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Assessing Drop-Off to Mars Rover's Observation Tray
10.25.12 - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used its Mast Camera (Mastcam) during the mission's 78th sol (Oct. 24, 2012) to view soil material on the rover's observation tray.
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NASA Scientists Among 'Most Influential in Space': TIME Magazine
10.25.12 - A cosmic chemist, an observational cosmologist, and a "gamma-ray argonaut" working at three NASA research centers are among "the most influential people in space," according to a special issue of TIME magazine published this month.
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Curiosity: From Mars to Scotland
10.20.12 - On Saturday, October 20, Mars Exploration Program Director Doug McCuistion participated on a virtual "Google+ Hangout" live link to celebrate NASA's Mars activities with Glenelg, Scotland residents.
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Cluster Reveals New Insights Into Solar Wind
10.24.12 - A new study based on data from ESA's Cluster mission shows that it is easier for the solar wind to penetrate Earth's magnetic environment, the magnetosphere, than had previously been thought.
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Curiosity Rover Collects Fourth Scoop of Martian Soil
10.22.12 - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shook a scoopful of dusty sand inside its sample-handling mechanism on Sol 75 (Oct. 21, 2012) as the third scrubbing of interior surfaces of the mechanism.
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NASA to Host Oct. 30 Teleconference About Mars Curiosity Rover Progress
10.26.12 - NASA will host a media teleconference at 11:30 a.m. PDT (2:30 p.m. EDT) on Tuesday, Oct. 30, to provide an update about the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.
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NASA Spacecraft Sees Huge Burp At Saturn After Large Storm
10.25.12 - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has tracked the aftermath of a rare massive storm on Saturn.
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NASA'S Spitzer Sees Light of Lonesome Stars
10.24.12 - A new study using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope suggests a cause for the mysterious glow of infrared light seen across the entire sky.
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NASA'S NuSTAR Reveals Flare From Milky Way's Black Hole
10.23.12 - NASA's newest set of X-ray eyes in the sky, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), has caught its first look at the giant black hole parked at the center of our galaxy.
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