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What's Hot This Week It's Alive! Humanoid Robot Powers Up on Space Station by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com Managing Editor Move over Commander Data, there's a real robot in space, now. The International Space Station got a new crewmember today, one made not of flesh and blood, but of gears and clockwork instead. Latest Mars Photos From Rovers Spirit & Opportunity by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com Managing Editor A portion of the west rim of Endeavour crater sweeps southward in this color view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. Sponsored by: Astronaut Photographs Hurricane Irene From Space Station Hurricane Irene Spotted From Space NASA Picks 3 Pioneering Technologies for Deep Space Travel Cosmic Definitions: What Is a Planet? The Dirt on Mars' Soil: More Suitable for Life Than Thought