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Our MESSENGER to Mercury sends home important data
By: William Atkins

The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER flew by Mercury on January 14, 2008. It reported back to scientists on Earth some information they did not know about its volcanic history and the source of its magnetic field.



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ABC NewsRadio axes StarStuff program – why?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!


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Discovery Channel puts “Glory Days” of NASA on HD
By: William Atkins

Over one hundred epic hours of classic NASA footage from the 1960s and 70s have been upgraded to high definition (HD) for the fiftieth anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). See them soon on Earth!


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May 5, 1961: Shepard is first U.S. astronaut in space
By: William Atkins

Forty-seven years ago Alan B. Shepard, Jr. became the first American citizen to go into space when he was launched at 9:34 a.m. EST aboard Freedom 7 and went 116.5 miles (187.42 kilometers) into the sky.


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First for America: February 20, 1962, Glenn orbits Earth
By: William Atkins

On February 20, 1962, the United States launched Friendship 7 with NASA astronaut John Glenn onboard. The Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, launched with an Atlas 109-D launch vehicle, was the first American attempt to place an astronaut in orbit.          
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Mercury data surprises scientists
By: Stephen Withers

Data received from NASA's MESSENGER Mercury probe has delivered some surprises for scientists studying the solar system's innermost planet.


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First Mercury flyby by MESSENGER shows past lava flows
By: William Atkins

Scientists with the NASA MESSENGER mission announced that the first image back from Mercury indicate the presence of solidified lava flows on the planet’s surface. Such discoveries are very important in unraveling its geological history.          
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