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ULTRAVIOLET PICTURES HINT AT ORIGIN OF SATURN'S RINGS
http://spaceflightnow.com/cassini/040707ringsuv.html GLIMPSE AT EARLY UNIVERSE REVEALS SURPRISE
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<a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/cassini/040707ringsuv.html">ULTRAVIOLET<http://spaceflightnow.com/cassini/040707ringsuv.html">ULTRAVIOLET> PICTURES HINT AT ORIGIN OF SATURN'S RINGS</a>
<a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0407/07earlyuniverse/">GLIMPSE<http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0407/07earlyuniverse/">GLIMPSE> AT EARLY UNIVERSE REVEALS SURPRISE</a>
<a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d306/status.html">LAUNCH<http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d306/status.html">LAUNCH> OF NASA ENVIRONMENTAL CRAFT DELAYED</a>
<a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0407/06clover/">CHANDRA<http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0407/06clover/">CHANDRA> LOOKS OVER A COSMIC FOUR-LEAF CLOVER</a>
<a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0407/07sca747/">NASA<http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0407/07sca747/">NASA> USING SHUTTLE CARRIER AIRCRAFT FOR FUEL-TANK TEST</a>
<a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0407/06mapping/">MAPPING<http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0407/06mapping/">MAPPING> THE GALAXY, AND WATCHING OUR BACKYARD</a>
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The best view ever of Saturn's rings in the ultraviolet indicates there is
more ice toward the outer part of the rings, hinting at ring origin and
evolution, say two University of Colorado at Boulder researchers involved
in the Cassini mission.
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A rare glimpse back in time into the universe's early evolution has
revealed something startling: mature, fully formed galaxies where
scientists expected to discover little more than infants.
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This weekend's liftoff of NASA's Aura atmospheric research satellite has
slipped from Saturday to Sunday so technicians can sort through records to
determine if any suspect transistors are installed in the spacecraft.
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A careful analysis of observations by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory of
a rare quadruple quasar has uncovered evidence that possibly a single star
in a foreground galaxy magnified X-rays coming from the quasar. This
discovery gives astronomers a new and extremely precise probe of the gas
flow around the supermassive black hole that powers the quasar.
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A Boeing 747 aircraft normally used to ferry space shuttles across the
country has been pressed into service to test fuel inerting system
technology to make airliners safer. The FAA and NASA have been working on
technology to prevent fuel tank fires since the TWA Flight 800 accident.
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One of the European Space Agency's most ambitious current projects has the
aim of compiling the most precise map of one thousand million stars in our
galaxy. Gaia, a spacecraft which will carry two of the most sensitive
cameras ever made, is due to be launched in 2010.
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