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- December 31
- December 30
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- 'New Year's Eve Comet' and More: Three Flybys Will Kick Off 2017 New Year
- Alaskan Aurora Mimics Spiral Galaxy in Spectacular Skywatcher Photo
- An Out Of This World #MannequinChallenge
- Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Arrives for Display at Arizona Museum
- Moon and Venus Shine Over Toronto Skyline
- Space Shredder: Sun May Be Tearing Asteroids Apart
- Previewing 2017's Biggest Skywatching Events Using Mobile Astronomy Apps — Part 1
- Space Colonies Will Start Out Like the Wild West, Grow Family-Friendly
- Ryan Gosling to Portray Neil Armstrong in Universal Biopic 'First Man'
- Sunspots' Tangled Tale: Why the Sun Has Spots
- December 29
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- Ellen Stofan, NASA's Chief Scientist, Departs Space Agency
- Russia Plans Early February Progress Return to Flight
- NASA's Biggest Space Feats of 2016
- China's New Earth-Observation Satellites in Unexpected Orbits: Report
- Northern Lights' Festive Show Captured in Stunning NASA Image
- Playing the Space Trump Card: Relaunching a National Space Council
- Earth Scientists Are Freaking Out. NASA Urges Calm.
- Magnetic-Field 'Avalanches' May Explain 'Alien Megastructure' Star
- NASA's Curiosity Rover Spots Purple Rocks on Mars
- Earth from Space: See NASA's 16 Best Astronaut Photos of 2016
- December 28
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- NASA Photographer Sees International Space Station Cross the Sun
- NASA Photo Reveals Saturn's Moon Pandora Like Never Before
- Haunting 'Alien: Covenant' Trailer Is Full of Extraterrestrial Gore
- Wildest Alien Planet Discoveries of 2016
- Report Recommends Civil Agency for Space Traffic Management
- China's Lofty Space Ambitions Include 2018 Landing on Moon's Far Side
- NASA's Best Photos of Earth from Space of 2016 (Gallery)
- Did a Supernova Give Birth to Our Solar System?
- Weird Clouds Linger on Saturn's Moon Titan
- December 27
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- Proxima Centauri's Origins Could Mean Its Exoplanet Really Is Habitable
- No Damage to James Webb Space Telescope After Vibration Test Anomaly
- Vera Rubin: 1928-2016
- European Probe Snaps Color Photos of Martian Moon Phobos
- Actress Carrie Fisher, 'Star Wars' Icon, Dies at 60
- Japanese Google Lunar X Prize Team Finds New Ride to the Moon
- 'Hidden Figures': 'The Right Stuff' vs. Real Stuff in New Film About NASA History
- 2 Newborn Planets May Be Forming Around a Distant Young Star
- New Method Could Aid Search for Life on Alien Worlds
- A Promising Spot for Life on Mars
- Where to Land on Mars: NASA Makes Progress in Quest for 2020 Rover Site
- How to See Saturn and the Moon in Tuesday's Pre-dawn Sky
- December 26
- December 25
- December 24
- December 23
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- Boeing, Engility Get Holiday Contracts From the Air Force
- Christmas Stargazing: What to Look for in the Yuletide Sky
- How Realistic Is the Interstellar Ship from 'Passengers'?
- What Was the Star of Bethlehem? Astronomy Meets Religion in Slooh Webcast
- Make Christmas Cosmic with NORAD's Track Santa & Space Holiday Cards
- December 22
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- Trump Transition Office Adding Commercial Space Expertise to NASA Landing Team
- New NASA Satellite Tool Watches Ice Flow in Near Real Time
- Lost and Found: Most Dramatic Space Missions of 2016
- Gravitational-Wave Hunters Surf to Top Science Magazine Award
- Space Christmas: Festive Photos of Cosmic Beauty
- Elon Musk Shows Childlike Joy (and Dread) in Rocket-Landing Video
- Check Out NASA's Asteroid-Catching Robot Arms (Photo)
- Arianespace Caps Year With Ariane 5 Launch of Star One D1 and JCSat-15
- 'Star Wars' Science: Is the Force Contagious?
- Baby 'Spiders' on Mars Expand Across Sand Dunes (Photos)
- US Military Test-Fires SM-6 Weapons in Missile Defense Test
- 'Passengers' Stars Pratt, Lawrence Grill Real NASA Researcher (Video)
- December 21
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- NASA Transition Team Might Get New Members
- JunoCam Showcases Citizen Scientists' Psychedelic Jupiter Art
- Beaming Moon Over Denver: Skywatcher Snaps a Long Supermoon Exposure
- Former DA's Photos Capture Space Shuttle Tank's Journey to California
- Missile Defense Tracking Systems Need to Move to Orbit, Leaders Say
- NOAA Sees Smallsats as Good Gap Fillers for Weather System
- Where 'Passengers' Future Meets NASA's Past; Director, Writer Describe
- JWST Test Gives NASA Bad Vibes
- Gravitational Wave, Proxima b Scientists Nab Year-End Awards
- Festive Nebulas Make Hubble Telescope's Holidays Bright
- See Jupiter, Moon and Star Spica in the Pre-Dawn Sky Thursday
- Mystery of 'Alien Megastructure' Star Testing Astronomers' Creativity
- 'Mars Ice Home': Team Chips Away at Off-Earth House's Design
- Sci-Fi Gets Science Right: 'Passengers' Nails the Physics
- Dim Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: What to Expect
- December 20
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- Planet Remains Found Scattered Over 'Death Star'
- John Glenn's 1962 Re-Entry: Film and Audio Synchronized to Mark His Death
- Smithsonian Moving Apollo 11 Spacecraft 'Columbia' for Conservation
- 'Winter Wonderland' Glows in Space as Nebula Is Wreathed in Wintry Colors
- A Deep Space Illusion: Mimas, Saturn's Rings and Cassini
- Bizarre Antimatter Emits Same Light As Regular Matter
- Japanese Satellite Launches to Study Earth's Radiation Belts
- Real Science Inspires Voyage to the Stars in 'Passengers'
- A Cosmic Wikipedia: Massive Digital Sky Survey Is Unveiled for Scientists
- Curiosity's Most Incredible Mars Snapshots of 2016
- December 19
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- Molten 'Jet Stream' Discovered Deep Inside Earth
- How to Search for Life on Mars
- NASA Hunts for 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Planets
- Giant Star Betelgeuse May Have Devoured Sun-Size Companion
- NASA Presses Ahead With Asteroid Mission Despite ESA Funding Decision
- Shell Galaxy Glows in the Night Sky (Photo)
- Rocket Lab Declares Electron Ready for Test Flights
- A Potential Global Warming Solution Might Also Block Starlight
- 'Passengers': An Interstellar Space Film in Pictures
- If an Asteroid Hits the Ocean, Does It Make a Tsunami? (Probably Not)
- NASA to Test Parachute-Like Exo-Brake Tech to Return Stuff from Space
- The 100 Best Space Photos of 2016
- Are Mars' Dark Streaks Really Evidence of Liquid Water?
- Red Planet or Bust? Nat Geo's 'Mars' Finale Takes a Sharp Twist
- 'Even Though I am a Girl...': John Glenn's Fan Mail and Sexism in the Early Space Program
- December 18
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- Atlas V Rocket Launches EchoStar 19 Broadband Internet Satellite Into Orbit
- Launch Photos: EchoStar 19 Satellite Launches Into Orbit on Atlas V Rocket
- EchoStar 19 High-Speed Internet Satellite Launching Today: Watch It Live
- 'He Made Us Look Up': John Glenn's Legacy Celebrated at Memorial Service
- Exoplanet Search's Next Step: Pictures of Earth-Like World
- December 17
- December 16
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- What's an Earth-Like Planet Anyway?
- NASA Wants You to Get Set for the Great American Total Solar Eclipse of 2017
- What the Ocean on Jupiter's Moon Europa Might Sound Like (Video)
- Space Junk Solution? Japan Would Use a Tether to Nab Debris & Destroy It
- That 'Mars' Look: Designer Draws on Real Tech for Futuristic Spacesuits
- Apollo 11 Moon Rock Bag Belongs to Buyer, Not NASA, Judge Rules
- What's the Real Potential of Fusion Energy?
- Science of 'Star Wars': How Would Lightsabers, the Force & Hyperspeed Work?
- Touring the Treats of Taurus Using Mobile Astronomy Apps
- Notes from Mars 160: Why Field Drawing Is Important to Mars Exploration
- 26 Cosmic Photos from the Hubble Space Telescope's Ultra Deep Field
- Einstein's Theory Just Put the Brakes on the Sun's Spin
- December 15
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- NASA's Next Mars Orbiter Is Being Planned for 2022
- 'Rogue One' and IMAX: A New 'Star Wars' Featurette
- IBM's Watson Turns Its Computer Brain to NASA Research
- Interview: Inside Astronaut Don Pettit's Jaw-Dropping Space Photography
- 'Spaceborne': Astronaut Don Pettit's Amazing Space Photos (Gallery)
- Water, Water Everywhere on Dwarf Planet Ceres
- Water Ice Found On Dwarf Planet Ceres, Hidden in Permanent Shadow
- Mars' Southern Polar Cap — Cool on Many Levels
- Cold War-Era Satellites Spy on Himalayan Glaciers
- Juno Safe Mode Triggered by Instrument Glitch
- SpaceX Founder Elon Musk Joins Trump Advisory Group
- NASA Launches 8-Satellite Constellation to Track Hurricanes from Space
- Actually, That IS a Moon: Saturn's 'Death Star'-Like Mimas
- Drill Issue Continues to Afflict Mars Rover Curiosity
- Is Our Home Planet a Cosmic Oddball? The Search for Alien Earths
- December 14
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- Take a 360 Tour of a Mars Base Simulator with Nat Geo, Mars Society
- Sessions Weighs in on NASA Transition, Astronauts Float Doug Cooke for Administrator
- Two Star Trek 'Tricorders' Have Made It to the Final Round of XPRIZE
- Meet Mimas: Saturn's Death Star Moon
- 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' in Pictures
- Rosetta's Dramatic Comet Death Dive Was Most-Watched Livestream Event of 2016
- SpaceX's 1st Mars Mission Won't Carry NASA Science Gear
- Cosmic Bling: Jupiter Sports Stormy 'Pearl' in New Juno Photo
- SpaceX Delays Commercial Crew Demonstration Flights
- Could We Build a Real-Life Death Star?
- Long Window for Life on Mars: Hundreds of Millions of Years?
- December 13
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- Ancient Space Dust Washes Up in Rooftop Gutters
- A Limestone Sunshade Could Be a Risky Way to Cool the Planet
- Juno Successfully Buzzes Jupiter's Clouds for the Third Time
- Review: ROGUE ONE, Maybe the Best 'Star Wars Story' Ever – NO Spoilers
- Curiosity Finds Mars May Be Covered in Organic Materials
- Sounding the Alarm: Comets Pose Threat to Earth, Too
- Space.com Holiday 'Star Trek' and Space Gift Giveaway Friday
- Science Gets Raw: Film Festival Celebrates Science Communication, Exploration, Giant Robots
- 'Hidden Figures' Showcases Perseverance of Black Women at NASA
- Japanese Spaceship Makes Christmas Delivery at Space Station
- What Does Empty Space Sound Like? We Need Your Help to Find Out
- Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: Watch It Live
- Gravitational-Wave Detector Earns Year-End Accolades
- Last Supermoon of 2016 Rises Tonight: What to Expect
- December 12
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- Book Excerpt: 'Blueprint for a Battlestar' (US 2016)
- NASA's Restore-L Contract Nudges SSL Closer to In-Orbit Servicing
- Watch the Moon Hide a Bright Star Tonight
- 'Go' For the Moon (Coins): US Mint to Strike Apollo 11 Commemoratives
- Jewel Clouds? Exotic Weather Sweeps Across Giant Alien Planet
- Remembering John Glenn: Q&A with Former NASA Astronaut Stephen Robinson
- 'Brightest Supernova Ever' Was Actually Monster Black Hole's Violent Star Slashing
- Shuttling Space Artifacts: Rocket Booster Parts Bound for Endeavour Exhibit
- NASA Aborts Hurricane Satellite Constellation Launch Over Pump Glitch
- Mars One Delays Schedule as Venture Becomes Publicly Traded
- Nat Geo's 'Mars' Airs Test of Psychological Stress
- Extinction-Level Superflares May Blast Earth's Nearest Exoplanet Proxima b
- Why CSI: Space Will Be a Far Greater Challenge Than Forensic Science on Earth
- December 11
- December 10
- December 9
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- Dying Star Offers Glimpse of Earth's Doomsday in 5 Billion Years
- How John Glenn Drew the First Orbital Flight
- Fast-Spinning Star Boasts Never-Before-Seen 'Starspots'
- John Glenn Tribute: Discovery Channel to Re-Air Documentary Sunday
- 'John Glenn the Humanitarian' Remembered by NASA Chief (Video)
- Notes from Mars 160: The Space Architecture of Yusuke Murakami
- WATCH LIVE TODAY: 'Passengers' Movie Science Panel
- John Glenn Memorialized with 'Godspeed' Radio Hail Turned Hashtag
- Japanese Cargo Ship Launches Toward Space Station
- Search for Alien Life Needs Human Mars Missions, NASA Chief Scientist Says
- RIP, John Glenn: Spaceflight Pioneer 'Was One of Us'
- Trump Adviser Sees Pence Playing a Major Role in Space Policy
- 'Star in a Jar' Fusion Reactor Works and Promises Infinite Energy
- December 8
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- NASA Considers Shorter First Crewed SLS/Orion Mission
- Japan Will Launch a Cargo Ship to Space Station Friday: Watch It Live
- John Glenn Memories: Astronauts & More Mourn American Icon on Twitter
- John Glenn, First American to Orbit the Earth, Dies at 95
- Photos: John Glenn, First American in Orbit
- Astrophotographer Visits 'Alien World' on Earth in Spectacular Photo
- Time Running Out in Congress for NASA Authorization and Other Space Bills
- India's Mars Orbiter Mission Has a Methane Problem
- 'Fluffy' Seeds Grow Into Baby Planets
- Inside NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Our Look at the 'Center of the Universe'
- Inside NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Photos)
- Blue Origin's Giant Rocket Facility is Taking Shape in Florida
- US Air Force Launches Advanced Military Communications Satellite
- Launch Photos: US Air Force's Wideband Global SATCOM 8 Blasts Off
- December 7
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- Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence Beam Up! 'Passengers' Heads to Space Station
- Former Astronaut John Glenn Hospitalized in Ohio
- You've Never Seen Saturn's Weird Hexagon Storm Like This (Video)
- SpaceX Targets Early January for Return-to-Flight Rocket Launch
- The Universe Is Flat — Now What?
- 3D-Print Your Laugh and Launch It Into Space
- Quest to Reveal Asteroid's Mysteries Before Japanese Spacecraft's Visit
- Slowing of Earth's Spin Revealed in Ancient Astronomers' Tablets
- Dark Matter Not So Clumpy After All
- Will Antimatter Engines Power the First Starships? (Video)
- US Military Communications Satellite Launching Today: Watch It Live
- San Francisco Skyscraper Is Sinking, Satellite Images Show
- December 6
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- Drill Glitch Brings Mars Rover Curiosity to a Halt
- Science Museum, London Acquires British Astronaut's Soyuz for Display
- Mystery (Partially) Solved? 'Heat Bombs' Warm Sun's Outer Atmosphere
- War and Peace: James S.A. Corey on New 'Expanse' Novel
- Hunt for Life on Mars Could Target Nitrogen
- House of Representatives Approves Bill to Mint Coins for Moon Landing 50th
- Saturn Probe Dives Past Rings for 1st Time
- Glowing Clouds Shine in Electric Blue Over Antarctica (Photos)
- December 5
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- Vega Rocket Launches Turkish Earth-Observation Satellite
- Galactic 'Spiderweb' Has Unusual Feeding Habits
- Get a Skywatching Grant to Watch the 'Great American Eclipse'
- Interstellar Glitz: Designing the 'Passengers' Starship, Inside and Out
- Nat Geo's 'Mars' Colonists Grow Even More Ambitious in New Episode
- 'The Glass Universe': How Women 'Computers' Measured the Stars
- What Tangled Web: Galaxy's Messy 'Threads' Star in New Pic
- Cassini Probe Will Have Busy Final Year at Titan
- December 4
- December 3
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- Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity Spaceship Makes 1st Solo Glide Flight
- In Pictures: Virgin Galactic's 1st Glide Flight of VSS Unity Spaceship
- Indian X Prize Team Secures Launch Contract with ISRO
- Dimming Mars and Crescent Moon Cross Paths in Sunday's Evening Sky
- Want to Build a Rocket? There's an App for That
- December 2
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- Europe Commits to Space Station, ExoMars as Part of $11 Billion in Commitments to ESA
- 'Apollo Pilot': Late Astronaut's Lost Words Rediscovered in New Memoir
- Saturn's Rings Dwarf Tiny Moon Mimas in Stunning NASA Photo
- NASA Examines Key Role of 'Hidden Figures' Amid Langley Center Celebration
- Congress Questions Report on Benefits of Asteroid Redirect Mission
- Trump Names Insider to Lead NASA Transition
- See Venus and the Moon Pair Up Saturday Night
- All Hab Systems Go at the Mars Desert Research Station
- Admiring the Beauty of Venus with Mobile Astronomy Apps
- Astronaut Buzz Aldrin in 'Good Spirits' After Evacuation From South Pole
- Sun Storm May Have Caused Flare-Up of Rosetta's Comet
- Russian Cargo Ship Failure Won't Endanger Space Station Crew, NASA Says
- Mysterious Astronaut Eye Troubles Linked to Wonky Spinal Fluid
- December 1
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- Astronomers Primed to Track Spectacular Comet Encounters
- US Military Develops 'Multi-Object Kill Vehicle' to Blast Enemy Nukes
- SpaceX Could Return Falcon 9 Rocket to Flight Dec. 16
- Stellar 'Circle of Life' Captured in New NASA Photo
- Russian Space Cargo Ship Destroyed in Failed Launch, Debris Burns Up
- Russia Launches Space Cargo Ship, But Its Fate Is Unclear
- Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin Evacuated from South Pole Due to Illness
- Watch NASA's Fire-in-Space Experiments Ignite in a Blazing Success
- 6-Foot-Wide 'Bald' Asteroid Is Smallest Ever Studied
- Russia Launching Space Station Cargo Ship Today: How to Watch Live
