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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Humans

    Neil Armstrong, first man on moon, dies at 82

    Apollo 11 commander held true to his engineering roots.

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  2. Astronomy

    Black hole’s annual feast begins

    Astronomers offer explanations for source of light around object with an unusual yearly behavior.

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  3. Space

    Weird pulsars debut at Beijing astronomy meeting

    Newfound oddities challenge researchers’ imaginations.

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  4. Space

    Giant cluster phenomenally fertile

    Stars form at an impressive rate thanks to a snoozing black hole at the center of the massive object.

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  5. Planetary Science

    Dawn mission to die another day

    A glitch does not threaten the spacecraft’s survival, but it will delay an upcoming visit to the dwarf planet Ceres.

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  6. Planetary Science

    Wheels down, Mars rover takes in the view

    After a safe landing, NASA’s Curiosity begins transmitting images back to Earth.

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  7. Planetary Science

    Curiosity lands safely on Mars

    Lowered by sky crane onto the surface, NASA rover prepares to look for signs that life could have evolved on the Red Planet.

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  8. Planetary Science

    A lifetime of curiosity: An interview with JPL director Charles Elachi

    Nadia Drake speaks with the lab head days before the Mars Science Laboratory’s scheduled landing.

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  9. Planetary Science

    BLOG: Mission control before the party

    On the eve of Curiosity’s planned Martian landing, Science News astronomy reporter Nadia Drake checks out JPL’s space central.

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  10. Planetary Science

    Young scientist crosses fingers for Mars rover

    Ryan Anderson’s graduate work helped researchers select Curiosity’s landing site in Gale Crater.

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  11. Astronomy

    Curiosity to look for habitable environs

    Set to land on Mars August 5, NASA mission will search for signs that the planet could support life, now or long ago.

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  12. Planetary Science

    Curiosity readies for dramatic entrance

    NASA’s new Mars rover aims to alight on the Red Planet like a pop star being lowered onto stage.

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