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Astronauts install water recycler on space station

HOUSTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Astronauts hooked up a water recycling system and installed two new bedrooms aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday while crew mates prepared for a second spacewalk to fix the outpost's power system. ...  > full story

Clump of dark matter may loom near solar system

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — A balloon-borne instrument soaring high over Antarctica has found evidence of a possible large clump of mysterious so-called dark matter relatively close to our solar system, scientists said on Wednesday. ...  > full story

NASA clears shuttle for space station visit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — NASA managers on Wednesday cleared the space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts for launch on Friday on a mission to make the International Space Station a bit more like home. ...  > full story

NASA loses contact with Mars lander, ends mission

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — The Phoenix Mars Lander, which made history by finding definitive proof of water on the Red Planet, has lost contact with Earth, effectively ending its more than five-month mission, NASA said on Monday. ...  > full story

Simulation may help solve mystery of dark matter

LONDON, Nov. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — A computer simulation showing the formation and evolution of a galaxy like the Milky Way points to where scientists should look to spot dark matter, international researchers reported on Wednesday. ...  > full story

Hubble telescope back in business

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Oct. 31, 2008 (Reuters) — The Hubble Space Telescope is back in business after a month of problems, but preparing spare equipment to keep the orbital observatory running will force NASA to delay its final servicing mission beyond February, officials said on Thursday ...  > full story

Mercury was once alive with volcanoes

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — While it seems like a geologically dead planet today, early in its history tiny Mercury may have been a caldron of volcanic activity, NASA scientists said on Wednesday. ...  > full story

Space shuttle crew practices for next launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Oct. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Seven astronauts climbed aboard the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday in a practice run for a mission to deliver equipment needed to prepare the International Space Station for a larger crew. ...  > full story

Mars robot's heaters to be turned off, one by one

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Engineers taking long-distance care of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander mission are planning to start turning off its heaters one by one and let it freeze to death. ...  > full story

NASA unveils new lunar rover built for endurance

BLACK POINT, Arizona, Oct. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — NASA unveiled a new lunar rover on Friday which aims to transform space exploration by allowing astronauts to roam large distances without cumbersome spacesuits when they return to the moon by 2020. ...  > full story
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