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NASA's Deep Impact Spacecraft Eyes Comet Hartley 2

On Sept. 5, Deep Impact spacecraft beamed down the first of more than 64,000 images it's expected to take of Comet Hartley 2. The spacecraft, now on an extended mission known as EPOXI, has an appointment with the comet on Nov. 4, 2010.

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Mars Rover Opportunity Reaches Halfway Point of Long Trek

With a drive of 364 feet on Monday, Sept. 8, the Mars rover Opportunity reached the estimated halfway point of the approximately 12-mile journey from Victoria Crater to the western rim of Endeavour Crater.

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NASA Chat: Cheating the Weather to Improve On-Time Arrivals

What's it like to work on ways to better control flows of aircraft into airspace with weather? Join Heather Arneson today to chat about her NASA experience, the aeronautics scholarship or being an engineering student in today's environment.

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Two Asteroids Passed Within the Moon's Distance from Earth on Wednesday

Asteroids designated 2010 RF12 and 2010 RX30 passed within approximately 49,000 miles and 154,000 miles, respectively, of Earth on Wednesday. Neither was a threat to Earth.

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NASA Satellites Reveal Surprising Connection Between Beetle Attacks, Wildfire

If your summer travels have taken you across the Rocky Mountains, you've probably seen large swaths of reddish trees dotting otherwise green forests. The red trees are dying, the result of attacks by mountain pine beetles.

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Abby Sunderland and the Search and Rescue Technology

Taking the 'Search' out of Search and Rescue

Abby Sunderland, the teenager who was stranded in the Indian Ocean after storms damaged her boat, and the pilot who crashed onto the Knik Glacier near Anchorage, AK share one thing: both were plucked to safety due to NASA technology.

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International Space Station Crew Readies for Resupply Ship

The Expedition 24 crew is preparing for the arrival of the Progress 39 cargo craft to replenish the orbiting laboratory with food, fuel, supplies and other cargo. The Progress 39 will dock to the aft end of the Zvezda service module on Sunday.

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Preparing for Progress

Filled with trash and discarded items, the unpiloted ISS Progress 38 supply vehicle departed from the International Space Station at 7:22 a.m. (EDT)...