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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program. NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958, replacing its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).
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Ex-MSHA chief accused of fraud
Apr 14 - Politico
49 former NASA scientists go ballistic over agency's bias on climate change
Apr 11 - Financial Post
Mar 23 - Financial Times
Angry Birds catapult into space - with Nasa's help
Mar 22 - France24
US gave Boeing $2.6m illegal aid
Mar 12 - Independent
Egypt: What’s So Scandalous About a Nose Job?
Mar 06 - Business Week
Oil sands pollution comparable to ‘large power plant’, NASA data shows
Mar 02 - Financial Post
John Glenn gets anniversary gift
Feb 20 - Politico
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Feb 13 - AllAfrica News
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Jan 31 - AllAfrica News
NASA launching multi-player game on Facebook
Jan 30 - France24
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Dec 29 - AllAfrica News
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Dec 11 - AllAfrica News
NASA launches Mars rover seeking signs of life
Nov 26 - MarketWatch
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Nov 18 - AllAfrica News
Estonians, Russian charged in Internet ad scam
Nov 09 - France24
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Nov 09 - AllAfrica News
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Nov 08 - AllAfrica News
Nigeria: Nasarawa Govt Seeks Full Exploitation of Keana Salt Deposits
Nov 07 - AllAfrica News
China suspect in US satellite interference: report
Oct 27 - France24
Articles About NASA
Scared of Facebook shares? Wager on Friday's close
By Reuters
Worried that if you buy Facebook when it starts trading Friday you'll get trampled by big banks and hedge funds? Betting on where the stock closes that day may be a safer wager. (12:42 pm)
MORE TOPICS: GOOGLE INC., FACEBOOK, NEW YORK
NASA Challenges Public To Build Apps Using Planetary Data System
By IBTimes
NASA is challenging students, teachers, game developers and interested civilians to create web and mobile-based apps using data from the planetary data system. (May 14)
Forget Supermoon! View Transit of Venus Rarest Planetary Movement (Until the Year 2117) [SPECTACULAR PICTURES]
By IBTimes UK
The last time this rare phenomenon occurred was on 8 June, 2014 when millions of people across the globe watched the spectacular event. (May 14)
The Big Bang Theory Season Finale Recap: Top 10 Highlights and Tumblr Memes (Spoilers)
By IBTimes AU
The Big Bang Theory has received the highest rating of 1.87 million viewers from Australia for its 21st episode, "The Hawking Excitation," according to TV Tonight. Can the season finale top this?. (May 13)
MORE TOPICS: AUSTRALIA
Spectacular 3-D Cosmic Image of Earth by Russian Electro-L Released [PHOTOS]
By IBTimes UK
Russian Earth Observation Centre NTs OMZ releases ultra-high resolution of earth. (May 12)
MORE TOPICS: JAPAN
Giant Vesta Not an Asteroid But a Small Planet, Says Nasa [PHOTOS]
By IBTimes UK
Vesta is expected to provide more clues to the formation of terrestrial planets and the earth's moon. (May 12)
MORE TOPICS: GERMANY
SpaceX Offers Space Travel For International Tourists, Pending Safe Dragon Launch
By IBTimes
Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, has announced a plan to offer space travel opportunities to civilians, in partnership with Bigelow Aerospace. (May 11)
MORE TOPICS: CALIFORNIA, JAPAN
Nasa's MRO Discovers Change In Sand Dunes On Mars
By IBTimes IN
Nasa scientists have discovered that the movement of sand dunes on Mars appears in a large scale similar to the dune fields on Earth, according to a study. (May 10)
Scientists Discover Sand Dunes on Mars
By IBTimes UK
Nasa scientists have discovered movement in sand dunes for the first time on the Mars (May 10)
Black Holes Can Suppress Galactic Star Formation, Says Nasa
By IBTimes UK
Some galaxies found to be 1,000 times brighter than our Milky Way galaxy. (May 09)
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