Hmmm...why hasn't there been more coverage of this part of NASA's Phoenix mission?

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Just when you thought you knew somebody...it looks like Regulus is a binary star! Time to start rewriting a lot of science fiction stories!

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Our solar system on a t-shirt, using fonts of relative sizes. Neat!

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You've heard of LGM's, Little Green Men? How about BGM? What the heck is this thing?

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Earthrise as seen by JAXA's Selene lunar orbiter. Insert your favorite theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey here.

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Some good news from Mars. After several days of failed attempts at obtaining a soil sample that can be analyzed from the clumpy regolith of the Martian Arctic, the Mars Phoenix Lander shook a sample into its "oven." Now we wait for about a week to receive the results of the probe's thermal and evolved-gas analyzer. More here and here.

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After a major storm passed, I looked up to see the ISS and the space shuttle, sailing quietly overhead.

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And the news flashes Earthwards...it appears the toilet is working again on the International Space Station!

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A Falcon IX test of all five engines!

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...will be one of these! What else can I add to my "basket"? more...

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