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'Picture Perfect Launch' For Private Rocket Headed To Space Station

The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifted off from space launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., early Tuesday. John Raoux/AP hide caption

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'Picture Perfect Launch' For Private Rocket Headed To Space Station

A robotic cargo ship owned by SpaceX, a private company, is ferrying supplies to the space station. NASA is turning over routine flights to the commercial sector so that it can focus on other missions.

Eclipse Of The Sun: Did You Fall Into The Ring Of Fire's Path?

This combination picture shows the annular solar eclipse as viewed from Tokyo earlier today. Kazuhiro Nogi /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Eclipse Of The Sun: Did You Fall Into The Ring Of Fire's Path?

For much of the western U.S. and Asia, the rare celestial event was quite a show. Were you in its path?

Amelia Templeton reporting for 'Morning Edition'

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Mars Rover Opportunity Emerges From Winter Doldrums, Gets Back On Move

A mosaic of images taken in January 2012 shows Opportunity's vista north (left) and northeast (right), in an outcrop known as "Greeley Haven," where the rover spent its fifth Martian winter. The image released by NASA is presented in "false color," to make differences in the landscape easier to see. NASA hide caption

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Mars Rover Opportunity Emerges From Winter Doldrums, Gets Back On Move

With the darkest days of the Martian winter now over, NASA took its Opportunity Mars Rover for a drive this week. The rover had been stationary while its solar panels lacked enough sunlight to power its batteries.