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The heliosphere appears to be letting in more cosmic rays, which could pose hazards for long-duration space travelers.

He invented and managed the White Room atop the launch tower where astronauts prepared for takeoff on the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Skylab projects.

The proton beams collide at a total energy level of 7 trillion electron volts hours after a few attempts at the test site near Geneva. Scientists begin examining the data.

Gordon managed construction of the device, which is 1,000 feet across, in Puerto Rico. The telescope was the first to detect ice on Mercury among other discoveries.

Viewers didn’t see the plume of dust that was supposed to arise after a rocket smacked into a crater. But scientists are hopeful they’ll get enough data to determine if water is present on the moon.

NASA scientists have a new plan to free the robot from its sand trap, but failure could mean its end.

The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer will capture hundreds of thousands of previously unknown objects that are too cool and too dark to be seen with most telescopes.

The intergalactic entrepreneurs unveil the VSS Enterprise, the world’s first commercial passenger spacecraft. Tests are expected to start early next year, and flights could begin in 2011.

The world’s largest particle accelerator is spurred to record-breaking speed, suggesting that it will deliver on its scientific promise. And it’s not even at full power yet.

Three giant telescopes, many times stronger than any existing today, will allow scientists to study the processes that created the cosmos.

The mission that plunged a rocket into the moon’s surface last month detected about 25 gallons of water in the form of vapor and ice -- enough to inspire hope for a lunar colony.

WISE will take a high-powered, wide-angle look at the sky, snapping pictures for about 10 months. It is expected to find thousands of asteroids, dozens of brown dwarfs and perhaps even a new planet.