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New Telescope Opens Its Eyes |
| After 20 years of planning, developing and constructing, astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have finally released the first image captured by the new Large
Binocular Telescope, an instrument with a light-gathering power 24 times greater than the Hubble Space Telescope - Scientific American |
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Educational CubeSats Deployed From SSETI Express |
| Aboard the SSETI Express satellite, which was launched yesterday [Oct. 27] morning, were three educational CubeSat satellites each weighing 1kg and measuring 10x10x10cm - ESA |
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Failed Space Station Boost To Be Explored |
| Russian engineers will test fire the engines on its Progress cargo ship, docked to the station, before a second attempt at raising the station’s orbit
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New Signs That Monster Star Has A Neighbor |
| Astronomers are claiming the first direct evidence that the supergiant star Eta Carinae has a binary companion - Sky and Telescope |
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Punched By A Neighbor |
| New images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shed light on the Andromeda Galaxy's violent past. It appears one of Andromeda's satellite galaxies, the dwarf spheroidal M32, blasted through Andromeda's disk a few million years ago - Astronomy |
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Post-Mortem Explains CryoSat’s Launch Failure |
| The failed take-off occurred after the rocket’s second stage refused to shut down – the Rockot vehicle fleet has now been cleared to fly again - New Scientist |
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An Odd List Of Body Parts |
| Researchers are making a list: Which parts of an astronaut are most sensitive to solar flares? The answer might surprise you - Science @ NASA |
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Space Elevators Stuck On The First Floor |
| Despite some impressive feats, no one wins a NASA competition to develop the kit needed for robots to lift objects into space on super-strong tethers - New Scientist |
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NASA Marks Five Years On The International Space Station |
| NASA is celebrating five years of human space flight on the international space station with special activities over the next two weeks - NASA |
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UK Approves Human Space Flight |
| After questioning human space flight for 44 years, the United Kingdom's Royal Astronomical Society has changed its stance - Astronomy |
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