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  Mirror Testing at NASA Breaks Superstitious Myths

  January 7, 2010 — In ancient mythological times reflective surfaces like shiny metals and mirrors were thought to be magical and credited with the ability to look into the future. NASA is using mirrors to do just the ... > full story
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  Eclipses Yield First Images of Elusive Iron Line in the Solar Corona

  January 4, 2010 — Solar physicists attempting to unlock the mysteries of the solar corona have found another piece of the puzzle by observing the sun's outer atmosphere during ... > full story
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  New Video Reveals Secrets of Webb Telescope's MIRI

  December 29, 2009 — It's going to take infrared eyes to see farther back in time than even the Hubble Space Telescope, and that's what the James Webb Space Telescope's MIRI or Mid-Infrared Instrument detectors will ... > full story
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  Cassini Holiday Movies Showcase Dance of Saturn's Moons

  December 23, 2009 — Like sugar plum fairies in "The Nutcracker," the moons of Saturn performed a celestial ballet before the eyes of NASA's Cassini spacecraft. New movies frame the moons' silent dance against the ... > full story
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  NASA's WISE Eye on the Universe Begins All-Sky Survey Mission

  December 14, 2009 — NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, lifted off over the Pacific Ocean Dec. 14 on its way to map the entire sky in infrared light. WISE will see the infrared colors of the whole sky ... > full story
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  Astronaut Balancing Act: Training to Help Explorers Adapt to a Return to Gravity

  December 9, 2009 — Challenges associated with long-duration spaceflight do not end with landing. Astronauts often suffer from balance problems that lead to dizziness and difficulty standing, walking and turning corners ... > full story
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  Safer Space Vehicles Thanks to Optic Fiber Sensors

  December 9, 2009 — A research team has developed a new protection system for the European Space Agency that is designed to enhance the safety of space ... > full story
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  Deep Space Maintenance Deep in Australia's Bush

  December 6, 2009 — The European Space Agency's giant 35m ground stations require regular maintenance and periodic mid-life upgrades to keep them working in tip-top condition, communicating with the Agency's growing ... > full story
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  Atlantis Leaves Columbus With a Radio Eye on Earth’s Sea Traffic

  December 6, 2009 — The recent Shuttle mission to the International Space Station has brought the European Space Agency’s Columbus module a step nearer to beginning an ambitious experiment to track global maritime ... > full story
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  NRL Sensor Observes First Light

  December 2, 2009 — The Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager developed by NRL's Spacecraft Engineering Department and Space Science Division, launched October 18, 2009, on the US Air Force Defense Meteorological ... > full story

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