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12.23.2005 - An Explosion on the Moon
The Moon: So you thought nothing ever happens on the moon? Think again. NASA scientists have observed a surprising and powerful explosion in the lunar Sea of Rains.
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12.7.2005 - Moon Storms
The Moon: An old Apollo experiment is telling researchers something new and surprising about the moon.
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11.28.2005 - Shadows of Venus
Looking Up: The planet Venus is growing so bright, it's actually casting shadows. You may be able to see them this week.
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11.22.2005 - Thanksgiving Skies
Looking Up: There are some things you can only see from the window of an airplane.
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11.21.2005 - Mesmerized by Moondust
The Moon: Using laser beams and electric fields, NASA researchers are catching individual grains of moondust and studying the curious way they behave.
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11.18.2005 - Radiation Resistant Computers
Space Weather: Researchers are developing advanced computers that can think clearly even when they're bombarded by space radiation.
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11.16.2005 - Space-time Vortex
Fundamental Physics: NASA's Gravity Probe B spacecraft has gathered all the data physicists need to check a bizarre prediction of Einstein's relativity.
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11.9.2005 - Lunar Lawn Mower
The Moon: How do you put troublesome moondust to good use? Simple. All it takes is a lunar lawn mower.
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11.3.2005 - Fireball Sightings
Looking Up: Earth is orbiting through a swarm of space debris that may be producing an unusual number of nighttime fireballs.
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11.1.2005 - New Moons of Pluto
Planetary Exploration: Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to probe the ninth planet in our solar system, astronomers have discovered that Pluto may have not one, but three moons.
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10.28.2005 - Managing Murphy's Law on Mars
Mars Exploration: A NASA report lays out the risks of exploring Mars and considers how to mitigate them.
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10.27.2005 - Spooky Astronomy
Looking Up: Halloween 2005 is the Night of Mars. But that's not the only reason it's a big night for astronomers.
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10.26.2005 - An Odd List of Body Parts
Astronauts: Researchers are making a list: Which parts of an astronaut are most sensitive to solar flares? The answer might surprise you.
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10.21.2005 - How is a Rocket like a Guitar?
Science Education: Guitars and rockets have a lot in common, but what's good for a musician might spell trouble for an astronaut.
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10.14.2005 - Building a Better Rocket Engine
Propulsion: Engineers have found a way to boost the performance of liquid fueled rockets. The secret is in the plumbing.
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10.7.2005 - Who's Afraid of a Solar Flare?
Space Weather: Strange, but true: Solar flares can be good for astronauts.
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10.4.2005 - The Da Vinci Glow
The Moon: Five hundred years ago, Leonardo Da Vinci solved an ancient astronomical riddle: the mystery of Earthshine.
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9.29.2005 - Serving Earth
Earth Science: A thousand years ago, Mayan civilization collapsed. Today, a Space Age "situation room" in Panama is helping modern Central Americans avoid the same mistakes.
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9.22.2005 - Mars Doubles in Brightness
Looking Up: The planet Mars, already very bright in the midnight sky, is about to get much brighter.
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9.15.2005 - Solar Minimum Explodes
Space Weather: With a burst of activity on the sun, solar minimum is looking strangely like Solar Max.
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9.8.2005 - Radioactive Moon
The Moon: Astronauts on the Moon are exposed to cosmic rays and solar flares--and that's not all: the Moon itself can be a source of radiation.
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8.30.2005 - Moon Tennis
The Moon: Humans are heading back to the Moon. Tennis, anyone? Tennis pro Andy Roddick ponders the physics of his game on other worlds.
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8.26.2005 - Sunset Planets
Looking Up: Venus, Jupiter and the crescent Moon are gathering for a beautiful sunset sky show.
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8.25.2005 - Plastic Spaceships
NASA Technology: A new "designer material" derived from the plastic of household trash bags could help protect astronauts on their way to Mars.
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8.12.2005 - Floating Back to School
Science Education: High school students and teachers are going to get a taste of astronaut training this fall. Would you like to join them?
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8.10.2005 - Crackling Planets
Mars Exploration: Astronauts on the Moon and Mars are going to have to cope with an uncommon amount of static electricity.
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8.5.2005 - Prozac for Plants
Fundamental Biology: How do you get plants to grow on Mars? Step One: relieve their anxiety.
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8.4.2005 - Shuttle Sightings
Looking Up: Sky watchers, be alert: the space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station are going to fly in tandem over parts of the United States this weekend.
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7.29.2005 - 10th Planet Discovered
Planetary Astronomy: Astronomers have found a new world bigger than Pluto in the outer reaches of the solar system.
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7.27.2005 - The Next Giant Leap
NASA Technology: The next big thing is small: Nanotechnology could lead to radical improvements in space exploration.
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7.22.2005 - The 2005 Perseid Meteor Shower
Looking Up: The planet Mars joins the Perseid meteor shower for a beautiful display on August 12th.
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7.14.2005 - The Devils of Mars
Mars Exploration: When humans visit Mars, they'll have to watch out for towering electrified dust devils.
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7.11.2005 - Abandoned Spaceships
Astronauts: For the first time since the 1970s, a NASA spacecraft will get clear pictures of Apollo relics on the Moon.
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7.7.2005 - Beware the Mars Hoax
Looking Up: There's a rumor going around about Mars: It's racing toward Earth and soon to be as large ... as the full Moon?
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6.28.2005 - Deep Impact
Comets: On the 4th of July, a NASA spacecraft will blast a hole in Comet Tempel 1.
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6.24.2005 - A Force Field for Astronauts?
Astronauts: Scientists are reviving an old but wild idea to protect astronauts from space radiation.
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6.22.2005 - Spectacular Conjunction
Looking Up: Mercury, Venus and Saturn are converging for a spectacular close encounter this weekend.
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6.20.2005 - Summer Moon Illusion
Looking Up: The lowest-hanging full moon in 18 years is going to play tricks on your brain this week.
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6.10.2005 - A New Kind of Solar Storm
Space Weather: Going to the Moon? Be careful. A new kind of solar storm can take you by surprise.
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6.3.2005 - NASA Naps
Fundamental Biology: NASA-supported sleep researchers are learning new and surprising things about naps.
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5.27.2005 - Approaching Mars
Mars Exploration: Earth and Mars will have a breathtaking close encounter in October 2005.
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5.24.2005 - A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon
The Moon: NASA plans to put a laser in orbit around the Moon to map its surface for future explorers.
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5.13.2005 - Friday the 13th, 2029
Asteroids: Asteroid 2004 MN4 will come scarily close to Earth on April 13, 2029, but it will not hit.
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5.9.2005 - Mysterious Cancer
Fundamental Biology: Researchers agree that space radiation can cause cancer. They're just not sure how.
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5.5.2005 - Solar Myth
Space Weather: With solar minimum near, the sun continues to be surprisingly active. New data show that powerful explosions can happen even during the lowest ebb of the sunspot cycle.
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4.28.2005 - Prospecting for Lunar Water
The Moon: Settling alien worlds is thirsty work. So before sending people back to the Moon, NASA plans to send a robot first to hunt for water.
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4.22.2005 - Don't Breathe the Moondust
The Moon: When Humans return to the Moon and travel to Mars, they'll have to be careful of what they inhale.
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4.20.2005 - A Solar Eclipse on The Moon
The Moon: There's going to be a marvelous solar eclipse on April 24th. One small problem: you have to fly to the Moon to see it.
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4.14.2005 - Moon Water
The Moon: Come and get it? Some researchers believe there's water on the Moon in reach of human explorers.
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4.1.2005 - Solar Eclipse
Looking Up: On April 8th in North America crescent-shaped sunbeams will dapple the ground during a partial solar eclipse.
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3.30.2005 - Moon Fountains
The Moon: When astronauts return to the Moon in the years ahead, they might encounter electrified fountains and other strange things.
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3.28.2005 - Picking on Einstein
Fundamental Physics: By measuring the shape of space with exquisite precision, NASA's Gravity Probe B aims to confirm Einstein's theory of relativity ... or provide the first evidence against it.
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3.23.2005 - Was Einstein a Space Alien?
Fundamental Physics: One hundred years ago, Albert Einstein stunned physicists with his out-of-this-world ideas.
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3.21.2005 - NASA on your iPod
Science Education: Using an iPod or any portable MP3 player, you can now explore the Universe while driving, jogging, waiting in line ... just about anywhere. It's easy: tune in to the Science@NASA podcast.
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3.18.2005 - En Route to Mars, The Moon
The Moon: Why colonize the Moon before going to Mars? NASA scientists give their reasons.
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3.9.2005 - Cutting Edge Physics for Us All
Science Education: In April, people from all walks of life are invited to join top scientists at a unique conference to discuss the mysteries of modern physics.
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2.25.2005 - Rainbows on Titan
Planetary Exploration: Saturn's moon Titan is wet, according to the ESA's Huygens probe, but Titan's "water" is not like Earth's.
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2.17.2005 - Blue Skies on Saturn
Planetary Exploration: NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered another world with blue skies: Saturn.
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2.16.2005 - Ultrasound for Astronauts
Astronauts: Far away from doctors and hospitals, astronauts in space are learning to give themselves checkups using ultrasound.
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2.10.2005 - Brain Bites
Science Education: How do you go to the bathroom in space? Amusing one-minute videos from NASA answer some of the questions about space you were afraid to ask.
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1.31.2005 - The Sands of Mars
Mars Exploration: Driving, digging, mining: these are things astronauts will be doing one day in the sands of Mars. It's not as simple as it sounds.
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1.27.2005 - Sickening Solar Flares
Space Weather: The biggest solar proton storm in 15 years erupted last week. NASA researchers discuss what it might have done to someone on the Moon.
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1.16.2005 - Sights and Sounds of Titan
Planetary Exploration: The ESA Huygens probe parachuted to Titan on Jan. 14th, landed safely, and transmitted the first sounds and pictures from the surface of Saturn's giant moon.
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1.12.2005 - Saturn, all night long
Looking Up: On Thursday, January 13th, Saturn will be 750 million miles from Earth--the closest we get to the ringed planet all year long.
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1.10.2005 - How the Earthquake affected Earth
Earth Science: The Dec. 26th Indonesian megathrust earthquake quickened Earth's rotation and changed our planet's shape.
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1.10.2005 - Team Me Up, Scotty
Astronauts: Can a computer teach humans to interact more successfully with other human beings? NASA-funded researchers are "pushing the envelope" to find out.
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1.5.2005 - Green Comet
Looking Up: On Friday night, January 7th, Comet Machholz visits the Pleiades.
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