Earth-sized planet found around star next door to Sun

  NEWSALERT: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 @ 1940 GMT
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EARTH-SIZED PLANET FOUND AROUND STAR NEXT DOOR TO SUN
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Our sun's neighbor harbors a blistering world about the size of Earth, astronomers announced Wednesday, raising hopes a life-supporting planet could be found close to home.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1210/16alphacentaur/

 

PHOTO GALLERY: ENDEAVOUR TAKES TO THE LA STREETS
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Spaceflight Now captured space shuttle Endeavour's once-in-a-lifetime journey through an American city from start to finish, from the ground and even in the air. This 8-page photo gallery relives the remarkable event that will never be forgotten for the million spectators who lined the sidewalks of Los Angeles.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/paradegallery/1/

 

KEPLER'S EXOPLANET SURVEY JEOPARDIZED BY TWO ISSUES
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NASA's Kepler space telescope, a sleuth with electronic eyes, needs an extra four years to meet its goal of finding an Earth-sized planet in habitable zones around other stars, but a critical hardware failure aboard the probe this summer has managers worried the mission could end at any time.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1210/16kepler/

 

EXPERTS ENDORSE DESIGN OF PRIVATE SPACE TELESCOPE
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The design and objectives of the B612 Foundation's privately-funded asteroid-hunting space telescope are technically sound, according to an independent panel of industry and NASA experts commissioned to advise the project.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1210/15b612/

 

INTERACTIVE iPAD GUIDE TO CURIOSITY ROVER MISSION
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