Space articles

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  The Super Bowl will be beamed to astronauts on board the ISS

  By Sam Byford on February 3, 2013 05:03 am + 21 comments

  As you sit down to watch the Super Bowl with your family and friends, take a moment to think of Continue reading…

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  Pictures of two different Iranian space monkeys the result of a mix-up, animal allegedly 'in good health'

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 2, 2013 09:33 pm + 108 comments

  After Iranian-controlled news agencies reported on Monday that the government had successfully Continue reading…

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  'Sunjammer,' the largest solar sail to date, will set out for space in 2014

  By Adi Robertson on February 2, 2013 03:11 pm + 32 comments

  In the vacuum of space, solar sails substitute radiation from the Sun for the wind used by Continue reading…

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  Iran's monkey may not actually have made it back from space alive

  By Adi Robertson on February 1, 2013 01:11 pm + 128 comments

  After Iran released news that it had successfully launched and recovered a monkey from space, some Continue reading…

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  Dung beetles use the Milky Way to push poo

  By Amar Toor on February 1, 2013 04:43 am + 15 comments

  Most insects have no trouble moving around when the moon is bright, but darker nights can make Continue reading…

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  Launch Party: a crowdfunding revolution ignites the next space race

  By Adrianne Jeffries on January 31, 2013 10:44 am + 76 comments

  Inside an old storage warehouse in an abandoned shipyard in Copenhagen, Kristian von Bengston and Continue reading…

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  Microsoft's 64GB Surface Pro will only have 23GB usable storage (update)

  By Tom Warren on January 29, 2013 01:24 pm + 762 comments

  Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet, due on February 9th, will have a smaller amount of storage space Continue reading…

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  Iran fires monkey into space

  By Amar Toor on January 28, 2013 06:56 am + 169 comments

  Media outlets in Tehran today are reporting that the Iranian government has successfully launched a Continue reading…

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  Feature

  NASA's Space Food Systems lab shows what astronauts really eat in orbit

  By Sam Byford on January 27, 2013 08:37 pm + 26 comments

  NASA's Space Food Systems Laboratory is where the agency researches, tests, and produces food fit Continue reading…

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  Photos from NASA's Space Food Systems Laboratory

  on January 27, 2013 08:35 pm

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