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China Plans Next Manned Mission for Summer 2013

By Matteo Emanuelli on March 6, 2013

Diagram of the docking between Shenzou-9 and Tiangong-1 in June 2012 (Credits: Xinhua ). China announced that it will launch a new manned space... Read more →

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Another ‘Successful Failure’ for SpaceX

By moonandback on March 6, 2013

Dragon separates from Falcon 9 during March 1 launch (Credits: SpaceX). On its last trip to the International Space Station (ISS), the SpaceX... Read more →

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Solar Max Appears to Fizzle; Scientists Predict Double Peak

By Merryl Azriel on March 5, 2013

This solar flare, recorded by NASA's TRACE satellite in July 2012, shows more activity than we've seen from the Sun lately (Credits:... Read more →

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Next up for NEOs: Political Game Plan

By Giulia Federico on March 5, 2013

NASA's Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)identified 107 potentially hazardous asteroids (PHA) that cross Earth's orbit as of 2012 (Credits:... Read more →

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A Week Of Glitches: Dragon, Curiosity, and ATV-4

By Matteo Emanuelli on March 4, 2013

Curiosity rover has been sent to Mars to investigate planet's past or present ability to sustain microbial life (Credits: NASA). It's been a week... Read more →

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Orbital Delivery: Complete Guide to Unmanned Cargo Spacecraft

By Staff Writers on March 4, 2013

The International Space Station gets it supplies from an ever-growing array of unmanned cargo ships, including the Japanese HTV, the European ATV,... Read more →