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- March 31
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- Sun Fades Away in Spectacular Eclipse Photo
- Space Tech in Everyday Life: NASA Brings Inventions Down to Earth
- Severe Storms Rock Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Site
- Scarred by Comets: Rings of Saturn and Jupiter Show Signs of Impacts
- NASA Space Lights Help Cancer Patients Cope
- Searching for Alien Life? Try Failed Stars
- Mutant Microbes Test Space Radiation Resistance
- Dark Matter Could Be the Life of the Party for Starless Planets
- March 30
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- Rocket Launch Aborted After Main Engine Malfunction
- Ice on Mercury? NASA Probe May Solve That Mystery and Others
- Saturn Returns to Earth's Evening Sky
- Starquakes Reveal Pulse of Giant Stars
- Venus and the Moon to Shine Together Thursday Morning
- European Rocket to Launch New Satellites Today
- Japanese Spaceship Loaded with Garbage Burns Up in Earth's Atmosphere
- Cosmic Rose Blooms in Star Cluster Photo
- Endeavour Shuttle Astronauts Arrive in Florida for Launch Practice
- March 29
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- NASA Spacecraft Snaps 1st Photo of Mercury from Orbit
- Springtime Sickle Star Pattern Visible in the Night Sky
- Astronauts Fold 'Extraterrestrial' Origami Cranes for Japan Disaster Victims
- New Glue Stays Sticky Even In Outer Space
- Museums Make Final Pitches for Retired Space Shuttles
- Rock NASA's Vote: Polls Open for Space Shuttle Song Contest
- NASA's Budget Could Get Infusion from Other U.S. Departments
- Mercury Photos From NASA's Messenger Probe, Part 1: June 2007—March 2011
- UFO Mystery Video: E.T., Black Ops, or Something Else?
- Are You There, Spirit? NASA's Stuck Mars Rover Passes a Year in Silence
- March 28
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- NASA Computer Networks Have Potentially 'Catastrophic' Security Holes
- First Photo of Mercury From Orbit Comes Tuesday: What Will We See?
- Sorry, James Cameron: NASA Nixes 3-D Camera for Next Mars Rover
- Secret X-37B Space Plane Spotted Again by Amateur Skywatchers
- 'Satellite Phone' to Record Fiery Death of Japanese Robot Spaceship
- March 25
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- Giffords’ Astronaut Husband Hopes She'll Attend Shuttle Launch
- Inside NASA's Space Funeral for the Comet-Hunting Stardust Probe
- Earth Hour: Protecting the Night Sky from Light Pollution
- NASA Investigating Shuttle Worker's Death at Launch Pad
- Are We All Really Martians? Q & A with Mars Life-Seeker Chris Carr
- Exploded Star's 'Stripes' Hold Clue to Cosmic Mystery
- Water-Powered Spaceship Could Make Mars Trip on the Cheap
- March 24
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- Japan Reopens Space Station Control Room After Quake
- NASA Gears Up for Final Flight of Shuttle Endeavour
- Giffords' Astronaut Husband and His Twin Keep Personal Lives Private
- Satellite Snaps Clearest Picture of Perseus Galaxy Cluster
- R.I.P. Stardust: NASA Comet-Visiting Spacecraft Ends 12-Year Mission
- Most Ancient Fossils Aren't Life, Study Suggests
- Famous Black Hole Sheds New Light on Warped Space, Magnetic Fields
- Scientists to Reap Benefits of Private Spaceflight Revolution
- Sun Eruption Creates Spectacular Plasma Tentacle
- To Mimic Asteroid Collisions, Scientists Smash Boulders Together
- March 23
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- Are Earthlings From Mars? New Tool May Reveal Your Alien Ancestry
- NASA Opens New Rocket Facility in Virginia
- U.S. Military Satellites Achieve 'Holy Grail' of Missile Defense
- Weird Saturn Radio Signals Puzzle Astronomers
- Coldest Known Star Is a Real Misfit
- NASA's Planet-Hunting Telescope Back Online After 6-Day Glitch
- NASA's 100-Year Starship Project Sets Sights on Interstellar Travel
- March 22
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- NASA's Message to Students: Science Will Take You Places
- NASA to William Shatner: 'Happy Birthday,' Captain Kirk
- Space-Themed Table Wins NASA's 'Space Craft' Contest
- Getting Crafty With Space: NASA/Etsy Contest Winners
- Space Debris Threat Needs International Response, Military Official Says
- NASA Budget Woes Batter Ambitious Planetary Mission Plans
- Step 1 in Astronauts-to-Asteroid Mission: Pick the Right Space Rock
- March 21
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- New Estimate for Alien Earths: 2 Billion in Our Galaxy Alone
- How Vital Is a Planet's Magnetic Field? New Debate Rises
- Photo Shows Far Side of Moon Like Never Before
- Japanese Astronaut Focused on Space Mission Despite Tragedy at Home
- How to Do Space Science at Home: Q&A With Space Geek Ariel Waldman
- Director James Cameron Joins X Prize Board
- Artificially Intelligent Rockets Could Slash Launch Costs
- Tarantula Nebula's Cosmic Web a Thing of Beauty
- March 20
- March 19
- March 18
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- NASA Pluto Probe Passes Orbit of Uranus
- New Yorkers Look to Mercury: Messenger Probe Awes Public
- First Spacecraft to Orbit Mercury Already Has Postage Stamp
- NASA Names International Space Station Crews Through 2014
- Balloons Flying Over Antarctica May Help Solve Radiation Mystery
- 'Supermoon' Rises: Biggest Full Moon in 18 Years Occurs Saturday Night
- 10 Things You Didn't Know About the Moon
- NASA Probe Becomes First Spacecraft to Orbit Mercury
- March 17
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- Irish Astronaut in Space Gives St. Patrick's Day Musical Flair
- A Free Trip to Space? Travel Website Plans Out-of-this-World Giveaway
- Earth-based Lasers Could Zap Space Junk Clear From Satellites
- Women in Space, Then & Now: Q&A With Space History Curator Margaret Weitekamp
- NASA Launches Website to Honor Women in Space
- On Saturn's Moon Titan, Methane Rains on the Desert
- Iran Says It Launched New Rocket and Capsule Into Orbit
- Grains of Asteroid Dust Get a Good Going-Over in Japan
- Hyperactive Comet Is a Spiky Mystery for Astronomers
- Next Stop, Mercury: NASA Probe to Arrive at Innermost Planet Tonight
- Giffords Wristband Worn by Her Husband's Astronaut Twin in Orbit
- March 16
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- NASA Prepares Antimatter-Hunting Detector for Space Shuttle Launch
- 10 Surprising Facts About NASA's Mercury Probe
- House-Size Asteroid Zooms Close by Earth
- Japan Disaster Recovery Efforts Get Help From Satellites
- Could Astronaut Crops Survive Space Radiation?
- Everyday Tech from Space: UV-Blocking Sunglasses to Guard Your Eyes
- Lawmakers Question NASA's Commitment to New Heavy-lift Rocket
- Baby Stars Caught Spitting Up High-Speed Jets
- NASA Probe to Investigate Enduring Mysteries of Mercury
- Soyuz Capsule Lands Safely With Space Station Crew
- March 15
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- World's First Space Gas Station for Satellites to Launch in 2015
- Excitement Builds as NASA Spacecraft Nears Mercury
- Astronauts Unpack Humanoid Space Robot in Orbit
- Astronauts Photograph Japan Quake and Tsunami Aftermath from Space
- Space Shuttle Discovery to Undergo 'Autopsy' Before Shipping to Smithsonian
- Bizarre Dark Energy Theory Gets Boost From New Measurements
- Illegal Drugs Found Again at NASA Spaceport
- Space Station Crew to Return to Earth Wednesday
- March 14
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- NASA to Fly Astronauts on Russian Spaceships at Nearly $63 Million per Seat
- NASA Astronaut Goes Commercial: Q&A With Garrett Reisman
- Astronaut Garrett Reisman Quits NASA to Join Private Spaceship Builder
- Elusive Mercury Visible This Week as NASA Probe Nears
- Earthquake Detection Firm Teams With NASA
- Space Shuttle Worker Dies in Fall at Launch Pad
- NASA Probe Set for Historic Arrival at Mercury This Week
- Russia Delays Launch of Soyuz Capsule to Space Station
- Powerful NASA Orbiter Marks Five Years at Mars
- March 13
- March 12
- March 11
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- Giant Black Hole Looks Like 'Eye of Sauron,' Scientists Say
- Earthquake Forces Closure of Japan's Space Station Control Center
- Skywatcher Spots Astronaut Pee in Space
- Launching Tonight: New Classified Spy Satellite for U.S. Reconnaissance
- The 'Supermoon' Did Not Cause the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami
- More Secret X-37B Space Plane Missions Expected, U.S. Military Says
- NASA's Messenger Spacecraft Gears Up to Orbit Mercury
- Movie Review: 'Battle: Los Angeles' - It's Not Really About the Aliens
- When Messenger Arrives in Orbit: Q&A With Sean Solomon, NASA's Mercury Boss
- Reports: Gabrielle Giffords Hopes to Attend Husband's Shuttle Launch
- Dying Star Caught Belching Toxic Gas Brew
- Shuttle Endeavour Moves to Launch Pad for Final Mission
- March 10
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- NASA's Robot Airplane Practices for In-flight Refueling
- 'Battle: Los Angeles': The Story Behind a Sci-Fi Alien Invasion
- Want to Test Mars Robot Tools? Go to Morocco
- Tracking Asteroid Apophis: New Photos Catch Potentially Dangerous Space Rock
- The Crescent Moon Visits Star Cluster Tonight
- If Aliens Attack: Visitors to Earth Will Likely Be Robots
- At Solar System's Edge, Old Voyager 1 Probe Performs New 'Acrobatics'
- NASA Programs to Fight Space Junk Threat Under Review
- Major Solar Flare Erupts, May Make Auroras Visible in Northern U.S.
- Shuttle Discovery's Space Finale a Bittersweet End, Astronauts Say
- March 9
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- Surprise! Ancient Galaxy Cluster Still Looks Young
- New Mars Photo Shows NASA Rover Parked Near Crater's Rim
- Will March 19 'Supermoon' Trigger Natural Disasters?
- Space Shuttle Discovery Lands on Earth After Final Voyage
- Space Shuttle Discovery's Next Destination: A Noble Retirement in a Museum
- After 13 Years, International Space Station Has All Its NASA Rooms
- Shuttle Discovery By-the-Numbers: Nearly 27 Years as NASA's Space Workhorse
- Senate Bill Would Provide $3 Billion for Big NASA Rocket, Spaceships
- Photos of Discovery's Final Mission: STS-133
- Shuttle Endeavour Set for Last Launch Pad Trip as Discovery Returns Home
- Last Landing Day for Space Shuttle Discovery
- Skywatching Events for March 2011
- Bright Asteroids of 2011 - Viewer's Guide
- March 8
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- The Space Legacy of Shuttle Discovery
- 60 Years Ago: The World's 1st Televised Solar Eclipse
- NASA Clears Space Shuttle Discovery for Final Landing
- Stephen Hawking and Buzz Aldrin Join Forces for Space Exploration
- As Belt of Jupiter Returns, Puzzled Scientists Take a Deep Look
- Amazing Skywatching Photos: Shuttle Discovery in Space for the Last Time
- Astronauts Pay Tribute to Shuttle Discovery on Eve of Retirement
- Rock Band Serenades Discovery Astronauts With Out-of-This-World Music
- Astronauts Prepare Shuttle Discovery for One Last Landing
- Icy Saturn Moon Pumps Out 15.8 Gigawatts of Heat Power
- March 7
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- Report Prioritizes Big Missions to Mars and Jupiter, But Can NASA Afford Them?
- Late Artist's Final Art Soars as Shuttle Discovery's Last Mission Emblem
- William Shatner Wakes Shuttle Astronauts with 'Star Trek' Tune
- Last Chance to Spot Shuttle Discovery in the Night Sky ... Ever
- Of Mice and Boiling Bubbles: Weird Science Rides Space Shuttle
- Everyday Tech From Space: Medical Diagnosis at a Distance
- No Plans to Launch iPads in Space Yet, NASA Says
- NASA Cuts 2 Earth Science Missions on White House Orders
- China Details Ambitious Space Station Goals
- Scientists Dubious Over Claim of Alien Life Evidence in Meteorite
- Shuttle Discovery Undocks From Space Station for Final Time
- Shuttle Discovery to Leave Space Station for Last Time Today
- March 6
- March 5
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- Secretive X-37B Space Plane Launches on New Mystery Mission
- Air Force to Launch 2nd Secret X-37B Space Plane Today After Delay
- NASA Readies Space Shuttle Endeavour for Final Mission
- Failed Glory Satellite Launch Shouldn't Threaten NASA Deal, Rocket Builder Says
- On Space Station, Discovery Astronauts Wrap Up Final Work
- March 4
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- China's 'Two Suns' Video Unexplained By Science
- Launch of Air Force's Secret X-37B Space Plane Delayed a Day by Bad Weather
- FAA Seeks Funding for $5 Million Space Prize
- Astronauts Lament Space Shuttle Discovery's Looming Retirement
- NASA's Lost Glory Satellite: Why It Failed and Why It Matters
- Air Force's 2nd Secret X-37B Space Plane Likely Testing Spy Satellite Tech
- Rocket Carrying New NASA Climate Satellite Likely Crashed Into Pacific Ocean
- Astronauts Tackle Big Unpacking Job on Space Station
- President Obama to Astronauts: Set That Space Robot Loose
- March 3
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- New Moon of March: How Early Can You See It?
- 55 Space Leaders to Congress: Support Private Spaceflight Now
- Cosmic Ray Theory Zapped by Discovery
- Meteorite Clue Opens Window into Solar System Evolution
- NASA Extends Shuttle Discovery's Final Flight as Astronauts Relax
- 2011 Solar and Lunar Eclipse Skywatching Guide
- NASA's Newest Climate Satellite to Launch Friday
- Air Force's X-37B Space Plane Launching on Secret Mission Friday
- March 2
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- Discovery Astronauts Upgrade Space Station in Final Spacewalk
- Solar Wind Sparks Dazzling Northern Lights Show
- Mock Mars Explorers Say Farewell to Virtual Red Planet
- NASA Tracks Meteor Fireballs With New Robot Cameras
- NASA Chief Defends Space Budget Proposal to Congress
- Mysterious Case of Missing Sunspots Solved
- Spacesuit Leak Briefly Delays Spacewalk in Orbit
- Dusty Spiral Galaxy Is Closer Than Once Thought
- Ravenous Giant Black Holes Can Stunt Their Own Growth
- How Would a Government Shutdown Affect NASA?
- Libya Accused of Jamming Satellite Signals
- Mike Lounge, Three-Time Shuttle Astronaut, Dies at 64
- March 1
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- Hawaii Approves Plan for Giant Telescope Atop Dormant Volcano
- Better Space Vision: 'Older' Astronauts Test Superfocus Glasses
- Historic Photo Op Nixed for Shuttle Discovery at Space Station
- Space Station Gets a Zero Gravity Storage Room
- What Obama and Congress Should Do for Spaceflight & Space Exploration
- First U.S. Commercial Spaceport Names New Director
- Astronauts to Give Space Station a New Closet
