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- January 31
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- Reports: Russia Delays Launch of Next Space Station Crew
- What's Taking E.T. So Long to Find Us?
- How the Sun Get Its Spots: New Theory Proposed for Solar Mystery
- NASA Probe Discovers 'Alien' Matter From Beyond Our Solar System
- Documenting Discovery: NASA, Archivists Work to Record Space Shuttles' History
- Space Radiation Doomed Russian Mars Probe That Crashed: Reports
- Photos: NASA's IBEX Probes Solar System's Edge
- 'Crackpot' Theory of Everything Reveals Dark Side of Peer Review
- Powerful Sun Storms May Sweep Away Space Junk
- Venus Looks Down: Skywatcher Photo Captures Planet and Earthshine
- NASA to Discuss Discoveries of Material from Beyond Solar System Today
- Volcanoes May Have Sparked Little Ice Age
- January 30
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- Earth's 'Missing Energy' Was Never Lost
- Winds of Mars Transform Sand Dunes Into Art
- Photos: NASA's MLAS Astronaut Escape Ship Test Launch
- Newt Gingrich's Moon Base by 2020: Can It Be Done?
- NASA Launches Space Trivia Game Into Facebook Frontier
- City Lights at Night: Astronaut's Amazing View from Space
- NASA to Solicit Private Space Taxi Proposals Feb. 7
- Mars-Bound NASA Rover Detects Radiation from Huge Solar Storm
- Russian Rocket Problems Delay Satellite Launch Again
- Photos: Meet Vega, Europe's New Rocket
- Gigantic Radio Telescope to Search for First Stars and Galaxies
- Our Planet's Killer Electrons Shoot Toward Space, Not Earth
- January 29
- January 28
- January 27
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- Freedom 7 Mercury Capsule, Flown by 1st American in Space, Heads to Boston, D.C.
- Last Man on Moon & 7 Other Space Leaders Back Mitt Romney
- GOP Presidential Candidates: Where They Stand on Space
- Sun Unleashes Strongest Flare Yet of 2012
- Boat Carrying Atlas Rocket Crashes Into Bridge
- Shooting Star Streaks Over Castle Ruins in Skywatcher Photo
- Retired Satellite's Fall From Space Will Exceed NASA Safety Rules
- Record-Setting Astronaut Retires from NASA
- Bus-Size Asteroid Buzzes Earth in Close Flyby
- Russia Evaluates Space Capsule Cracks Ahead of March Launch
- Photos: Huge Solar Flare Sparks Major Radiation Storm
- GOP Candidates Clash Over US Space Exploration Future
- Navy's Robot Warplane Tests Its 'Brains' for Midair Refueling
- How the Apollo 1 Fire Changed Spaceship Design Forever
- January 26
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- Bus-Size Asteroid to Give Earth Close Shave Friday
- NASA Telescope Discovers 26 Alien Planets Around 11 Different Stars
- Asteroid Threat to Earth Sparks Global 'NEOShield' Project
- New Clues Into Moon's Magnetic Mystery Revealed
- President Obama Honors NASA's Fallen Astronauts
- Moon or Asteroid? NASA's Next Giant Leap Depends on Who'll Be President
- Cold Plasma Layer Detected High Above Earth
- New Star Discoveries Found in Antique Telescope Plates
- NASA Honors Fallen Astronauts in Solemn Ceremony
- Huge Asteroid Vesta May Be Packed With Water Ice
- Gingrich Space Plan Promises the Moon, Literally: Lunar Base by 2020
- January 25
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- Russia Launches Robot Cargo Ship to Space Station
- Skywatching Guide: How to Observe the Bright Twin Stars Gemini
- Contest Challenges Students to Control Space Station Robots
- Will Sunscreen Protect You From the Solar Flares?
- Solar Storm Forecasts Improve as Sun’s Fury Increases
- Hello, Earth! Satellite Snaps Amazing 'Blue Marble' Photo
- Three Space Shuttle Veterans Chosen for Astronaut Hall of Fame
- Lasers Mimic Exploding Stars to Explain Cosmic Magnetic Fields
- Failed Mars Probe Crashed Near South America Coast, Space Junk Experts Say
- Spectacular Northern Lights From Solar Storm Wow Skywatchers
- Most Massive Galaxies Had Frenzied Star-Forming Pasts
- Former Astronaut Mark Kelly Attends Obama's State of the Union Address
- January 24
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- How Do Scientists Classify Solar Flares?
- Russian Cargo Ship Leaves Space Station Ahead of Next Vehicle
- The Moon, Venus Reunite in Night Sky Wednesday
- Spots on the Sun Firing Off Strong Solar Storms
- 'Mars Attacks' Invades Comics for 50th Anniversary
- 'Space Hurricane': Huge Solar Storm Is Pounding Earth Now
- Northern Lights Photos: Amazing Auroras of January 2012
- NASA Space Shuttle Launch Director Joins Commercial Rocket Company
- NASA Hands Over Shuttle Trainer 'Keys' to Seattle Museum
- Romney, Gingrich Tout Commercial Spaceflight in Republican Debate
- Titan Sand Dunes Reveal Clues of Saturn Moon's Past
- 'Amazing' Mars Rover Opportunity Begins Year 9 on Red Planet
- January 23
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- Construction of Giant Hangar for Rocket-Launching Monster Jet Begins
- Astronauts in Space Safe from Huge Solar Radiation Storm
- Russian Scientist's Claim of Life on Venus Proven False
- Private Rocket Builder Has High Hopes for 'Year of the Dragon'
- Huge Solar Eruption Sparks Strongest Radiation Storm in 7 Years
- Gabrielle Giffords Steps Down From Congress
- Hundreds of Meteorites Uncovered in Antarctica
- Photos: Astrophotographers Track 2004 Transit of Venus
- Celestial Stunner: Venus to Cross Face of Sun This Year
- Politics, Sci-Fi & UFOs Converge in 'Saucer Country'
- January 21
- January 20
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- Photos: Air Force Satellite Launch Lights Up the Night
- China's New Space Exploration Vision Shoots for the Moon
- Photographer Sees Red Moon in Recent Total Lunar Eclipse
- Mystery Surrounds Air Force's Secretive X-37B Space Plane Landing Plan
- Photographer Catches Dazzling View of Nighttime Rocket Launch
- 1st Private Rocket Launch to Space Station Delayed Until March
- China Targets 2013 for Launch of Lunar Landing Mission
- Weird World! 'Oozing' Alien Planet Is a Super-Earth Wonder
- Solar Flare May Spark Weekend Northern Lights Show
- How to See the Moon: Telescope Viewing Tips
- Alien Life May Depend on Planetary Tilt
- US Military Wants Mobile Telescopes to Spot Dead Satellites
- Air Force Launches New Military Communications Satellite Into Orbit
- January 19
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- Telescope Gets New Gear to Bring Stars Into Focus
- Russia Eyes Possible Moon Base with NASA: Reports
- Comet's Death Dive Into Sun Seen in Detail for 1st Time
- NASA Spacecraft in Home Stretch of Journey to Pluto
- Sisters in a Circle: Pleiades Cluster Shines Bright in Skywatcher Photo
- Plans Scrapped for Private Robotic Gas Station in Space
- SpaceX Safety VP Quit Late Last Year
- Shadows of the Moon Hide 'Fluffy' Dirt & Water Ice
- Air Force Ready for Big Launch from Florida Tonight
- Helix Nebula Gleams Like a Golden Eye in New Photo
- NASA Rover Spends Martian Winter Probing Inside Red Planet
- Twin Gravity Probes to Start Mapping Moon's Pull
- NASA Debunks Mysterious Triangular 'UFO'
- January 18
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- Is the US Military Hiding Data on Dead Russian Mars Probe?
- NASA Spaceport Breaks Ground for Shuttle Atlantis Display
- New Telescope to Take First-Ever Black Hole Photo
- Tiny Invisible Galaxy May Be Made Completely of Dark Matter
- Satellite Spots Costa Concordia Shipwreck From Space
- Figure Eight: Skywatcher Captures Sun's Graceful Curve
- Iconic Eagle Nebula Soars in Eye-Popping New Images
- January 17
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- US Joins Effort to Create Code of Conduct for Space
- Russian Claim that US Radar Downed Mars Probe Is False
- Too Bright, the Night: New Film Tackles City Light Pollution
- Rare Mars Rocks Crashed to Earth in July
- Forget Space Beer, Order Meteorite Wine Instead
- Photos: Light Pollution Shines in 'The City Dark'
- Russia Investigates Claim That US Radar Doomed Mars Probe
- Students Name NASA's Twin Moon Probes 'Ebb' & 'Flow'
- Manned Russian Rocket Launches from South America Look Doubtful
- Ocean's 8: Satellite Snaps Stunning Photo of Algae Bloom
- NASA to Announce Names for Moon Gravity Probes Today
- Space Bubbles Offer Glimpse at Our Sun's Evolution
- NASA's Newest Telescope Survives Funding Battle, But Challenges Remain
- January 16
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- European Probe Finishes Mapping Big Bang's Echo
- Where On Earth Did Russia's Dead Mars Probe Crash?
- Next Space Station Crew Confident in Russian Rocket Safety
- 1st Private Rocket Launch to Space Station Delayed
- NASA to Fly Above Canada Snowstorms
- Amazing Astronomy Illustrations From the 1800s Resurface Online
- Photos: Vintage Artistic Views of Astronomy
- Funding Drought Jeopardizes Future NASA Astronomy Missions
- Saturn's Moon Titan May be More Earth-Like Than Thought
- Milky Way's Color Is White As a Morning's Snow
- January 15
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- January 13
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- Moon & Mars Meet in Night Sky Tonight
- Where Will Doomed Russian Mars Probe Fall?
- 'Man on a Mission' Film Shows Space Traveler Following Dad into Orbit
- China Launches Second Satellite of the Week
- 1st Science Fiction Movie Filmed in Space Stays Underground
- Computer Virus Swipes Data from Japan's Space Agency
- Space Station Dodges Space Junk from Satellite Crash
- Black Hole Fires Gas 'Bullets' Into Space
- In 'Space Junk 3D,' Orbital Debris Threat Crashes Onto Big Screen
- Russian Mars Probe to Crash Soon, With World Watching
- Photos: Russia's Phobos-Grunt Mission to Mars Moon
- January 12
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- New Deep Space Capsule Passes NASA Chief's Inspection
- Recent Satellite Crashes Bring Space Junk Problem into Public Eye
- Smallest Alien Planets, Real-Life 'Tatooines' Highlight Huge Week of Exoplanet Finds
- Gallery: 'Space Junk 3D' - The Movie
- Rare Gamma-Ray Star Twins Discovered by New Method
- NASA Airborne Radar 'Sees' Inside Hawaii Volcano
- Ancient Star Explosion is Most Distant of Its Kind
- Photos: Private Space Traveler Richard Garriott, a 'Man on a Mission'
- Complete Coverage of the 219th American Astronomical Society Meeting
- 'Saturn on Steroids': 1st Ringed Planet Beyond Solar System Possibly Found
- Planets Venus & Neptune to Appear Side-by-Side on Friday
- AAS Dispatch: An Encyclopedia of Alien Planets
- Huge NASA Rover Adjusts Course on Trip to Mars
- January 11
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- Failed Russian Mars Probe May Crash in Indian Ocean Sunday
- 3 Alien Planets Smaller Than Earth Found
- Gallery: The Smallest Alien Planets
- Space Photos & Images from the 219th American Astronomical Society Meeting
- Real-Life 'Tatooine': New 'Star Wars'-Like Planets with 2 Suns Found
- Mystery of 400-Year-Old Star Explosion Finally Solved
- 160 Billion Alien Planets May Exist in Our Milky Way Galaxy
- Image of the Day: December 2011
- Soaring on Titan: Drone Airplane Could Scout Saturn's Moon
- AAS Dispatch: Astronaut Looks Back at 50 Years of Human Spaceflight
- January 10
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- China Launches Earth-Mapping Satellite in 2012's 1st Space Mission
- $10 Million X Prize Aims to Realize 'Star Trek' Medical Tricorder
- AAS Dispatch: How to NOT Get Funded in the Astronomy World
- Imminent Destruction? Doomsday Clock Moved 1 Minute Closer to Midnight
- Russian Space Failures May Be Result of Foul Play, Official Says
- Monster Galaxy Cluster 'El Gordo' Packs Mass of 2 Quadrillion Suns
- Primordial Galaxy Cluster is Farthest Ever Seen
- Far Out! New Deep Space Mission Ideas Draw NASA's Eye
- AAS Dispatch: Proposed Space Mission Would Probe Alien Atmospheres
- Milky Way Galaxy's Past Revealed Through New Star Census
- Shooting for the Stars Pays Off for Space App Entrepreneur
- NASA Rover Headed for Mars Takes Aim at August Landing Site Today
- Hidden Alien Planets Revealed in Old Hubble Telescope Data
- Apollo Astronauts Meet with NASA to Clear Claims on Space Mementos
- January 9
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- AAS Dispatch: Future NASA Telescope Could 'Sniff' Air of Alien Planets
- AAS Dispatch: Big Funding Cuts Loom for Astronomy Projects
- Space Remains a Priority for Leaner US Military
- 'Doomsday Clock' May Tick Toward Destruction
- Alien Earths Could Have 2 Suns Like 'Star Wars'' Tatooine
- Biggest Map Yet of Universe's Invisible Dark Matter Unveiled
- Venus to Dance Across Sun in Rare June Skywatching Treat
- Photos: NASA Discovers Real-Life 'Tatooine' Planet With 2 Suns
- Search for Intelligent Extraterrestrials Targets Known Alien Planets
- iPad Survives Fall From Edge of Space in Jaw-Dropping Video
- January 8
- January 6
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- Amazing Sky Photos Show Space Station Near Moon & Jupiter
- 'No Chance' Secret X-37B Space Plane Spying on China Module: Expert
- How 2012's Full Moons Got Their Strange Names
- How NASA May Use Microbes to Power Space Robots
- Astronomers Flock to Texas for Space 'Super Bowl' Conference
- Space Station Astronauts Answer SPACE.com Readers' Questions
- Skywatcher Catches Video of Doomed Russian Mars Probe
- Student Teams Take Up NASA Rocket Launch Challenge
- NASA Picks Mars Winter Rest Stop for Long-Lived Rover
- January 5
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- Purple Haze: Skywatcher Snaps Stunning Photo of Dumbbell Nebula
- Moon Mineral Found in Ancient Australian Rock
- Space Station Crew Excited for 1st Private Spaceship Visit
- Jupiter's Moons Perform Shadowy Waltz Next Week: How to Watch
- Fight to Save US Military Satellite Ends in Remarkable Rescue
- 2012 Apocalypse FAQ: Why the World Won't End
- Doomed Russian Mars Probe May Crash to Earth on Jan. 15
- The Hunt Is on for Habitable Moons Around Alien Planets
- Earth Makes Closest Approach to Sun of the Year
- January 4
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- Spectacular Photos: 1st Meteor Shower of 2012 Amazes Skywatchers
- On Saturn Moon Titan, Weather Report Brings Chance of Methane Rain
- Space Junk Flies at You in New 3D Film on Debris Threat
- NASA Inquiry Halts Sale of $388,375 Apollo 13 Checklist, Other Space Artifacts
- Giant Moon Crater Revealed in Up-Close Photos
- NASA Spacecraft Captures Video of Year-End Sun Storms
- Smoky Nebula's Bright Pink Heart Shines in New Photo
- 'Zero-G' Fruit Flies Aid Human Space Travel Studies
- How to See the Best Meteor Showers of 2012
- January 3
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- Jupiter & the Moon Dazzle Skywatchers With Celestial Dance
- Skywatcher Photos: Jupiter & the Moon - Jan. 2, 2012
- Strange Crystals Reveal Rock to be Ancient Meteorite
- NASA Tests Parachutes for New Deep Space Capsule
- Photos: NASA Tests Orion Spacecraft Parachutes: Dec. 20, 2011
- Skywatcher Photos: 2012 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
- NASA Rover Mission Marks 8 Pioneering Years on Mars
- Looking Ahead: 2012 Pivotal for Private Spaceflight
- Strong Quadrantid Meteor Shower, One of 2012's Best, Peaks Wednesday
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