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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Astronauts of the Past
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: A Blue Planet
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Spacewalks
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 09/13
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Private space telescope to hunt for big Earthbound asteroids (+video)
The nonprofit B612 foundation is expected to launch its Sentinel space telescope in 2017 to detect big asteroids several decades before they could hit Earth.
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First-ever deep-space telescope to hunt dangerous asteroids (+video)
The private space telescope forms the heart of Project Sentinel, a deep-space mission being unveiled today in Mountain View, Calif., by a nonprofit group of scientists and explorers that advocates better space rock monitoring.
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School-bus-sized asteroid to buzz Earth Friday, nearer than moon
While the near-Earth asteroid won't hit Earth, it may offer seasoned amateur astronomers a great show — if they are in the right viewing location and have good equipment.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Astronauts of the Past
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Deflecting Earth-bound asteroids becoming a global effort
Europe is ramping up efforts to detect incoming asteroids. Scientists and astronauts met for the first time in Germany to discuss options for defending the Earth from asteroids.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: A Blue Planet
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Spacewalks
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 09/13
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/11
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NASA should use private spaceships, say astronauts
An open letter to Congress signed by 24 former NASA astronauts told Congress that privately owned spacecraft could carry people safely to the International Space Station.
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