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23-Apr-10

Hubble, shuttle, humans and future exploration

"Happy birthday, Hubble. It's 20 years since the shuttle blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center to place the famous observatory in orbit." A review of the telescope's achievements.

Category: Space

23-Apr-10

X-37B military spaceplane launches from Cape Canaveral

"The X-37B, which has been likened to a scaled-down space shuttle, blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 1952 EDT (2352 GMT) on Thursday."

Category: Space

21-Apr-10

Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory returns first images

"Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory has provided an astonishing new vista on our turbulent star. The first public release of images from the satellite record huge explosions and great looping prominences of gas."

Category: Space

15-Apr-10

Obama sets Mars goal for America

"Barack Obama says it should be possible to send astronauts to orbit the planet Mars by the mid-2030s and return them safely to Earth."

Category: Space

11-Apr-10

Up close and phenomenal – the Hubble telescope at 20

"Two decades after its launch, the telescope is still delivering stunning views of the heavens, writes Robin McKie"

Category: Space

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