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In Photos: Endeavour travels to Science Center


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Beginning early Friday morning, crews worked to transport the shuttle 12 miles from the Los Angeles International Airport to its permanent residence at the California Science Center in Exposition Park across from USC. The shuttle finally reached the museum just after 1 p.m Sunday. Read the full article here. Photos by Alex Rose  

Angelenos celebrate Endeavour flight for the wrong reasons


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It seemed as if the whole city was watching: The six o’clock news was flooded with interviews from people who had waited in a certain spot for hours, people updated their Facebook statuses at the speed of light and Instagram probably almost broke down due to the amount of users making their space shuttle shots […]

NASA discovers ‘Star Wars’-like planet that orbits two suns


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A team of NASA scientists recently discovered a unique planet in outer space that orbits two different suns. Kepler-16b, named after NASA’s Kepler mission, is located within the western part of the Cynus constellation (more commonly known as the swan). The planet has garnered instant Star Wars comparisons due to a scene with Luke Skywalker […]