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- March 31
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- Blood Moon: Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse of the Century Rises Saturday
- SETI Has New Infrared Telescope Tech in Search for E.T.
- What Would It Be Like to Live on Pluto?
- Inside 'Interstellar': Q&A with Jonathan Nolan and Kip Thorne
- Epic 'Interstellar' Blu-ray Dishes Up Out-of-This-World Special Features
- Rocky 'Tatooine' Planets with 2 Suns May Be Common
- Wow! 8 Rocket Missions Launched in 6 Days Last Week
- Icy-Moon Discoveries: What They Mean for Alien Life Search
- March 30
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- NASA Astronaut Already Feels at Home in Space as 1-Year Journey Begins
- Photographer's Cosmic Passion Leads to Stunning Night Sky Images
- NASA's Opportunity Rover Suffers More Amnesia on Mars
- SpaceShipOne 'Lands' on Smithsonian Floor as Museum Renovates Hall
- United Launch Alliance Wants Your Vote to Name New Rocket
- Explore 'Interstellar' with Text Adventure, Science Site & April 7 Screening
- Ancient Moon Crater Named After Amelia Earhart
- After Pluto, Where Will NASA's New Horizons Go?
- The Evolution of NASA's Ambitious Asteroid-Capture Mission
- Catalog of Earth Microbes Could Help Find Alien Life
- March 29
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- March 27
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- Star Power: Spring's Night Sky Dazzles with Constellations Aplenty
- Giant Alien Planet Has 4 Suns in Its Sky
- Did 'Iron Rain' Bypass the Moon to Fall Mostly on Earth?
- Liftoff! US, Russia Launch Historic One-Year Space Mission
- Kelly Astronaut Twins Meet on Eve of 1-Year Mission Launch (Photo)
- Cosmic Traditions: One-Year Space Crew Marks Flight with Russian Spaceflight Customs
- NASA Chief: 1-Year Space Station Mission Advances NASA Journey to Mars (Op-Ed)
- The Yearlong Space Station Mission: Full Coverage
- NASA Moon Orbiter, Mars Rover Face Budget Chopping Block
- NASA Spacecraft Takes 'Deep Dip' Into Martian Upper Atmosphere
- Mock Mars Mission Crew Tests 'Smart Shirt' for Astronauts
- One-Year Space Station Mission Launches Today: Watch It Live
- Poll: Would You Join a Long Space Mission?
- Supermoon vs. Minimoon: Sizing Up Earth's Satellite
- Take Stunning Moon Shots, From Your Driveway (Gallery)
- March 26
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- One Year in Space: A History of Ultra-Long Missions Off Planet Earth
- On Comet, Philae Lander Still Silent as Europe Keeps Listening
- Glowing Cloud of Rocket Fuel Captured in Night Sky Photo
- Moon's Iron Core May Reveal Solar System Secrets with X-Ray Scan
- Dark Matter Probably Isn't a Mirror Universe, Colliding Galaxies Suggest
- Dawn Probe Orbits Dwarf Planet Ceres: Full Coverage
- US Air Force Launches Advanced GPS Satellite into Orbit
- New Evidence May Identify Mystery Object at Milky Way Galaxy's Core
- New Tech Could Protect Astronauts' Eyes on Mars Mission
- 5 Human Body Questions the 1-Year Space Station Mission May Answer
- Meet the Leading Space Rock Target for NASA's Asteroid-Capture Mission
- March 25
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- Get Amazing Views of the First-Quarter Moon This Week
- For Asteroid-Capture Mission, NASA Picks 'Option B' for Boulder
- The Surprising Story Behind 1-Year-Mission Astronaut Scott Kelly's Space Patches
- 'Astronomical Time Machine' Stars in NYC Museum Video Series
- Astronomers On the Hunt for Exomoons That May Host Alien Life
- Black Hole Winds Quench Star Formation in Entire Galaxies
- Length of Saturn's Day Measured Like Never Before
- SpaceX's Next Dragon Spaceship, Rocket-Landing Site Sign Star in Photos
- Hubble Space Telescope Successor on Track for 2018 Launch, NASA Tells Congress
- A Year in Space: The Science Behind the Epic Space Station Voyage
- March 24
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- NASA's Opportunity Rover Wins 1st Marathon on Mars
- NASA's Kepler Planet-Hunting Mission Wins Smithsonian Trophy
- What It Would Be Like to Live on Neptune's Moon Triton
- Astronaut Scott Kelly Will Test His Limits on Epic One-Year Space Mission
- Space Experiment Hunts for Key to Alzheimer's Disease in Weightlessness
- US Military Satellite Explosion No Threat to European Space Missions
- Your Ideas Wanted to Help Name Parts of Pluto
- Mars Rover Opportunity Gets Memory Fix Ahead of Marathon Milestone
- The 10 Mistakes People Make When Arguing Science (Op-Ed)
- March 23
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- Photos: 'Space Invaders' on the International Space Station
- Astronomy's Oldest Known 'Nova' a Cosmic Case of Mistaken Identity
- One Year in Space: Epic Space Station Mission in Photos
- More Ingredients for Life Identified on Mars
- Jupiter's 'Smashing' Migration May Explain Our Oddball Solar System
- First (Contraband) Corned Beef Sandwich in Space 50 Years Ago
- Astronaut and Cosmonaut to Launch on 1-Year Space Mission This Week
- From Rocket Science to Low Rider: Former Engineer Builds Adult Big Wheels
- Omega's New Snoopy Speedmaster Watch Marks 45 Years Since Apollo 13
- March 22
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- March 20
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- Rosetta Spacecraft Makes Nitrogen Discovery on Comet
- Astronauts Snap Amazing Total Solar Eclipse Photos from Space
- Venus, Mars and the Moon: Amazing Reader Photos
- This Zero Gravity Cocktail Glass Could Be Out of This World
- Spring Skywatching: Spot Canis Major, the Big Cosmic Dog
- Glowing Green: Comet Lovejoy Shines in Stargazer Photo
- Spectacular Total Solar Eclipse Kicks Off First Day of Spring (Photos, Video)
- Total Solar Eclipse of 2015 in Amazing Photos
- Oddball 'Crystal' Survived Crash to Earth Inside Meteorite
- Mars One Colony Project Delays Manned Red Planet Mission to 2026
- March 19
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- Giant Solar Filament Snakes Across Sun in Stunning NASA Photo
- European Satellites to Watch Total Solar Eclipse from Space
- Supernovas Spawned Space Dust for Ancient Galaxies, Study Finds
- Bigelow Aerospace's Inflatable Habitat Ready for Space Station Trip
- Search for Potentially Habitable Worlds Targets Red Dwarf Stars
- Leak in Mars Rover Curiosity's Wet Chemistry Test Finds Organics
- Total Solar Eclipse on Friday: How to Watch It Live Online
- Aurora 'Christmas Lights' on Mars Spotted by NASA Spacecraft
- March 18
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- Moon Crater from Giant Lunar Crash in 2013 Finally Found (Video)
- Virgin Galactic Opens Rocket Plant to Build Satellite Launchers
- How to Safely Observe the Total Solar Eclipse This Week
- Antarctica Base Crew to Simulate Space Travel Experiences
- EVA at 50: Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov Took 1st Spacewalk 50 Years Ago
- Speedy Particles Caught Erupting from Comet's Tail
- See the Spectacular Aurora Photos from St. Patrick's Day Solar Storm
- Amazing Auroras: Breathtaking Northern Lights Photos of 2015
- NASA Software Lets You Hunt Dangerous Asteroids from Home
- Sierra Nevada Unveils Cargo Version of Private Dream Chaser Space Plane
- March 17
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- Now Playing: 'Journey To Space' Launches into Giant-Screen Theaters
- Northern Lights Webcast Tonight: Watch Amped Up Auroras Live
- What It Would Be Like to Live on Uranus' Moons Titania and Miranda
- St. Patrick's Day Solar Storm Bombards Earth, Sparks Auroras
- 'Interstellar' Space Epic Launches on Digital HD Today, Plus New Online Text Adventure Game
- St. Patrick's Day in Space: Astronaut Spies Ireland from Orbit (Photos)
- Space Age Artwork Unveiled at Spaceport America
- Rocket Launch Is a Blast for First-Timer
- China Outlines New Rockets, Space Station and Moon Plans
- 'The Orbital Perspective' (US, 2015): Book Excerpt
- March 16
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- Mercury's Odd Surface Features Mapped by NASA Spacecraft
- Baffling 'Y' Shape on Venus May Finally Be Solved
- These NASA Photos of Space Station Crew Landing Are Simply Amazing
- Chinese Moon Probe Performs Sample-Return Tech Test in Lunar Orbit
- Amazing Space Station Photos by Expedition 42 Astronauts
- XCOR Aerospace Picks Ex-Air Force Official as New CEO
- Total Solar Eclipse of 2015 Occurs This Week: How to See It
- March 15
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- March 13
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- Fan's LEGO International Space Station on Mission for 10,000 Votes
- Celebrate Pi Day of the Century with NASA Math Challenge
- 'Sideways' Alien Earths May Still Be Able to Support Life
- Surprise! Canadian Double Crater Formed by 2 Separate Impact Events
- Mars Rover Curiosity Hits the Road Again After Short Circuit
- Lockheed's 'Jupiter' Space Tug Could Fly to Space Station, Moon and Beyond
- Spectacular Night Launch Sends NASA Satellites on Hunt for Magnetic Collisions
- Satellite Quartet: NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission in Pictures
- March 12
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- Jupiter and Exoliner: Lockheed Martin's Commercial Spaceship in Pictures
- Total Solar Eclipse to Darken Skies Over North Atlantic on March 20
- Rosetta Spacecraft Listens for Wake-Up Call From Philae Comet Lander
- Rocket Launching NASA Satellites Tonight May Spawn Bright 'Mystery Cloud'
- MacGyver-Style Devices Help Capture Photos of NASA MMS Satellite Launch
- Jupiter's Moon Ganymede Has a Salty Ocean with More Water than Earth
- The Moon's History Is Surprisingly Complex, Chinese Rover Finds
- Did Cosmic Inflation Really Jump-Start the Universe? (Kavli Hangout)
- Between Sea Stacks: Astrophotographer Capture Setting Stunning Sky View
- Blast Off! Apollo-Inspired Art Takes Over Times Square Screens
- NASA Mission to Track Earth's Magnetic Collisions Launching Tonight: Watch Live
- Trifid Nebula Glows in Stunning Photo By Amateur Astronomer
- NASA Probe Makes Record-Setting Engine Burn on Path to Pluto
- Is There a Better Way to Sterilize Spacecraft?
- US-Russian Space Crew Returns to Earth After 167 Days in Orbit
- March 11
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- US-Russian Space Station Crew Headed Back to Earth
- Sun Unleashes 1st Monster Solar Flare of 2015 (Photos, Video)
- Telescope Spies Star Extravaganza in Deep Space 'Altar' (Photo, Video)
- Jupiter Is Dazzlingly Bright in the March Night Sky: How to See It
- World View Makes 1st Commercial Balloon Flight to Near Space
- Hot Springs on Saturn's Moon Enceladus Powered by Hydrothermal Vents
- World's Largest Solid Rocket Booster Fired in Ground Test for NASA
- Photos: NASA's Space Launch System Rocket Booster Test in Pictures
- NASA's Big Day Today: Watch a Mega-Rocket Booster Test, Astronaut Landing Live
- NASA Satellite Quartet Aims to Crack Magnetic Mystery Near Earth
- NASA Eyeing Landing Site for 2016 Mars Mission
- March 10
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- What It Would Be Like to Live on Saturn's Moons Titan and Enceladus
- 4 NASA Satellites to Launch on Magnetic Field Mission This Thursday
- Soprano Sarah Brightman Reveals Mission Patch for Space Station Flight
- On Apollo 9, a Jammed Camera Changed Spacewalking Astronaut's Life (Video)
- Far Flung Star Cluster Found at Milky Way's Edge
- Spectacular Night Sky Photos by Stargazers for March 2015
- Spaceport America for Sale? New Mexico May Be Considering It
- Now Hear This! NASA Sounds Available for Download
- How Smart Can Robotic Space Explorers Get?
- Test of World's Largest Solid Rocket Steeped in Space Shuttle History
- Studying Dwarf Planet Ceres: Q&A with Dawn Scientist Chris Russell
- March 9
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- Astronauts Filming New IMAX Movie Deliver 'Deluge of Beautiful Images'
- On Mars, Opportunity Rover Spots Weird Rocks Near Marathon Finish Line
- How Did the Saturn Moon Titan's Atmosphere Form?
- Happy Birthday, Kepler! NASA Planet Hunter Marks 6 Years in Space
- Fierce 'Superflares' from the Sun Zapped the Infant Earth
- March 8
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- March 6
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- Far Out! This Vintage NASA 'Spacemobile' Poster Has Us Wanting More
- ESA Launches Stargazer Lottie Essay Contest for Young Astronomers
- Search for Alien Life Should Consider All Possibilities, Experts Say
- NASA Dawn Probe Enters Orbit Around Dwarf Planet Ceres, a Historic First
- Dealing with Asteroid Threats: UN Completes First Planning Phase
- ESA: U.S. Silence on Satellite Explosion No Cause for Alarm
- Soaring Expectations! Help Record a Total Solar Eclipse
- NASA Spacecraft Set for Historic Arrival at Dwarf Planet Ceres Today
- March 5
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- See Live Views of Dwarf Planet Ceres Friday in Slooh Observatory Webcast
- For NASA, Dawn Probe's Ceres Arrival Will Cap Epic Solar System Trek
- Space Image of the Day Gallery (February 2015)
- Wet Mars: Red Planet Lost Ocean's Worth of Water, New Maps Reveal
- Fastest Star in the Galaxy Has a Strange Origin
- Cosmic Lens Reveals 4 Views of Same Star Explosion (Photo)
- General Relativity at 100: Einstein's Famous Theory Has Aged Well
- Rosetta Spacecraft Sees Its Shadow on a Comet (Photo)
- 7 Strange Facts About Dwarf Planet Ceres
- Galaxy in Early Universe Grew Up Faster Than Expected (Photos, Video)
- March 4
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- Uranus, Venus and Mars! See Planets in the March Night Sky
- Stargazer Lottie Doll Brings Real Astronomy Down to Earth
- Rosetta Probe Snaps Awesome Comet Photo in Harrowing Close Encounter
- Vulcan Salute: Astronauts Honor Leonard Nimoy from Space (Photos)
- Warp in Space-Time Swallows Pulsar
- Dark Matter Could Help Solve Sun Mystery
- Gemini Constellation Holds Starry Treats for March Stargazers
- How an Ion Drive Helped NASA's Dawn Probe Visit Dwarf Planet Ceres
- NASA's Curiosity Rover on Mars Sidelined By 'Short Circuit' Glitch
- Watch NASA's 100-Year NACA Symposium Live Online Today
- March 3
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- Google Gives Lick Observatory $1 Million to Relieve Funding Woes
- Norm Carlson, Who Gave 'Go' for NASA's Saturn V, Shuttle and Beans, Dies at 81
- LEGO 'Star Wars' Show Heading to Disney: Report
- Mars on Earth: Mock Space Mission Examines Trials of Daily Life
- Mining The Asteroids: Who Decides?
- How to See 2 Star Clusters Shining in the Night Sky
- Mysterious Mars Plume Discovery Is Amateur Astronomy at Its Best
- What Would It Be Like to Live on Jupiter's Moon Europa?
- Galactic 'Missing Link' Reveals Early Galaxy Formation
- Ceres Science: NASA Probe to Study Dwarf Planet's Bright Spots and More
- Power System Failure Eyed in US Military Satellite Explosion
- March 2
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- Curt Michel, Scientist-Astronaut Who Left NASA After Losing the Moon, Dies at 80
- 20-Year-Old Military Weather Satellite Apparently Exploded in Orbit
- Dwarf Planet Ceres to Be Revealed in 'Stunning Detail' by NASA Probe
- 4 NASA Satellites to Seek Energy Eruptions in Earth's Magnetic Field
- Disney's 'Miles from Tomorrowland': A Space Romp for Kids with Real Science
- Best Night Sky Events of March 2015 (Sky Maps)
- 5 Cool Things We Saw at the 2015 Toy Fair
- SpaceX Rocket Launches 2 Communications Satellites Into Orbit (Video)
- Russia Will Spin-Off ISS Parts for New Space Station
- Amazing Photo of Green Comet Lovejoy Captured by Dark Energy Camera
- March Skywatching: Spot the Celestial Ship Argo
- March 1
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- Astronauts Add Antennas, Cables to Space Station in 3rd Spacewalk
- Best Space Stories of the Week – March 1, 2015
- Artist's 'Apollo 18' Moon Mission Launching Onto Times Square Billboards
- NASA Spacecraft Arrives at Dwarf Planet Ceres This Week
- The Mysteries of Earth's 'Other' Moon (Op-Ed)
- Stories from The Sky: Astronomy in Indigenous Knowledge
