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Herschel Discovers Some of the Youngest Stars Ever Seen
03.19.13 - Astronomers have found some of the youngest stars ever seen, thanks to the Herschel space observatory, a European Space Agency mission with important NASA contributions.
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Used Sandblasting Material Finds Concrete Purpose
03.19.13 - Engineers are exploring an option to mix spent sandblasting material into concrete so it doesn't have to go to the landfill instead.
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Expedition 35 Update: March 19, 2013
03.19.13 - A new Expedition 35 trio prepares for a March 28 launch while the SpaceX-2 Dragon prepares for a March 25 departure.
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Sees GRAIL's Explosive Farewell
03.19.13 - NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has imaged the final resting places on the moon of both of NASA's GRAIL spacecraft.
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Curiosity Rover Exits 'Safe Mode'
03.19.13 - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has returned to active status and is on track to resume science investigations, following two days in a precautionary standby status, "safe mode."
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The Future of Exploration Starts With 3-D Printing
03.19.13 - The latest in cutting-edge manufacturing is already making a significant impact in the future of space exploration.
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NASA News Telecon: Planck Cosmology Findings (Update)
03.19.13 - NASA will host a news teleconference at 8 a.m. PDT (11 a.m. EDT), Thursday, March 21, to discuss the first cosmology results from Planck.
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New Diagnostic Tools Offer Telemedicine Potential
03.21.13 - Imagine diagnosing a sick patient in space -- or halfway around the world. Two technologies could someday make telemedicine easier for NASA and doctors on Earth.
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Famous Supernova Reveals Cosmic Clues
03.18.13 - A new study using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory points to the origin of a famous supernova.
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Goldstone Radar Snags Images of Asteroid 2013 ET
03.18.13 - Scientists capture radar images of asteroid 2013 ET.
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The Softer Side of Space: Astronaut Karen Nyberg
03.18.13 - Astronaut Karen Nyberg holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering, but there's a softer side to this Midwesterner.
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Expedition 35 Update: March 18, 2013
03.18.13 - Expedition 35 begins its first week after Expedition 34 undocked then landed Friday in Kazakhstan at 11:06 p.m. EDT.
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ISS Research Update For The Week of March 4, 2013
03.18.13 - Expedition 34 is hard at work 200 plus miles above us! Catch this week's research highlights here.
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Curiosity Mars Rover Sees Trend in Water Presence
03.18.13 - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has seen evidence of water-bearing minerals in rocks near where it had already found clay minerals inside a drilled rock.
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New 'Safe Mode' Status of Curiosity Expected to be Brief
03.18.13 - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is expected to resume science investigations in a few days, as engineers quickly diagnosed a software issue that prompted the rover to put itself into a precautionary standby status over the weekend.
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NASA's Webb Telescope Gets Its Wings
03.15.13 - A massive backplane that will hold the primary mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope nearly motionless while it peers into space is another step closer to completion.
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NASA TV News Conference to Discuss Planck Cosmology Findings
03.15.13 - NASA will host a news conference at 8 a.m. PDT (11 a.m. EDT) Thursday, March 21, to discuss the first cosmology results from Planck, a European Space Agency mission with significant NASA participation.
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Hubble Gazes on a Rosy Ring Galaxy
03.15.13 - Ring galaxies are mysterious objects. They are thought to form when one galaxy slices through the disk of another, larger, one.
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Expedition 34 Update: March 15, 2013
03.15.13 - Three Expedition 34 crew members are set to depart the station on Friday after a weather delay at the landing site. NASA TV coverage begins at 4 p.m.
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NASA's Swift, Chandra Explore a Youthful 'Star Wreck'
03.15.13 - NASA's Swift satellite has uncovered the previously unknown remains of a shattered star which ranks among the youngest-known supernova remnants in our Milky Way galaxy.