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May 22, 2013 Herschel Space Observatory Finds Galaxy Mega MergerA massive and rare merging of two galaxies has been spotted in images taken by the Herschel space observatory, a European Space Agency mission with important NASA participation. |
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May 22, 2013 Forecast for Titan: Wild Weather Could be AheadTwo new models with implications for NASA's Cassini mission suggest the onset of spring in Titan's northern hemisphere could bring waves and hurricanes. |
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May 20, 2013 NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Drills Second Rock TargetNASA's Mars rover Curiosity has used the drill on its robotic arm to collect a powdered sample from the interior of a rock called "Cumberland." |
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May 17, 2013 Mars Rover Opportunity Examines Clay Clues in RockNASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is driving to a new study area after a dramatic finish to 20 months on "Cape York" with examination of a rock intensely altered by water. |
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May 16, 2013 Nine-Year-Old Mars Rover Passes 40-Year-Old RecordNASA's Mars rover Opportunity now holds the record for farthest driving by a NASA vehicle on a world away from Earth, passing a mark set by an Apollo astronaut-driven rover. |
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May 16, 2013 Galaxy's Ring of FireThis ring of fire "burns, burns, burns" with young stars. |
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May 16, 2013 NASA Helps Pinpoint Glaciers' Role in Sea Level RiseA new study of glaciers worldwide from two NASA satellites has helped resolve differences in estimates of how fast glaciers are disappearing and contributing to sea level rise. |
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May 15, 2013 Asteroid 1998 QE2 to Sail Past Earth Nine Times Larger Than Cruise ShipAsteroid 1998 QE2 will get no closer than about 3.6 million miles at time of closest approach on May 31 at 1:59 p.m. Pacific (4:59 p.m. Eastern). |
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May 15, 2013 NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts on MarsScientists using images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have estimated that the planet is bombarded by more than 200 small asteroids or bits of comets per year. |
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May 15, 2013 Cassini Shapes First Global Topographic Map of TitanScientists have used data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft to map the highs and lows of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. |