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Read article: Obama nominates new NASA boss Telescopes and space missions Research update Obama nominates new NASA boss Former astronaut Charles Bolden picked for role of administrator
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Telescopes and space missions Research update Do satellite galaxies point to modified gravity? Dwarfs don't seem to contain dark matter
Read article: Europe launches cosmic explorers Telescopes and space missions Research update Europe launches cosmic explorers Herschel and Planck satellites to investigate the early universe
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