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Stories about: deep space

Massive Mars Antenna to Undergo Delicate 'Surgery' Scientists at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, announce that work has begun on repairing an iconic antenna of the American space agency. Used for the past 40 years for keeping in touch, and keeping track with deep-space missions, including those on Mars, the famous equipment now need... 9 March 2010 15:11 GMT European Experts Handle Largest Virtual Telescope in the World Bigger is always better in astronomy, experts say, and the phrase especially holds true for telescopes. Making use of new technologies that allow for virtually instantaneous connections between any points on Earth, experts from more than 16 observatories on six continents have joined their resources together, and hav... 9 June 2009 18:41 GMT