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05/12/2009 - Updated 02:16 PM ET
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Crew starts shuttle inspection while chasing Hubble
Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral
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By Traci Watson, USA TODAY
Space shuttle Atlantis and a crew of seven thundered away Monday on one last flight to the Hubble...
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SCIENCE FAIR:
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INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC:
In-depth look at the Hubble
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Week in space
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An experiment in science, space and discovery
NASA at 50
Space agency at 'crossroads' after shuttle focus
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Study: Bad boy doesn't always get the girl
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Hubble mission 'brain surgery' in space
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By Li Xin, AP
Think your life is bad? Archaeologists show us worse.
Amid swine flu, sinking economies and other sorrows of the modern world, losing track of when life was really tough can be easy. Lucky for...
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By John Raoux, AP
Weather improves for Hubble mission
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope scientists and managers were euphoric about the final mission to the orbiting observatory.
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Telemedicine helps experts treat stroke from afar
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay
Examining stroke patients via videoconferencing (telemedicine) is as effective as a bedside exam and can increase patient access to stroke...
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Beetle, fungus threaten Florida's avocado industry
By Sarah Larimer, Associated Press
A little beetle could cause big problems for Florida's multimillion-dollar avocado industry.
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By Jonathan Hayward, AP
Obama won't fight global warming with bear rules
By H. Josef Hebert, Associated Press
The Obama administration, which promised a sharp break from the Bush White House on global warming, declared Friday it would stick with a...
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By Kelly Gorham, AP
Rare prehistoric pregnant turtle found in Utah
By Mike Stark, Associated Press
Paleontologists say a 75-million-year-old turtle fossil uncovered in southern Utah has a clutch of eggs inside, making it the first...
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Is the globe warming or cooling?
By Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Numerous websites, blogs and articles in the media have claimed that the climate is no longer warming, and is now cooling since recent...
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Space weather warning: Sunspot cycle beginning to rise
The sun is moving into a busier period for sunspots. Forecasters expect a relatively mild outbreak by historical standards, but one major...
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By Robert Ahrens, USA TODAY
NASA rescue mission aims to revive Hubble
By Traci Watson and Dan Vergano, USA TODAY
Orbiting the Earth, the Hubble telescope has unveiled some of the universe's greatest mysteries and captured imaginations with its...
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Fuel for US deep space exploration running out
By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
NASA is running out of nuclear fuel needed for its deep space exploration.
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