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Piece of Missing Cosmic Matter Found
A hot, thin filament of dense gas was found connecting two galactic clusters.
Shuttle Astronauts Rehearse Launch Day
Scientists Revisit Mars Sample Return Plans
Doorstep Astronomy: See the Big Dipper
Saturn's Atmosphere Does the Wave
Astrium Seeks 24.5 Million Euros from Conax
Private Space Station Prototype Hits Orbital Milestone
First Space Lawyer Graduates
Space Shuttle Discovery in Good Shape for May Launch
NEW VIDEO: Boomerangs in Space!
Japanese astronaut Takao Doi tosses a boomerang aboard the ISS to see if it returns in the absence of gravity. Credit: JAXA.
The Best (And Worst) Mars Landings
Reaching Mars is an unforgiving endeavor, with little room for error.
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Alien Life-Searching Techniques Tested
Signs of life on Mars can be spotted using instruments on robotic probes.
Shuttle Astronauts Prepare for Launch Practice
Space Shuttle Discovery Moves to Launch Pad
Why Don't They Do SETI?
New Radar Could Reveal Secrets of Earth's Ice Sheets
Black Hole Rips Apart Screaming Star
Ancient Asteroid Impact Coated Earth in Blanket of Beads
Jupiter's Rings Made in the Shade
China Satellite Navigation System Planned for 2010
The Best (And Worst) Mars Landings
Reaching Mars is an unforgiving endeavor, with little room for error.
Image of the Day: Cyclone Nargis
Cyclone Nargis tears towards Myanmar.
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Jupiter's Rings Made in the Shade
A new study reveals how light and shadow sculpt the faint rings.
Space Shuttle Discovery Moves to Launch Pad
China Satellite Navigation System Planned for 2010
Moon to Hide a Beehive
What Mars Fossils Might Look Like
'Iron Man' Hero Personifies Modern Military Contractors
Station's First Female Commander Confident of Soyuz Fix
NASA Delays Shuttle Flight to Hubble Space Telescope
Phoenix Lander Takes Aim at Martian Arctic
NEW VIDEO: Europe's Galileo Test Satellite Takes Flight
Europe's Second Galileo navigation system test satellite launches into orbit on April 26, 2008. Credit: ESA.
VIDEO: Echoes of a Supernova Explosion
See a supernova's 'light echo.' Credit: NASA/CXC/NOAO/ AURA/NSF/Rutgers