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  How Big Is the International Space Station?

  Essentially a laboratory that orbits Earth, the International Space Station (ISS) is now 98 percent complete, and the countdown is underway for the liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis as it prepares to deliver a new science module to the ISS.

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  Leaf Sensor: Plants "call you" when they are thirsty

  NASA estimated that crews headed to or living on Mars would spend 80% of their waking hours farming! Research into a leaf sensor that could "call in" with its vital statistics morphed into technology that can help farmers on this planet.

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  Life Beneath the Antarctic Ice

  A small shrimp-like creature was found swimming hundreds of feet beneath the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. NASA scientists were using a borehole camera to look back up toward the ice when they spotted the amphipod.

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  The 'New' NASA Will Look Back at Earth

  New NASA budget gives $1.8 billion to Earth and climate science, including re-flying of carbon observatory.

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  'Significant Amount' of Water Found on Moon

  NASA's LCROSS probe discovered beds of water ice at the lunar south pole when it impacted the moon last month, mission scientists announced today.

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  Mars Caves Might Protect Microbes (or Astronauts)

  Depressions in Martian surface hint at subsurface cave system that could preserve signs of life.

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  Surprising Ship 'Contrails' Seen From Space

  A NASA satellite has captured an image of ship "tracks" – clouds that form around ship exhaust.

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  Texas Educators: Neil Armstrong Not a Scientist

  A review team says they made the proposal because Armstrong was not a scientist.

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  What Happens When an Astronaut Sneezes?

  Best to do the sneezing inside the a shuttle or the space station, not on a spacewalk, when it can get real messy.

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  Predicting Extraterrestrial Weather

  Model developed to help track weather on other planets.

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  Laser-Propelled Spaceships Could Transform Transportation

  Beamed Energy Propulsion is a powerful enabling technology that will radically transform the future of air and space transportation.

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  NASA Drops Probes Into Volatile Volcano

  High-tech sensor pods were air lifted into the mouth of a volcano to monitor hot spots and provide early warning if the peak is about to blow.

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  Mars' Victoria Crater Seen from New Angle

  An image of the Victoria Crater on Mars was captured by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

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  NASA Goes Green With New Sustainability Base

  NASA plans to build a new “green” building at its Ames Research Center in California, incorporating the agency's most advanced recycling and intelligent control technologies.

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  Is There Gravity in Space?

  Gravity is everywhere in space, even in so-called zero-gravity.

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  Ancient Lava Flow Photographed from Space

  A NASA satellite has captured an image of a massive ancient lava flow in New Mexico

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  Far-Out Photo: Sunrise in Space

  Astronauts orbiting Earth see a lot more sunrises and sunsets that those of us stranded on the surface.

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  Space Program, Going in Circles, Needs Bold Moves

  Many say send humans back to the moon and beyond, but money and motivation are lacking.

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  NASA's Next Rover Pricetag Soars

  MSL is now estimated to pack $2.286 billion price tag, 40 percent more than planned back in 2006.

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  New Moon Map Reveals Shrouded Craters

  NASA released a detailed topographical map of the moon’s south pole.

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  Cheap Thrills: The Moon on a Budget

  Rather than a new rocket, use the old space shuttle booster setup, sans the shuttle.