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Orbiter Completes Maneuver to Prepare for Comet Flyby

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NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft passes above Mars' south pole in this artist's concept illustration.

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Rosetta Arrives at Target Comet

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Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko by Rosetta's OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on August 3, 2014, from a distance...

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“Active” surfaces control what’s on them: Researchers develop treated surfaces that can actively control how fluids or particles move

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Diagram shows the droplet on the ferrofluid impregnated surface. The oil-based solution keeps the droplet from being pinned to the surface...

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NASA's Hubble Finds Supernova Star System Linked to Potential 'Zombie Star'

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LEDs made from ‘wonder material’ perovskite: Colourful LEDs made from a material known as perovskite could lead to LED displays which are both cheaper and easier to manufacture in future

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Light-induced nanocarriers switch on improved gene therapy

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A newly developed, light-induced nanocarrier for targeted gene therapy has been trialled by researchers in Japan. The three-layered micelle...

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NASA Mars Curiosity Rover: Two Years and Counting on Red Planet

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This image from the Navigation Camera on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows wheel tracks printed by the rover as it drove...

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Study of Aerosols Stands to Improve Climate Models

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Low-level clouds along the California coast are visible in this July 26, 2014 image from the NOAA/NASA...

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