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Potentially Hazardous Asteroids Nearer Term Risk

By Joe Pelton on June 29, 2012

The Chicxilub crater that is thought to be the impact site for the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs (Credits: D. Van Ravenswaay/Science Photo... Read more →

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Shenzhou-9 Returns Safely to Earth

By Merryl Azriel on June 29, 2012

Ground crew help the Shenzhou-9 taikoanuts out of their capsule (Credits: Shanghai Daily). On June 29, the three member Shenzhou-9 crew landed in... Read more →

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B612 Foundation Invites Public to Save Earth

By Staff Writers on June 29, 2012

The B612 Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by astronauts Ed Lu and Rusty Schweickart, has announced plans to launch Sentinel, an asteroid... Read more →

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MDA Acquires Loral Space Satellite Unit

By Merryl Azriel on June 28, 2012

MDA's Canadarm flew for the first time on Space Shuttle mission STS-2, Nov. 1981 (Credits: NASA). MacDonald, Dettwile & Associates (MDA) has... Read more →

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Expedition 31 to End with Crew Departure July 1

By Staff Writers on June 28, 2012

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko (center), Expedition 31 commander; along with NASA astronaut Don Pettit (left) and European Space Agency astronaut... Read more →

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Moon Landing or One Hit Wonder?

By Staff Writers on June 28, 2012

On June 27, the well-known comic xkcd which is written by ex-NASA robotics engineer Randall Munroe and self-identifies as "a webcomic of romance,... Read more →