SPACE.com – A gravity-mapping spacecraft orbiting the moon has beamed home its first video of the lunar far side — a view people on Earth never see. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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NASA Probe Captures 1st Video of Moon’s Far Side (SPACE.com)
Newt Gingrich’s Moon Base by 2020: Can It Be Done? (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – GOP presidential primary candidate Newt Gingrich has promised a manned moon base by 2020 if he is elected, yet such a plan will face some serious budgetary and practical hurdles, experts say. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Russia Launches Robot Cargo Ship to Space Station (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – A new robotic Russian space freighter launched into orbit Wednesday (Jan. 25) hauling tons of food and equipment for the crew of the International Space Station. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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How Do Scientists Classify Solar Flares? (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – The sun is a violent place, one that seethes with solar flares that blast radiation, heat and charged particles out into space. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Russian Scientist’s Claim of Life on Venus Proven False (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – A respected Russian scientist claims to have found signs of life on Venus in photographs taken by a Soviet probe 30 years ago. However, outside analysis suggests he is breathing life into an assortment of camera lens covers and image blurs. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Russian Mars Probe Crash Sets Off Confusion, Conspiracy Theories (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – When an ill-fated Russian Mars probe fell to Earth over the weekend, the spacecraft’s untimely demise set off a flurry of conflicting media reports and conspiracy theories. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Mystery Surrounds Air Force’s Secretive X-37B Space Plane Landing Plan (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – The United States Air Force’s secretive X-37B space plane has been circling Earth for more than 10 months, and there’s no telling when it might come down. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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How to See the Moon: Telescope Viewing Tips (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – Anyone who received a telescope over the holidays may be itching to try it out. The most popular first target for any telescope is our nearest neighbor in space, the moon. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Russia Eyes Possible Moon Base with NASA: Reports (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – Russia is talking to NASA and the European Space Agency about building manned research colonies on the moon, according to Russian news reports. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Where On Earth Did Russia’s Dead Mars Probe Crash? (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – Despite reports that a failed Russian Mars probe fell to Earth Sunday (Jan. 15) and plunged into the Pacific Ocean, some confusion remains over where exactly the spacecraft crashed, according to Russian news reports. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Far Out! New Deep Space Mission Ideas Draw NASA’s Eye (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – NASA is taking a close look at new concepts to send crews on deep space expeditions near the moon, as a promising next major “stepping stone” for human spaceflight. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Amazing Sky Photos Show Space Station Near Moon & Jupiter (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com – Two photographers have snapped spectacular portraits of the International Space Station streaking across the night sky, catching the orbiting lab crossing the moon and slipping by Jupiter. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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