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- October 31
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- Space Shuttle Endeavour Exhibit Opens at California Science Center
- Astronauts Set for Spacewalk Thursday to Fix Ammonia Leak
- An Old Idea Gives Telescopes A New Twist
- Newly Opened Space Shuttle Endeavour Exhibit Thrills California Crowds
- Oldest, Farthest Star Explosions Discovered in Distant Universe
- Dark Asteroids Streak Vesta's Surface With Carbon, NASA Probe Finds
- Dark Matter Contest Enlists the Masses
- Space History Photo: D-558-2 Being Mounted to P2B-1 Mothership
- Rare Double Green Flash Captured in Sunset Photos
- Russian Spacecraft Makes Halloween Cargo Delivery to Space Station
- Moon and Jupiter Create Celestial Halloween Treat
- Stunning Star Cluster Includes Deceptively Young Stars
- Russian Progress Rocket Launch (Photos)
- Russian Cargo Ship Launches on Halloween Mission to Space Station
- October 30
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- Disney Buys Lucasfilm, New STAR WARS Film in 2015
- Mars Dirt Similar to Hawaiian Volcanic Soil
- Halloween Special: The Scariest Things in Space
- Recovered SpaceX Capsule Arrives at California Port
- Space Shuttle Enterprise Damaged by Hurricane Sandy
- Amazing New Space Photo Shows Sandy Rolling Inland
- NASA Pumpkin Carver Creates Curiosity Space-O'-Lantern
- NASA's Huge New SLS Rocket Could Power Missions Far Beyond Mars
- Halloween Fireballs: How to See the Taurid Meteors
- October 29
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- Nearby Galaxy Convicted of Star Theft
- Moon's Mysterious 'Ocean of Storms' Explained
- Volcanic Eruptions on Jupiter's 'Pizza Moon' Io Spotted from Earth
- NASA to Announce Early Universe Findings Thursday
- Virgin Galactic Eyes WhiteKnightTwo for Zero-G Parabolic Flights
- Full Moon 'Fright Night': Watch the Hunter's Moon Live Online Tonight
- South Korean Rocket Launch Delayed by Fuel Leak
- Trick or Treat in Space: Halloween Candy on the Space Station
- Space History Photo: Noordung's Space Station Habitat Wheel
- Gallery: Meet Dream Chaser, a Private Space Plane
- Canadian Rover May Fly on NASA's Deep Space Rocket
- Hurricane Sandy's Menacing Size on Earth Revealed in Satellite Photos
- 'Frankenstorm' Full Moon: Hurricane Sandy's Impact Amplified by Lunar Event
- Best Space Pictures of the Week - Oct. 28, 2012
- October 28
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- Private SpaceX Capsule Lands After Historic Mission to Space Station
- Private SpaceX Capsule Leaves Space Station for Earth Return
- Blood and Astronaut Pee: Creepy Cargo Returns to Earth on SpaceX Capsule Today
- SpaceX Dragon Capsule's 1st Station Cargo Flight to Station (Photos)
- Photos: The Most Powerful Storms of the Solar System
- October 27
- October 26
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- How Paintballs Could Save Earth from Giant Asteroid Impact
- Vesta Up Close: What the Dawn Probe Revealed
- SpaceX's Dragon Capsule to Leave Space Station Sunday
- Hurricane Sandy Actually a 'Bride of Frankenstorm': NASA
- New NASA Spaceship Comes Together for 2014 Test Launch
- Satellite Snaps Stunning Dawn View of Hurricane Sandy
- 'Frankenstorm' from Space: Hurricane Sandy Satellite Photos
- Huge 'Zombie' Alien Planet Rises from the Dead
- The Galaxy Next Door: Stunning Star Clouds Shine in Andromeda (Photo)
- How Shuttle Atlantis Will Roll (and Rise) into NASA Display
- Full Moon Could Make Hurricane Sandy's Impact Worse
- Space History Photo: Pathfinder Aircraft in Flight
- 'Frankenstorm': Hurricane Sandy Seen From Space Station in NASA Video
- Huge Saturn Storm Keeps Surprising Scientists
- Monster Galaxy's Core Is Biggest Ever Seen
- October 25
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- It's Full of Stars! Globular Cluster Sparkles in Cosmic Photo
- Europe Eyes Funding for Miniature Robotic Space Plane
- Microwave Missile Test Targets Electronics, Not People
- Super-Dense Neutron Star Is Fastest Ever Seen
- Spectacular Solar System Views: Q&A With 'Planetfall' Author Michael Benson
- Planetfall: Wonders of the Solar System (Photos)
- US Air Force Plans Final Hypersonic X-51A Test Launch
- See Inside the Private Lynx Space Plane (Photos)
- Antarctic Ice Rift Growing, Satellite Images Show
- Space History Photo: Iron Cross Attitude Simulator With Pilot
- Soyuz Spacecraft Docks at Space Station with New US-Russian Crew
- China Eyes New Rockets for Space Station, Moon Missions
- Soyuz Capsule Chasing Space Station for Thursday Rendezvous
- October 24
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- Elusive Mercury at Its Best Now for Southern Stargazers
- Shattered Russian Rocket Spawns Space Junk Cloud
- Meteorite From California Fireball Is Meteor-wrong, Scientist Says
- Mystery Glow of Dark Matter Halos Fueled by Extragalactic Stars
- Earth's Magnetic Field Made Quick Flip-Flop
- Space History Photo: 'Gumdrop Meets Spider'
- Flowing Water on Mars May Cause Seasonal Streaks: Study
- Manned Mars Missions Could Threaten Red Planet Life
- Amazing Photo Captures 84 Million Stars in Our Milky Way Galaxy
- Japan Wants Space Plane or Capsule by 2022
- October 23
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- Advanced Solar Array Under Development for Future NASA Spacecraft
- African Kids Reach for the Stars With Help of US Astronomer
- Amazing Solar Flare of Oct. 22, 2012 (Photos)
- Mars Methane Mystery: Curiosity Rover May Find New Clues
- South Korea Hopes for 1st Rocket Launch Success Friday
- Canadian Space Man: Astronaut Chris Hadfield's World Tour Challenge (Photos)
- Space History Photo: Bill Fecych Shutting Down the Reactor
- Two Comets Visible Together Today: How to Watch Online
- Spaced Out: Majority of Gen X Can't Identify Home Galaxy
- Major Solar Flare Erupts From the Sun
- New Start: Space Station Crew Lifts Off from Revived Russian Launch Pad
- Tracking Deadly Space Radiation Could Protect Future Astronauts
- Galaxy's Giant Black Hole Jet a Cosmic Afterburner
- Soyuz Rocket Launches New Expedition 33 Crew to Space Station (Photos)
- Soyuz Spacecraft Launches New US-Russian Crew Toward Space Station
- October 22
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- Soyuz Rocket Launching US-Russian Crew to Space Station Tuesday
- Jeff Bezos' Secretive Spaceship Project Tests Rocket Escape System
- Rare Star Explosion Reveals Hidden Black Hole in Our Galaxy
- Photos: Space Station's Expedition 33 Mission
- Galaxy Evolution Discovery Surprises Scientists
- Space Station Commander Reflects on 100 days in Orbit
- Astronaut Photo Contest Puts Canadian Space Man in Far-Out Spots
- Spooky! NASA Hunts Gravitational Waves on the Atomic Level
- Meteorite Found! Fragment of California Fireball Hit House
- Fireball Photos from California Meteor of Oct. 17, 2012
- Alpha Centauri B Planet Revealed by Telltale Star Wobble
- Sun's Plasma Loops Shine as Art in NASA Video Technique
- October 21
- October 20
- October 19
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- Sun Unleashes Huge Solar Plasma Wave
- Satellite Sees Hurricane Merge With Cold Front
- Atom Smasher Won't Create Planet-Eating Black Hole, Court Says
- European Satellite to Seek Nearby Super-Earth Planets in 2017
- Space Station Crew Gives Spacesuits a Piggyback Ride (Photo)
- Exoplanet App Tracks Alpha Centauri Bb and Other Worlds
- 'Biological Teleporter' Will Find Martian DNA, Beam It Back to Earth
- Proposed Colorado Spaceport Could Be Suborbital Spaceflight Hub
- Spiral Galaxy Shakes Off Cosmic Dust in Photo
- Orionid Meteor Shower Spawned by Halley's Comet Peaks This Weekend
- Space History Photo: Project Mercury Retro and Posigrade Package
- Celestial Marathon on Saturday: How to Watch Astronomy Day Online
- Private Space Taxi Builders On Track to Launch Astronauts Soon
- October 18
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- Private Spaceflight Industry at Big Turning Point, Experts Say
- Window to the Stars: Canyon and Cosmos Dazzle in Photo
- Stunning Night Sky Photos for October 2012
- Yum! Curiosity Rover Swallows 1st Mars Sample, Finds Odd Bright Stuff
- What Makes Earth So Perfect for Life?
- Best Deep-Sky Targets in Autumn's Night Sky
- Violent Origin of Saturn's Oddball Moons Explained
- Spectacular Meteor Sparks Fireball Over California
- Oakland's Chabot Space and Science Center (Gallery)
- Curiosity Rover Digs Up Shiny Particles on Mars
- Secretive X-37B Military Space Plane Launch May Be Delayed by Glitch
- Nearby Earth-Sized Alien Planet Could Spur Interstellar Exploration
- October 17
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- Jupiter Photos Reveal Big Changes on Giant Planet
- How to See a Space Goat: Capricornus Constellation Explained
- Shuttle Endeavour's L.A. Journey Stars in Stunning Time-Lapse Movie
- Space Shuttle Endeavour's L.A. Adventure Captured in Photos
- Huge Moon-Forming Collision Theory Gets New Spin
- Supernovas Create Radioactive Titanium
- Proof of Moon's Birth in Giant Impact Found in Zinc: Study
- Alpha Centauri Planet Truly Alien to Many Earthlings
- Space History Photo: X-24B on Lakebed
- Earth-Size Planet Closest to Our Solar System: By The Numbers
- Space Station Opens Launch Pad for Tiny Satellites
- Saturn Moon Titan Has a 'Hot Cross Bun' in NASA Photo
- October 16
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- 'Next-Door' Alien Planet Still Too Distant to Visit — for Now
- Poll: Should We Visit Earth-Size Planet in Alpha Centauri?
- Discovery! Earth-Size Alien Planet at Alpha Centauri Is Closest Ever Seen
- Images: Closest-Ever Alien Planet, the Earth-Size Alpha Centauri Bb
- Giant Strand of Elusive Dark Matter Seen in 3D
- Earth Climate Change Models Work for Mars, Too
- Pluto's Moons (and Maybe Rings) Pose Risk for NASA Spacecraft
- Hurricane Rafael Spotted from Space
- Epic Supersonic 'Space Jump' Recreated with LEGO Man
- Space History Photo: Ellen Weaver, Biologist
- Meteor Shower Created by Halley’s Comet Peaks This Week
- How Singer Sarah Brightman Could Change the Face of Private Space Travel
- NASA's Cassini Probe at Saturn Celebrates 15 Years in Space
- October 15
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- Pac-Man Nebula Chomps Through Deep Space in Photo
- China Launches Two Demonstration Satellites to Space
- Two Months after Failure, Russian Rocket Launches Communications Satellite
- Most Alien Solar Systems Are 'Flatter Than Pancakes'
- Waiting for Shuttle Endeavour: SPACE.com Reporter's Vigil for L.A. Museum Arrival
- Tiniest Alien Solar System Discovered: 5 Packed Planets
- Photos: Shuttle Endeavour Arrives at Its L.A. Museum Home
- Amateur Team Finds 'Tatooine' Planet with 2 Suns in 4-Star System
- Moon Water Mystery: Scientists Point to Solar Wind as Origin
- Russia Wants Reusable Rockets By 2020
- 'Tatooine' Solar System: 2 Alien Planets with Twin Suns Found (Gallery)
- October 14
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- Space Shuttle Endeavour Arrives at Its New L.A. Museum Home
- Astronauts Hail Skydiver Felix Baumgartner's Record-Breaking Supersonic Jump
- World's Highest Skydive! Daredevil Makes Record-Breaking Supersonic Jump
- Daredevil Begins Balloon Flight for World's Highest Skydive
- Webcast: World's Highest Skydive Success (Red Bull Stratos)
- Daredevil Skydiver to Attempt 23-Mile Supersonic Jump Sunday
- Photos: Daring Skydiver Makes Record 24-Mile Supersonic Jump
- October 13
- October 12
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- Satellite Left Stranded by SpaceX Rocket Falls From Space
- See Shuttle Endeavour on L.A. Streets via NBC
- Robotic Suit Aids Astronauts and Paraplegic Patients
- Photos: Soyuz Rocket Launches Galileo Navigation Satellites
- Time-Lapse Captures Fall Color, Northern Lights
- Mysterious Elk-Shaped Structure Discovered in Russia
- How a Martian Meteorite Rocked the World
- Daredevil's Record-Breaking Supersonic Skydive Attempt Now Set for Sunday
- Mercury Craters Look Like Cookie Monster in NASA Photo
- Space Shuttle Endeavour's L.A. Street Parade (Pictures)
- Photos: Shuttle Endeavour's California Sightseeing Tour
- Saturn's Moon Titan Has Soft and Crusty Surface, Probe Landing Reveals
- Welcoming Shuttle Endeavour: Q&A with California Science Center CEO Jeffrey Rudolph
- House-Size Asteroid Gives Earth a Close Shave Today
- NASA Clarifies Precision of Universe Expansion Measurement
- Space Shuttle Endeavour Embarks on L.A. Road Trip
- October 11
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- Curiosity Rover's Pet Mars Rock 'Jake' Unlike Any Seen on Red Planet
- Space Shuttle Endeavour's Historic L.A. Move Documented for Film
- L.A.'s California Science Center: Final Home of Shuttle Endeavour (Photos)
- Meteorite's Black Glass May Reveal Secrets of Mars
- Shiny Asteroid Vesta Once Had Magnetic Personality
- Black Glass in New Martian Meteorite (Photos)
- Private Asteroid-Hunting Space Telescope to Launch in 2017
- How to See Shuttle Endeavour Roll Through L.A. This Week
- Google Lunar X Prize Robot Built to Find Lunar Water
- House-Size Asteroid Comes Closer to Earth Than the Moon Friday: Watch Live
- Super-Earth Planet Likely Made of Diamond
- Space History Photo: Noordung's Three-Unit Space Station Concept
- Birth of Cool: Photographers Catch Brilliant Fetus Nebula
- Space Funding Startup Uwingu to Unveil 1st Product
- New Rules for Meteorite Hunters Unveiled
- October 10
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- Curiosity Rover Resumes Eyeing 1st Scoop of Mars Dirt
- Spectacular Nebula Photos Captured By Space Telescope's X-Ray Vision
- Gallery: Amazing Nebula Photos From Chandra & Hubble
- Daredevil Skydiver May Attempt Supersonic Jump Sunday After Delays
- Strange Star Spiral Offers Clues to Sun's Fate
- Rare Celestial Sight: How to See the Zodiacal Light
- Hunter and Unicorn Shine in Night Sky Photo
- Bright Venus and Moon to Shine in Friday Morning Sky
- Space History Photo: Reactor Core Area
- Singer Sarah Brightman Will Ride Russian Rocket to Space
- SpaceX Dragon Capsule Arrives at Space Station With Precious Cargo
- 'Supermoon' and Star Trails Shine On Flower Fields (Photo)
- SpaceX Dragon Capsule to Dock with Space Station Today
- October 9
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- SpaceX Rocket Launch Glitch Left Piggyback Satellite in Wrong Orbit
- Queen of the Night: Classy Cassiopeia Constellation Reigns Over Meteor (Photo)
- SpaceX Dragon Capsule Chasing Space Station in Orbit
- 'Bright Object' On Mars Actually Plastic from Curiosity Rover
- Skydiver Aborts Supersonic Jump Attempt Due to High Winds
- Why the Higgs Boson Didn't Win This Year's Nobel
- Cold War 'Flying Saucer' Was a Clumsy Air Force Hover Vehicle
- Record-Breaking Supersonic Skydive: Why High Winds Are Risky
- Curiosity Rover Scoops 1st Mars Sample, Finds 'Bright Object'
- Record-Breaking Supersonic Skydive Attempt Today Delayed by Winds
- Did NASA's Voyager 1 Spacecraft Just Exit the Solar System?
- Space History Photo: The NACA Test Force
- Is Singer Sarah Brightman the Next Space Tourist?
- 2012 Nobel Physics Prize Goes to Quantum Optics Pioneers
- Daredevil Skydiver Attempting Record-Breaking Supersonic Freefall Today
- October 8
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- Space Shuttle Endeavour to Leave on L.A. Road Trip This Week
- Curious About Mars Life: Q&A With Curiosity Rover Scientist
- Private Rocket Suffered Slight Glitch During Sunday Cargo Launch
- 'Angry Birds Star Wars' Launching Next Month
- Hidden in Einstein’s Math: Faster-than-Light Travel?
- Satellite Failure Puts European Space Agency in Tough Position
- Amazing Auroras: Northern Lights of October 2012 (Photos)
- Solar Eruption May Boost Northern Lights Displays Tonight
- Image of the Day: September 2012
- Skydiver Attempting 23-Mile Supersonic Freefall Tuesday: How to Watch Live
- Proposed Mission May Bring Frozen Moon Samples to Earth in 2020s
- How to See SpaceX's Dragon Capsule in the Night Sky
- SpaceX Dragon Launches on 1st Space Station Cargo Trip (Photos)
- Liftoff! SpaceX Dragon Launches 1st Private Space Station Cargo Mission
- October 7
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- Unpredictable Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
- Private SpaceX Cargo Ship Launching 'New Era' for Space Station Today
- Best Space Pictures of the Week - Oct. 7, 2012
- Astronaut Ice Cream: Frozen Dessert Launching to Space Station
- Private SpaceX Rocket Launch Tonight Visible from US East Coast
- NASA Tracking Space Junk Ahead of Private Launch to Space Station
- October 6
- October 5
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- How Supersonic Skydiver Will Freefall Through Earth's Atmosphere
- Record-Breaking Supersonic Skydive Attempt Delayed to Tuesday
- Large Cold Front Creeping Across US, Seen From Space
- One Year In Space: US-Russian Crew Launching Audacious Spaceflight in 2015
- Gallery: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: America's Aerospace Treasures
- A Rose Like No Other: New Photo Shows Stunning Rosette Nebula
- Giant Eye In Space Seen by NASA Telescopes
- SpaceX's Elon Musk & NASA Chief Holding Google+ Hangout Today
- US Air Force Launches New GPS Navigation Satellite
- Air Force Launches New GPS Satellite (Photos)
- Space History Photo: Dedication Day — Visitors to the AERL
- The Physics of the First-Ever Supersonic Skydive
- NASA Aims to Trim Giant Deep-Space Rocket's Cost
- Daring Skydiver to Attempt Record-Breaking Supersonic Freefall Monday
- October 4
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- Space Station-Bound SpaceX Dragon Capsule Gets Mission Patch
- Why Can't You Go Space Diving Yet?
- Curiosity Rover to Scoop Up 1st Mars Samples This Weekend
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE Exploring the Southern Sky - ESO at 50 | Video Show
- Mars Rover Curiosity Photos: Aug.-Sept. 2012
- Speedy Star Swoops In Perilously Close to Milky Way's Giant Black Hole
- How Sputnik Changed the World 55 Years Ago Today
- YouTubers Solve Cincinnati UFO Mystery
- Space History Photo: Pilot Neil Armstrong and X-15 #1
- 'World Space Week' Launches Today on Sputnik Anniversary
- Moon, Jupiter and Bright Star Show Off in Night Sky This Week
- China's First Woman in Space: Q&A with Astronaut Liu Yang
- Dogged Seekers of Dark Matter Win Physics Prize
- October 3
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- Speed of Universe's Expansion Measured Better Than Ever
- Mars Rover Curiosity 'Checks In' on Foursquare from Red Planet
- Moon Visits Bright Star Clusters This Week
- Private SpaceX Rocket Set for Space Station Delivery (Photos)
- 1st Year-Long Space Station Mission May Launch in 2015: Reports
- Pair of Black Holes in Star Cluster Surprises Scientists
- Alien Comet Cloud Spotted Around Faraway Star
- Early Galaxies and Black Holes Grew Up Together
- 'Sigma 7' at 50: Retro Space Images Recall 5th US Spaceflight
- Space History Photo: Ramjet Missile
- Where Obama and Romney Stand on Space Exploration
- President Obama's Signature Riding on Mars Rover Curiosity
- October 2
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- Reusable 'Grasshopper' Rocket Concept Makes 1st Test Flight
- Canada Unveils Next-Generation Robotic Arms for Spaceships
- How to Watch SpaceX's Private Rocket Launch Sunday
- No Spaceship Ride for 'Harry Potter' Author J.K. Rowling ... Yet
- Student-Designed Satellite to Map Earth's Radiation Belts
- Indian and European Satellites Reach Orbit After Smooth Launch
- Space History Photo: Bumper V-2 Launch
- Journey with Atlantis: Public Invited to Last Space Shuttle Delivery
- Magnificent Moon Rises With Soaring Birds (Photo)
- Supernova 'CSI' Team Eyes Old Photos for Stellar Blast Victim
- NASA Mulls Deep-Space Station on Moon's Far Side
- October 1
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- Venus and Bright Star Shine Together at Dawn Wednesday
- October 2012 Night Sky Guide (Sky Map Gallery)
- China Launches Earth-Observing Satellite for Venezuela
- Strange Layer of Venus Surprisingly Cold
- Alien Planets Circling Pulsing Stars May Leave Electric Trails
- Private SpaceX Rocket Test-Fires Engines for Space Station Trip
- New Private Rocket Arrives at Virginia Launch Pad for Tests
- Rocket Launch to Upgrade GPS Network This Week
- Photos: SpaceShipTwo at the Farnborough Airshow
- Space History Photo: VSTOL in the 9 x 7 Foot Wind Tunnel
- Proposed Space Boat Could Explore Lakes On Saturn's Moon Titan
- Weather On Mars Surprisingly Warm, Curiosity Rover Finds
- Curious About Mars: Q&A With Curiosity Rover Scientist
