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Google News: Alaska Expedition to Study Northern Lights from the Inside
[Space.com] - by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer A team of scientists is lofting weather balloons high into Alaska's northern lights displays, getting a unique inside look at this dazzling atmospheric phenomenon. The two-week expedition is called Project Aether:
Google News: Exploring the Northern Lights: Alaska Aurora Expedition Coverage
[Space.com] - by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer A team of scientists is launching instrument-laden weather balloons to the edge of Alaska's dazzling northern lights this week, and SPACE.com gets a ringside seat (maybe even on a dog sled). The two-week expedition
Plutonium-238: Spacecraft fuel shortage may have been averted
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[Mother Nature Network] - By Mike Wall, SPACE.comSun, Apr at 3:13 PM EST SPACE FUEL: Artist's concept of NASA's Cassini spacecraft at Saturn. Cassini, and others like it, is powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator that converts energy from plutonium-238
Space Shuttles, Now Retired, Moving To New Museum Homes (PHOTOS)
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[Huffington Post] - Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff in 1986, and the shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry to Earth's atmosphere in You can follow SPACE.com senior writer Mike Wall on Twitter: @michaeldwall. Follow SPACE.com for the latest in space
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