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 Mars mission led by Univ. of Colorado approved 
 Supreme Court grapples with NASA privacy questions 
 NASA sky-mapping telescope runs out of coolant 
 China’s space program launches lunar probe 
 China to launch second lunar probe this weekend 
 Congress backs Obama plan on NASA’s future 
 Could ‘Goldilocks’ planet be just right for life? 
 Hawaii telescope discovers asteroid HONOLULU — An asteroid that will come within 4 million miles of Earth in mid-October has been discovered by a University of Hawaii telescope. 
 VP’s official residence getting security upgrade 
 Jupiter making closest approach in nearly 50 years 
 2 asteroids to whiz harmlessly past Earth PASADENA, Calif. — NASA says two small asteroids discovered just days ago will zip harmlessly past Earth on Wednesday, a double flyby that should be visible through a telescope. 
 Emmy Countdown: Fans wait to see stars LOS ANGELES — Those who glide down the Emmy Awards’ red carpet are in designer dresses, designer jewelry and designer shoes, or tuxedos. 
 Study: Upper layer of atmosphere shrinking 
 Experts: Exoplanet could be smallest ever found 
 Scientists find system with 5 Neptune-like planets 
 ‘Avatar’ returns to 3-D theaters worldwide Friday 
 ‘Star Gazer’ host Jack Horkheimer dies at 72 
 Moon may be shrinking, but very, very slowly 
 China tests space station module to launch in 2011 
 Advanced military satellite launches into orbit 
 Home computers aid in discovery of neutron star 
 Fund investors: Consider fees first, then stars 
 Sun storms may bring northern lights farther south 
 Sun storms may bring northern lights further south 
 Scientists find most massive star ever discovered 
 NASA telescope made in Utah set to finish survey 
 25,000 new asteroids found by NASA’s sky mapping  more images 
 European Space Agency looking closely at asteroid 
 ESA preparing for close look at asteroid BERLIN — The European Space Agency is preparing to take the closest look yet at asteroid Lutetia in an extraordinary quest some 280 million miles in outer space between Mars and Jupiter. 
 Weekend total solar eclipse visible to lucky few 
 Japanese spacecraft may have dust from asteroid 
 Japanese probe may have dust from asteroid 
 ‘Eclipse’ rises to $82.5M over holiday weekend 
 ‘Twilight’ falls sharply but makes it to $161M 
 ‘Twilight’ eclipses record with $68.5M debut 
 Partial lunar eclipse visible in western skies 
 New Hawaii telescope searches for killer asteroids 
 Scientists retrieve capsule, seeking asteroid dust 
 Hunt on for asteroid dust and solar system secrets 
 Space probe returns to Earth from trip to asteroid 
 Scientists wait in Outback for Japanese spacecraft 
 NASA aircraft to track spacecraft re-entry 
 Amateur astronomer spots another Jupiter strike 
 8 scientists share lucrative Kavli Prizes OSLO, Norway — Eight scientists from the U.S., Britain and Germany shared three awards worth $1 million each on Thursday for work that has helped humans explore distant corners of the universe and the tiniest particles on Earth. |