency Instrument aboard the Planck space telescope has completed its survey of the remnant light from the Big Bang explosion that created our universe. The sensor ran out of coolant on ... > full story
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  Revisiting the 'Pillars of Creation'

  January 18, 2012 — In 1995, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took an iconic image of the Eagle nebula, dubbed the "Pillars of Creation," highlighting its finger-like pillars where new stars are thought to be forming. Now, ... > full story
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  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope: A Year of Achievement and Success

  January 9, 2012 — The James Webb Space Telescope marked a year of significant progress in 2011 as it continues to come together as NASA's next generation space telescope. The year brought forth a pathfinder backplane ... > full story
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  Magnetically Levitated Flies Offer Clues to Future of Life in Space

  January 4, 2012 — Using powerful magnets to levitate fruit flies can provide vital clues to how biological organisms are affected by weightless conditions in space, researchers ... > full story
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  Through Hardship to the Stars

  January 4, 2012 — "Humanity's adventurous, stubborn, mad and glorious aspiration to reach the stars," is the subject of a new ... > full story
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  NASA Conducts Orion Parachute Testing for Orbital Test Flight

  December 28, 2011 — NASA successfully conducted a drop test of the Orion crew vehicle's parachutes high above the Arizona desert Tuesday, Dec. 20, in preparation for its orbital flight test in 2014. Orion will carry ... > full story
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  NASA's Cassini Delivers Holiday Treats from Saturn

  December 23, 2011 — No team of reindeer, but radio signals flying clear across the solar system from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have delivered a holiday package of glorious images. The pictures, from Cassini's imaging ... > full story
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  NASA Mars-Bound Rover Begins Research in Space

  December 13, 2011 — NASA's car-sized Curiosity rover has begun monitoring space radiation during its 8-month trip from Earth to Mars. The research will aid in planning for future human missions to the Red Planet. ... > full story
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  Portraits of Saturn Moons Captured by Cassini

  December 13, 2011 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully completed its closest-ever pass over Saturn's moon Dione on Dec. 12, slaloming its way through the Saturn system on its way to a close flyby of Titan. Cassini ... > full story
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  Homegrown Designs Sprout for NASA's Commercial Crew Program

  December 5, 2011 — The expression goes, "Necessity is the mother of invention." And right now there is a need for NASA and the United States to have reliable access to low Earth orbit from homegrown sources. So, NASA's ... > full story

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