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Laura Dattaro
James Webb Space Telescope gets its first instrument
The James Webb Space Telescope, aka Hubble 2.0, now has its first instrument. The instrument took 10 years and 200 scientists to build.
May 10, 2012
NASA extends Spitzer, Kepler and Planck missions
NASA extends three space-based astrophysics missions. All three probe deep mysteries of the cosmos and try to answer fundamental questions.
April 8, 2012
Help find Hubble images’ hidden treasures
You can win an iPod or iPad for the rare privilege of seeing something wonderful that no one has noticed before, in Hubble Space Telescope images.
March 28, 2012
Mars rover Curiosity and January’s powerful solar storm
When a solar storm bathed the Mars rover Curiosity - now en route to Mars - in radiation, the rover acted as a stunt double for astronauts.
February 27, 2012
Hubble data reveals new class of exoplanet
A transit of a planet in front of its star has revealed a water-covered world with a thick, steamy atmosphere was found in Hubble data.
February 21, 2012
Tiniest chameleons in found Madagascar
A research team has discovered four new tiny chameleons that are the tiniest chameleons - and some of the smallest reptiles - in existence.
February 15, 2012
SpaceX hopes to launch to ISS on March 20
SpaceX wants to launch the first commercially built spacecraft to the International Space Station on March 20, 2012, but might push back the launch to April.
February 5, 2012
GRAIL video shows moon’s far side
Twin spacecraft - named Ebb and Flow, part of NASA's GRAIL mission - are orbiting the moon. Ebb has captured a video of the moon's far side.
February 2, 2012
Opportunity rover marks eight-year anniversary on Mars
The Opportunity rover touched down on Mars at 5:05 a.m. UTC on January 25, 2004 for a planned three-month mission to explore the Red Planet.
January 25, 2012
NASA announces winners of student contest to name GRAIL spacecraft
Fourth graders from Bozeman, Montana are the winners of a NASA student contest to name the twin moon-orbiting GRAIL spacecraft.
January 17, 2012
