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Russian Martian Probe Fails After Launch

By Joel Spark on November 9, 2011

After a successful launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome on November 8, the unmanned Phobos-Grunt probe failed to fire its boosters to achieve the... Read more →

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Asteroid 2005 YU55 Makes Uneventful Closest Approach

By Merryl Azriel on November 9, 2011

Asteroid 2005 YU55 made its closest approach to Earth on November 8 at 10:28 PM GMT. According to NASA, the asteroid passed within 324,600 km of... Read more →

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DARPA Phoenix Program to Recycle Space Debris

By Tereza Pultarova on November 8, 2011

The problem of space debris is becoming more and more acute. (Credits: impactlab.net). The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)... Read more →

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NASA Announces Orion Unmanned Test Flight

By Joel Spark on November 8, 2011

NASA managers have approved the Exploration Flight Test (EFT-1) mission, which will consist of an unmanned flight of the Orion crew vehicle in... Read more →

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New Study Reveals Persistent Changes in Astronauts’ Eyes and Vision

By Tereza Pultarova on November 7, 2011

NASA astronaut Ron Garan gazes at Earth from the International Space Station. Research indicates long-duraction spaceflights may negatively impact... Read more →

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NASA Developing Tractor Beam Technology

By Staff Writers on November 7, 2011

The video below illustrates three tractor beam technologies  being researched by NASA, which may be used to collect particles for study.... Read more →