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Spacecraft returns dramatic images of massive hurricane on Saturn
NASA says the Cassini spacecraft has sent back the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole. ... more
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Herschel telescope bows out after successful mission
Europe's deep-space Herschel telescope has given up the ghost - running out of coolant after a successful mission to observe the birth of stars and galaxies, the European Space Agency said Monday. ... more
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Looking for Life by the Light of Dying Stars
Because it has no source of energy, a dead star - known as a white dwarf - will eventually cool down and fade away. But circumstantial evidence suggests that white dwarfs can still support habitab ... more
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Stress to rest
On Sunday, ESA's bedrest volunteers began lying down for their second three-week session with their heads angled below the horizontal to help research the effects of weightlessness on the human body ... more
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