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v Samsung Debuts Hybrid Hard Drive

v Governments Failed to Stop Overfishing: Study

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Report: Spacecraft Crashes Into Satellite

A robotic NASA spacecraft designed to rendezvous with an orbiting satellite instead crashed into its target, according to a summary of the investigation released Monday.

Cassini Captures Another Stunning Saturnian Vista

NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this image of Saturn's small, battered moon Epimetheus; its giant, smog-enshrouded moon Titan, and its A and F rings stretching across the scene.

Crumbling Comet Has NASA Scientists Looking For Crater Chains

In a remote windswept area named Aorounga, in Chad, there are three craters in a row, each about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) in diameter.

Titan in Motion

Europe's Huygens probe was quite alone when it set down on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan, but two new videos allow viewers to hitch a ride aboard the spacecraft's descent.

The Galileo Program	Meteor Shower A meteor has hit the Earth's atmosphere with a force at least as powerful as the Hiroshima bomb.
The 10th Planet Astronomers announced that they have discovered a new planet larger than Pluto in orbit around the sun.	Shuttle Launch Discovery and its crew of seven glided safely back to Earth, ending a riveting, at times agonizing, 14-day test of space shuttle safety.
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• Spirit Continues To Compile Panoramic Image

The latest report on NASA's Spirit rover shows it continuing to make progress on collecting images as part of its McMurdo panorama.

• Comet SW3 Still Rocks Fans of Stargazing
In the sky late Friday night, weather permitting, you should just be able to spot the comet version of The Rolling Stones.

• Japan's Space Agency to Offer Free Ride for Private Satellites
Privately developed small satellites in Japan may be launched by the H-2A rocket free of charge through its space agency from fiscal 2008, local media said Thursday.

• How Neptune Snagged a Passing Moon
FINALLY, a plausible explanation for how Neptune captured its errant moon Triton.

• Europe's Venus Probe Reaches Final Orbit
Venus Express settles into elliptical path; instruments being checked.

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