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11 survival stories from around the world

These survivors experienced extraordinary circumstances; hurricanes, tornados, and avalanches, and lived to tell the tale.
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How dangerous are near-Earth asteroids? 5 key questions answered.

On Feb. 15, asteroid 2012 DA14, discovered a year ago, cleared Earth by a scant 17,200 miles. The same day, a smaller, unrelated asteroid that no one saw coming exploded 12 to 15 miles above Russia’s Chelyabinsk region. Events that day highlight the risk that near-Earth objects (NEOs) can pose – although to some extent, humans can counter them.
Sequester 101: What happens if $85 billion in cuts hit on March 1

The sequester is a complex concept with a tortuous history. Here are the basics on the automatic spending reductions set to kick in March 1.
Man and Mars through history

A look back over centuries at man's attempt to uncover information about the 'Red Planet.'Sources: NASA, American Museum of Natural History, and Scientific American
Not just sexy Kim Jong-un: 5 times the Onion has fooled foreign media

When the People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, took as straight news The Onion's declaration that stout North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was 2012's "Sexiest Man Alive," it became the biggest foreign media outlet to be fooled by the satirical American newspaper. But it is not the first. Here are several other foreign news sites that took Onion fiction as newsworthy fact.

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Homeland Security wants to turn your cell phone into a smell phone

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a porous silicon chip that can sniff out airborne chemicals. The US Department of Homeland Security says this could revolutionize protection against chemical weapon terror attacks.
Crater photos show off dynamic Martian winds

Photos indicated the direction and recentness of wind on Mars.
Did aliens hijack the Voyager 2 space probe?

No, they didn't.
In Pictures: Space Shuttle Atlantis: STS-132
Spacewalk 2: Two astronauts floating outside space station after fixing snagged cable

After waking up to the Rolling Stones, two astronauts have begun 7-hour outside space mission.
Life on Mars? NASA wants Martian rocks to find clues

NASA discusses trip to Mars to bring back rock and soil samples back to Earth. Here, they could be analyzed for fossilized traces of alien bacteria.
Astronomical mystery: How does the sun remain the same size?

Observations indicate the size of the enormous and violently active sun changes by less than a kilometer every year.
In Pictures: Venus
In Pictures: Awesome photos of Jupiter
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Japanese space mission to Venus will be powered by a solar sail

The first solar-powered sail craft will embark on an ambitious journey to Venus.
A Texas exhibit on the life and times of late TV newsman Walter Cronkite

An exhibit chronicling the life and times of the late TV newsman Walter Cronkite is at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library at the University of Texas in Austin.
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Neil Armstrong blasts Obama's plan for NASA

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, blasted Obama's decision to cancel NASA's manned mission to the moon.
Asteroid spotted passing in front of spectacular Tadpole Nebula

1719 Jens, an asteroid passing through our solar system, passed in front of the Tadpole Nebula, about 12,000 light-years away, in a new infrared snapshot taken by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.
'Supermassive' black hole gets flung from galaxy

Astronomers have possibly detected a black hole more massive than a billion suns being ejected from a distant galaxy at high speed.
Space shuttle Atlantis embarks on its final mission

After this flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis there are only two space shuttle missions left before the orbiters are retired.
Space enthusiasts gather to watch final launch of space shuttle Atlantis

Organized via Twitter, some 150 enthusiasts gathered at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to witness the final planned launch of the space shuttle Atlantis.
Will this be final flight for space shuttle Atlantis? Maybe not.

Friday's launch marks the final mission for Atlantis, with the space shuttle program ending in November. But as the emergency backup shuttle, it will be ready for another flight, if needed.
Space shuttle Atlantis to launch its final mission Friday

NASA has cleared the space shuttle Atlantis for its final launch Friday. The space shuttle program is set to be retired this year.
Why does China require that its astronauts be married?

Bachelors and bachelorettes need not apply to China's space program: If you want to ride in a Chinese rocket, you need to be hitched.
Russian cosmonauts switch parking spots while moving 17,000 mph

To open up a spot at the International Space Station for a new Russian research module, Russian cosmonauts moved their Soyuz craft to a different parking spot Wednesday.
In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Vintage NASA art
First, last men on moon to testify before Senate

Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, and Eugene Cernan, the last, will testify before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Wednesday, to discuss the future of NASA.
In Pictures: Spectacular photos of Supernovae and their remnants