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A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest experiment of its kind. Half the mice died while all of the gecko's survived.
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Pasadena -
NASA has launched an X-ray space telescope to study black holes and other hard-to-see objects in our galaxy in more detail.
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The Space Shuttle Discovery has just made its last flight over the U.S.A on its way to its new home at the National Air and Space Museum.
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Tours, multi-media events, and education programs for the youth are nothing new for NASA. Science is relevant to the entire world; NASA’s desire to incorporate it into the everyday lives of children and youth from the United States is commendable.
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Mission -
Last long weekend (BC Day) and pretty stable weather prompted me to explore more area on the western side of Stave Lake. The goal was to get to Devils Lake and possibly further until the end of the trail at Florence and Morgan lakes.
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Washington -
As US military operations in Libya have settled into a drawn out war, President Obama will look back on his own Ides of March moment where he announced Libya as his next target, carelessly dooming his chance for a second term in office.
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The relatively new branch of al-Qaeda operatives based in Yemen have evolved from Osama bin Laden's ideology of attacking targets of significance in favor of striking whenever and wherever opportunity is present, a media report states.
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Ottawa -
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is considering the possibility of extending Canada's role in Afghanistan. If the campaign is extended, Harper would most likely agree to take on a non-combat training role of Afghanistan's soldiers.
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NASA scientists are planning to send a manned mission to an asteroid by 2025 in preparation for the Mars Missions. The mission may protect Earth from future collisions with asteroids.
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NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) captured magnificent cosmic activities such as the wispy comet, a bursting star-forming cloud, Andromeda galaxy and a faraway cluster of hundreds of galaxies.
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Space shuttle Atlantis' bright-white, iconic frame illuminates the darkness as it touches down on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final time. Securing the space shuttle fleet's place in history, Atlantis marked the 26th nighttime landing of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and the 78th landing at Kennedy. Main gear touchdown was at 5:57:00 a.m. EDT, followed by nose gear touchdown at 5:57:20 a.m., and wheelstop at 5:57:54 a.m. On board are S
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