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- April 30
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- Chinese Rocket Launches Four Satellites into Space
- Canada Launches Space Robot-Themed $5 Bill with Astronaut's Help
- Russia Lofts Navigation Satellite in Third Launch of Last Week
- Sci-Fi Film 'After Earth' Launches Challenge to Save Humanity
- How Mars and Jupiter Formed from Space Rock Crashes
- NASA to Pay $70 Million a Seat to Fly Astronauts on Russian Spacecraft
- Look Up! Stargazing Events for May 2013 (Sky Maps)
- Space Shuttle Enterprise's New Home Takes Shape at NYC Museum
- Stunning Mars Panoramas Capture Curiosity Rover at Work (Photos)
- Comet of the Century: How to See Comet ISON Live Online Today
- World's Largest Infrared Space Telescope Shuts Down Forever
- Space History Photo: Hyper III, M2-F2 & RC Mothership
- Ticket Price for Private Spaceflights on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Going Up
- Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Rocket Test Heralds Rise of Passenger Space Travel
- Sir Richard Branson & SpaceShipTwo: Virgin Galactic's Billionaire Founder Speaks Out
- Did Asteroid Impacts Spark Life's 'Left-Handed' Molecules?
- Mars Rover Opportunity Slips Into Standby Mode, NASA Says
- April 29
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- X-15 Rocket Plane & Crew Had the Right Stuff
- Virgin Galactic's Big SpaceShipTwo Rocket Test: Reactions & Celebrations
- Watching SpaceShipTwo Soar: A Reporter's View of Virgin Galactic's Test Flight
- Photos: X-15 Rocket Plane Reaches Space in Test Flights
- Wow! Monster Hurricane on Saturn Spied by NASA Spacecraft
- Obama Praises Mars Rovers, US Science in Speech
- Mars Mission May Carry Asteroid-Smashing Probe in 2016
- Photos: Virgin Galactic's 1st SpaceShipTwo Powered Flight Test
- Poll: Would You Ride Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo?
- Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Makes History with 1st Rocket-Powered Flight
- Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Ignites Rocket Motor in Flight for 1st Time
- Space History Photo: Ochoa on Sky Genie
- 'Comet of the Century' Could Create New Meteor Shower
- Scientists Bounce Laser Beams Off Old Soviet Moon Rover
- Seeing Double: Stargazer Snaps Comet Illusion (Photo)
- Search Is On for 'Eyeball Earth' Alien Planets
- April 28
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- April 26
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- Look Up! Spot a 'Celestial Zoo' in the Night Sky
- Atlantis Exposed: Space Shuttle Fully Unwrapped for NASA Exhibit
- Controversially, Physicist Argues Time Is Real
- Refurbished 'Star Trek' Bridge Aims To Beam To San Diego
- How Do You Puke Without Gravity? (Video)
- A Space Aloha: Hawaii Gears Up for First Satellite Launch
- Shrink-Wrapped Space Shuttle Atlantis Uncovered for Display
- Stunning NASA Video Shows 3 Years of the Sun in 3 Minutes
- Russian Cargo Spacecraft Successfully Docks to Space Station
- NASA Probes Near Sun Safe from Triple Solar Eruption
- Space History Photo: Apollo 8 Recovery
- How to Use a Washcloth In Space (Video)
- See Saturn at Its Best In the Weekend Night Sky
- Scientists to Eye Potential 'Comet of the Century' with Balloon Mission
- Nearest Alien Planet Gets New Name: 'Albertus Alauda'
- Planetary Scientists Protest 'Disastrous' NASA Budget Cuts Proposed for 2014
- April 25
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- Surprising Lunar Eclipse Wows Skywatchers (Photos)
- Hunting for Alien Worlds (Part 4): 'Snowball Earth' & Earth-Like Planets
- Space Junk Threat Demands Immediate Action, Experts Say
- Space Shuttle Tank, Astronaut Mover Board Museum-Bound Ship
- Lunar Eclipse Photos: Full Moon of April 2013
- Saturn's Rings Bombarded by Space Rocks
- Einstein's Gravity Theory Passes Toughest Test Yet
- Soul on Fire: Stargazer Snaps Amazing Nebula Photo
- Full Moon Rises with Lunar Eclipse & Saturn Today: How to Watch
- Hubble Spies Cosmic Halos Around Starburst Galaxies
- The Sun in HD: Latest Photos by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory
- Sun Fires Off 3 Solar Eruptions Toward Mercury
- Comet of the Century? New Comet ISON Views Herald an Amazing Show This Year
- April 24
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- Private Asteroid-Mining Project Launching Tiny Satellites in 2014
- Partial Lunar Eclipse Occurs Thursday: Watch It Live Online
- Penises on Mars? Grow Up, Internet
- Tiny Pluto Moons Should Be Named Vulcan and Cerberus, Discoverers Say
- Launch Photos: Progress 51 Cargo Ship Soars Toward Space Station
- Europe Gets Serious About Space Junk Menace
- Russian Space Cargo Ship Suffers Glitch After Launch
- See the Moon Meet Saturn and Bright Star This Week
- Hubble Telescope Looks to the Future After 23 Years in Space
- Rare Meteorite Grains May be from Supernova That Sparked Solar System
- April 23
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- Cosmonauts May Carry Olympic Torch and 'Flame' on Spacewalk
- Original 'Star Trek' Galileo Shuttlecraft Restored by Loving Fans
- Eco-Friendly Galaxy Wastes Nothing to Build Stars
- Private 'Grasshopper' Rocket Prototype Makes Highest Flight Yet
- Hubble Telescope Photographs Potential 'Comet of the Century'
- 'After Earth' Film's Stars Will & Jaden Smith Imagine Our Planet's Future
- 'After Earth': Will & Jaden Smith Explore Our Planet's Future (Gallery)
- SpaceX's Grasshopper, the Amazing Reusable Rocket (Photos)
- Whoa! Suspected Meteor Adds Fireworks to Argentina Concert (Video)
- NASA Must Pay for Plutonium Production to Fuel Deep-Space Probes
- Life on Mars? Finding It May Require Humans on Red Planet
- Heads Up! 'Fireball Season' Peaks This Week
- PhoneSats in Space: Tiny NASA Satellites Have Smartphone Brains
- April 22
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- NASA to Webcast Lyrid Meteor Shower Tonight: Watch It Live
- Private Mars Colony Won't Seek Life on Red Planet
- Could, and Should, Astronauts Have Babies on Mars?
- Search for Northern Lights on Saturn Takes Off
- 'Pink' Full Moon Brings Lunar Eclipse Thursday
- Amazing Lyrid Meteor Shower Photos for 2013
- Astronaut Hall of Fame Adds 1st Female Shuttle Commander, Two Others
- Want to Live on Mars? Private Martian Colony Project Seeks Astronauts
- Earth Day! Astronaut Celebrates Earth from Space
- Earth From Space: Classic NASA Photos (Gallery)
- Space History Photo: Parafoil in 80 x 120 Foot Wind Tunnel
- Impossible Night Skies: Artist Imagines Starscapes Over City Skylines
- Space Archaeologists Call for Preserving Off-Earth Artifacts
- Manned Mars Mission May Use Night Vision Gear in 2018
- April 21
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- April 19
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- Moon May Outshine Meteor Shower This Weekend
- New Private Rocket's Maiden Launch Set for Saturday
- World's Oldest Spacewalker: Russian Cosmonaut Makes Space History at 59
- NASA Launching Space Apps Hackathon This Weekend
- 'Darkened Cities' by Thierry Cohen: Amazing Night Skies Imagined (Gallery)
- How to See Where Astronauts Walked on the Moon
- Russian Spacewalkers Upgrade Space Station: Expedition 35 Photos
- Hubble Telescope Snaps Stunning Nebula Photo for 23rd Birthday
- Russian Cosmonauts Take Spacewalk Outside Space Station
- Animals in Space: Russia's Bion-M1 Space Capsule a Cosmic Zoo (Gallery)
- It's Time for Next Phase in Search for Alien Life, Scientists Say
- Russia Launches Animals Into Space on One-Month Journey
- April 18
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- What Might Alien Life Look Like on New 'Water World' Planets?
- SPACE.com Named Official Webby Awards Honoree
- Three Possibly Habitable 'Super-Earth' Alien Planets Found (Gallery)
- Discovered! Most Earth-Like Alien Planet & 2 Other Possibly Habitable Worlds
- Space Leaders Featured in Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential List
- See Lions In the Night Sky This Month
- NASA to Reveal New Alien Planet Findings Today: How to Watch Live
- Gallery: A World of Kepler Planets
- Atmospheres of 4 Oddball Alien Planets Get Fingerprinted
- Sex in Space Could Be Out of this World ... Or Not
- New Private Rocket May Launch Friday After Delay
- April 17
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- Sun Show: See Dramatic Solar Views in Live Webcast Today
- Glitch Delays New Private Rocket's Launch Debut
- Yes Virginia, You Do Have Rocket Launches
- Saturn Moon Titan's Methane May Dry Up
- Big Bang Didn't Need God, Stephen Hawking Says
- Baby Boom: Ancient Galaxy Fires Out New Stars at Record Pace
- New Private Rocket Antares: 5 Surprising Facts
- What Antares Rocket's East Coast Launch Will Look Like (Gallery)
- New Private Rocket Launching on Maiden Flight from Virginia Today
- US Military Space Spending Set at $8 Billion for 2014
- Huge New Radio Telescope Pinpoints Ancient Star-Forming Galaxies (Photo)
- April 16
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- New Private Rocket Cleared for Critical Launch Test Wednesday
- NASA Deputy Chief to Answer Questions on Reddit Wednesday
- Space Station Lands in Houston in State-of-the-Art NASA Exhibit
- Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Makes Stunning Leap Toward Private Spaceflight (Photo)
- Hopes Fade of Reviving Canadian Earth-Observation Satellite
- NASA Moon Probe Sheds Light on Space Radiation Risks
- Mysterious Energy Bursts May Be Death Knell of Gigantic Stars
- Private Rocket's Wednesday Launch a Long-Awaited Debut
- Space History Photo: Vertol VZ-2 (Model 76)
- New Private Rocket Launching from Virginia Coast Wednesday: Watch It Live
- How Space Science Is Helping Fight Against Cancer
- Mars Colony Project to Begin Astronaut Search by July
- April 15
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- Kepler's Supernova: Huge 17th-Century Star Explosion Comes into Focus
- Astronauts Send Condolences to Boston After Marathon Blasts
- Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks this Weekend
- Hints of Dark Matter Possibly Seen
- 'Elysium' Movie Showcases Horrors of Dystopian Future Earth
- First Manned Mars Mission Draws Flood of Applicants
- Newfound Comet Likely Won't Hit Mars Next Year
- Top 5 Discoveries by Mars Rover Curiosity (So Far)
- A Second Higgs Boson? Physicists Debate New Particle
- Controversy Over Planet-Naming Contest Heats Up
- Space History Photo: Lifting Bodies on Lakebed
- Young Blue Stars Shine in Cosmic Photo
- Big Rocket Test Launching from Virginia Island Wednesday
- April 14
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- April 12
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- Celebrate 'Earth Month' with NASA
- Can You Buy Exoplanet Naming Rights? No, Astronomy Group Says
- Big Moon Rises Over Mississippi (Photo)
- Russia's New Spaceport: Vostochny Space Launch Center in Photos
- Hunting for Alien Worlds (Part 3): The Habitability Debate
- Space History Photo: Belgium King and Queen watch Apollo 10 Launch
- Cosmic Bash: Parties on Earth and Mars Celebrate Human Spaceflight
- NASA Needs Help to Hunt City-Destroying Asteroids, Congress Says
- NASA's Mars-Bound Mega Rocket on Track for 2017 Test Launch
- April 11
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- It's Fall on Titan: Icy Cloud Marks Saturn Moon's Season
- North Korea Rocket Rundown: How Far Can They Fly?
- Weekend Plans? Try Spotting Jupiter in Daylight
- Golden Spike on the Moon: Private Lunar Trips (Photos)
- New Mars Photos May Reveal 1970s Soviet Lander
- NASA Budget Cutbacks Would Cripple Planetary Science, Critics Say
- Sun Unleashes Biggest Solar Flare of the Year Yet
- Sunspot Beauty Captured by Solar Shutterbug (Photo)
- Space History Photo: X-34 at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
- Moon Base Over Asteroid? Lawmakers Push for Lunar Landing by 2022
- How Astronauts Cry In Space (Video)
- Images: North Korea's Rocket and Missile Program
- Space Travel Tech: Photos from the 2013 National Space Symposium
- April 10
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- Inside NASA's Plan to Catch an Asteroid (Bruce Willis Not Required)
- NASA's 2014 Budget: Space Exploration Experts React
- Nuclear Fusion Rocket Could Reach Mars in 30 Days
- Obama Seeks $17.7 Billion for NASA to Lasso Asteroid, Explore Space
- NASA Chief Charles Bolden on 2014 Budget Request
- NASA's Space Exploration and Tech Goals for 2014 (Photos)
- Saturn's Dazzling Rings Make It 'Rain'
- Europe's New Space Weather Center to Track Sun Storms
- Highlights of NASA's 2014 Budget Request Revealed
- Potentially Dangerous Asteroids (Images)
- Space History Photo: Atmospheric Entry Simulator at Ames
- Dino-Killing Asteroid Sparked Global Firestorm
- New Photo Reveals 'Ghostly' Green Nebula in Deep Space
- NASA to Unveil 2014 Budget Request, Asteroid Lasso Plan Today
- Capturing an Asteroid: How NASA Could Do It
- April 9
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- Boeing Unveils New Line of Smaller, Cheaper Satellites
- Crowdfunding Shoots for the Moon
- US Headed for 'Perfect Storm' in Space, Air Force General Says
- Private Space Taxi Plan Safe from Sequester, NASA Chief Says
- Black Hole Caught Snacking on 'Super Jupiter' Planet
- NASA Planetary Science Bracing for Brunt of Sequester Cuts
- Space Travel May Increase Chances of Colon Cancer
- This Isn't Sci-Fi: Amazing Photo of SpaceShipTwo and Moon Is REAL
- How to Brush Your Teeth in Space (Video)
- Russian Meteor Fallout: Boosting Asteroid Search May Not Help, Scientist Says
- Space History Photo: Aerial View of NASA Ames Research Center
- Space Station May Test 'Spooky' Entanglement Over Largest Distance Yet
- Reporter's Journal: A New Yorker's View of the Southern Sky
- Southern Night Sky Revealed: Chile's Atacama Desert (Photos)
- Yuri's Night: Cosmic Parties Celebrate 1st Man in Space This Week
- Hunting for Alien Worlds (Part 2): Science of Exoplanet Habitability
- NASA Spacecraft Take Spring Break at Mars
- It's International Dark Sky Week: Here's How to Participate
- April 8
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- 3D-Textured Solar Cells Will Be Tested in Space
- Dazzling Night Sky Photos by Stargazers (April 2013)
- Most of Mars' Atmosphere Is Lost in Space
- Cosmic Crab Now Visible in Night Sky
- Teenage 'Astronaut Abby' Raising Money to Teach Kids About Space
- Orion Nebula Dons Technicolor Dreamcoat in Spectacular Photo
- US Won't Lead New Manned Moon Landings, NASA Chief Says
- Private Rocket Moves to Virginia Launch Pad for Test Flight
- Green Meteorite's Age Casts Doubt on Possible Mercury Origin
- For Private Manned Mars Mission, It's Make-or-Break Time
- April 7
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- April 5
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- 40 Years Later, NASA's Pioneer 11 Probe's Solar System Legacy Lives On
- NASA to Launch Planet-Hunting Probe, Neutron Star Experiment in 2017
- NASA's Pioneer Spacecraft: A Solar System Legacy (Photos)
- Does Tom Cruise Want to be 'Top Gun' in Space? (Video)
- NASA to Get $100 Million for Asteroid-Capture Mission, Senator Says
- Ingredient for Life Common on Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa
- NASA Upgrades Historic Giant Vacuum Chamber for Space Telescope
- Spot 100 Deep-Sky Objects This Weekend in 'Messier Marathon'
- Virgin Galactic's Private SpaceShipTwo Soars in Test Flight
- Space History Photo: NASA HL-20 Lifting Body
- North Korea Nuclear Strike on US Unlikely
- Volcanoes on Jupiter's Moon Io Are All Wrong, NASA Says
- Super-Dense Dead Star Warps Light of Stellar Companion (Video)
- April 4
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- US Military to Deploy Missile Defense Battery Amid Looming Budget Cuts
- Wildfire Blazes Near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida
- Wildfire Blazes Near NASA's Kennedy Space Center (Photos)
- Star Trails Streak Over Historic Hungary (Photo)
- Photos: The Kennedy Space Center, NASA's Historic Spaceport
- Photo Tour: Inside NASA's Johnson Space Center
- Sun's Magnetic 'Heartbeat' Revealed
- Moon Landing Hoax Believers Follow Party Lines: Report
- Farthest Star Explosion Yet Revealed by Hubble
- NASA Sees Curiosity Rover's Parachute Flapping in Martian Wind (Video)
- Space History Photo: Saturn V Preparations
- Hints of Dark Matter Have NASA Scientists Over the Moon
- Curiosity Rover Goes Solo on Mars for 1st Time Today
- April 3
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- Mission to Mars Moon: Student Team Wins Phobos Spaceflight Challenge
- Potential Dark Matter Discovery a Win for Space Station Science
- NASA Chief Weighs In On Possible Dark Matter Discovery
- Dark Matter Clues From AMS Experiment in Space (Photos)
- Hunting for Alien Worlds (Part 1): A Cosmic Debate
- How Will Scientists Confirm Dark Matter Discovery?
- Faint 'Red Arcs' Spotted Over Europe
- Dark Matter Possibly Found by $2 Billion Space Station Experiment
- NASA to Announce Major Astrophysics Discovery Today
- Image of the Day: March 2013
- Amazing Pencil Nebula Glows on Deep-Space Canvas (Photo)
- Supercomputers Reveal How Spiral Galaxy Arms Grow
- Unmanned NASA Planes Fly Through Poisonous Volcanic Fumes
- April 2
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- NASA Unveiling 1st Results from Antimatter-Hunting Experiment Wednesday
- Antimatter-Hunting AMS Experiment in Space (Photos)
- Apollo 11 Moonwalkers' Toy Plane, Toothbrush Up for Auction
- Hey Coders! NASA Wants You to Help Robot Astronaut See
- Gallery: Dark Matter Throughout the Universe
- Whoa! What a Rocket Launch Looks Like from Space (Photo)
- This is What Human Cells Look Like in Space (Photo)
- Milky Way Shines Over Grand Canyon Watchtower in Spectacular Photo
- Space History Photo: Hyper-X Wind Tunnel Tests
- NASA Mega-Rocket Could Lead to Skylab 2 Deep Space Station
- April 1
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- Lack of NASA Outreach Is a Setback to US Science
- Pioneering Rocket Scientist Yvonne Brill Dies at 88
- Astronaut Catches Alien on Space Station in April Fools' Prank
- Next 'Star Trek' Film Gets NASA Video Trailer In Crowdfunding Project
- Swiss Company to Launch Robotic Mini-Shuttle in 2017
- Photos: Swiss Robotic Mini-Shuttle Concept Unveiled
- Destination Moon: Russia to Launch New Wave of Lunar Robots
- Space Grenades and Mustaches? No, a Cosmic April Fools' Day
- Look Up! Night Sky Guide for April 2013 (Sky Maps)
- Has NASA's Curiosity Rover Found Clues to Life's Building Blocks on Mars?
- Earth From Space to Star in 3D Film by Disney, IMAX
- Dazzling 'Moondogs' Shine Over Alaska's Call of the Wild (Photo)
- Edge-On Galaxy Slices Up Night Sky in Stargazer's Photo
- Scotland's 1st Spacecraft Is Tiny Satellite with Big Mission
