Spinning space probe to record the &#39;birth cries&#39; of black holes
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A new space observatory was rocketing into orbit yesterday preparing to scan the universe for the most violent celestial explosions since the Big Bang.
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A NASA experiment that could help shape the future of space exploration as part of a new generation of potentially life-saving space crafts has launched
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UK physicists finish a crucial element of a device that will probe the forces that shape our Universe.
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NASA has launched a new space observatory to hunt down and study the most powerful explosions seen in the Universe since the Big Bang itself.
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Billions of years after a galactic &quot;baby boom,&quot; a NASA spacecraft has detected dozens of newborn galaxies in the Earth&#39;s part of the universe.
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CANOGA PARK, Calif., Feb. 17  /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's RS-27A rocket engine powered five NASA scientific satellites into orbit today. The purpose of the mission is to unlock the mysteries of Earth's geomagnetic substorms.
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The Cassini space probe has captured an incredible image of Saturn&#39;s tiny moon Mimas, suspended against the grey-blue backdrop of Saturn&#39;s rings.
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Using data from a NASA satellite, an astronomer has simulated the sound that he says followed the birth of the universe. Includes audio.
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Astronomers sifting through  the radiation signals emanating from a distant black hole have separated the  emission into its two component parts, a key step in understanding how such  massive objects work.
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THE fastest-swivelling space science observatory rocketed into orbit yesterday to scan the universe for violent celestial explosions, which astronomers believe represent the birth screams of black holes.
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The US space agency NASA plans to launch an experimental aircraft Monday that it hopes will set a new world record for air speed. If weather permits, an unpiloted wedge-shaped X-43 aircraft
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By Associated Press  PALATINE, Ill. - An elementary school science teacher in this Chicago suburb doesn't have to turn on the news for an update on NASA's space mission. She just turns on her video baby monitor.
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Scientists are chomping at the bit for tomorrow&#39;s Earthly return of a sample capsule from NASA&#39;s Genesis spacecraft, hoping the star stuff it carries will help answer questions on the origins of the solar system and we who live in it.
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A Finnish team describes a black hole that is a record 18 billion times more massive than our own Sun.
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The Cassini space probe has taken a stunning image of Saturn&#39;s moon Mimas against the blue-grey backdrop of Saturn&#39;s rings.
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Engineers for the space agency's experimental X-43A project prepare to break the aircraft speed record. But the hypersonic jet flight could be NASA's last. By Amit Asaravala.
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Scientists have successfully measured the wind speeds which pummelled Huygens during its descent to Titan