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Ring Nebula Is More Like A Jelly Doughnut, NASA Says

The Ring Nebula, whose iconic shape and large size make it a favorite of amateur astronomers, can now be seen in new detail, after NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a sharp image of the nebula. Researchers say the new clarity reveals details that were previously unseen, and a structure that's more complex than scientists believed.
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Most Excellent Adventure

Hadfield just spent 146 days up at the International Space Station, during which time he performed rock concerts and shared his dazzling photographs with nearly a million Twitter followers.
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Most Excellent Adventure

After 146 days in space, he's become one of the best-known astronauts of contemporary times.
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This map, from the United States Geological Survey, shows the age of bedrock in different regions of North America. Scientists found ancient water in bedrock north of Lake Superior. This region, colored red, was formed more than 2.5 billion years ago.

Water Trapped For 1.5 Billion Years Could Hold Ancient Life

The oldest cache of water ever found was sealed underground before plants and animals evolved.
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Kepler-22b, the discovery of which was announced in December 2011, is one of many planets that bear the space telescope's name.

NASA Says Kepler's Planet-Searching Days May Be Numbered

A faulty part in the space telescope may end its search for "distant Earths."
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Cmdr. Chris Hadfield demonstrates how to make a sandwich, space station-style.

Chris Hadfield: Space Chef In Chief

During his five-month space station stint, the astronaut showed us what it's like to eat in orbit.
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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield sits in front of a mock-up of a Soyuz TMA space craft during his pre-flight preparation at the Cosmonaut Training Centre in Star City, outside Moscow, in November 2012.

'Space Oddity' In Space: Yes, Astronauts Are Still The Coolest Humans

If you were an astronaut, isn't a David Bowie cover what you'd be doing?
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Astronauts Go On Spacewalk To Fix Ammonia Leak

Two astronauts stepped out to fix an ammonia leak in one of the station's power systems.
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Spacewalk Planned To Repair Station's Leaky Cooling System

Astronauts will try to fix a system that keeps the International Space Station's power supply cool.
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Buzz Aldrin's Case For A 'Mission To Mars'

In Mission To Mars, astronaut Buzz Aldrin lays out his plans for getting Americans on Mars by 2035.
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Our Very Normal Solar System Isn't Normal Anymore

Surprise! Our solar system isn't like the others. We're freaks.
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Send Your Haiku To Mars! NASA Seeks Poets

NASA seeks three haiku to include on a DVD that will travel to Mars on a spacecraft.
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NASA Details Space Telescope's Cosmic Near Miss

The $500 million Gamma-ray Space Telescope nearly collided with a defunct Soviet spy satellite.
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The Boomerang Rocket Ship: Shoot It Up, Back It Comes

This rockets carefully returns itself to the launchpad standing up, right where it started.
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Saturn Shows Off A Massive Spinning Vortex: 'The Rose'

The "false-color" image is among the first batch of high-resolution pictures of Saturn's north pole.
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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Passes First Rocket Test

The space tourism venture says the first rocket-powered test was a success.
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Can You Hear Me Now? Cellphone Satellites Phone Home

A team of young engineers has tricked out a few off-the-shelf cellphones and sent them to space.
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Ring Nebula Is More Like A Jelly Doughnut, NASA Says

Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Most Excellent Adventure

Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Most Excellent Adventure

Water Trapped For 1.5 Billion Years Could Hold Ancient Life

NASA Says Kepler's Planet-Searching Days May Be Numbered

Chris Hadfield: Space Chef In Chief

'Space Oddity' In Space: Yes, Astronauts Are Still The Coolest Humans

Astronauts Go On Spacewalk To Fix Ammonia Leak

Spacewalk Planned To Repair Station's Leaky Cooling System

Buzz Aldrin's Case For A 'Mission To Mars'

Our Very Normal Solar System Isn't Normal Anymore

Send Your Haiku To Mars! NASA Seeks Poets

NASA Details Space Telescope's Cosmic Near Miss

The Boomerang Rocket Ship: Shoot It Up, Back It Comes

Saturn Shows Off A Massive Spinning Vortex: 'The Rose'

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Passes First Rocket Test

Can You Hear Me Now? Cellphone Satellites Phone Home

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