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Europe unveils British astronaut

BBC News, Thu May 21, 2009, comments (1)
Timothy Peake, a 37-year-old test pilot in the Army Air Corps, has been accepted into the European Space Agency's (Esa) Astronaut Corps.

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Hubble gyros fixed after struggle

BBC, Mon May 18, 2009, comments (0)
Astronauts have completed the most critical repair to the Hubble Space Telescope after a long struggle.

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Earth, observed

Boston.com, Fri January 16, 2009, comments (0)
Greenbelt, Maryland, USA - The Earth Observatory is a website run by NASA's Earth Observing System Project Science Office (EOSPSO).

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Supersonic water jets shoot from Saturn moon

New Scientist, Thu November 27, 2008, comments (0)
Boulder, Colorado, USA - Supersonic jets of water vapour are blasting from Saturn's moon Enceladus, reveal observations from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

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Exoplanets finally come into view this article opens in a new window

BBC, Thu November 13, 2008, comments (0)
Two studies show the first direct images of planets outside our solar system, including a three-planet system.

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Hubble re-opens an eye this article opens in a new window

New Scientist, Tue October 28, 2008, comments (0)
The telescope's main camera is back on after being dormant for a month � two other cameras may soon restart their observations

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VIDEO: India Heads to Moon this article opens in a new window

National Geographic, Wed October 22, 2008, comments (0)
Aiming to redraw lunar maps, India has launched its first moon mission, joining other countries in a new space race.

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NASA sends probe to study edge of solar system this article opens in a new window

AFP, Sun October 19, 2008, comments (0)
WASHINGTON, (AFP) - The US space agency was on Sunday to launch a space probe that will go into orbit high above earth to study the distant edge of the solar system where hot solar winds crash into the cold outer space.

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Mars rover facing two-year trek this article opens in a new window

BBC, Mon September 22, 2008, comments (0)
Nasa is sending its Opportunity Mars rover on an 11km, two-year trek to try to reach a huge crater.

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Exoplanet ‘circles normal star’ this article opens in a new window

BBC, Wed September 17, 2008, comments (0)
Astronomers unveil what may be the first picture of an extra-solar planet circling a normal star like our own Sun.

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