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A new computer chip has helped scientists create some of the clearest images of the universe ever seen.

The Earth’s shadow crept across the moon’s surface early on Tuesday, slowly eclipsing it and turning it to shades of orange and red. The total lunar eclipse was visible in North and South America, especially in the West.
Time lapse video from AP:

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Google uses images to put astronomy on your desk.
YouTube video:

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Astronauts are returning to earth as NASA fears Hurricane Dean could disrupt flight operations. Space agency managers ordered space shuttle Endeavour back to Earth from the international space station a day early.

Hurricane Dean forces NASA officials to bring Shuttle Endeavour’s home a day early.
AP video:

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NASA cut short a spacewalk by two astronauts outside the international space station after one of them noticed a hole in the outer layer of his glove Wednesday.
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NASA has released footage of Endeavour’s booster rocket falling into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after its launch last week.

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Insulating foam broke off from the shuttle Endeavour during liftoff and NASA is now looking at ways to repair the spacecraft before reentry. Space consultant Bill Harwood explains.
CBS News Video:

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Endeavour astronauts plan to use the robotic arm to look at the cut in the shuttle’s under belly. If everything looks ok, the crew will most likely not have to perform any space walks to fix it.

 
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A robotic dirt and ice digger is rocketing toward Mars. By next spring the lander should be on the planet’s arctic circle.
AP Video:

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