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- October 31
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- Orbital ATK's 'Frankenstein' Minotaur C Rocket Blasts Off on Halloween
- Tour a 'Universe of Monsters' & 'Galaxy of Horrors' with NASA This Halloween!
- Here Be Monsters: Study Identifies Likely Location of Merging Black Hole Giants
- Apollo 4 Capsule From 1st Saturn V Launch Lands at Infinity Science Center
- Bizarre Saturn Hexagon, Vortex Star in Cassini Photo
- Monster Planet, Tiny Star: Record-Breaking Duo Puzzles Astronomers
- Celestial Treats Shine Over Jack-o'-Lanterns in Stellar Halloween Photos
- Bible May Record Oldest Known Solar Eclipse
- Jupiter's Northern, Southern Lights Beat Out of Sync
- Space Station Halloween! Astronauts Go All-Out with Zero-G Costumes
- Watch a Minotaur (Rocket) Launch to Space This Halloween!
- Space-Age Halloween! The Best Space Costumes of 2017
- Decision on EM-1 Launch Date Still Pending
- GRACE Mission Comes to an End
- Atmosphere of the Moon
- October 30
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- 'Ask an Astronaut' (US 2017): Book Excerpt
- In Photos: SpaceX Launches Koreasat-5A Satellite, Lands Falcon 9 Rocket
- SpaceX Aces Another Rocket Landing After Launching Korean Satellite
- Halloween Treat: NASA Releases a Playlist of the Universe's Spooky Sounds
- A Special Comet Makes Grand Return to NASA Spacecraft's Field of View
- Diary of a Supernova: How (Some) Stars Blow Up
- Time Loops and Space Whales Enliven 'Star Trek: Discovery' Episode 7
- US Mint Reveals Designs for 'Heads-Side' of Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Coins
- Are Plate Tectonics Key To Life? Maybe Not
- A Nearby Neutron Star Collision Could Cause Calamity on Earth
- SpaceX to Launch Korean Communications Satellite Today: Watch It Live
- October 29
- October 28
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- European Space Officials Outline Desired Contribution to Deep Space Gateway
- Animated Comedy Series 'Final Space' Coming to TBS in 2018: Watch the Trailer
- Ask an Astronaut': Q & A with British Spacewalker Tim Peake
- International Observe the Moon Night 2017 Is Tonight! How to Celebrate
- Dwarf Planets: Science & Facts About the Solar System’s Smaller Worlds
- October 27
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- Smithsonian to Renovate, Revitalize Air and Space Museum Over 7 Years
- European Space Agency Launches ESAshop, Offers Apparel and Accessories
- SpaceX Will Launch Another Used Dragon Capsule to Space Station Soon
- Eerie Glowing Bubble Over Siberia Sparks UFO Reports, Likely a Missile
- Autumn Skywatching Treat: See Uranus and Neptune in the Night Sky
- Return to Pluto? Scientists Push for New Mission to Outer Solar System
- Frozen Comet Fart (Actually a Jet) Caught on Camera
- Antimatter Angst: The Universe Shouldn't Exist
- Senator Opposes Bridenstine Nomination to Lead NASA
- Who Owns the Moon? | Space Law & Outer Space Treaties
- Galaxies Take Wobbly Path Around Clusters, Surprising Scientists
- Sunscreen 'Snow' Falls on Scorching-Hot Alien Planet
- 'The Fifty-Year Mission': Authors Recount Strange 'Star Trek' History
- Einstein's Hidden 'Formula' for Happiness Sells for $1.5 Million
- How Do You Make a Conscious Robot?
- October 26
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- NASA Trims Reserves and Shifts Schedules to Find Astrophysics Cost Savings
- Visitor from Far, Far Away: Interstellar Object Spotted in Our Solar System
- How Complex Chemistry Created a Toxic Cloud on Saturn's Moon Titan
- Where Are All the Intelligent Aliens? Maybe They're Trapped in Buried Oceans
- Foom! NASA Tests Powerful Engine That Will Take Astronauts into Deep Space
- Hello to the Heavens: Pope Francis Phones the Space Station
- NASA's Astronaut Twins Study Shows How Spaceflight Changes Gene Expression
- Air Force Adds More Than $40 Million to SpaceX Engine Contract
- Satlets: Crazy Idea or Ingenious Concept? This Week's Test on ISS Will Offer Clues
- How Cassini Mission's Twists and Turns Led to Discovery of Enceladus' Plumes
- China's Fall Guy: Tiangong-1 Space Lab to Crash in Early 2018
- October 25
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- Orionid Meteor Shower Thrills Skywatchers! See the Photos
- There and Back Again: Scientists Beam Photons to Space to Test Quantum Theory
- Vatican Calling: Pope Francis Will Speak with Space Station Astronauts on Thursday
- Magnetic Fields Are the Unsung Workhorses of Astrophysics
- The Orionid Meteor Shower 2017 in Photos: Stunning Views by Stargazers
- Google Using O3b Satellites to Connect Project Loon Over Puerto Rico
- Vector to Perform First Orbital Launches from Virginia
- A Comet Favorite Whips by the Sun This Week as Scientists Watch
- It's Official: Earliest Known Marine Astrolabe Found in Shipwreck
- DARPA Ties XS-1 Military Space Plane Project to National Security
- Nearby Galaxy Cluster's Violent Past Captured in Unprecedented Detail (Photo)
- How a 19th-Century Teenage Astronomer Documented a Rare Solar Flare
- High-Altitude Clouds on Mars Spied by European Spacecraft (Photos)
- October 24
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- Prototype Moon Base May Be Built in Hawaii
- The Puzzle of 'Tabby's Star': 9 NASA Explanations for Star's Odd Dimming
- New Film 'Lunar Tribute' Tells Moonwalker's Story with Drums
- Mysterious Billboard Drops Clues for 'Stranger Things' Season 2
- Scars from Wine Country Wildfires Spotted from Space (Photo)
- Relive New Horizons Probe's Historic Discoveries with Epic NASA Video
- NASA Seeks Cost-Cutting Changes in Design of WFIRST Mission
- STEM Camp: How to Build a PC (Video Series)
- Astronaut Paul Weitz, Helped Save Skylab, Commanded Challenger, Dies at 85
- Moon Photobombs the Sun in Amazing View from NASA Spacecraft
- Beautiful Saturn: Ringed Planet Shines in New Cassini Photo
- Mars Rover Curiosity Tests Rock Drill After 10-Month Wait
- Dawn Spacecraft Will Remain at Dwarf Planet Ceres Until It Runs Out of Fuel
- October 23
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- 'Others Will Follow': Behind-the-Scenes Photos of a Mars Film Short
- 'Supergirl' Goes to Mars in 'Far From the Tree' Episode Tonight!
- One World, One Orbit: Space Station Astronauts Request Photos from Earth
- Demand for Stephen Hawking's Doctoral Thesis Crashes Website
- Buzz Aldrin, Other Space Celebrities Write About Love of Reading
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Renewed for Season 2
- A New Theory Explains Why the Universe Is Three Dimensional
- Asteroid Thriller 'Salvation' Will Return for Season 2
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Shows Logic at Its Prettiest and Ugliest in Episode 6
- Astronaut Scott Kelly Shares Mission of 'Endurance' in New Book
- Sun-Like Star May Have Devoured 15 Alien Planets
- Solar Wind Creates Electric Charge on Martian Moon Phobos
- October 22
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- October 20
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- 'Star Trek: Discovery': Voyage into the F-Bomb Frontier Follows a History of TV Cursing
- Spacewalking Astronauts Install New Cameras and Prep Space Station for Robotic Work
- 'Gone, Gone, Gone!' Styx Teams Up with NASA for Megarocket Music Video
- Watch Early Orionid Meteors Light Up the Sky (Video)
- 2017 Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend: What to Expect
- Meltwater From Glaciers May Have Flowed on Ancient Mars
- Spacecom Returns to SpaceX for One, Possibly Two Launches
- Catch a 'Falling Star': Exploring Meteor Showers with Mobile Apps
- Pink Clouds Reveal Galactic Collision in New Cocoon Galaxy Image
- Space Station Astronauts Are Taking a Spacewalk Today: Watch It Live
- October 19
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- NASA Map of Wildfire Damage Helps California Recovery Effort
- New Hubble Gallery Reveals Glittering Messier Objects
- 'Soonish' Predicts World-Changing Tech: Author Q&A
- Why You Shouldn't Expect to See 'Blade Runner' Replicants Anytime Soon
- Elon Musk Offers More Technical Details on SpaceX's BFR Mars Rocket System
- Cassini's Final Days Produced a Burst of Fresh Science
- Google Doodle Honors the Nobel-Winning Astrophysicist 'Chandra'
- Space Science Could Get Private-Funding Boost
- S.S. Gene Cernan: Space Station Resupply Ship Named for Last Man on the Moon
- Newfound Bus-Size Asteroid Will Zoom Safely By Earth Today
- Space Gardening May Treat Astronauts' Blues
- October 18
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- Orbital ATK Eyes Investments in Advanced Rocket Motors
- General Atomics Ramping Cubesat Production, Muses Railgun Smallsat Launcher
- Companies Seek Roles in NASA's Return to the Moon
- Moon Express and NanoRacks Partner on Lunar Payloads
- Could the Hunt for Hubble's Constant Overturn the Standard Model of Cosmology?
- Scientists Predicted What the Great American Eclipse Would Look Like, and Nailed It
- Watch a NASA Rocket Launch a Supersonic Parachute for Mars Landings
- Caught In the Act! Five Black Hole Couples Found Merging (Videos)
- How Fit Will Astronauts Be After Years in Space?
- In Images: The Amazing Discovery of a Neutron-Star Crash, Gravitational Waves & More
- 'Women of NASA' Lego Set to Launch for Sale Nov. 1
- October 17
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- How 2 Aerospace Companies Plan to Launch an Inflatable Moon-Orbiting Habitat
- Coat of Arms for Canada's New Governor General Nods to Her Astronaut Past
- How Gravitational Waves Led Astronomers to Neutron Star Gold
- 3D Printers: A Revolutionary Frontier for Medicine
- NASA to Leverage Current Planning for 45-Day Exploration Report
- Neutron-Star Collision Reveals Origin of Gold, Astronomers Say
- Secret Weapon for Space Travelers: A Steady Diet of TV?
- The Future of Space Is Coming…'Soonish'
- Why Gravitational Waves Are So Exhilarating
- In Videos: Gravitational Wave Detection from Neutron-Star Crash
- Space Spinner! Astronaut Shows What Fidget Spinners Do in Orbit
- How Gravitational Waves and 'Multi-Messenger' Research Will Change Astronomy
- First Glimpse of Colliding Neutron Stars Yields Stunning Pics
- Machine Dreams: 22 Human-Like Androids from Sci-Fi
- Humanity's Sci-Fi Future: Are We Really Ready for Intelligent Robots?
- See the Moon, Venus and Mars Together Before Dawn Tuesday!
- October 16
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- 2 Neutron Stars Collided, So Are They a Black Hole Now?
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Mudd-ies Up Tardigrade Science
- When Neutron Stars Collide! What the Hubble Telescope and Others Saw (Videos)
- Gravitational Waves Detected from Neutron-Star Crashes: The Discovery Explained
- First Detection of Gravitational Waves from Neutron-Star Crash Marks New Era of Astronomy
- Real-Life 'Replicants': 6 Humanoid Robots Used for Space Exploration
- Russian Cargo Ship Docks at International Space Station
- The Mystery of the Universe's Missing 'Normal' Matter Has Begun to Unravel
- What Have Gravitational-Wave Detectors Discovered? Find Out Today!
- October 15
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- October 13
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- See Back-to-Back Rocket Launches Early Saturday: How to Watch Them Online
- NASA Satellite Sees Overheated Tropical Forests Oozing with Carbon Dioxide
- NASA Satellites Monitor California's Blazing Wildfires from Space
- Satellite Photos of California's Devastating Wildfires (Gallery)
- Richard Branson Won't Fly in Space in 6 Months, Virgin Galactic President Says
- Europe Launches Satellite to Map Air Pollution in Unprecedented Detail
- Australia and America: A Partnership for the Space Age
- Meet the New Catherine Langford: 'Stargate Origins' Casts Star
- Plutonium Supply for NASA Missions Faces Long-Term Challenges
- Mobile Stargazing: Diving into Deep-Sky Objects Using Mobile Apps
- Apollo 11 Spacecraft Traveling Exhibit Lands at Space Center Houston
- Ion Thruster Prototype Breaks Records in Tests, Could Send Humans to Mars
- Cassini Battled Saturn Hard During Death Dive
- October 12
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- Pollution-Tracking Satellite Launches Friday: Watch Live
- Blue Origin Shows Interest in National Security Launches
- NASA Satellite Reveals Source of El Niño-Fueled Carbon Dioxide Spike
- How Would We Talk to Aliens?
- Inferno Down Below: Satellites Reveal Burning California Wildfires
- Satellite Finds Hidden Upside-Down Canyon on Underside of Antarctic Ice
- CO2 Satellite: NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 Mission in Photos
- California Wildfires Continue to Rage (Satellite Photos)
- Far, Far Away! Glowing Object's Measurement Sets Milky Way Distance Record
- What Role Will NASA Play in Getting Humans to Mars?
- Planet Nine Could Be Our Solar System's Missing 'Super Earth'
- Small Asteroid Gives Earth a Close Shave in Highly Anticipated Flyby
- Launch of Russia's Fastest Space Cargo Mission Yet Aborted in Final Minute
- October 11
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- That Makes Three: SpaceX Launches Another Satellite with a Used Rocket, Then Lands
- Watch Russia Launch Its Fastest Space Station Cargo Flight Yet on Thursday!
- Luminosity and magnitude explained
- Starry Knights: UCF Football Team to Wear NASA-Themed Uniforms
- Andy Weir's 'Artemis': What It's Like to Devise (and Narrate) a Fictional Lunar City
- Star Wars' Scribes Discuss Writing for Iconic Franchise at Comic Con
- Plasma 'Lightsabers' and Gravity Slings: 'Pacific Rim Uprising' Will Get Space-Age Tech
- 1st Female Space Tourist Hopes to Inspire Girls to Pursue STEM Careers
- Surprise! Bizarre Dwarf Planet Haumea Has Rings
- 'Pacific Rim: Uprising' with Jetpacks! Trailer Shows Mechs on Rockets
- Cradle for Life? Ancient Mars Likely Had Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents
- Strong Solar Storm Sparked Planet-Wide Aurora on Mars
- Asteroid Approaching! Watch Slooh Flyby Webcast Tonight
- SpaceX to Launch Satellite with Pre-Flown Rocket Tonight: Watch Live
- October 10
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- Astronauts Breeze Through Spacewalk at the International Space Station
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Cast Tackles Criticism, Racism
- How to Get Into the 'Star Wars Battlefront 2' Beta
- End of the World As We Know It: What's the Draw of Dystopian Sci-Fi?
- Northern California Wildfires Rage in New Photo from Space
- Tarantula Nebula Unfurls Like a Cosmic Spider in Stunning Hubble Telescope Image
- Triple Play! 3 Rocket Launches Mark Busy Monday in Spaceflight (Videos)
- 7 Big Surprises From the Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer
- 'Destination Moon' Exhibit Marks Return to Houston for Apollo 11 Spacecraft
- Send Your Name to Mars Aboard NASA's InSight Lander!
- Inside Stargate Command: New Streaming Platform for 'Stargate Origins'
- Massive Calved Iceberg Comes into View as Antarctic Sun Rises
- Neil deGrasse Tyson Records StarTalk Radio Live at New York Comic Con
- 'The Orville' Tries to Balance Drama and Comedy at NYCC
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Cast Talks Characters, Continuity, Klingons
- Jupiter and Two of Its Biggest Moons Loom in Stunning Juno Photo
- Klingon Politics Versus Tardigrade Science in 'Star Trek: Discovery,' Episode 4
- Space Station Astronauts Taking Spacewalk Today: Watch It Live
- Watch the Second Trailer for 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'!
- New York Comic Con 2017! The Most Amazing Space Cosplay Photos
- October 9
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- Astronaut Garrett Reisman Talks About the Ups and Downs of Space
- Tiny Explosions May Power the Sun's Blazing Corona
- NASA Plans to Extend Expandable Module's Stay on Space Station
- 'S.H.I.E.L.D' Agents Are 'Lost in Space' for Season 5
- The New 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Trailer Is Out and It's Epic!
- SpaceX Launches 10 New Iridium Satellites, Sticks Rocket Landing
- Astronaut Scholarship Helps Students Envision Future in Space
- A 'Pale Green Dot': Why Proxima Centauri b May Have a Shiny Tint
- October 8
- October 7
- October 6
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- How a New Orbital Moon Station Could Take Us to Mars and Beyond
- United Arab Emirates to Establish Human Spaceflight Program
- Could StarTram Revolutionize Space Travel?
- Bird Photobombs the Space Station and Sun in Awesome Photo
- Dazzling 'Museum of the Moon' Exhibit Opens Today in NYC
- Review: 'Blade Runner 2049' Comes Oh-So-Close to Original's Eerie Awesomeness
- Cash-Back Sale for Essentials for Watching October's Meteor Showers [Deals]
- Look Up! Grab Your Binoculars to See a Newfound Comet
- Space Station Crosses Moon's Face in Stunning Photo
- NASA's Mars Odyssey Snaps Its First Images of Moon Phobos
- Volcanic Eruptions Gave the Ancient Moon a Temporary Atmosphere
- US Spy Satellite Launch Delayed Again
- October 5
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- In Photos: Astronauts from China and Europe Take Sea Survival Challenge
- Astronauts Give a 'Hand' to Robotic Arm on Spacewalk Outside Station
- The Next Giant Leap: US Will Return to the Moon, Pence Says
- Full Replay: 1st National Space Council Meeting with VP Mike Pence
- ISS Partners Seek Clarity on Station's Long-Term Future
- Seeds in Space: How Well Can They Survive Harsh, Non-Earth Conditions?
- Watch Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser Captive Carry Test in NASA Video
- Harvest Moon 2017 Shines Tonight Amid Planetary Show
- NASA Lab Gets Space Radiation Upgrade for Mars Mission Research
- Gravitational-Wave Announcement Coming on Oct. 16: What Could It Be?
- Space Station Astronauts Are Taking a Spacewalk Today: Watch It Live
- Life on Earth May Have Started with a Cosmic Splash
- These Microbes May Hitch a Ride with Humans to Mars: Why That Matters
- October 4
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- 'Alien Megastructure' Ruled Out for Some of Star's Weird Dimming
- Watch the First-Ever 360-Degree Video of a Spacewalk!
- Thrilled and Humbled: 2017 Physics Nobel Prize Winners Share Their Reactions
- Gravitational-Wave Scientists: Q&A with Nobel Winners Kip Thorne and Barry Barish
- Creeping Giants: Martian Volcanoes Grew Incredibly Slowly
- 60 Years in Space Quiz
- Giant Deposit on Mars May Not Be Icy After All
- Nobel Prize Win Helps Launch New Era of Gravitational Astronomy
- Sputnik's Beeping Legacy: Satellite's Simplicity Made It Iconic 60 Years Ago
- Sputnik Moments: Trio of Spaceflight Events Shook US in 1957
- Sputnik Turns 60: Astronaut Leroy Chiao Celebrates 1st Satellite
- October 3
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- Gravitational Waves Discovery Wins Nobel Prize! Scientists Celebrate on Twitter
- Nobel Prize for Physics: Einstein Would Be 'Flabbergasted' by Gravitational Wave Win
- New Kids' Book Puts the Mind-Bogglingly Numbers of the Universe into Perspective
- 'What Happens Next' to Cosmic Rocker Joe Satriani? An All-Star Lineup!
- Astronaut-Photographer Terry Virts Shares 'View From Above' in New Book
- Nobel Prize Awarded for Sensational Gravitational Waves Discovery
- Water Can Be Corrosive To Life, So What About Alternative Solvents?
- SpaceX Test-Fires Used Rocket Ahead of Saturday Launch (Photo)
- 'Star Trek' Cameos Help Astronauts Live Out Sci-Fi Dreams
- October 2
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- Spaceport Tucson Takes Flight with World View 'Stratollite' Balloon Launch
- Earth May Be Close to 'Threshold of Catastrophe'
- Bus-Size Asteroid Zooms by Earth in Close (But Harmless) Encounter
- Long March 5 Failure to Postpone China's Moon Exploration Program
- Tribbles and Technobabble Return in 'Star Trek: Discovery'
- Puerto Rico's Dramatic Power Loss Shown in Satellite Photos
- Thirty Meter Telescope Gets Green Light to Resume Construction in Hawaii
- Exclusive Lego Boba Fett, Han Solo BrickHeadz to Land at New York Comic Con
- Ancient Mars May Have Thawed Through Methane Bursts
- No Life Needed: Organic Compound Forms at Comet and Baby Star System
- Blue Origin Engineer Talks Next Steps for New Shepard, New Glenn
- Water Ice Mystery Found at Martian Equator
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