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Best Space Stories of the Week - Feb. 12, 2012
Vote for your favorite space story of the last week in this SPACE.com countdown for Feb. 12, 2012.
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Image of the Day
Crescent Enceladus floats beneath Saturn's rings.
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Photos: Meet Vega, Europe's New Rocket
See images and photos of the new European medium-payload launcher Vega.
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Small Satellites Get New Rocket: Europe's Vega Launcher
The European Space Agency, Arianespace and Avio are getting set for the first launch of their Veg...
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NASA Eyes Plan for Deep-Space Outpost Near the Moon
An outpost near the lunar far side could enable robotic exploration of the moon.
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Big NASA Budget Cuts to Slash Mars Missions, Experts Say
Funding cuts will probably force NASA to withdraw from the European-led ExoMars missions.
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Best Space Photos of the Week - Feb. 11, 2012
Space Age Toys Landing in NYC Sunday
Europe's Newest Rocket to Launch on Maiden Voyage Monday
NASA Invites Twitter Fans to 2013 Space Budget Announcement
Europe's 1st Vega Rocket Will Launch Satellite to Map Space...
IMAGE ALBUMS
Gallery: China's Moon Photos by Chang'e 2 Lunar Probe
Gallery: Visions of Deep Space Stations for Explora...
Images: Airplanes of Tomorrow, NASA's Vision of Fut...
Photos: Comedian Stephen Colbert Visits NASA
IMAGE OF THE DAY
Here Come the Cold Jets
TOPICS
Latest News About China's Space Program
COUNTDOWNS
NASA's 10 Greatest Science Missions
INFOGRAPHICS
Russia's Manned Soyuz Space Capsule Explained (Infographic)
WALLPAPERS
VLT Takes Most Detailed Infrared Image of the Carina Nebula
Human Spaceflight
Roger Boisjoly, Engineer Who Warned of Challeng...
Roger Boisjoly warned that launching a space shuttle in cold weather could be disastrous.
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Janice Voss, Veteran of 5 Space Shuttle Flights, Dies at 55
Skydiver to Attempt Record-Breaking Supersonic Space Jump
Wanted: Mock Astronauts for Mission to Mars ... in Hawaii
Private Spaceflight
New Mexico's Spaceport America Aims High to Woo...
Tourists at Spaceport America can have a thrilling experience without leaving the ground.
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1st Prize at Science Conference: Free Trip to the Edge of Space
NASA Seeks Private Space Taxi Designs for Astronaut Flights
Private Rocket Launch Tests Supersonic Parachute, Reusable Spaceship Tech
Science & Astronomy
China Unveils Best Moon Map Yet from Lunar Orbiter
The new Chang'e 2 map is the best view yet of the entire moon, Chinese officials say.
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Sun-Watching Spacecraft Sees 40,000 Solar Flares in 10 Years
Mystery of Britain's Largest Meteorite Solved
Our Galaxy's Giant Black Hole May Munch on Asteroids
Search For Life
Watery Alien Planets Might Be Stripped Dry by G...
Some otherwise habitable planets might have their water stripped away by gravity, scientists say.
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Alien Life May Not Survive on Planets With Uranus-Like Tilts
Newfound Alien Planet is Best Candidate Yet to Support Life, Scientists Say
Habitable Zones Around Alien Suns May Depend on Chemistry
Skywatching
Must-See Close Encounters of the Planet Kind Oc...
The moon will shine with venus, Saturn and the bright star Spica, while Mars makes a late-night appear...
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Mars and the Moon Have Night Sky Rendezvous Thursday
Fireball Over Texas Caught by Police Car Video Camera
How to Enjoy Your New Telescope: Advice for Beginner Skywatchers
Tech & Robots
New Dimension: 3D Visors Tested for Space Surgery
A 3D headset display could guide astronauts through real space surgery with virtual cues.
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Ecstatic Student Launches MIT Acceptance Letter Near Edge of Space
'TinKode' Hacker Suspect Arrested for NASA, Government Attacks
New Report Pinpoints NASA's 16 Biggest Space Tech Needs
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Space Weather: Sunspots, Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections
The sun's unceasing activity affects our planet beyond providing obvious light and heat.
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Mars, Fact...
Martian Surface Similar to Earth and Moon
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Asteroids:...
Asteroids are small, airless rocky worlds that revolve around ...
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Vesta Aste...
Vesta is the second largest asteroid in the solar system.
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Stars: For...
Stars are giant, luminous spheres of plasma. SPACE.com offers ...
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Our Solar ...
The sun is at the heart of our solar system and 8 planets orbi...
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VIDEO
Will Nuclear Megaton Shockwave Avert Earth-Boun...
Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory are using a supercomputer - with the power of 32,000 processors - to calculate what an atomic blast of one megaton would do to an inbound space rock with it...
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Over Earth: Luna Descends Into O...
The crew of the International Space Station cau...
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Unexpected Venus Motion Shift
Europe's Venus Express spacecraft has measured ...
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Life on Moons: Antarctic Lake Sh...
Russian scientists have drilled 13,000 feet bel...
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Galactic Black Hole Eats Asteroi...
X-Ray flares recorded by the Chandra Observator...
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Einstein Disco: Space-Aged Mirro...
One of the payloads aboard the inaugural flight...
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How To Land On A Comet
Europe's Rosetta mission ultimate goal is to sh...
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Stellar Nursery Secrets Unravele...
The star-forming Carina Nebula has been a subje...
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Girl Launches MIT Admission Lett...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has b...
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In Zero-G Static Electricity Wal...
Astronaut Don Pettit demonstrated the laws of s...
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