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John Glenn's Spaceflight Was Filled With Unknowns

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Squashed eyeballs was one of the prime concerns for doctors during first U.S orbital spaceflights. Read more

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John Glenn: 'Me Spaceman, You Native'

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When John Glenn was preparing for launch on the first U.S orbital spaceflight, he realized that his capsule would be passing over some parts of the world that might be inhabited by aborigines. Read more

John Glenn: 'Me Spaceman, You Native'

Alien Life Clues in Antarctic Ice?

Posted Thu Feb 16, 2012 07:30 AM ET   |   0

Digging up the Antarctic ice in Lake Vostok could be a good test run for looking for life beyond. Read more

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Black Hole Ripped From Relic Galaxy

Posted Wed Feb 15, 2012 01:52 PM ET   |   0

A middle-weight black hole -- the first object of its size found -- is shrouded by a cluster of young stars, evidence that the black hole may have once prowled in another galaxy. Read more

Black Hole Ripped From Relic Galaxy

On the Hunt for Black Holes

Posted Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:26 AM ET   |   0

By aiming a new telescope at the highest-energy X-ray light, astronomers hope to see where black holes are hiding. Read more

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Alien Technology Found on Mars -- Ours!

Posted Thu Feb 9, 2012 11:33 AM ET   |   0

Look! Down on the ground. See that small speck at the lower left corner on this picture of Mars? It's alien technology... Read more

Alien Technology Found on Mars -- Ours!

Hungry Black Hole Snacking on Asteroids?

Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 06:06 PM ET   |   0

A massive swarm of asteroids may be getting swallowed by the black hole. Read more

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Perpetrator of Galactic Hit-and-Run Found

Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 01:42 PM ET   |   0

Scientists have discovered why an irregularly shaped and hydrogen-shrouded starburst galaxy looks so weird. Read more

Perpetrator of Galactic Hit-and-Run Found

Cancer Claims Five-Time Shuttle Astronaut

Posted Wed Feb 8, 2012 03:38 AM ET   |   0

Former astronaut Janice Voss, one of only six women to make five forays into space, died Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz. Read more

Cancer Claims Five-Time Shuttle Astronaut

NASA Puts Out Call for Space Taxis

Posted Tue Feb 7, 2012 04:26 PM ET   |   0

The U.S. investment in commercial space taxis will soon double. Read more

NASA Puts Out Call for Space Taxis

Programming Error Doomed Russian Mars Probe

Posted Tue Feb 7, 2012 02:25 AM ET   |   0

A computer programming error doomed Russia's Phobos-Grunt Mars spacecraft, a government board investigating the accident has determined. Read more

Programming Error Doomed Russian Mars Probe

New Alien Planet Ripe for Life?

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 11:16 AM ET   |   0

A potentially habitable alien planet that orbits a triple-star system is perfectly positioned for liquid water -- and possibly life. Read more

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Greasing The Jets With French Fry Oil

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 05:00 AM ET   |   0

Airlines tank up passenger jets with used restaurant cooking oil in an effort to make travel a bit greener. Read more

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We're Living in a Space Cloud

Posted Wed Feb 1, 2012 02:14 PM ET   |   0

Our solar system is traveling slowly through an interstellar cloud of gases. Read more

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Shuttle Columbia Crew Remembered

Posted Wed Feb 1, 2012 11:01 AM ET   |   0

It's nine years since Columbia fell from the sky, ending the lives of Kalpana Chawla, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, Ilan Ramon, David Brown, William McCool and Michael Anderson. Read more

Shuttle Columbia Crew Remembered
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