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  Extracting Information from Starlight

  March 30, 2010 — The light of stars is produced by atoms and molecules that encode, in the starlight itself, key science information about their chemical composition, temperature, pressure, and velocity. To receive ... > full story
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  Nanosatellite to Clear Dangerous Debris from Space

  March 27, 2010 — New technology is set to play a major part in clearing dangerous clouds of debris hurtling around the Earth's lower orbit. Scientists have devised a miniature satellite or nanosatellite fitted with a ... > full story
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  Mars Constantly Loses Part of Its Atmosphere to Space Due to Solar Wind

  March 12, 2010 — Space physicists have identified the impact of the Sun on Mars' atmosphere. The scientists report that Mars is constantly losing part of its atmosphere to space. The new study shows that pressure ... > full story
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  Historic Deep Space Network Antenna Starts Major Surgery

  March 9, 2010 — Like a hard-driving athlete whose joints need help, the giant "Mars antenna" at NASA's Deep Space Network site in Goldstone, Calif. has begun major, delicate surgery. The operation on the historic ... > full story
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  Alternative Energy Crops in Space

  March 8, 2010 — What if space held the key to producing alternative energy crops on Earth? That's what researchers are hoping to find in a new experiment on the International Space ... > full story
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  NASA's Kepler Mission Celebrates One Year in Space

  March 4, 2010 — One year ago this week, NASA's Kepler mission soared into the dark night sky, leaving a bright glow in its wake as it began to search for other worlds like ... > full story
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  NASA Mars Orbiter Speeds Past Data Milestone

  March 4, 2010 — NASA's newest Mars orbiter, completing its fourth year at the Red Planet next week, has just passed a data-volume milestone unimaginable a generation ago and still difficult to fathom: 100 ... > full story
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  Air Force Eyes Mini-Thrusters for Use in Satellite Propulsion

  March 3, 2010 — Mini-thrusters or miniature, electric propulsion systems are being developed, which could make it easier for the Air Force's small satellites, including the latest CubeSats, to perform space ... > full story
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  Radar Map of Buried Martian Ice Adds to Climate Record

  March 2, 2010 — Extensive radar mapping of the middle-latitude region of northern Mars shows that thick masses of buried ice are quite common beneath protective coverings of ... > full story
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  Webb Telescope's First Primary Mirror Meets Cold Temperature Specifications, Sets Program Landmark

  March 2, 2010 — The James Webb Space Telescope reached a mission-readiness landmark March 2, 2010 when its first primary mirror segment was cryo-polished to its required prescription as measured at operational ... > full story

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