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 +++ SHUTTLE PATCH COLLECTION: embroidered patches from the first 10  flights
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  HUBBLE'S DEEPEST VIEW EVER UNVEILS EARLIEST GALAXIES
             Astronomers today unveiled the deepest portrait of the visible universe ever achieved by humankind. Called the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, the million-second-long exposure reveals the first galaxies to emerge from the so-called "dark ages," the time shortly after the big bang when the first stars reheated the cold, dark Universe. The new image should offer new  insights into what types of objects reheated the Universe long ago.
    http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0403/09deepfield/
 
 ROVERS WATCH SOLAR ECLIPSES BY MARTIAN MOONS

NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers have become eclipse watchers. Opportunity is the first space probe to see moons pass in front of the sun from the surface of another world.
    http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/mera/040308eclipse.html
 
 ATLAS TO LAUNCH MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE
             Lockheed Martin's next-to-last Atlas 3 rocket is ready to launch a satellite that will broadcast video, radio and data services to portable receivers across Japan and South Korea for mobile users on the go. Liftoff from Florida is scheduled for Thursday night/Friday morning.
     http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac202/status.html
 
X-RAYS FROM SATURN POSE PUZZLES FOR SCIENTISTS
            The first clear detection of X-rays from the giant, gaseous planet Saturn has been made with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Chandra's image shows that the X-rays are concentrated near Saturn's equator, a surprising result since Jupiter's X-ray emission is mainly concentrated near the poles. Existing theories cannot easily explain the intensity or
 distribution of Saturn's X-rays.
     http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0403/08saturnxray/
 
 A DIGITAL RECORD OF SPACE HISTORY
            Visit the Astronomy Now Store for a full listing of space DVD discs. New digital transfers offer the ultimate record of the Apollo Moon landings.
 
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