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Space News explores the solar system and beyond into the far reaches of outer space, NASA, its space shuttles, space probes, and the search for alien life.
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SpaceX Launch Cut Off At Last Second
It's 5 a.m. on a Saturday morning and there?s just been what is truly a heart-stopping moment in the launch business -- a last-second launch abort.
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SpaceX Launch Scrub Delays Space Station Mission
The Falcon 9 rocket ran into a technical issue that aborted the launch just as the engines ignited.
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SpaceX Ready for Historic Mission to Space Station: Big Pic
SpaceX's Dragon capsule awaits launch atop the Falcon 9 rocket -- the first commercial cargo test-run to the space station.
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4,700 Potentially Hazardous Asteroids Are Lurking Out There
NASA's WISE mission has analyzed dozens of potentially hazardous asteroids to arrive at the most precise estimate of the number of dangerous space rocks that could pose the threat to Earth.
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Dive Deep Into A Bizarre Galaxy: Big Pic
Over 50 hours of exposure time by ESO's La Silla Observatory have created the deepest view ever into the radiant heart of Centaurus A.
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A 'Giant Leap' for Commercial Space
A test launch this Saturday is among the first commercial-run flights hired by NASA.
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Construction on Giant Magellan Telescope Blasts Off
The construction of a telescope that could produce images ten-times sharper than Hubble is under way -- but a mountain needs to be blown up first.
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Monster Sunspot's Flare Strong Enough to Confuse Satellites
The flare triggered a radiation storm intense enough to also cause radio blackouts.
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Stunning Photos Capture Global Astronomical Views
To raise awareness for the growing problem of light pollution and to showcase the beauty of the night sky, a huge international astrophotography contest was held. Here are the winners.
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Mars Rover Opportunity is on the Move
After surviving its fifth Martian winter, NASA's tenacious rover is off to a rolling start.
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Superflares Found on Sun-like Stars
There is no explanation for how flares more than 1 million times more powerful than solar flares are occurring.
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Eclipse to Dazzle U.S. West Coast, China and Japan
On Sunday evening, the eclipse will march from Oregon and California to Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas.
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Revving Up the Antimatter Engine
Hope springs eternal for die-hard Star Trek fans that scientists will one day build an actual, working antimatter propulsion engine similar to the one that powers the fictional starship Enterprise.
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Might NASA be Forced to Kill the Commercial Space Race?
Commercial space competition may be over before it's even really begun.
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Chinese Space Station Transits the Sun: Big Pic
China's "Heavenly Palace," an experimental space station launched last September, sprints past the sun and Thierry Legault captured the moment.
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Psychedelic Star Trails and City Lights From Orbit: Big Pic
NASA astronaut Don Pettit captures a breathtaking view of star trails and city lights in his latest photograph from the space station.
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Successful Soyuz Launch Sends Three to Space Station
Two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut begin a two-day journey to the orbiting outpost.
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Mars Rover's 'Twin' Dominates Mojave Desert: Photos
The next Mars rover "Curiosity" has a twin, named "Scarecrow," that's helping NASA scientists simulate Martian conditions on Earth.
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Making Antibubbles in Space
What do you call a bubble that's been inverted? An antibubble! Astronaut Don Pettit attempts to create them on the International Space Station.
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Killer 'Hot Jupiters' Could Abort Formation of Alien Earths
Weighing in at 318 Earth-masses, Jupiter had the potential to snuff out Earth's formation 4.5 billion years ago.
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