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Links / Astronomy
James Webb Space Telescope on track for 2018 launch
NASA technicians have just finished the mirror backplate support structure, a folding wing assembly designed with to safely collapse the beryllium mirror during flight, and expand it again in orbit.
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NASA's Curiosity rover revving up for more science
NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since it landed to much fanfare last August, should be running at full capacity next week, after a memory glitch set the robot back.
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New Mars Rover Approached Red Planet
As the Curiosity Rover, onboard the Mars Science Laboratory, approaches the red planet we stand at the dawn of a new age of discovery on Mars.
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Apollo Computer (1960)
This is the type of computer that went to the moon in the Apollo missions from 1969 to 1972.
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The Venus Transit
A site dedicated to the next Venus's transit
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Rating: 3.0 / 5 (2489 votes)
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Mooning Mercury
This discovery image provides the first evidence that Mercury has a small natural satellite or moon.
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Rating: 3.0 / 5 (2459 votes)
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