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The Science and Technology Directorate at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center sponsors the Science@NASA web sites. The mission of Science@NASA is to help the public understand how exciting NASA research is and to help NASA scientists fulfill their outreach responsibilities.
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NASA to Attempt Historic Solar Sail Deployment
from Science @ NASA Feature Stories Podcast on June 26, 2008
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This summer, NASA engineers will try to realize a dream older than the Space Age itself: the deployment of a working solar sail in Earth orbit. The name of the device is NanoSail-D and it is scheduled for launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket as early as July 29, 2008. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.
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Apollo Relic Reveals its Secrets
from Science @ NASA Feature Stories Podcast on June 20, 2008
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In 1967, Surveyor 3 landed on the Moon. Two years later, Apollo astronauts visited the little unmanned spacecraft and brought pieces of it home to Earth. Now, a portion of Surveyor's robotic arm, the scoop it used to sample moondust, is teaching researchers some long-lost secrets. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.
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Solstice Moon Illusion
from Science @ NASA Feature Stories Podcast on June 16, 2008
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Sometimes you just can't believe your eyes. This week is one of those times. Check out the full Moon on June 18th and prepare to be deceived! Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.
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NASA's Newest Space Telescope Blasts Off
from Science @ NASA Feature Stories Podcast on June 11, 2008
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NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope left Earth today onboard a Delta II rocket. The entire GLAST Team is elated, reports program manager Kevin Grady of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The observatory is now on-orbit and all systems continue to operate as planned. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.
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Strange Ring Found Circling Dead Star
from Science @ NASA Feature Stories Podcast on May 29, 2008
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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a bizarre ring of material around the magnetic remains of a star that blasted itself to smithereens. Although rings and spheres of material are common in the universe, this one is not like any ring astronomers have ever seen before. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.
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Cartwheel Coronal Mass Ejection
from Science @ NASA Feature Stories Podcast on May 27, 2008
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Imagine a billion-ton cloud of gas launching itself off the surface of the sun and then ... doing a cartwheel. That's exactly what happened on April 9, 2008, when a coronal mass ejection or CME pirouetted over the sun's limb in full view of an international fleet of spacecraft. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.
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Phoenix Lands on Mars
from Science @ NASA Feature Stories Podcast on May 25, 2008
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NASA's Phoenix spacecraft landed in the northern polar region of Mars Sunday to begin three months of examining a site chosen for its likelihood of having frozen water within reach of the lander's robotic arm. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.
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Lunar GRAIL
from Science @ NASA Feature Stories Podcast on May 22, 2008
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Gravitationally speaking, the moon is a strange place. Satellites in lunar orbit feel odd, sideways tugs and end up nose down in the moondust. Astronauts standing in the middle of lunar lava seas weigh more than they do standing on the shore. A new NASA mission named GRAIL aims to map the moon's quirky gravity field and thus pave the way for future exploration. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.
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100 Explosions on the Moon
from Science @ NASA Feature Stories Podcast on May 21, 2008
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In 2005, NASA astronomers began watching the Moon to see how often meteoroids crashed into the lunar surface. They've just video-taped their 100th explosion. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.
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Space Station Tricorder
from Science @ NASA Feature Stories Podcast on May 09, 2008
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Astronauts are using a Star Trek tricorder-like device to keep track of microscopic life forms onboard the International Space Station. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story.
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