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Kepler Discovers Multiple Planets ? ing a Single Star 26 Aug 2010 at 12:13pm  NASA's Kepler spacecraft has discovered two Saturn-sized planets transiting the same sun-like star. The same system might contain a third world--a hot "super-Earth" one and a half times the size of Earth--but this is not yet confirmed. Researchers announced the results today at a NASA press conference. Read more... The Mutating Mars Hoax 24 Aug 2010 at 8:57pm  Warning: The Mars Hoax is back--and it's mutating! Read today's story from Science@NASA to find out what's really going to happen in the night sky on August 27th. Read more... Countdown to Vesta 19 Aug 2010 at 12:15pm  NASA's Dawn spacecraft is now less than a year away from giant asteroid Vesta. Today's story from Science@NASA offers a sneak preview of an "alien, unexplored world" that seems sure to amaze. Read more... Japanese Spacecraft Approaches Venus 16 Aug 2010 at 12:47pm  A Japanese spacecraft named "Akatsuki" is approaching Venus on a mission that planetary scientists say could end up teaching us a great deal about our own planet Earth. Read more... Planets Align for the Perseid Meteor Shower 5 Aug 2010 at 10:30am  Mark your calendar: On Thursday, August 12th, an alignment of planets in the sunset sky will kick off the finest meteor shower of 2010, the Perseids. Read more... Spirit May Never Phone Home Again 30 Jul 2010 at 3:29pm  NASA is hoping for a 'miracle from Mars' as mission controllers wait to hear from Spirit. The rover is trying to survive its toughest winter yet, and may never phone home again. Read more... Spacequakes Rumble Near Earth 27 Jul 2010 at 11:41am  Researchers using NASA's THEMIS spacecraft have discovered a form of space weather that packs the punch of an earthquake and plays a key role in sparking bright Northern Lights. They call it "the spacequake." Read more... Space Weather Turns into an International Problem 16 Jul 2010 at 6:20am  Representatives from more than 25 of the world's most technologically-advanced nations have gathered in Germany today to hear about a problem that may be too big for any one country to handle alone: solar storms. Read more... A Puzzling Collapse of Earth's Upper Atmosphere 15 Jul 2010 at 9:56am  Researchers are puzzling over a sharper-than-expected collapse of Earth's upper atmosphere during the deep solar minimum of 2008-09. Read more... Rosetta Discovers Haunting Beauty in Deep Space 14 Jul 2010 at 2:50pm  The European Space Agency's Rosetta probe is beaming back hauntingly beautiful images of mysterious asteroid Lutetia. Read more...

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