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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Final Endeavour mission
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Did orbiting antimatter detecter spot signs of dark matter?
Mounted on the outside of the International Space Station since 2011, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer has detected antimatter within the stream of cosmic rays that appear consistent with our models of dark matter.
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The Monitor's View: Prepare for what Mars rover Curiosity and other 'big science' may reveal
The rover Curiosity could soon beam back evidence of past (or current) life on Mars. Like other recent news in basic science, humans must know how to absorb such challenges to understanding.
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Is there an antimatter mirror universe? Massive space-based detector seeks to find out.
A massive particle detector on the International Space Station (ISS) aims to find out where all the antimatter went after the Big Bang.
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Space shuttle Endeavour on terra firma, ending 19 years as orbiter
A flawless predawn landing on Wednesday capped the penultimate flight of the US space shuttle program. With Endeavor's mission over, Atlantis is already on the launch pad.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Final Endeavour mission
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The hunt for antimatter begins at the space station: Will dilithium be next?
A $2 billion particle detector, newly installed on the International Space Station, begins its search for antimatter, dark matter, quarks, and more.
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Biggest crowds since Apollo days await Endeavour shuttle launch
The shuttle launch represents a bookend of sorts for Endeavour: It carried the first US segment of the space station in 1998 and it will deliver the last US piece of major hardware now. The Obama family will be among the more than 500,000 viewers.
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Space shuttle launch Friday will be last for Endeavour
Space shuttle launch: the US space shuttle Endeavour will launch for the last time on Friday, drawing an estimated 750,000 spectators from all over the country.
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Space shuttle: NASA wants to delay final two missions
Space shuttle missions STS-133 and STS-134 could be pushed back a few months, if NASA's request to delay the program's final two missions is approved.
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BP oil spill manages to mess up NASA's Space Shuttle launch
The massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is preventing NASA from transporting a Space Shuttle fuel tank from Louisiana to Florida.
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