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A close call of the astral kind, February 2013

An asteroid is headed this way next year, and it will be a close call by celestial standards, says Donald Yeomans from NASA'S Near-Earth Object Program.

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LEGO space shuttle makes trek to the stars (VIDEO)

Who needs NASA and its fancy space shuttle program?

Tags: LEGO, Space Shuttle, YouTube, mashable

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Smithsonian plans festival to welcome Discovery

The Smithsonian Institution is planning a four-day festival with NASA to welcome space shuttle Discovery into its collection in April.

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Langley Research Center holds student career day

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Fireball reported over area skies Friday night

People from Virginia to New York reported seeing a bright flash, and something shooting through the sky Friday night, but nobody knows exactly what it was.

Tags: fireball, FAA, National Weather Service, meteor, American Meteor Society

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NASA holds day of remembrance at Arlington

NASA is remembering the astronauts who lost their lives for the space program with wreath layings at Arlington National Cemetery.

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NASA launches rocket from Va site

NASA says it has successfully launched a suborbital sounding rocket from the Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore.

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Twin spacecraft enter lunar orbit over New Year's weekend

NASA was busy over New Year's Eve and New Year's Day as its twin lunar spacecraft, GRAIL-A and -B entered lunar orbit after a 3 month, 2.5 million mile journey.

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Will U.S. be left behind after ending shuttle program?

John Zarrella, reporter for CNN

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Chief: NASA relevant for 50 more years; Kelly won't run

NASA will see at least 50 more years of dominating the space arena, the agency's head stated Friday, despite calls that next week's final space shuttle launch signals the end of its dominance in that arena.

Tags: mark kelly, gabrielle giffords, charles bolden,

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