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Ancient Craters of Southern Rhea
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The M81 Galaxy Group Through the Integrated Flux
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NASA Study Links Earth Impacts to Human-Caused Climate Change
A new NASA-led study shows human-caused climate change has made an impact on a wide range of Earth's natural systems, including permafrost thawing, plants blooming earlier across Europe and lakes declining in productivity in Africa.
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Discovery of Most Recent Supernova in Our Galaxy
The most recent supernova in our galaxy has been discovered by tracking the rapid expansion of its remains, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Large Array.
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NASA, NIA Announce NASA Education Television Partnership
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale announced Wednesday the launch of NASA Education TV, a partnership with the National Institute of Aerospace to produce new educational television programs for distribution on NASA Television and the Internet.
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Saturn's Auroras
Saturn was 810 million miles (1.3 billion kilometers) away when the Hubble Space Telescope took this ultraviolet image of the planet, revealing a vivid auroral display rising thousands of miles above the cloud tops over both of the planet's poles
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New Software Brings the Universe to Your Computer
The incredible images from NASA space- and ground-based telescopes are now available to the public through the release of free software from Microsoft.
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NASA Phoenix Mission Ready For Mars Landing
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is preparing to end its long journey and begin a three-month mission to taste and sniff fistfuls of Martian soil and buried ice.
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NASA Assigns Part of Crew for Expedition 20 Space Station Mission
NASA and its international partners have assigned two crew members to the Expedition 20 International Space Station mission.
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NASA to Hold Media Briefings on New Ocean-Observing Mission
NASA will hold two media briefings on Tuesday, May 20, beginning at 11 a.m. EDT, on the international Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2, which is dedicated to monitoring sea-level rise and improving weather and climate forecasts.
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High School Students Fly High in NASA Aeronautics Competition
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has selected the winners of its high school contest to describe the passenger and cargo aircraft of the future.
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NASA's Insulation Material Named NASA Government Invention of 2007
The 2007 NASA Government Invention of the Year is a heat shield material slightly more dense than balsa wood that is designed to protect spacecraft during their fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.
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Galaxies Collide
Galaxies don't normally look like NGC 3256, this current picture of which shows two galaxies that are slowly colliding
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NASA Phoenix Mission Ready for Mars Landing
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is preparing to end its long journey and begin a three-month mission to taste and sniff fistfuls of Martian soil and buried ice. The lander is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet May 25.
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