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  • 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
  • Satellite will carry The Last Photos
  • A new communications satellite launched recently that will carry 100 photos of the manmade and natural worlds.
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space, entertainment
  • Meteor shower
  • Two prominent meteor showers will begin lighting up the night sky starting Monday.
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space, local news
  • Scientists have recovered the first chunk of the meteor seen streaking across the Bay Area sky Wednesday night.
  • It was, then it wasn't, and now a rock found by a Novato woman last week has been re-classified as a meteorite.
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mill valley, space, north bay news
  • Scientists have recovered the first chunk of the meteor seen streaking across the Bay Area sky Wednesday night.
  • It turns out that meteor fragment found in a Novato backyard last week is just a rock.
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mill valley, space, north bay news
  • Scientists have recovered the first chunk of the meteor seen streaking across the Bay Area sky Wednesday night.
  • Scientists have recovered the first chunk of the meteor seen streaking across the Bay Area sky Wednesday night.
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mill valley, space, north bay news
  • hunting for meteorites
  • Wednesday night's spectacular meteor show over the Bay Area prompted some people to go out and hunt for meteorites.
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mill valley, space, north bay news, laura anthony
  • hunting for meteorites
  • Wednesday night's spectacular meteor show over the Bay Area prompted some people to go out and hunt for meteorites.
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space, news
  • Bob Moreno captured an image of the fireball as it went over Santa Rosa.
  • People described hearing a loud boom and seeing a fireball streak across the sky around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday.
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space, local news
  • meteor
  • A meteor crossed the sky over the Bay Area Wednesday evening with a bright flash and loud boom.
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space, local news
  • Meteor streaks across sky over Bay Area
  • A meteor crossed the sky over the Bay Area Wednesday evening with a bright flash and loud boom.
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space, news
  • meteor
  • A possible meteor shower crossed the Bay Area and caught the attention of many people all over with a bright flash and loud boom.
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space, news
  • The Space Shuttle Endeavour
  • After a 12-mile trek, Endeavour arrived at the California Science Center to a greeting party of city leaders and other dignitaries.
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NASA, space, los angeles, southern california, news
  • Space shuttle Endeavour makes a stop at a private parking lot before continuing on its 12-mile journey to the California Science Center on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012.
  • See photos of space shuttle Endeavour as it goes on a 12-mile trip to the California Science Center, where it will retire.
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NASA, space, los angeles, california news
  • British soprano singer Sarah Brightman listens journalists during news conference in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012.
  • Sarah Brightman, the world's biggest selling soprano, says she has booked a trip to the International Space Station.
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space, celebrity, entertainment
  • Space shuttle Endeavour made a historic flyover of the Bay Area Friday morning on its way to LA.
  • Space shuttle Endeavour made a historic flyover of the Bay Area Friday morning on its way to LA.
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NASA, space, local news
  • Jerry Brown signed legislation intended to boost the fledgling private space travel industry.
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laws, space, travel, politics video