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Ulysses Flyby of the Sun's North Pole

Consider it a case of exquisite timing. Just last week, solar physicists announced the beginning of a new solar cycle and now, Jan. 14th, the Ulysses spacecraft is flying over a key region of solar activity--the sun's North Pole.
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NASA Sends Spacecraft on Mission to Comet Hartley 2

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Space news // 13 December, 2007 11:12:56
 NASA has approved the retargeting of the Epoxi mission for a flyby of comet Hartley 2 on Oct. 11, 2010. Hartley 2 was chosen as Epoxi's destination after the initial target, comet Boethin, could not be found. Scientists theorize comet Boethin may have broken up into pieces too small for detection.

NASA Spacecraft Make New Discoveries About Northern Lights

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Space news // 11 December, 2007 07:12:19
 A fleet of NASA spacecraft, launched less than eight months ago, has made three important discoveries about spectacular eruptions of Northern Lights called "substorms" and the source of their power.

Venus Express Details Venusian Climate and Evolution

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Space news // 30 November, 2007 05:12:05
 Today, Venus is a hellish place of high temperatures and crushing air pressure. Venus Express is showing that this was not always the case. Instead, some time in the past, Venus was probably much more Earth-like and contained large quantities of water.

Voyager Spacecraft Will Reach Major Milestone in Late 2007 or Early 2008

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Space news // 27 November, 2007 11:11:11
 Using a computer model simulation, Haruichi Washimi, a physicist at UC Riverside, has predicted when the interplanetary spacecraft Voyager 2 will cross the "termination shock," the spherical shell around the solar system that marks where the solar wind slows down to subsonic speed.

Customized Telemetry System for the James Webb Space Telescope Successful

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Space news // 14 November, 2007 06:11:01
 Once it launches in 2013, the James Webb Space Telescope will be able to communicate with the Earth thanks to a customized and modified "off-the-shelf" system that has been recently and successfully tested by Northrop Grumman Corporation, the prime contractor on the telescope.

YES2 team claims a space tether world record

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Space news // 07 November, 2007 01:11:22
 On 25 September, students around the world watched with bated breath as their creation, the second Young Engineers Satellite (YES2) experiment, reached its dramatic conclusion.

Setting stars reveal planetary secrets

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Space news // 04 November, 2007 11:11:08
 Watching the stars set from the surface of the Earth may be a romantic pastime but when a spacecraft does it from orbit, it can reveal hidden details about a planets atmosphere.

Phoenix:Tasks En Route to Mars Include Course Tweak, Gear Checks

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Space news // 01 November, 2007 04:11:37
 NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, launched on Aug. 4 and headed to Mars, fired its four trajectory correction thrusters Wednesday for only the second time. The 45.9-second burn nudged the spacecraft just the right amount to put it on a course to arrive at the red planet seven months from today.

Voyager at 30: Looking Beyond and Within

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Space news // 05 September, 2007 07:09:33
 A mission that was supposed to last just five years is celebrating its 30th anniversary this fall. Scientists continue to receive data from the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft as they approach interstellar space.

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