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Discovery News - Space News
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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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Programming Error Doomed Russian Mars Probe
A computer programming error doomed Russia's Phobos-Grunt Mars spacecraft, a government board investigating the accident has determined.
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Today in History: Shepherd Golfs on the Moon
Tiger Woods may rule the golf course here on Earth, but when it comes to extraterrestrial golfing, Alan Shepard reigns supreme.
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Project Icarus: The Interstellar Communication Problem
Guest contributor Pat Galea discusses how a starship may transmit signals across the light-years between the stars.
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Project Icarus: Reaching for Interstellar Space
What would a mission to the stars look like?
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Martian 'Avalanche' Caught on Camera: Big Pic
Thawing ice on Martian polar cliffs can create avalanches of frost... and the HiRISE camera catches one in action!
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Has NASA Scuppered Europe-led ExoMars Mission?
NASA's concerns for the future financial landscape may end Europe's Martian dreams.
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Watching a Moonset... from Space: Video
Expedition 30 astronauts recorded a dramatic time-lapse of the Moon as it set behind Earth's atmosphere.
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A Portrait of Saturn's Hazy Moon Titan: Big Pic
On Jan. 30, the Cassini spacecraft executed a flyby maneuver of Saturn's biggest moon. This was the view from 20,000 miles away.
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Iran Launches Another Satellite
The Navid observation satellite is expected to stay in orbit for 18-months, heightening tensions with western countries.
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A Sublime Springtime for Martian Dunes: Big Pic
When northern spring warms subsurface ice on Mars, dry ice eruptions paint the red dunes black.
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Is That a Crashed Flying Saucer on the Seabed?
Linking a murky unknown circular artifact on the ocean floor to alien visitors is leap of faith wider than jumping the Grand Canyon.
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New Alien Planet Ripe for Life?
A potentially habitable alien planet that orbits a triple-star system is perfectly positioned for liquid water -- and possibly life.
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Space: Massive Northern and Southern Lights Explained
Thanks to the largest solar radiation storm since 2003, beautiful aurorae have been popping up across the globe. Martin Berman talks to Discovery News Space Producer Ian O'Neill to understand how the aurora borealis and australis are created.
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SpaceX Test Fires Awesome New Rocket
The private spaceflight company has test fired a new rocket that will be used to rescue launching astronauts during an emergency and propulsively land on planetary bodies.
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We're Living in a Space Cloud
Our solar system is traveling slowly through an interstellar cloud of gases.
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Karl Jansky and the Very Large Array
The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array in New Mexico is one of the most recognizable radio telescopes in the world. But who is its namesake?
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Shuttle Columbia Crew Remembered
It's nine years since Columbia fell from the sky, ending the lives of Kalpana Chawla, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, Ilan Ramon, David Brown, William McCool and Michael Anderson.
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Cosmic Rays Probably Killed Russian Mars Probe
Forget the conspiracy theories, it was actually the universe that conspired against Phobos-Grunt, knocking out its onboard electronics with high-energy particles.
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How Can a Planet Fit in a Drop of Water?: Big Pic
Drops Of Jupiter: Using high-speed photography, Markus Reugels captures a variety of celestial wonders inside a water droplet.
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When Astronomy Made a Town Go Dark
Mark Thompson describes the moment when he was in charge of dimming the lights of a whole town in the name of astronomy.
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