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The Speediest Pulsar?
06.28.12 - Researchers using three different telescopes, including NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, may have found the fastest moving pulsar ever seen.
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SLS Core Stage Moves From Concept to Design
06.21.12 - The nation's space exploration program is taking a critical step forward with a successful major technical review of the SLS core stage.
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Utah State Wins NASA Rocketry Challenge
06.18.12 - NASA has named Utah State University in Logan the winner of the 2011-2012 University Student Launch Projects rocketry challenge.
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Sample Return Robot Return Challenge at WPI Concludes
06.16.12 - Autonomous robots roamed across the grassy terrain at Worcester Polytechnic Institute at the 2012 Sample Return Robot Challenge in Worcester, Mass.
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Robotics 101: NASA's Chris McQuin, Jaret Matthews
06.14.12 - Unlike what Hollywood may portray, the reality of current robotics isn't sinister, emotional or out for world domination.
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J-2X Engine Test Goes Full Duration
06.13.12 - NASA conducted a 260-second J-2X engine test at the Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi on June 13.
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Black Hole Growth Found to Be Out of Sync
06.11.12 - New evidence from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory challenges prevailing ideas about how black holes grow in the centers of galaxies.
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NASA Surpasses J-2X Test Facility Record
06.08.12 - NASA's Stennis Space Center broke its own record on June 8 with a 1,150-second test on the new J-2X powerpack.
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Rocket Sled Tests: Technology Pathway for Mars
06.07.12 - Traveling 300 million miles through deep space to reach the planet Mars is difficult; successfully landing there is even harder.
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Web Chat: Watch the Venus Transit Live!
06.05.12 - Venus is making its last transit until 2117 -- don't miss it it! On the evening of June 5, NASA experts answered your questions via live Web chat.
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Giant Black Hole Kicked Out of Home Galaxy
06.04.12 - Astronomers have found strong evidence that a massive black hole is being ejected from its host galaxy at a speed of several million miles per hour.
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NASA Begins Development of SLS Flight Software
05.31.12 - NASA engineers can now begin developing the SLS flight software using newly delivered software test bed computers from Boeing.
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J-2X Engine Continues to Set Standards
05.25.12 - Testing of the next-generation J-2X rocket engine continues to set standards with a 40-second test of the engine on May 25.
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M101: A Pinwheel in Many Colors
05.25.12 - This multi-spectral view shows that both young and old stars are evenly distributed along the Pinwheel Galaxy's tightly-wound spiral arms.
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Hinode Witnesses Solar Eclipse
05.20.12 - Spectacular images from the Hinode spacecraft show the solar eclipse, which darkened the sky in parts of the world yesterday.
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Stunning Lyrid Meteor Over Earth at Night
05.18.12 - Video from the International Space Station shows breathtaking images of Earth with Lyrid meteors burning up in the atmosphere.
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Friction Stir Welding Unites Reliability, Affordability
05.18.12 - NASA's Space Launch System is moving further in development faster thanks to proven advanced technologies like friction stir welding.
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J-2X Engine: Shake, Rattle and Roar
05.16.12 - The shake, rattle and roar was brief, but the J-2X test on May 16 at Stennis Space Center moved NASA ever closer to deep space.
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A Supernova Cocoon Breakthrough
05.15.12 - Observations with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory may help astronomers understand why some supernovas are much more powerful than others.
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Testing for Dream Chaser® Space System Completed
05.14.12 - The Marshall Center successfully completed wind tunnel testing of the Dream Chaser® Space System for Sierra Nevada Corp. Space Systems.