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  NASA's Voyager Golden Record Now Available to the Public

  Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 4 a.m.

  It's been 30 years since NASA scientists launched the famed Golden Records — described by NASA as a mixed tape "intended to communicate the story of our world to extraterrestrials" — on Voyager spacecrafts 1 and 2, and while aliens have had the opportunity to give the records a listen...

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  NASA Scientist Held in Turkey Denied Bail Yet Again

  Monday, November 20, 2017 at 4 a.m.

  At this point it's not exactly a surprise that Serkan Golge, a 37-year-old physicist and U.S.-Turkish dual citizen who has been held in Turkey for more than a year on charges of his alleged involvement in the failed coup last year, was once again denied bail at his latest hearing...

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  Long Spaceflights Squish the Brains of Astronauts, Study Finds

  Monday, November 6, 2017 at 4 a.m.

  It's been understood for a while now that spending time in space can damage the bodies of astronauts. Famed retired Astronaut Capt. Scott Kelly has noted in both his public appearances and in his recently published memoir, "Endurance: A Year in Space," that he knew going into his final mission...

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  Lamar Smith, the Anti-Climate Change-iest Congressman, Is Retiring in 2018

  Friday, November 3, 2017 at 5 a.m.

  Representative Lamar Smith, the chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, says he will not seek re-election in 2018. Smith, a San Antonio Republican, has held his seat since 1987 and there had been rumors knocking around Congress for a while that he might opt to retire after...

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  Five Reasons "Houston, We Have a Problem" Is So Annoying to Houstonians

  Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 5 a.m.

  It's as if people, especially writers and editors, sit around looking for a good reason to unearth that phrase.

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  Astronaut Paul Weitz, Who Helped Save Skylab, Dies at 85

  Friday, October 27, 2017 at 7 a.m.

  Astronaut Paul Weitz, whose swearing lit up the Johnson Space Center Mission Control in Houston back in 1973 before he and two other astronauts managed to repair Skylab, has died at the age of 85. Weitz, born in Erie, Pennsylvania, developed a fascination with flight early on, leading him to...