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September 12, 2013

NASA's Voyager first spacecraft to exit solar system
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2013
Never before has a human-built spacecraft traveled so far. NASA's Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system and is wandering the galaxy, US scientists said Thursday. The spacecraft, which looks like a combination of a satellite dish and an old television set with rabbit ear antennas, was launched in 1977 on a mission to explore planets in our solar system. Against all odds, Voyager kept on moving and now is about 12 billion miles (19 billion kilometers) from our Sun in a cold, dark part of spac ... read more

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Scientists say water on moon may have originated on Earth

Moon landing mission to use "secret weapons"

NASA launches spacecraft to study Moon atmosphere

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Terramechanics research aims to keep Mars rovers rolling

New technology could make for smarter planet rovers

NASA's Voyager first spacecraft to exit solar system

SpaceShipTwo commercial space liner breaks sound barrier in test

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China civilian technology satellites put into use

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Wiring microbes to conduct and produce electricity faster

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New breakthrough for structural characterization of metal nanoparticles

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New groundbreaking research may expose new aspects of the universe

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Powerful jets blowing material out of galaxy

New computational approaches speed up the exploration of the universe

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NASA-Funded Scientists Detect Water on Moon's Surface that Hints at Water Below

NASA's Hubble Sees a Cosmic Caterpillar

NASA launches spacecraft to study Moon atmosphere

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