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NASA ends Geotail mission and more: Understand the world through 7 images

by Robin Bea
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An artist's concept of the Geotail spacecraft.
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NASA declared an end to a 30-year space mission the week of January 11–18, as researchers found cause for hope and concern in ice sheets in Greenland and the Antarctic.

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