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Cracks Found in Protective Foam on an Unused Shuttle Fuel Tank
By WARREN E. LEARY
NASA engineers suspect that the cracks are related to the foam debris that has come loose during launchings, agency officials said.

Asteroid Poses Tiny Danger, but It May Be Lured Away
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
An asteroid the diameter of a football field may be headed our way.

To the Moon, Alice! (Use Your Internet Connection, Dear) To the Moon, Alice! (Use Your Internet Connection, Dear)
By WARREN E. LEARY
You don't have to wait for a spaceship or even the night sky to get a close-up view of the Moon.

Mars Lander Still Missing Mars Lander Still Missing
By KENNETH CHANG
Scientists thought they might have spotted the wreckage of the missing spacecraft in photographs taken in 2000. However, the blob appears to be a glitch.

'First Man': A Walk on the Bright Side 'First Man': A Walk on the Bright Side
By DOUGLAS BRINKLEY
The authorized biography of Neil Armstrong, astronaut on the historic Apollo 11 mission.
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Copernicus's Grave Is Reported Found

NASA Needs $5 Billion More for Shuttles, Director Says

Astronomers Edging Closer to Gaining Black Hole Image

Persistent Astronomers Find Pluto Has Two More Moons

Alastair G. W. Cameron, 80, Theorist on Creation of Moon, Dies

That Haze Over Titan? Scientists Suspect Erupting Geysers or Volcanoes

Chinese Astronauts Land

Measuring the World: From Material to Ethereal

Chinese Astronauts Begin 5 Days in Low Orbit

In Imax Grandeur, Hanks Reveals Cool Side of the Moon

Ancient Interstellar Collision Helps Explain Source of Radiation

Crew and Tourist Head Into Space

NASA Planning Return to Moon Within 13 Years

News Analysis: Space Vision: The Experts Split Again

Fossils Offer Support for Meteor's Role in Dinosaur Extinction

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Seeing Mountains in Starry Clouds of Creation
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Seeing Mountains in Starry Clouds of Creation
By DENNIS OVERBYE
Astronomers operating NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have captured an image that shows star-forming pillars in the constellation Cassiopeia.

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'The Planets': Cosmos Girl
By MARCIA BARTUSIAK
From Mercury to Pluto, Dava Sobel leads a tour of the nine planets of our solar system.














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