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  Mars rover landing to be screened in Times Square

  By Louis Goddard on August 1, 2012 08:29 am + 26 comments

  The expected landing of NASA's Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars next Monday will be shown live Continue reading…

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  China launching first manned space docking mission this month

  By Justin Rubio on June 11, 2012 11:50 am + 10 comments

  China will be launching the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft later this month to perform the country's first Continue reading…

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  Smartphone-controlled Aquabotix Hydroview sub now on sale for $3,995

  By Andrew Webster on June 4, 2012 03:47 pm + 5 comments

  Aquabotix's Hydroview is a tiny submarine you can control by tilting your smartphone or tablet, and Continue reading…

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  'Space Program: Mars' exhibit brings NASA's glory days to Park Avenue

  By Jamie Keene on May 17, 2012 05:55 am + 1 comments

  Artist Tom Sachs' latest installation could be seen as a "what might have been" if the golden age of Continue reading…

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  NASA's 'Pursuit of Light' is a visually stunning mission statement

  By Sam Byford on May 6, 2012 09:32 pm + 4 comments

  NASA might have trouble convincing politicians to give it the support it wants in these troubled Continue reading…

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  NASA used 'LOL memory' in the Apollo missions

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 26, 2012 08:45 am + 20 comments

  Here's something worth sharing: to resist the harsh rigors of space, NASA used something called core Continue reading…

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  NASA J-2X rocket engine enters second phase of testing

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 25, 2012 08:08 am + 7 comments

  NASA's next-generation J-2X rocket engine is ready for a second phase of testing, following a Continue reading…

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  Valkyrie robot could use lasers to cut through ice and explore the moons of Jupiter

  By Andrew Webster on April 20, 2012 09:37 am + 23 comments

  NASA-funded Stone Aerospace is developing a new kind of robot that could one day use lasers to cut Continue reading…

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  James Cameron's 'Final Word' on the sinking of Titanic airs tonight on National Geographic

  By Chris Welch on April 8, 2012 07:15 pm + 9 comments

  Academy Award-winning director James Cameron is a man consumed by the mysteries of the sea. Continue reading…

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  'Minecraft' creator Notch names next project '0x10c', promises 'hard sci-fi' gaming

  By Vlad Savov on April 4, 2012 06:15 am + 37 comments

  "It's now the year 281 474 976 712 644 AD, and the first lost people are starting to wake up to a Continue reading…