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Artist's illustration of XCOR Aerospace's Lynx spacecraft launching with science payload.
The registration deadline to win a trip on XCOR Aerospace's Lynx space plane is Feb. 10.
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Black Hole Asteroids
The supermassive black hole is spewing out X-ray flares on a daily basis.
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global ice melt
For the first time satellite data provides a comprehensive picture of melting ice.
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Dwarf Galaxy NGC 4449
A newfound galaxy looks like it was slammed into head-on.
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Components are placed on a flatbed trailer for the trip off Kitt Peak. All critical optics and electronics were shrink-wrapped and went down in a covered semi. Everything will be transferred to an enclosed trailer for the cross-country trip. In the backgr
The Fourier Transform Spectrometer is being shipped to Virginia from Arizona.
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Infrared view of the Carina Nebula.
The Carina nebula is home to several of the brightest and most massive known stars.
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