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- November 30
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- Weird Landscape Shows That Mercury's No 'Dead' Planet
- Mystery of 'Flickering' Galaxy Solved: It's Starving for Food
- Gravitational-Wave Detector Resumes Hunt for Space-Time Ripples
- Pluto's Heavy Heart Shaped Dwarf Planet's Landscape
- Pooping in a Spacesuit Is as Complicated as It Sounds
- High School Girls Have Designed Africa's First Private Satellite
- Neutron Star May Reveal First Evidence of 80-Year-Old Quantum Prediction
- Ultra-Diffuse Ghost Galaxies Float Among Us
- Moon-Race Team Reserves Rocket to Land Rovers Near Apollo 17 Site
- To Find Life on Mars, Perhaps We Should Look Here
- New Chinese Commercial-Launch Company Advertises High Launch Rate, Low Price
- November 29
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- NASA Is Planning for Thanksgiving Dinner 2023
- RIP, RapidScat: NASA Ends Repair Work on Space Station Earth Science Tool
- Massive 'Baby' Stars Are Born with Cosmic Fireworks
- Lookin' Good, Mars! ExoMars' First High-Res Photos Are Incredible
- Massive Ice Reservoir on Mars Could Keep Settlers Alive
- What Will We Do When Hubble Dies?
- Photos: Europe's ExoMars Missions to Mars in Pictures
- Sit Ringside for a Rocket Launch in This Incredible New Video
- Potentially Habitable Planet's Shadow Spotted from Earth
- Russia's Soyuz Spacecraft Marks 50 Years Since First Flight
- Keeping Mars (and Earth) Clean: NASA Notes Planetary Protection 'Gaps'
- November 28
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- Alpha Centauri Gets a New Moniker as 227 Star Names Are Clarified
- Adrift! Art Project Focuses on Troublesome Space Trash
- Supermoon Party! Space Fan Helps Inspire New Skywatchers (Photos)
- NASA X-Ray Tech Could Enable Superfast Communication in Deep Space
- Spire Deploys Four Small Satellites from Cygnus Cargo Ship
- SpaceX Investor Joins Trump Defense Transition Team
- Nat Geo 'Mars' Series Explores Making a Home on the Red Planet
- Superbright Radio Burst Illuminates the Intergalactic Web
- November 27
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- November 23
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- Looking In: Skywatcher Captures Wide-Field View of Helix Nebula
- Galaxy Gobbles Up Its Neighbors, Explodes with Stars (Photo)
- SpaceX Wins Contract to Launch NASA Earth Science Mission
- 19 'Heartbeat' Stars Mapped — Most Ever in Single Study
- Breakfast in Deep Space: NASA Developing Tasty Bars for Future Missions
- European Mars Lander Crash Caused by 1-Second Glitch: ESA
- Tiny 'Black Magic' Satellite Packs Origami-Like Radar Dish
- Europe's New Mars Orbiter Begins Testing Science Gear
- The Thanksgiving Sky: Jupiter and the Moon Meet Up Early Thursday
- Yum! How Thanksgiving Meals for Astronauts Are Made (Video)
- Ultra-Faint Satellite Galaxy is a Clue to Understanding Dark Matter
- November 22
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- Apollo Coder and 'Apollo 13' Actor Receive Presidential Medals of Freedom
- Huge Underground Ice Deposit on Mars Is Bigger Than New Mexico
- Buying Your First Telescope? What You Need to Know
- Astronomy Gear Guide: Tools, Tips and Tricks to Stargaze Like a Boss
- NASA Chief Praises Continued Cooperation with Russia on Space Station
- Aliens Are Never the Answer
- Blow It Up: Inflatable Space Station Habitat Shows Promise in Early Tests
- Not Super, But Still Brilliant: What Causes Regular Novas?
- Nat Geo Channel's 'Mars' Shows Hazards of Human Spaceflight
- Have Spacesuit, Will Inspire: 'First Doll in Space' Getting Astronaut Outfit
- Did NASA Mars Rover Find a Signature of Past Life?
- Test of 'Impossible' EmDrive Space Engine Passes Peer Review
- Mars or Bust! 'South Park' Kids Visit SpaceX HQ
- November 21
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- Holes in the Sun! One's Real, the Other Not So Much (Video)
- Space Fire! NASA Ignites Experiment on Private Cargo Spaceship
- Here's How Extraterrestrial Farming Will Work on Mars
- Some Sungrazing Comets May Be Different Beasts
- 'Arrival', AI and Alien Math: Q&A with Stephen Wolfram
- Singer JiHAE Finds Her Inner 'Space Geek' on National Geographic 'MARS'
- Telling Time in a Flash: Optical Clock Tested in Space for 1st Time
- Extraterrestrial Gold Rush: What's Next for the Space Mining Industry?
- NASA Loans Lunar Landing 'Flying Bedstead', Shuttle Transport for Display
- November 20
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- November 18
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- Dino-Killing Asteroid May Have Punctured Earth's Crust
- How to Avoid Stephen Hawking's Dark Prediction for Humanity
- Exploring Clocks, Calendars & the Universe with Gorgeous Cosmic Watch App
- A Mars 160 Crew Message: CapCom, We Hear You!
- Bigelow Calls on Trump to Sharply Increase NASA Spending
- China's Shenzhou 11 Crew Lands on Earth After Month-Long Space Lab Mission
- Powerful GOES-R Satellite to Map Earth's Lightning and Much More
- Happy Anniversary, MAVEN! NASA Mars Probe Marks 2 Years of Science Work
- Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn Shines in Spectacular NASA Photo
- SpaceX Tests Huge Fuel Tank for Mars Colony Spaceship (Photo)
- November 17
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- Chinese Astronauts Prepare for Return to Earth
- Liftoff! Truly International Crew Launches to Space Station
- Launch Photos: Russian Rocket Launches Expedition 50/51 Crew to International Space Station
- Commercial Space Industry Seeks Regulatory Reforms in the Trump Administration
- NASA-Inspired 'Future Flight' Ride to 'Drop' Super Bowl Fans on Trip to Mars
- 'Great Valley' on Mercury Points to Shrinking Planet
- New International Space Station Crew Launches Today: How to Watch Live
- Faraway Star Is Roundest Natural Object Ever Seen
- November 16
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- Babin Backs Pence-led National Space Council
- Watch a Spectacular 'Supermoon' Rise Over Russia's Soyuz Spacecraft (Video)
- Pluto's Wandering Heart Hints at Subsurface Ocean
- Space Age: Astronaut Peggy Whitson Talks Aging & Spaceflight | Exclusive Video
- NASA, Russia Set Flights for Trimmed-Down Space Station Crew
- How to Watch the 2016 Leonid Meteor Shower Live Online Tonight
- See a Virtual Milky Way Map from Europe's Gaia Spacecraft
- Space Poop Challenge: NASA Calls for Better Spacesuit Potty Systems
- How Recycled Astronaut Pee Boosts Chances for Future Deep-Space Travel
- November 15
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- Commercial Space's Era of Transition at the Heart of SpaceCom
- Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week: Here's What to Expect
- Luc Besson's 1st 'Valerian' Trailer Promises Out-of-This-World Action
- Awesome NASA Megarocket Engine Test Burns Blue (Photo)
- NASA Awaits Trump Transition Team, Budget Details
- '14 Minutes from Earth' Highlights Perils of Death-Defying Skydive
- Final Frontier Fashion: New 'Star Trek' Line Energizes ThinkGeek
- 'Project Blue' Space Telescope Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
- Apollo 11 Astronauts Call on Lawmakers to Mint Coins for Moon Landing 50th
- Photos: Gaia Spacecraft to Map Milky Way Galaxy
- Unexpected 'Arrival': Humanity's Not Ready for Aliens
- Space Scientists Rally Support for 2020 Asteroid-Deflection Mission
- Nat Geo Channel's 1st 'Mars' Episode Highlights Real Rocket Tech
- November 14
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- Closest 'Supermoon' Since 1948 Thrills Skywatchers (Photos)
- 'Supermoon' Photos: The Closest Full Moon Until 2034 in Pictures
- Mars' Mega-Drought Revealed in Meteorite Rust
- Astronauts Help Launch Heroes & Legends NASA Attraction on Veteran's Day
- Electronic E.T.: Intelligent Aliens Are Likely Machines
- Telescope Team-Up Holds Cosmic Lens to Rare Brown Dwarf
- National Geographic 'MARS' Offers History of Future 1st Landing on Red Planet
- NASA Emphasizes Importance of Earth Science Given Concerns About Budget Cuts
- 'Arrival' and the Raw Power of Smart Sci-Fi
- 'Supermoon' Science: NASA Explains the Closest Full Moon Until 2034
- November 13
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- November 11
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- Launch Photos: Atlas V Rocket Soars with DigitalGlobe's WorldView-4 Satellite
- Nat Geo's 'Mars' Miniseries Ready for Scientifically Accurate Liftoff
- Sharp-Eyed Earth-Observing Satellite Launches Atop Atlas V Rocket
- Mars 160 Crew Gets New Neighbors in the Utah Desert
- Mysterious Unidentified Object Crashes in Myanmar
- 'Arrival': A Close Encounter with Aliens Delves into Life and Loss
- Astronauts' Adventures Come Alive in New 'Heroes & Legends' Attraction
- Earth-Observing Satellite Launching Today: How to Watch Live
- Supermoon Forecast: The Moon Hasn't Been This Close in Almost 69 Years
- A 'Star Trek' Future in Space Depends on Presidential Vision, New Documentary Says
- Space Station Commander Honors US Veterans (Video)
- UK's Beagle 2 Mars Probe Nearly Aced 2003 Landing, Study Suggests
- November 10
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- Cool! Milky Way Shines Twice for Skywatcher (Photo)
- India's First Mars Mission in Pictures (Gallery)
- NASA's Hurricane Microsatellite Fleet is Launching Soon
- NASA's CYGNSS Hurricane-Tracking Satellites in Pictures
- NASA's HoloLens Demo Puts Researchers on Mars, Space Station and Workbench
- November's Supermoon Is Closest Since 1948: 5 Surprising Facts
- 'Impossible' Space Engine Might Actually Work, Study Suggests
- What President Trump Means for NASA
- November 9
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- That Time When a NASA Satellite Spied on Mars Robots
- Astronauts on Mars: New Book Shows What It Will Take to Get There
- 'Mars': The Epic National Geographic Channel Miniseries in Pictures
- Mangalyaan Money: India Celebrates Mars Orbiter Mission on New Banknote
- Letter Raises Questions About SpaceX Fueling Plans and Committee Roles
- How Rare Is a Supermoon, Really?
- Recycling Space Junk for Missions to Mars
- Cosmic Buzz Saw! Saturn's Rings Shine in Spectacular Photo
- Why November's Super-Close Supermoon Is a Full Beaver Moon
- Swirls of Planet Birth Revealed with ESO's Very Large Telescope (Photos)
- The Future of Space: Top Issues Facing President-Elect Donald Trump
- November 8
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- How Europe's Space Agency Is Helping Preserve the Vatican Library
- Airplane Wing Actively Morphs for More Agile, Efficient Flying
- Clinton: We Need to Map the Asteroid Threat
- Watch Methane Clouds Swirl In Saturn Moon Titan's Skies (Video)
- Innovation a Priority for New NASA Science Chief
- Australian Telescope Joins $100 Million Search for Alien Life
- How Did the Milky Way Get Its Name?
- Next Job for X-37B Military Space Plane: Astronaut Ambulance?
- NASA to Launch 'Swarms' of Small, Earth-Observing Satellites
- Voting from Space: How Astronauts Do It
- November 7
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- NASA Seeks Concepts for Commercial Lunar Lander Instruments
- SpaceX Finds Rocket Explosion 'Smoking Gun'
- Galactic 'Eyelids' Show Space Gas 'Tsunami' (Photo)
- Martian Samples Risk Earth Contamination in Search for Life
- High-Flying NASA Mission Sets New GPS World Record
- Astronaut Don Pettit's 'Spaceborne' Offers Other-Worldly Look at Earth
- NASA Investigating Possible Link Between Juno and Intelsat Thruster Problems
- Hypersonic Flight Is Coming: Will the US Lead the Way?
- What Trump or Clinton Would Mean for Space: Experts Weigh In
- November 6
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- November 4
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- Space Laser to Help Robots 'Sniff Out' Alien Life
- Orbital ATK to Launch Next Cygnus Mission on Atlas V
- Veil Nebula Glows Red and Blue in Stunning Stargazer Photo
- 'Shaky' Solar Eclipse Spotted from Space (Video)
- Notes from Mars 160: Making Field Sketches During an EVA
- Citizen Scientists Jump Aboard NASA's Jupiter Mission to Create Amazing Images
- Mobile Astronomy: How We Name the Planets – Then and Now
- November 3
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- See the 1st Color Photos of Europe Mars Lander's Crash Site
- Cassini's Last Days at Saturn Will be Science Gold
- For NASA's Hubble Successor, Failure Isn't an Option
- 'Doctor Strange' Astrophysicist Talks Mind-Bending Marvel Science
- A Long-Lost Gas Cloud Will Slam into Our Galaxy in 30 Million Years
- Curiosity Rover Finds Weird 'Egg Rock' Meteorite on Mars
- A Terrifying Alien Comes to 'Life' on the Space Station...Watch the Trailer!
- China Launches Heavy-Lift Long March 5 Rocket for 1st Time
- ExoMars In Photos: Schiaparelli Probe's Mars Landing Day
- Japan Launches Himawari-9 Weather Satellite Into Orbit
- Canada's First Woman in Space, Astronaut Roberta Bondar, Honored with Coin
- November 2
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- Surprise! Newfound Asteroid 2016 VA Gives Earth a Close Shave
- What Is Dark Matter? Prime Candidate Gets Profiled
- World's Largest Space Telescope Is Complete, Expected to Launch in 2018
- Soyuz Landing Photos: Expedition 49 Returns to Earth
- Surf's Up! Solar Wave's Path Tracked Through Sun's Atmosphere
- Buzz Aldrin Debuts 'First Selfie in Space' T-Shirt for Gemini 12 50th Anniversary
- In Chris Hadfield's 'The Darkest Dark,' a Future Astronaut Faces His Deepest Fears
- Saturn's Gorgeous Rings May Be Dwarf Planet Carcasses
- National Geographic Channel's 'Mars': Does Art Imitate Life?
- 5 Things You'll See in Season 2 of Syfy's 'The Expanse'
- Gorgeous Nebula Photos Reveal 'Pillars of Destruction'
- November 1
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- NASA: We're Not Racing SpaceX to Mars
- Virgin Galactic Postpones 1st Glide Test with New SpaceShipTwo
- Space Walk of Fame Renames Florida Facility 'American Space Museum'
- You Can 3D Print Your Own Mini Universe
- Wow! Saturn Rings and Weird Hexagon Vortex Dazzle in NASA Photo
- This Blue Alien Planet Is Not at All Earth-Like
- Watch Astronaut Chris Hadfield Read to an Adorable Puppet Dog
