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  • Sky-watchers are hoping for better weather Monday to get a glimpse of the Perseid meteor shower.
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space, accuweather
  • Elon Musks Hyperloop.
  • Inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk has revealed design plans for high-speed travel.
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high speed rail, tesla, san jose, google, space, paypal, south bay news, wayne freedman
  • Elon Musks Hyperloop.
  • Inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk has revealed design plans for high-speed travel.
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high speed rail, tesla, san jose, google, space, news
  • This photo released by NASA shows a self-portrait taken by the NASA rover Curiosity in Gale Crater on Mars.
  • Mount Sharp has beckoned Curiosity since the NASA rover made its grand entrance on Mars exactly a year ago.
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NASA, space, technology
  • ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano
  • With normal and high-end cameras the astronauts tell us about their passion for photographing the view from space.
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space, NASA, news
  • NASA has released new images of the sun
  • NASA is getting a close-up look at the sun thanks to help from Bay Area researchers.
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NASA, moffett field, space, technology
  • ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano
  • With normal and high-end cameras the astronauts tell us about their passion for photographing the view from space.
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NASA, space, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Inside the Cupola, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, an Expedition 36 flight engineer, uses a 400mm lens on a digital still camera to photograph a target of opportunity on Earth some 250 miles below him and the International Space Station.
  • Expedition 36 Flight Engineers share photographs of the International Space Station.
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NASA, space, technology
  • Virgin Galactic space shuttle
  • PayPal is working to figure out how payments and commerce will work beyond Earth's realm once space travel and tourism take off.
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mountain view, ebay, paypal, travel, tourism, space, SpaceX, non-profit, news
  • NASA set to launch IRIS sun-observation satellite
  • NASA on Thursday was poised to launch a satellite to observe a little-understood region just above the surface of the sun.
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NASA, space, mountain view, news
  • Supermoon in Alabama
  • The biggest full moon of the year graced the sky early Sunday as our celestial neighbor swung closer to Earth than usual.
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space, national/world
  • A huge asteroid is having a close encounter with Earth. But have no fear, the White House says it poses no threat to our planet.
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space, NASA, white house, technology
  •  NASA Ames focusing on advanced manufacturing
  • NASA's Ames Research Center is reinventing itself as a result of tight federal funding, turning a potential negative into positives.
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NASA, mountain view, space, news
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NASA Ames focusing on advanced manufacturing
  • NASA's Ames Research Center is reinventing itself as a result of tight federal funding, turning a potential negative into positives.
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NASA, mountain view, space, south bay news, david louie
  • Woman wearing Google Glass
  • Some of the Silicon Valley's top venture capitalists are preparing to speak at the Churchill Club's annual panel on the top tech trends.
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silicon valley, menlo park, santa clara, google, driving, websites, internet, space, SpaceX, apps, waze, smartphones, cellphone, social media, ibm, computers, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Woman wearing Google Glass
  • Some of the Silicon Valley's top venture capitalists are preparing to speak at the Churchill Club's annual panel on the top tech trends.
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silicon valley, menlo park, google, driving, websites, internet, space, SpaceX, apps, waze, smartphones, cellphone, social media, ibm, computers, news
  • John Cho, Simon Pegg talk Star Trek Into Darkness
  • Two of the stars from 'Star Trek Into Darkness' visited SF to talk about working with J.J. Abrams and share a sneak peek of the film.
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celebrity, movies, space, entertainment
  • John Cho, Simon Pegg talk Star Trek Into Darkness
  • Actors John Cho and Simon Pegg visit San Francisco to talk about 'Star Trek Into Darkness.' (Clips courtesy of Paramount Pictures.)
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celebrity, movies, space, entertainment
  • NASA
  • A rescue mission is under way at NASA Ames research center where scientists are trying to save their prized Kepler spacecraft.
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mountain view, NASA, moffett field, space, news
  • NASA
  • A rescue mission is under way at NASA Ames research center where scientists are trying to save their prized Kepler spacecraft.
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mountain view, NASA, moffett field, space, south bay news, heather ishimaru
  • SkyCube satellite
  • A tiny satellite called SkyCube will orbit the earth, sending back tweets and photos to people willing to pay a dollar for the privilege.
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san jose, silicon valley, space, navy, apps, websites, internet, news
  • SkyCube satellite
  • A tiny satellite called SkyCube will orbit the earth, sending back tweets and photos to people willing to pay a dollar for the privilege.
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san jose, silicon valley, space, navy, apps, websites, internet, technology, jonathan bloom
  • NASA pilot smartphone satellite with smartphones
  • The cell phone has revolutionized how people communicate and now, it's ushering in a new era for satellites.
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mountain view, NASA, space, smartphones, cellphone, news
  • NASA pilot smartphone satellite with smartphones
  • The cell phone has revolutionized how people communicate and now, it's ushering in a new era for satellites.
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mountain view, NASA, space, smartphones, cellphone, technology, david louie
  • A nonprofit organization is about to start looking for people who want to be colonists on Mars.
  • A nonprofit organization is about to start looking for people who want to be colonists on Mars, but there are a few hitches.
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space, national/world
  • Mars Rover
  • NASA scientists say tests on a Mars rock show the planet could have supported primitive life.
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space, NASA, mars, news
  • Comet called Pan-STARRS passes over Mount Dale in Western Australia.
  • Stargazers are in for a rare treat. Astronomers say a comet zipping by Earth should be visible without binoculars or a telescope.
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space, NASA, youtube, technology
  • Fremont Christian School students
  • High school students from Fremont Christian School are intently watching SpaceX's launch since their experiments are onboard.
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space, SpaceX, news
  • One of the strangest space missions ever proposed involves sending a married couple, alone, on a voyage to Mars.
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space, travel, watercooler
  • Four pound fragment from Russian meteorite
  • Scientists say they've found a four pound fragment from the meteorite that exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains.
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space, NASA, youtube, national/world
  • "Star Trek" fans, rejoice.
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space, NASA, movies, celebrity, websites, voting, mountain view, national/world
  • Bay Area people describe meteor sighting
  • People described to us what they saw as a meteor passed over the San Francisco Bay Area skies Friday night.
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space, news
  • Chabot Space and Science Center
  • People in the San Francisco Bay Area say they saw a meteor flash overhead Friday night around 7:40 p.m.
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space, local news
  • Computer graphic showing Earth
  • If the meteor that exploded above Russia came directly at us, we'd be helpless. But, one local foundation's hoping to change that.
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space, NASA, youtube, technology, wayne freedman
  • Animation showing a meteor passing close to Earth.
  • Homeowners can expect relief from their insurance company should a meteor strike ther home.
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space, insurance, volcano, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • Animation showing a meteor passing close to Earth.
  • Homeowners can expect relief from their insurance company should a meteor strike ther home.
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space, insurance, volcano, consumer news
  • Computer graphic showing Earth
  • If the meteor that exploded above Russia came directly at us, we'd be helpless. But, one local foundation's hoping to change that.
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youtube, NASA, space, news
  • Russia meteor
  • A Russian health official says nearly 1,000 people have sought help for injuries caused by a meteor that exploded in the sky.
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space, NASA, youtube, news
  • Asteroid
  • All eyes are on the sky as an asteroid zips by. Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland is holding a viewing party at 7 p.m.
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space, NASA, news
  • Asteroid
  • NASA scientists say a huge asteroid measuring 150 feet is taking a very close trip past Earth on Friday.
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space, NASA, technology
  • Antioch girls science project goes viral when she sends Hello Kitty into space
  • An East Bay seventh grader's science experiment has become a national sensation.
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antioch, space, news
  • Antioch girls science project goes viral when she sends Hello Kitty into space
  • An East Bay seventh grader's science experiment has become a national sensation.
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antioch, space, technology, laura anthony
  • Asteroid
  • An asteroid measuring about 150 feet across will zip past Earth next week, the closest known approach for an asteroid of its size.
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space, NASA, technology, wayne freedman
  • Asteroid
  • An asteroid measuring about 150 feet across will zip past Earth next week, the closest known approach for an asteroid of its size.
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space, NASA, news
  • My little girl Amaya peacefully sleeping...until her favorite song comes on!
  • Shira Lazar takes a look at the day's best YouTube videos in today's "What's Trending" report.
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viral video, youtube, what's trending, children, music, space, news
  • My little girl Amaya peacefully sleeping...until her favorite song comes on!
  • Shira Lazar takes a look at the day's best YouTube videos in today's "What's Trending" report.
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viral video, youtube, what's trending, children, music, space, watercooler
  • White House answer to Death Star petition
  • A "Death Star" won't be a part of the U.S. military's arsenal any time soon.
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white house, barack obama, space, movies, watercooler
  • New space rover developed by Stanford engineers
  • EXCLUSIVE: Engineers at Stanford are working on a new kind of rover that could someday explore one of Mars' distant moons.
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stanford university, NASA, space, robots, technology, jonathan bloom
  • New space rover developed by Stanford engineers
  • EXCLUSIVE: Engineers at Stanford are working on a new kind of rover that could someday explore one of Mars' distant moons.
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stanford university, NASA, space, robots, news
  • book
  • The book 'The Last Pictures' by Trevor Paglen examines man-made and natural worlds.
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space, entertainment, eric thomas