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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:25:50 -0700
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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:18:50 -0700
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:15:18 -0700
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How Astronomy Lit Up the Solar System
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:32:17 -0700
Astronomy has come a long way in the 401 years since Galileo turned his first primitive telescope to the sky, so it's no surprise we see a very different solar system than the field's earliest pioneers.
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Space Farms Could Mine Minerals From Moon Dirt
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:15:19 -0700
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