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Kepler epitaph? Eight most intriguing finds of troubled telescope.

Kepler, the space telescope designed to help us find other Earth-like planets, is on the fritz. Scientists hope they will be able to fix it remotely, but if they can't, its brief, brilliant career could be over. Here are eight of its most important discoveries.
China's growing military might: top 4 concerns for the Pentagon

In a report issued this week, the Department of Defense for the first time directly accused China’s military of using cyberattacks to spy on US networks. In this arena and others, “China’s military buildup shows no signs of slowing,” said David Helvey, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for East Asia, who presented the report.Here are Pentagon officials’ top four concerns as they carefully monitor the growth of China’s military.
Mother's Day 2013: 10 best books

Mother's Day 2013: 10 best new books for all kinds of moms
The 25 best country songs of all time (+video)

Check out Country Music Television's rankings of the best country music songs ever released.
Top 10 places to buy a foreclosed home

Here are the Top 10 metropolitan areas to buy a foreclosed home, according to RealtyTrac:

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Ancient streambed latest clue in Mars water mystery

The discovery suggests that water had flowed fast and relatively deep — perhaps hip-deep, in fact — through the area billions of years ago.
What's on Mars? Evidence of water (+video)

On Thursday, NASA's Mars Curiosity rover identified what are believed to be rocks moved by water that once flowed on the Red Planet. Curiosity's further exploration is hoped to determine whether Mars was once inhabited by microorganisms.
Mars Curiosity rover discovers ancient streambed on planet's surface (+video)

This water flow was likely quite vigorous, perhaps akin to the flows produced by flash floods in desert areas here on Earth, researchers announced.
Mars Curiosity rover snaps crescent moon Phobos in pale, Martian sky

The Curiosity rover's latest Mars photo captured the planet's largest Martian moon, Phobos, during a Martian evening, revealing the satellite as a faint crescent moon.
How can humans touch Mars? Bring back a soil sample

A new report from NASA suggests that the agency prioritize bringing samples back from Mars to Earth for study. NASA will not make a specific plan for how they'll achieve this goal until after the president releases his 2014 budget in February.
Why is Barack Obama's signature on Mars? (+video)

Curiosity drops a few rather big names in recent images taken with its MAHLI camera.
Mars Curiosity rover touches rock, 'does a science' (+video)

Curiosity spent the past several days investigating a strange pyramid-shaped stone named 'Jake Matijevic,' testing out some of the gear at the end of its 7-foot-long arm.
Curiosity rover makes contact with a Mars rock named 'Jake'

The next stop for the Mars rover: an intriguing mystery rock in the Mars Yellowknife sector that has the ability to retain daytime heat long into the night.
Humongous, gassy halo found surrounding Milky Way

The findings were reported today by a research team using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Space shuttle Endeavour touches down (+video)

The space shuttle Endeavour landed in California on its way to its final resting place. On the way, it made a flyover in Tucson, Arizona where former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly, Endeavour's retired commander, were watching.
Shuttle Endeavour heading to L.A. to retire: why some neighbors are ruffled (+video)

In the logistical maneuvering to move space shuttle Endeavour the 12 miles from Los Angeles airport to the California Science Center downtown, 395 street trees will come down. Frustration abounds.
Primordial galaxy spotted, sheds light on early universe

Scientists were able to see the ancient galaxy because gravity from a massive galaxy cluster situated between it and Hubble acted as a lens, bending the light from the 'incredibly faint' galaxy.
Mars rover eclipse photos to shed light on planet's composition (+video)

Scientists will use these photos to nail down the orbits of Phobos and Deimos precisely, and to determine how much they have changed over the last few years, researchers said. This information, in turn, could yield key insights about the interior of Mars, which remains largely mysterious.
Space shuttle Endeavour piggybacks on 747 for last leg of Calif. journey (+video)

Today, Endeavour and its carrier plane, called the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, will soar over Austin and refuel at Biggs Army Base in El Paso, Texas, before continuing west toward California.
Mini-Great Pyramid of Giza on Mars intrigues Curiosity rover team

A small, pyramid-like rock about 1,000 feet from the Curiosity rover's landing site on Mars appears to present the perfect opportunity for scientists to test how two key instruments work together.
Distant galaxy helped tidy up early universe, scientists say

Using data from space telescopes, scientists say they have located a galaxy formed more than 13 billion years ago when the universe was young and still permeated with a fog of hydrogen gas.
Space shuttle Endeavour makes layover in Houston, next stop L.A. (+video)

Endeavour landed in Houston while riding piggyback atop a modified Boeing 747 jumbo jet to end the first leg of its three-day journey to Los Angeles, where the retired space shuttle will ultimately be transformed into a museum exhibit at the California Science Center.
Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off for last time, heading to California

The space shuttle Endeavour, bolted atop a Boeing 747 jumbo jet, left its Florida home port for the last time on Wednesday and headed to California to begin a new mission as a museum exhibit.
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams completes first-ever space triathalon

'I'm happy to be done,' Williams said from the International Space Station Sunday after she crossed the orbital finish line. 'It wasn't easy, and I'm sure everybody in California's very happy to be done too.'
Endeavour's final flight, to a museum, grounded due to weather (+video)

The space shuttle Endeavour was scheduled to fly to Los Angeles where it will be displayed in a museum. But its flight was delayed due to bad weather.
Mysterious Martian spheres baffle NASA researchers

The new Mars photo by Opportunity shows a close-up of a rock outcrop called Kirkwood covered in blister-like bumps that mission scientists can't yet explain.
Orbiter spots 'dry ice' snowflakes falling on Red Planet

Snow on Mars: The Martian south pole hosts a frozen carbon dioxide — or 'dry ice' — cap year-round, and the new discovery may help explain how it formed and persists, researchers said.
Editor's Blog You can call me "A.I."

Artificial intelligence may soon reach the point where it can answer questions that make it seem indistinguishable from human intelligence. But machines and humans are a long way from answering the most basic question of all: Where did intelligence itself come from?
Record-setting female astronaut Williams 'psyched' to take command of ISS (+video)

Williams first launched into space in 2007 and spent 195 consecutive days in space, setting a record for the longest single spaceflight by a female astronaut. On Wednesday, she'll celebrate her birthday in space.
Space station crew lands safely after shortened mission (+video)

An American and two Russian astronauts landed safely in Kazakhstan after 123 days aboard the International Space Station. Is the Russian space program back on track?