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NASA Telescopes Spy Ultra-Distant Galaxy
With the combined power of NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes, as well as a cosmic magnification effect, astronomers have spotted what could be the most distant galaxy ever seen.
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JPL to Stream Mars Curiosity Telecon
NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 19), to provide a status update on the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.
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Researchers Brew Up Organics on Ice
JPL researchers are creating concoctions of organics, or carbon-bearing molecules, on ice in the lab, then zapping them with lasers.
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Juno's Two Deep Space Maneuvers are 'Back-To-Back Home Runs'
NASA's Juno spacecraft successfully executed a second Deep Space Maneuver, called DSM-2 last Friday, Sept. 14.
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NASA Mars Rover Opportunity Reveals Geological Mystery
NASA's long-lived rover Opportunity has returned an image of the Martian surface that is puzzling researchers.
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First Planets Found Around Sun-Like Stars in a Cluster
NASA-funded astronomers have, for the first time, spotted planets orbiting sun-like stars in a crowded cluster of stars.
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Mars Rover Curiosity Arm Tests Nearly Complete
NASA's Mars Curiosity team has almost finished robotic arm tests in preparation for the rover to touch and examine its first Martian rock.
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JPL to Stream Mars Curiosity Telecon and Lecture
NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 12), to provide a status update on the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.
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NASA's Global Hawk Hurricane Mission Kicks Off
NASA has begun its latest hurricane science field campaign by flying an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft over Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean during a day-long flight that began in California and ended in Virginia.
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NASA Mars Exploration Rover Team to be Honored
The mission team for NASA's long-lived Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity will be awarded the Haley Space Flight Award.
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NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Begins Arm-Work Phase
After driving more than a football field's length since landing, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is spending several days preparing for full use of the tools on its arm.
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Cheers, Voyager: 35 Years of Exploration
Thirty-five years ago today, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft launched on its mission of exploration. JPL hosted a birthday party in its honor.
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Dawn has Departed the Giant Asteroid Vesta
Mission controllers received confirmation today that NASA's Dawn spacecraft has escaped from the gentle gravitational grip of the giant asteroid Vesta.
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NASA to Host Telecon About Curiosity Rover Progress
NASA will host a media teleconference at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT) on Thursday, Sept. 6, to provide a status update on the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.
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NASA to Explore Link Between Sea Saltiness, Climate
A NASA-sponsored expedition is set to sail to the North Atlantic's saltiest spot to get a detailed, 3-D picture of how salt content fluctuates in the ocean's upper layers and how these variations are related to shifts in rainfall patterns around the planet.
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NASA Observations Point to 'Dry Ice' Snowfall on Mars
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data have given scientists the clearest evidence yet of carbon-dioxide snowfalls on Mars.
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NASA's GRAIL Moon Twins Begin Extended Mission Science
NASA's twin, lunar-orbiting Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft began data collection for the start of the mission's extended operations.
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Extreme Life Forms Might be Able to Survive on Eccentric Exoplanets
While the hunt continues for the elusive Earth-like "blue dot," astronomers have discovered a collection of odd exoplanets.
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NASA's Jupiter-Bound Juno Changes its Orbit
NASA's Juno spacecraft performed its first deep-space maneuver in its journey to Jupiter, firing its engine to refine its trajectory for a future Earth gravity assist.
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NASA's Dawn Prepares for Trek Toward Dwarf Planet
NASA's Dawn spacecraft is on track to become the first probe to orbit and study two distant destinations, to help scientists answer questions about the formation of our solar system.