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"Second Earth" found--20 lightyears away!

guardian.co.uk — Scientists have discovered a warm and rocky "second Earth" circling a star, a find they believe dramatically boosts the prospects that we are not alone.More… (Space)

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Mars Rover to be TURNED OFF - due to BUDGET CUTS at NASA!

[Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate]

badastronomy.com — To save money, NASA will switch off Mars Rover Spirit for the Winter. What a disgusting fate for so intrepid an explorer!! What if it won't wake back up?? Please DIGG this - maybe we can pressure them to restore the $4 Million to JPL. After lasting 1490 days into a '90 day mission' - to be turned off due to lack of money? Hang Tough Rover Team!!More… (Space)

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"Perfect Evidence" ICE on Mars!

phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu — "It must be ice," said Phoenix Principal Investigator Peter Smith of the University of Arizona, Tucson. "These little clumps completely disappearing over the course of a few days, that is perfect evidence that it's ice. There had been some question whether the bright material was salt. Salt can't do that." More… (Space)

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"We have ICE!!!!! Yes, ICE, *WATER ICE* on Mars! w00t!!!"

blog.wired.com — There is water ice on Mars within reach of the Mars Phoenix Lander, NASA scientists announced.More… (Space)

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Google Sky Released!

google.com — Now you can explore the universe without Google earth...More… (Space)

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Mythbusters to tackle the moon landing hoaxes

badastronomy.com — Set to air April 25th. The build team — Kari, Grant, and Tory — went to Marshall Space Flight Center to use a vacuum chamber there. Looks like they’ll be recreating Dave Scott’s famous feather and hammer drop from Apollo 15, as well as the hoax claim that dry lunar regolith can’t hold a footprint, and how the flag can wave in a vacuum.More… (Space)

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The Universe: A Matter of Perspective view!

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NASA Remembers 9/11 (pic) view!

IMAGEnasa.gov (Space) made popular 30 days ago

Apollo 14 Astronaut Claims Aliens HAVE Made Contact

dailymail.co.uk — Aliens are real and have made contact with us several times, but it has been covered up for 60 years, according to Apollo 14 astronaut Dr Edgar Mitchell.More… (Space)

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Firefox Logo Spied In Deep Space

blog.wired.com — The gas cloud surrounding a star that went nova in 2002 looks uncannily like the logo for the popular browser Firefox.More… (Space)

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Radio Signal Detected from Beyond Solar System

indlebe.dut.ac.za — On the evening of July 28th, the Indlebe Radio Telescope, situated on the Steve Biko campus of the Durban University of Technology, successfully detected its first radio source from beyond the solar system. A strong signal was detected from Sagittarius A, the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy, approximately 30 thousand light years away.More… (Space)

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