Vibrations may deliver crucial information to pilots, study finds . New method speeds planning of space missions . Space 'bugs' to test alien microbe theory . Pulsars 'lying about their ages,' astronomers say, throwing theories into doubt . New research analyzes game of missile interception .
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Water-bearing salt crystals come from dawn of solar system, UK researchers report in Science . MTI Satellite Begins Scientific Work, Maps Cerro Grande Fire Damage . X-ray snaps of Eros . New generation of X-ray telescopes may solve giant black hole mysteries . Prototype SETI Antenna Array Will Help Radio Astronomers Too .