The remnants of planets around the remnants of a star suggest the surprising possibility of biology
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Trouble in Deep Space: Wheel Malfunction Threatens Kepler Telescope’s Future
And if the telescope can’t stay on target, the mission is effectively over.
NASA’s Kepler Telescope May Have Limited Future After Equipment Failure
The Kepler spacecraft lost the second of four wheels that control the telescope’s orientation in space, NASA said Wednesday.
Spacewalking Repair Halts Station Leak – For Now
Two astronauts took a hastily planned spacewalk Saturday to find and, possibly, fix a serious leak at the International Space Station, but they discovered “no smoking guns” as they worked to replace a suspect pump.
NASA: Spacewalk Planned to Fix Space Station Leak
Two astronauts will do a spacewalk Saturday to try to fix an ammonia leak in the power system at the International Space Station.
Earth’s Great Gift to the Moon: Water
Tiny samples from Apollo moon rocks help solve an ancient myatery
The Universe’s Biggest, Baddest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever
A supernova collapse 3.6 billion light-years away sheds new light on a long-standing mystery
Hopeful New Signs of Duplicate Earths
The haul of exoplanets astronomers are discovering include some surprising and promising finds
Window on Infinity: Pictures from Space
From a hurricane on Saturn to the Horsehead Nebula and a whole moon rising over New York City’s skyline, our roundup of cosmic views from April 2013.
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