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All the news unfit to print for Thursday, November 27, 2008


THE THANKSGIVING SKY ABOVE: JUPITER, VENUS, AND THE MOON TOGETHER

My two nephews were convinced tonight that Jupiter and Venus were UFOs.. After they were stagnant in the sky for over an hour, they gave up their hopes of seeing an alien life.. My father came up with a better idea: It's not a UFO at all but instead the missing NASA tool belt..

Nonetheless, it turns out that tonight's night sky is going to be a star gazer's dream .. no telescope or binoculars needed for the show, instead the objects will even be visible in cities if it's a clear night..

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All the news unfit to print for Tuesday, November 18, 2008


Doh! Tool bag lost during spacewalk!


Bad day for Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper, who lost a tool bag during spacewalk ..

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All the news unfit to print for Monday, August 4, 2008


THE UNFRIENDLY MARTIAN SOIL

For weeks, rumors and hope abounded online: Could there be life on Mars? Finally, after several weeks of studying soil samples, NASA says no. Even more, NASA commented that it found a substance on Mars that could be "detrimental to possible life" and that the soil is not as friendly as once thought. No tomato plants on Mars. Developing..

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All the news unfit to print for Thursday, July 24, 2008


ASTRONAUT OR ASTRO-NUT?

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All the news unfit to print for Saturday, June 28, 2008


GROW A GARDEN ON MARS

Scientists say that soil on Mars may be good enough to grow asparagus and turnips..

Not strawberries, though, apparently.

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