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Cassini Prepares to Swoop by Saturn's Geyser-Spewing Moon
Fractures, or "tiger stripes," where icy jets erupt on Saturn's
moon Enceladus will be the target of a close flyby by the Cassini
spacecraft on Monday, Aug. 11.
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Open Cluster NGC 290: A Stellar Jewel Box
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NASA Awards Global Hawk Support Contract To Northrop Grumman
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has awarded a multi-year contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems Division of San Diego for engineering and technical services in support of the center's planned operation of two Global Hawk aircraft.
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NASA TV to Air Interviews With Hubble Servicing Astronauts
NASA Television will air interviews with each of the seven astronauts who will fly to the Hubble Space Telescope beginning at 8 a.m. EDT, on Monday, Aug. 11.
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Dark Clouds of the Carina Nebula
What dark forms lurk in the mists of the Carina Nebula? These ominous figures are actually molecular clouds, knots of molecular gas and dust so thick they have become opaque
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Galaxies on a String
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NASA Awards Glenn Research Center Support Services Contract
NASA's Glenn Research Center has awarded a follow-on contract to DB Consulting Group Inc. of Silver Spring, Md., for a variety of tasks including work involved in computer science, computer and software engineering, security, networking, application development and Web services at the center.
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Phoenix Looks Around
Combining more than 400 images, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander views its surroundings in the Red Planet's northernmost region. The full-circle panorama in approximately true color shows the polygonal patterning of ground at the landing area, similar to patterns in permafrost areas on Earth
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Phoenix Mars Team Opens Window on Scientific Process
Mission scientists today discussed their current investigation into percholate salts detected in Martian soil. The salts are neither good nor bad for life, said one scientist, but do make us reassess how we think about life on Mars.
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The International Space Station Transits the Sun
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NASA's Johnson Space Center to Reopen Wednesday
NASA's Johnson Space Center, closed Monday afternoon and Tuesday because of tropical storm Edouard, will reopen for normal operations Wednesday.
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NASA Awards Space Radiobiology Research Grants
NASA's Human Research Program will fund nine proposals from six states to investigate questions about the affects of space radiation on human explorers.
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NASA to Broadcast Historical Highlights in High Definition
NASA Television will broadcast a special high definition feed of two hours of highlights from America's human spaceflight history as the agency celebrates its 50th anniversary.
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NASA Awards Airspace System Research Contracts
NASA has awarded research contracts worth a total of $12 million to two industry teams to study how the introduction of new aircraft types may affect air traffic management efficiency, aviation safety and the environment in the future.
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