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		NASA's Gift to Mr. Claus True story: NASA technology saves Claus from a disaster at sea! Christmas (and the sport of fishing) may never be the same. + Read More + Listen to Story

		Saturn's Crazy Christmas Tilt The planet Saturn is doing something rare and beautiful this holiday season. Find out what in today's story from Science@NASA. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español

		Giant Breach in Earth's Magnetic Field Discovered NASA's five THEMIS spacecraft have discovered a breach in Earth's magnetic field ten times larger than anything previously thought to exist. The size of the opening and the strange way it forms could overturn long-held ideas of space physics. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español

		Solar Flare Surprise Solar flares are supposed to obliterate everything in their vicinity, yet one of the most powerful flares of the past 30 years has done just the opposite, emitting a beam of pure and unbroken hydrogen atoms. Researchers think this strange event could yield vital clues to the inner workings of solar flares. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español

		The Incredible Journey of the JWST From humble beginnings in a Utah beryllium mine to the most advanced laboratories in the world, the mirrors of NASA's next great observatory are taking an incredible journey to space. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español

		Biggest Full Moon of the Year This Friday's full Moon is the biggest full Moon of the year. It is a 'perigee Moon' as much as 14% bigger and 30% brighter than lesser full Moons we've seen earlier in 2008. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español




	Spectacular Conjunction Venus and Jupiter are converging for a spectacular three-way conjunction with the crescent Moon--a rare gathering some are calling 'the sky show of the year.' Today's story tells when and where to look. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español

	Solar Wind Rips Up Martian Atmosphere The solar wind appears to be ripping big chunks of air from the atmosphere of Mars. This could help solve a longstanding mystery about the Red Planet. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español

	Discovered: Cosmic Rays from a Mysterious, Nearby Object An international team of researchers has discovered a puzzling surplus of high-energy electrons bombarding Earth from space. The source of these cosmic rays is unknown, but it must be close to the solar system and it could be made of dark matter. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español

	Hubble Directly Observes a Planet Orbiting Another Star NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible-light snapshot of a planet circling another star. The planet, called 'Fomalhaut b', orbits the bright southern star Fomalhaut, located 25 light-years from Earth. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español

	NASA Begins Hunt for New Meteor Showers NASA astronomers have set up a monitoring station to scan the night sky for unknown or unexpected meteor showers--and they're finding more than they bargained for. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español

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