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October 26, 2012
ROCKET SCIENCE
S. Korea suspends rocket launch
Seoul (AFP) Oct 26, 2012
South Korea suspended its third attempt to send a satellite into orbit by at least three days Friday, after a helium leak was detected in the rocket just hours before scheduled launch time. With only a five-day launch window that ends October 30, any further delay could result in a much lengthier postponement, officials at the Naro Space Centre told reporters. After two previous failures in 2009 and 2010, the current launch is considered critical for South Korea's efforts to join an elite space ... read more

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TECH SPACE

Record space junk cloud could threaten ISS: report
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SPACE MEDICINE

Why astronauts experience low blood pressure after returning to Earth from space
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

For the Milky Way, it's snack time
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ROCKET SCIENCE

First Space Launch System 'Pathfinder' Hardware Nearing Completion
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SPACE SCOPES

NASA's Uncanny Amazing Webb Mirrors
The first two mirrors that will fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. on Sept. 17, 2012. In this photo, one of the two mirrors ... more
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EXO LIFE

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SATURN DAILY

Saturn's giant storm reveals the planet's churning atmosphere
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MARSDAILY

Assessing Drop-Off to Mars Rover's Observation Tray
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STATION NEWS

New crew docks with ISS: Russia
A new crew of two Russians and one American successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Thursday, Russian mission control said. ... more
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EXO WORLDS

New Study Brings a Doubted Exoplanet 'Back from the Dead'
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MARSDAILY

Opportunity Undertakes Survey Drives Of Local Area
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

A black widow's Tango Mortale in gamma-ray light
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LAUNCH PAD

Pleiades 1B joins its launcher at the Spaceport for Arianespace's Soyuz mission in November
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MOON DAILY

NASA's LADEE Spacecraft Gets Final Science Instrument Installed
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'White Widow' Scenario for Birth of Type Ia Supernovae
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SPACE SCOPES

Las Cumbres Observatory gains first light for entire 1-meter node at CTIO
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TECH SPACE

Orbital Awarded Contract by USAF For EAGLE Spacecraft Platform
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DRAGON SPACE

China to launch 11 meteorological satellites by 2020
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DRAGON SPACE

China makes progress in spaceflight research
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

Galaxies: some assembly required
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

84 Million Stars and Counting
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

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STATION NEWS

ISS Crew Gets Ready for New Expedition 33 Trio
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

NASA's Spitzer Sees Light of Lonesome Stars
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OZONE NEWS

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SOLAR SCIENCE

NASA Study Using Cluster Reveals New Insights Into Solar Wind
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TIME AND SPACE

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TIME AND SPACE

NASA's NuSTAR Spots Flare From Milky Way's Black Hole
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

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