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Mars Has Close Encounter With Earth Tonight (SPACE.com)

March 6, 2012
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SPACE.com – The planet Mars will make its closest swing by Earth in more than two years tonight (March 5), just days after reaching a celestial milestone called “opposition” as it circles the sun. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Smithsonian Announces Celebration to Welcome Space Shuttle Discovery (SPACE.com)

February 29, 2012
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SPACE.com – CHANTILLY, Va. — NASA’s space shuttle Discovery is set to land in Washington, D.C. this April, where the now retired fleet leader — the world’s most flown spacecraft — will be welcomed by the Smithsonian Institution during a four-day public festival, museum officials said on Tuesday (Feb. 28).  Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Sun Unleashes 5 Solar Eruptions in 2 Days (SPACE.com)

February 28, 2012
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SPACE.com – Things on the sun have certainly been heating up. Our closest star unleashed five solar eruptions in only two days last week, producing extraordinary northern lights displays for lucky skywatchers over the weekend. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Andromeda Galaxy’s Exotic X-Ray Signal Actually a Bright Black Hole (SPACE.com)

February 27, 2012
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SPACE.com – An intensely bright X-ray beacon shining in the Andromeda galaxy is actually a signpost for a hungry black hole that is gobbling up matter at a furious pace, new studies reveal. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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4 Planets & Moon Dominate Weekend Night Sky (SPACE.com)

February 26, 2012
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SPACE.com – A cosmic team-up of planets and the thin crescent moon is dazzling skywatchers around the world this weekend, and the celestial sky show is just getting started. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Jupiter, Venus & Moon Line Up This Weekend: How to Watch Online (SPACE.com)

February 24, 2012
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SPACE.com – Jupiter, Venus and the moon will line up in an impressive triple play this weekend, and skywatchers won’t even have to venture outside to see it. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Tiny ‘Soccer Ball’ Space Molecules Could Equal 10,000 Mount Everests (SPACE.com)

February 23, 2012
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SPACE.com – For the first time, astronomers have discovered the solid form of tiny carbon spheres in deep space in vast cloud of particles locked in orbit around two distant stars. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Astronauts Snap Amazing Northern Lights Videos From Space (SPACE.com)

February 15, 2012
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SPACE.com – Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are on a quest to snap photos of the northern lights so the public can better appreciate this spectacular cosmic display. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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NASA Invites Twitter Fans to 2013 Space Budget Announcement (SPACE.com)

February 12, 2012
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SPACE.com – NASA chief Charlie Bolden will roll out the space agency’s next budget Monday (Feb. 13) in a room full of reporters — and some of the agency’s die-hard Twitter fans. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Europe’s Newest Rocket to Launch on Maiden Voyage Monday (SPACE.com)

February 11, 2012
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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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Jupiter-Bound NASA Probe Adjusts Course Toward Giant Planet (SPACE.com)

February 6, 2012
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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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Space Rock of Love: Asteroid Eros Attracts Skywatchers in Earth Flyby (SPACE.com)

February 4, 2012
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SPACE.com – In 1931, the close approach of the asteroid Eros allowed professional astronomers to calculate its distance and make that era’s most accurate measurement of the solar system. As the asteroid passes near Earth this week, amateur astronomers and students from around the world seek to recreate the historical experience. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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