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NASA's Huge New Mars Rover Targets Biggest Red Planet Mysteries

NASA X-Ray Mirror Idea Inspired by Scotch Tape (No, Really!)

NASA scientist Maxim Markevitch is studying the feasibility of building a low-cost X-ray space telescope mirror from plastic tape and tightly rolling it like the Scotch tape in most homes and offices. — NASA/D. McCallum

Scotch tape, that transparent, sticky hero of offices everywhere, could be a NASA superstar as well. [Full Story

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Apollo Moon Landing Flags Still Standing, Photos Reveal

Apollo 15 Deployed Flag and Shadow — NASA

Photos from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter prove the American flags planted by Apollo astronauts still stand on the moon. [Full Story

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