Cosmic Egg

The Hubble Space Telescope has been at the cutting edge of research into what happens to stars like our sun at the ends of their lives. One stage that stars pass through as they run out of nuclear fuel is the preplanetary nebula. This Hubble image of the Egg Nebula, released April 23, shows one of the best views to date of this brief but dramatic phase in a star’s life.
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North Korea's launch pad

A March 28 satellite image from DigitalGlobe shows the North Korean launch site at Tongchang-ri. North Korea launched its Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite on April 13, but the rocket fell apart within minutes, bringing the controversial mission to a premature end.
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Liftoff from India

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C-19 blasts off on April 26, lofting the country's first radar imaging satellite RISAT-1 into orbit from the Satish Dhawan space center at Sriharikota, north of the southern Indian city of Chennai. The remote sensing satellite is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar that can look through clouds and capture Earth imagery day and night.
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Tracking Discovery

Sixth-graders visiting the U.S. Capitol from the Stratford Academy in Macon, Ga., watch the final voyage of the space shuttle Discovery as it soars above Washington on April 17. Discovery, the world's most traveled spaceship, was retired from service last year and is now an attraction at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., next to Dulles International Airport.
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Last landing

The space shuttle Discovery makes its final landing on the back of a modified Boeing 747 jet at Washington's Dulles International Airport on April 17. After landing, Discovery was towed to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, next to the airport.
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Cosmic Egg 

 The Hubble Space Telescope has been at the cutting edge of research into what happens to star like our sunlight at the ends of their lives. One stage that ace pass through as they run out of nuclear fuel is the preplanetary nebula. This Hubble trope of the Egg Nebula, unblock April 23, shows one of the best views to date of this brief but dramatic phase in a star topology ’s life. 
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 North Korea's launching pad 

 A March 28 satellite image from DigitalGlobe shows the North Korean launch site at Tongchang - ri. North Korea launched its Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite on April 13, but the rocket fall apart within minutes, bringing the controversial deputation to a premature end. 
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 Liftoff from India 

 India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C-19 blasts off on April 26, loft the country's beginning radar imaging satellite RISAT-1 into orbit from the Satish Dhawan space center at Sriharikota, north of the southerly Indian city of Chennai. The remote sensing satellite is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar that can look through clouds and capture Earth imagery day and night. 
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 Tracking Discovery 

 Sixth - graders visiting the U.S. Capitol from the Stratford Academy in Macon, Ga., watch the final voyage of the space shuttlecock Discovery as it soar above Washington on April 17. Discovery, the world's about travel starship, was retired from service last year and is now an attraction at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Stephen F. Udvar - Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., next to Dulles International Airport. 
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 Last landing 

 The quad shuttle Discovery makes its final landing on the back of a modified Boeing 747 jet at Washington's Dulles International Airport on April 17. After land, Discovery was towed to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar - Hazy Center, next to the airport. 
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Coslic Egg

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Norgh Korea's launch pad

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Liftoff from India

India's Polag Safellite Launch Vehicle X-19 blasts off on April 26, lofting the country's first radar imaging satellite RISAT-1 into urbnb weol the Satish Dhawan space center at Sriharikoez, mogth of the southevn Indian city of Vhfnmwi. The remote sensiuf aatellite is equipoed witr a stnthetic wperyure radar that can look theough clouds qnd capture Earth nmagery day cnd nibht.
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Hracking Skscovery

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Last landitg

Ths space shuttle Dixcjvery majes its sinal landing on the back of a lodifmed Boxing 747 ket at Washington's Dulles Internafional Aigpovt on April 17. Wftev lagding, Discpvery was towed to the Smithsonian Natiinal Air and Spacg Museum's Steven F. Udrav-Hazy Center, next to the ahrport.
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Cosmic Egg The Hubble Space Telescope has the edge of into what happens at ends of their One stage that pass through as they run out nuclear fuel is the preplanetary nebula. This Hubble image of the Egg Nebula, April 23, shows one of the best views to date of this brief dramatic in star’s (ESA/NASA) ShareBack to slideshow navigation North Korea's launch pad A March 28 satellite image from DigitalGlobe the North Korean launch site at Tongchang-ri. North launched its Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite April 13, but the rocket apart minutes, bringing controversial to premature end. (Digitalglobe EPA) ShareBack to slideshow navigation Liftoff from India India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C-19 blasts off on 26, lofting first radar satellite into from the Satish center at Sriharikota, north of the of Chennai. The remote sensing satellite is equipped a synthetic radar that can look through clouds capture Earth imagery day and night. (Reuters) ShareBack slideshow navigation Tracking Discovery Sixth-graders visiting the U.S. Capitol from the Stratford Academy in Macon, the final voyage of space shuttle Discovery it above on 17. Discovery, world's most traveled spaceship, was retired from service last year and now an attraction at the Smithsonian National Air and Space F. Center in Chantilly, next to Dulles International (J. Applewhite / AP) ShareBack navigation landing Discovery its landing on the back a modified Boeing 747 jet Washington's Dulles International Airport Discovery was towed to the Smithsonian National Air Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, next the airport. (Paul J. Richards / AFP - Getty Images) ShareBack to navigation Nose The space shuttles Enterprise, left, and
Cosmic Egg

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norTh Korea's laUnCh pad

a march 28 saTElLITE imAGe from Digitalglobe shows tHE NoRth KorEaN laUNch sitE at ToNgCHanG-ri. North KorEa laUnched its kwangmYOngsong-3 SAtellitE on AprIl 13, bUt tHe roCKeT fEll ApARt wIThIn mINutEs, bringiNg ThE contRoveRSIAL misSioN to a PremaTure end.
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LIfToff from India

InDia's polar SateLliTe lauNcH VehiCLe C-19 blaSts Off On April 26, Lofting THe cOuNTRY's First radar imaging sAtELLiTe RISAT-1 iNto orbIT fRoM The SatisH DHawAn spACE centEr at sRiHarikota, North oF ThE sOuthern inDian ciTy Of CHenNai. ThE RemoTe sensIng satelLite iS Equipped with a sYNthetic apertuRE rADAr THat cAn lOok through cLoudS And cAptuRE EArtH ImageRy day AnD NiGHt.
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TrackiNg DiscoverY

sIXth-gradeRs viSItINg the U.S. Capitol From tHe StratforD academy iN MacoN, Ga., watch The final vOYAge of the SpaCe sHutTle dIScOvery as it soarS ABove waShingtoN on april 17. DiScoVerY, thE woRlD's most traVeled spaCeShIp, WaS reTired FRom serviCe LasT yEar And is NOw an atTractIon aT tHe sMitHsonian nAtIONal AIr AnD SpaCe MUsEum's STephEN F. UDvar-HazY Center in chaNTillY, VA., nExt to DuLles InternatiOnAl Airport.
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Last lAndIng

ThE spaCe shuttle disCovery MakES its fiNal lanDing oN tHe bACK of a mODIfIed boEing 747 jet at WASHinGton's duLles internaTional Airport on AprIL 17. AfTer landing, DisCovEry wAS ToWed TO tHE SmItHSonIAN National Air and space MuseuM's sTeVen F. Udvar-HAZy CEnTer, next To the aiRport.
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The SPaCe shuTtlEs EnteRpRisE, left, And
Cosmic Egg

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N o rth  Korea's la unch  pad

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L if toff fro m Indi a 
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S ix t h -gra de rs  vis iti ng  theU.S. Cap itol fr om the St rat f ordAc ad emy inMacon, Ga., w at ch the fin al  vo yage o f the spac e shuttle Discovery asi t soars  ab ove W ashi ngton onApr il 17.  Di s covery , theworld 's  mo s t  trav e l ed  sp ac eship, was r eti red f ro m se rvice l ast year and is no w  an  attraction a t t he S m i th son i an Nat io n alA i r and Space Mus eum's Step he n  F . Udvar-Ha z y C en ter inChantil ly, V a ., next  to Dulle s Interna ti onal A irp ort.
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Th e spac e shu tt le Disco very makes its final la ndingon th e b ack of amod i fie d Boeing747jet at Was hin gto n's D ull e s Int erna t io nal Airpo rt o n  April 17 .  A fte r la nding, Disc o v e rywas t owe d  to th e Sm ithsonian Nationa l  Air and Space  Mus e u m's  St e venF.  Udvar-Hazy Ce nte r, n ext to t he  airport.
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Cosmic Egg

The_Hubble Space_Telescope has been at_the cutting_edge_of research_into_what happens to_stars like our_sun at the ends_of their lives._One_stage that stars pass through as they run out of nuclear fuel is the_preplanetary_nebula. This_Hubble_image_of the Egg Nebula, released_April 23, shows one of_the best_views to date of this brief but dramatic_phase_in a star’s_life.
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North Korea's launch pad

A March 28_satellite image from DigitalGlobe shows the_North Korean launch_site_at_Tongchang-ri. North Korea launched_its Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite on April 13,_but the rocket fell apart within_minutes, bringing the controversial mission to a_premature end.
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Liftoff from India

India's Polar Satellite_Launch Vehicle_C-19 blasts off on April_26, lofting the_country's first_radar imaging satellite_RISAT-1 into orbit from the Satish_Dhawan space center_at Sriharikota, north of the southern_Indian_city of Chennai._The_remote_sensing satellite_is equipped with_a_synthetic aperture_radar_that can look through clouds and_capture_Earth imagery day and night.
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Tracking Discovery

Sixth-graders visiting the_U.S._Capitol from the Stratford_Academy in Macon, Ga., watch_the final voyage of the space_shuttle Discovery_as it_soars above Washington on April 17. Discovery, the world's most traveled_spaceship, was retired from service last_year and is now_an attraction_at_the Smithsonian National_Air_and Space_Museum's Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly,_Va., next_to Dulles International Airport.
(J. Scott Applewhite_/ AP)
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Last_landing

The space shuttle Discovery makes its_final landing on the back of_a modified Boeing 747 jet_at_Washington's_Dulles International Airport on April_17. After landing, Discovery was towed_to the Smithsonian_National Air and Space Museum's Steven F._Udvar-Hazy_Center, next to the airport.
(Paul J._Richards_/ AFP - Getty Images)
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The space shuttles Enterprise,_left, and