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“Orbits”

Apr 12, 2012 12:02 AM ET // Ian O'Neill
A visualization company has produced a cool animation showing the planned launch trajectory advertised by the North Korean government.
Sep 25, 2012 12:54 PM ET // Ray Villard
An embryonic planetary system is disintegrating under our galaxy's supermassive black hole's tidal pull that is pulling it apart like taffy.
Oct 23, 2011 04:42 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
The German Aerospace Center and NASA have confirmed the defunct Roentgen Satellite, or ROSAT, has met its doom, most likely somewhere at the bottom of the Bay of Bengal.
Jun 7, 2012 01:11 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
The EU likes to wrap things in red tape, but space junk is one issue that needs some urgent regulating.
Apr 6, 2012 05:40 PM ET // Trace Dominguez
We might have more moons than you think!
Aug 24, 2012 01:22 PM ET // Trace Dominguez
How big would the sun look while standing on another planet?
May 7, 2012 12:41 PM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
Hubble will use about the coolest method to watch the upcoming transit of Venus -- it's going to look at the shadow of the event on the moon.
Mar 21, 2012 02:42 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
The smallest planet in the solar system has helped us precisely measure the width of the sun.
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