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NASA details plans to pluck rock off asteroid, explore it
NASA is aiming to launch a rocket to an asteroid in five years and grab a boulder off of it — a stepping stone for an eventual trip sending humans to Mars. More
Porn and movies, not tech secrets, found on Chinese spy suspect's NASA laptop
The Chinese national taken into custody on an airplane waiting to take off for home had pornography and illegally downloaded movies on his NASA computer, not government secrets, reports say. He is now set to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of violating NASA computer rules. More
Russia charging NASA $70 million per rocket seat
NASA is blaming Congress for the need to pay $424 million more to Russia to get U.S. astronauts into space. More
One flight closer to space tourism
Virgin Galactic is one flight closer to becoming a commercial "spaceline." The company's passenger spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, completed its first rocket-powered flight Monday morning above the Mojave Desert in California. More
U.S. plans to drop gray wolves from endangered list
The planned ruling would eliminate protection for the top predators, but scientists and conservationists say the proposal is flawed. Federal authorities intend to remove endangered species protections for all gray wolves in the Lower 48 states, carving out an a exception for a small pocket of about 75 Mexican wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico, according to a draft document obtained by The Times. More

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NASA’s Curiosity Uncovers Pure Sulfur Crystals on Mars: A Groundbreaking Discovery in the Red Planet’s Geology
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The quest to figure out farming on Mars
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How did Mars turn into an uninhabitable desert? Curiosity rover rock samples may have answers
NASA's Curiosity rover has new insights into how Mars might have changed from a potentially habitable, water-rich planet to an absolutely uninhabitable desert.
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NASA reveals damage on Curiosity rover after 12 years on Mars
Since its landing in August 2012, Curiosity has been on a relentless quest to uncover evidence of past microbial life on Mars. The rover's primary mission focuses on analyzing the planet's geology and ...
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Curiosity Rover Uncovers Mars’ Shift From Habitable to Hostile
NASA’s Curiosity rover reveals Mars' ancient climate, and the planet's shift from a habitable environment to a harsh, lifeless surface.
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