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Nasa's Cassini aircraft on Saturn mission makes first ring-gazing plunge
Nasa said its Cassini spacecraft has successfully made the first close dive past the outer edges of Saturn's rings
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NASA developing breakfast food bars for deep space mission
Orion has limited room inside it to accommodate the supplies and food astronauts will need during their missions
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NASA satellites break Guinness World Record
The four spacecrafts, orbitting around the earth, incorporate GPS measurements into their precise tracking systems
NASA's Curiosity rover finds rare iron meteorite on Mars
The researchers used Curiosity's Chemistry and Camera instrument to examine the object
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New NASA tech may help prevent flight delays
The Flight Deck Interval Management (FIM) is expected to enable controllers and the airport to count on aircraft arriving within five to ten seconds of a predicted time
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NASA images show crater created by European Mars lander
The image provides close-ups of new markings on the planet's surface first spotted by the spacecraft
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September 2016 hottest on record: NASA
11 of the past 12 consecutive months dating back to October 2015 have set new monthly high-temperature records
Two trillion galaxies in 'observable' Universe: NASA
A galaxy is a system of millions or billions or stars, held together by gravity, with planetary systems within them
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Global dust storm may hit Mars soon: NASA
Global dust storms on Mars could soon become more predictable
NASA funded rocket solves cosmic mystery
Some of this invisible light that fills space takes the form of X-rays, the source of which has been hotly contended over the past few decades
NASA to study microbes of the space station
Microbiome research on the space station is an important area of research for NASA as it prepares astronauts for future long duration spaceflight
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NASA's Cassini to make final observations of Saturn
Conclusion of the historic scientific odyssey is planned for September next year, but not before the spacecraft completes a daring two-part endgame
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August 2016 hottest month ever recorded: NASA
The record warm August continued a streak of 11 consecutive months dating back to October 2015
NASA images unveil origins of solar wind
Ever since the discovery of the solar wind, there has been a constant flow of charged particles from Sun and this has been a disconnect between this outpouring and the Sun
Juno completes closest ever Jupiter flyby
Juno was launched on August 5, 2011, and arrived at Jupiter on July 4, 2016
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NASA's Juno probe completes first Jupiter flyby
This flyby was closest Juno will get to Jupiter during its prime mission
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NASA wants to bring enterprise to the space station, looks for new ideas
After 15 years as a pure research lab, the International Space Station might be ready for business
NASA's Curiosity rover beams 360-degree panorama of Mars
Image was acquired by Mast Camera on as rover neared on lower Mount Sharp on Mars on 1,421st Martian day
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New NASA challenge to prepare robots for Mars journey
Technology could also benefit humankind on Earth, as they could operate under dangerous or extreme environments on our home planet, said NASA
NASA's asteroid mission to test concepts for journey to Mars
Asteroid Redirect Mission will help to demonstrate key capabilities needed for NASA's journey to Mars
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