Have you ever seen an aurora? APOD
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Europe’s Newest Rocket to Launch on Maiden Voyage Monday (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – The new Vega rocket from Europe may be small, but it promises to do the job of at least twice that of most other rockets its size. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Enceladus Backlit by Saturn
This moon is shining by the light of its planet. APOD
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Scientists say NASA cutting missions to Mars (AP)
AP – Scientists say NASA is about to propose major cuts in its exploration of other planets, especially Mars. And NASA’s former science chief is calling it irrational. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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The Belt of Venus Over Mercedes Argentina
Although you’ve surely seen it, you might not have noticed it. APOD
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Romanian accused of hacking NASA-JPL computers (AP)
AP – The Los Angeles U.S. attorney’s office says a federal grand jury has indicted a Romanian citizen on charges he hacked into 25 climate-research computers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Dust of the Orion Nebula
What surrounds a hotbed of star formation? APOD
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Astronaut Janice Voss dies in Arizona (Reuters)
Reuters – Former Astronaut Janice E. Voss, one of the few women launched into space, has died of breast cancer in Arizona, her alma mater said on Tuesday. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Lunation
Our Moon’s appearance changes nightly. APOD
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Ship that hit Ky. bridge has precious space cargo (AP)
AP – The hulking cargo ship that tore through a western Kentucky bridge last month is carrying millions of dollars of rocket components that will be used to blast satellites into space for NASA and Department of Defense missions. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Comet Garradd and M92
Sweeping slowly through the constellation Hercules, APOD
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Jupiter-Bound NASA Probe Adjusts Course Toward Giant Planet (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – A NASA probe on a five-year mission to Jupiter fired up its rocket thrusters this week to better aim itself at the largest planet in our solar system. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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