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Reuters - Already deprived of sunlight, fresh air and their loved ones for 26 days, NASA doctors say 33 miners trapped deep in a Chilean mine must continue to forego two other pleasures: alcohol and cigarettes.

SPACE.com - NASA may appear to have its pick of thousands of known asteroids for a manned mission, but only two are good targets within the next 20 years.

AFP - NASA experts advised Chilean officials to be frank with 33 miners trapped deep underground about how long their rescue will take, as a giant drill slowly burrowed toward the desperate men.

Reuters - Already deprived of sunlight, fresh air and their loved ones for 26 days, NASA doctors say 33 miners trapped deep in a Chilean mine must continue to forego two other pleasures: alcohol and cigarettes.

SPACE.com - Two commercial space companies are set to launch experimental rockets on a series of test flights close to the edge of space, supported by new NASA funding.

SPACE.com - A NASA satellite that spent seven years studying Earth's polar regions ended its successful mission Monday by plunging back to Earth on purpose to burn up in the atmosphere.

AFP - NASA experts Tuesday advised Chilean officials to be frank with 33 miners trapped deep underground about how long it will take to rescue them, as a giant dill slowly burrowed toward the desperate men.

LiveScience.com - NASA has posted almost 200 pictures to the photo-sharing site Flickr in what is the first of many batches of photos the space agency plans to share for public feedback.

AFP - NASA and aerospace company ATK Aerospace Systems successfully tested Tuesday the most powerful solid-fuel rocket engine ever, even though its future in the space program remains in doubt.

SPACE.com - Data collected by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander before it went silent for good on the Red Planet is providing valuable insight for a new study on the interactions between the Martian dirt and atmosphere.