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 | Cassini spacecraft reveals a large body of liquid ethane, methane, other hydrocarbons, and nitrogen on Titan.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: July 31, 2008 |
 | The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will face three more hurdles in preparation for its 2009 launch.
Provided by Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Published: July 31, 2008 |
 | Hawaii scientists found the direct evidence in supervoids and superclusters.
Provided by the University of Hawaii, Manoa
Published: July 30, 2008 |
 | These galaxies were far less plentiful in the early universe.
Provided by STScI, Baltimore, Maryland
Published: July 29, 2008 |
 | The lander is struggling with sticky soil.
Provided by the University of Arizona, Tucson
Published: July 29, 2008 |
 | The revised collection method will help return samples to the lander's oven.
Provided by the University of Arizona, Tucson
Published: July 28, 2008 |
 | NASA satellites discover what powers the spectacular sky show.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: July 25, 2008 |
 | COROT finds a new celestial object that orbits a Sun-like star.
Provided by ESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Published: July 25, 2008 |
 | The Mars lander prepares for the next analysis.
Provided by the University of Arizona, Tucson
Published: July 24, 2008 |
 | Astronomers found an object intermediate between normal supernovae and gamma-ray bursts.
Provided by ESO, Garching, Germany
Published: July 23, 2008 |
 | The strength of these ancient galactic fields suggest that they are just as strong as today's existing ones.
Provided by the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico
Published: July 23, 2008 |
 | The Moon will cover the Sun's face in the daytime, but only for a fortunate few. By Michael E. Bakich
Published: July 22, 2008 |
 | The galaxy is gussied up in infrared light in a new picture from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: July 22, 2008 |
 | The Mars lander stayed up all night for the first time.
Provided by the University of Arizona, Tucson
Published: July 22, 2008 |
 | The findings show that the fraction of dark matter relative to a star increases with the galaxies mass.
Provided by the University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Published: July 21, 2008 |
 | The IAU named the object formerly known as 2005 FY9.
Provided by the International Astronomical Union, Garching, Germany
Published: July 21, 2008 |
 | The XMM-Newton discovered the one that everyone missed.
Provided by ESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Published: July 18, 2008 |
 | A new way to weigh the biggest black holes in the universe has been found.
Provided by the Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Published: July 17, 2008 |
 | Mars Express is preparing for a flyby of the martian moon.
Provided by ESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Published: July 17, 2008 |
 | Two studies based on data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed that the Red Planet once hosted vast lakes, flowing rivers, and a variety of other wet environments that had the potential to support life.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: July 16, 2008 |
 | A contender for the title of brightest star in the Milky Way has been unearthed in the dusty metropolis of the galaxy's center.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: July 16, 2008 |
 | The lander is extending a trench in search of a sample.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: July 15, 2008 |
 | NGC 6791 has three different birthdays.
Provided by STScI, Baltimore, Maryland
Published: July 11, 2008 |
 | This galaxy makes up to 4,000 stars each year.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: July 11, 2008 |
 | Radio observations of the Orion Nebula
indicate a small fraction of sun-like stars can harbor Jupiter-sized planets.
Provided by the University of California, Berkeley
Published: July 10, 2008 |
 | The orbiting HiRISE camera caught the shield in a freefall.
Provided by the University of Arizona, Tucson
Published: July 10, 2008 |
 | NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's science and engineering teams are testing methods to get an icy sample into the Robotic Arm scoop for delivery to the Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: July 10, 2008 |
 | A new study puts solar spin on asteroids, their moons and Earth impacts.
Provided by the University of Maryland, College Park
Published: July 9, 2008 |
 | The sample will be compared to the first martian soil analyzed.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Published: July 8, 2008 |
 | NASA sets launch dates for remaining space shuttle missions.
Provided by NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Published: July 8, 2008 |
 | The spacecraft prepares for an encounter with an asteroid.
Provided by ESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Published: July 7, 2008 |
 | Another soil sample could be completely delivered to the lander's spacecraft laboratory as early as Sunday.
Provided by the University of Arizona, Tucson
Published: July 3, 2008 |
 | A unique stellar system has passed the general theory of relativity.
Provided by NRAO, Socorro, New Mexico
Published: July 3, 2008 |
 | These images were made with particles, not light.
Provided by the University of California, Berkeley
Published: July 2, 2008 |
 | The telescope captures stars and stripes in a supernova remnant.
Provided by STScI, Baltimore, Maryland
Published: July 1, 2008 |
 | Researchers are checking the spacecraft's ability to withstand vibration loads.
Provided by ESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Published: July 1, 2008 |
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