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Look, up in the sky: It’s a supermoon!
If it is true what they say about a full moon provoking deviant behaviour in human beings, then evidence of an outbreak of lunacy should be clearly discernible on Canadian streets Saturday night.
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We'll get rare bigger, brighter moon
A rare super moon will brighten skies and appear larger as the moon nears the Earth this weekend.
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Messenger successfully goes into orbit around Mercury
With a 30-minute blast from its main rocket engine, NASA’s Messenger spacecraft slipped into orbit around the planet Mercury Thursday evening, becoming the first craft from Earth ever to circle the closest planet to the sun.
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NASA orbiter reaches Mercury
More than six years after it was launched from Earth, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft is set to begin orbiting Mercury on Thursday, the first close rendezvous with the rocky little planet since 1975.
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Russia delays Soyuz flight to space station
Russia on Monday delayed this month’s launch of a Soyuz capsule due to carry one U.S. and two Russian astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) due to a glitch in the spacecraft’s communication system.
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Jasper National Park named world's largest dark sky preserve
Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent will formally proclaim Jasper National Park the world's largest dark sky preserve on Friday.
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Canadian robotics team shoots for the moon
Hockey may be headed to space if a team of inventors in Vancouver wins the race to launch a robot to the moon and clinch part of a $30-million prize.
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