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Ideas Wanted for NASA's 2020 Mars Rover, But Government Shutdown Adds Challenge NASA is soliciting ideas for the instruments that should be included on its next Mars rover, but the government shutdown might throw a wrench into the competition.
Clouds On Alien Planet Mapped for 1st Time (Image) After determining that the Jupiter-like Kepler-7b was too cool for a body so close to its sun, astronomers used data from NASA's Kepler and Spitzer space telescopes to make the first cloud map of an alien planet.
	Star Wars' Film Set Feels the Force of Fast-Moving Sand Dune A sand dune is swallowing several buildings used for the 'Mos Espa' set during filming of 'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.' See how it resembles dunes on Mars.
	Search for Dangerous Asteroids Continues Despite Government Shutdown The U.S. government shutdown may have taken NASA's asteroid-warning Twitter feed offline, but it shouldn't affect the search for potentially hazardous space rocks, scientists say.
	Comet ISON Buzzing Mars Now: A Telescope Viewing Guide The potentially dazzling Comet ISON is making its closest approach to Mars tonight, Oct. 1, and you can see the pair together with a good telescope. Here's how to see it.
	Government Shutdown Could Threaten NASA's Next Mars Probe Launch The government shutdown could delay the launch of NASA's next Mars mission — perhaps all the way to 2016.
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