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- January 31
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- SpaceX Launches Satellite Into Orbit on a Used Falcon 9 Rocket
- Missed the Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse? Here's When the Next One Is Happening
- Signal Detected by Amateur Astronomer Came from Long-Lost Satellite, NASA Confirms
- Young Stars Shine in Nearby Stellar Nursery Lupus 3
- NASA's GOLD Mission Powers on for First Time After Eventful Launch
- Watch Blue Origin Fire Up Engine for Huge New Glenn Rocket (Video)
- Reprint of NASA's Golden Record Takes Home a Grammy
- Rare Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse Thrills Millions Around the World
- In Photos: The Rare Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse of 2018
- 'Eyes in the Sky': Free Space-Focused Curriculum Brings Satellite Views to the Classroom
- Relive the Launch of Explorer 1, America's 1st Satellite (Videos)
- Happy Anniversary, Explorer 1! 1st US Satellite Launched 60 Years Ago Today
- Explorer 1: America's First Satellite in Pictures
- See Super Blue Blood Moon Photos from Twitter, Instagram and the Web
- January 30
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- Astronauts Just Might See the Super Blue Blood Moon from Space!
- NASA Scientist's Tips to See the Super Blue Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse
- SpaceX Delays GovSat-1 Launch to Replace Falcon 9 Rocket Sensor
- Cosmic Cotton Swab Looms Over Arizona in Lunar Eclipse Time-Lapse Photo
- What's the US Weather Like for the Super Blue Blood Moon?
- Bill Nye Will Attend Trump's State of the Union Address
- NASA Astronaut's Rocker Past Helped Shape His Future in Space (Video)
- The Super Blue Blood Moon Wednesday Is Something the US Hasn't Seen Since 1866
- Cocktails to Make You Swoon Over the Super Blue Blood Moon of Jan. 31
- SpaceX Launching Satellite Aboard Used Rocket Today: Watch Live
- Superpowered Chinese Lasers Could Soon Rip Open Raw Vacuum
- Should You Capitalize the 'Universe'?
- January 29
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- Wormhole in the Earth: Reflected Starlight Dazzles in Portuguese Mine (Photo)
- Watch SpaceX's Elon Musk Play with a Flamethrower (Video)
- Weapons Fire and Battles Blaze in 'Star Trek: Discovery' Episode 13
- By Jove! Jupiter Storms Rage in New Juno Photo
- DIY DSKY: Apollo Astronaut Keypad Being Rebooted as Open Source Replica
- The Phases of the Super Blue Blood Moon of 2018 Explained
- Are We Living in a Hologram?
- China Plans to Build the World's Largest Steerable Radio Telescope
- January 28
- January 27
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- Catch the 'Winter Football' and Other Asterisms with Mobile Astronomy Apps
- Learn to View the Night Sky with 'See It with a Small Telescope'
- Exploring the Orion Nebula: Excerpt from 'See It With A Small Telescope' (US 2018)
- Teach Your Kids About the Super Blue Blood Moon of Jan. 31 with These Activities
- January 26
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- How to See the 2018 Super Blue Blood Moon From the East Coast
- Google Lunar X Prize Teams Plan to Keep Shooting for the Moon
- Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Setting Sun … (Photo)
- Super Blue Blood Moon Will Force NASA to Shut Down Lunar Spacecraft Instruments
- NASA's GOLD Instrument, SES-14 Satellite on Track After Launch Anomaly
- NASA Sends Historic Apollo Mission Control Consoles to Kansas to be Restored
- 'Please Stand By' Is a Fun Commentary on 'Star Trek'
- Jupiter Moon Europa's Possibly Porous Surface Could Doom a Lander
- Rocket Lab Launch Also Tested New Kick Stage
- Kepler's First Satellite Hitched Ride on Last Week's Long March 11 Launch
- Space Image of the Day Gallery (December 2017)
- Space Image of the Day Gallery (November 2017)
- Space Image of the Day Gallery (October 2017)
- Space Image of the Day Gallery (September 2017)
- Ariane 5 Rocket Delivers Satellites, NASA GOLD to Orbit Despite Launch Anomaly
- NASA GOLD, 2 Satellites in Orbit After Ariane 5 Launch Anomaly (Update)
- January 25
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- The Super Blue Blood Moon of 2018 May Unlock Secrets of the Lunar Surface
- Jupiter's Stripes Reveal Stunning Details in New Juno Probe Images
- Escape from Mars! Red-Planet Dust Storms Linked to Atmosphere Loss
- Interstellar Influenza? Space Viruses Could Reveal Alien Life
- Armageddon Update: 'Doomsday Clock' Stands at 2 Minutes to Midnight
- NASA Honors Fallen Astronauts in 'Day of Remembrance' Ceremonies Today
- NASA's GOLD Mission Launching on Ariane 5 Rocket Today: Watch It Live
- NASA's Next Mars Lander Passes Key Test Ahead of May Launch
- 'Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence' Needs a New Name, SETI Pioneer Says
- January 24
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- Rocket Lab Reveals 'The Humanity Star,' a 'Disco Ball' Satellite Shining From Space
- Monster-Black-Hole Jets May Finally Explain 3 Superfast Cosmic Particles
- Lego Scrubs Fan-Created Saturn V Launch Tower, Space Shuttle in Review
- Pentagon Space Posture: Don't Even Try to Mess with Us
- The New Thinnest Mirrors in the World Use Quantum 'Excitons' to Reflect Light
- Alien Life Hunt: Oxygen Isn't the Only Possible Sign of Life
- Tractor Beam Levitates Large Orbs with Sound
- SpaceX Test-Fires Falcon Heavy Rocket Ahead of Maiden Flight
- Imagine 'Star Trek,' Tarantino Style: Nerdist Video Mashes It Up
- 'Bone Glue' Experiments on the ISS Test Possible Treatment for Osteoporosis
- 'Cosmos' Tackles Humanity's Future: Q&A with Creator Ann Druyan
- New French Telescope Trio Will Scan the Sky for Earth-Like Planets
- Ursula K. Le Guin, Influential Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 88
- January 23
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- Next Stop, Mars? Life-Detection Gear Passes Test on Earth
- Black Hole's Personality Not as Magnetic as Expected
- Spacewalking Astronauts Shrug Off Glitch During Repair Job on Space Station
- Ex-Prize: Google's $30 Million Moon Race Ends with No Winner
- The Best Places to See the Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse of Jan. 31
- Air Force Maintains Trust in SpaceX After Secret Zuma Mission: Report
- Weird Winds Blow the 'Wrong Way' on Scorching Hot Exoplanet
- Dark Energy Survey Finds New Stellar Streams Infiltrating the Milky Way
- Twilight Haze Shines Over Saturn's Big Moon Titan in Gorgeous Cassini Photo
- January 22
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- Air Force Missile-Warning Command Center Makes Contact with New SBIRS Satellite
- Dust Storm in Space: Rosetta Probe Captured Comet Blizzard (Photo)
- SpaceX, Iridium Set March 18 Launch Date for 5th Iridium Next Mission
- Apollo 5 in Photos: NASA's First Lunar Module Test Flight
- Flat Earth Rocketeer Says He Will Launch in Two Weeks
- Falcon Heavy Tests Grounded by Government Shutdown
- Big 'Star Trek: Discovery' Twist Proves Fan Theories Right (Again!)
- The Youngest Galaxies in the Universe Spin Like the Mature Milky Way
- NASA 2019 Budget Expected to Include Lunar Exploration Program Details
- NASA Shutdown Plans Follow Familiar Script
- Kilopower Project: NASA Pushes Nuclear Power for Deep-Space Missions
- In the Search for Alien Life, 'Everyone Is an Astrobiologist'
- January 21
- January 20
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- Senate Committee Advances NASA and NOAA
- Christa McAuliffe's Lost Challenger Lessons to be Taught on Space Station
- Supermoon and Pink Sky: Full Moon Rises Against 'Belt of Venus'
- Fireball Finds! Meteorite Fragments from Dazzling Michigan Meteor Found on Ice
- No, an Asteroid Is Not Going to Collide with Earth in February
- Atlas V Rocket Launches New Missile-Warning Satellite for US Air Force
- January 19
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- Get Ready for the 'Super Blue Blood Moon' Eclipse of Jan. 31!
- Saturn's Moon Titan May Have Earth-Like 'Sea Level'
- China's Quantum-Key Network, the Largest Ever, Is Officially Online
- How a Government Shutdown Would Affect NASA
- Hubble Mission Commander, Spacewalker to Enter Astronaut Hall of Fame
- After Delay, Rocket Lab to Attempt 2nd Electron Launch Today: How to Watch
- Small Michigan Meteor Packed a Seismic Punch, Experts Say
- Watch Japan's Epsilon Rocket Launch the ASNARO-2 Radar Earth Satellite
- In Photos: India's PSLV rocket Launches Cartosat-2 Satellite & 30 More!
- New National Defense Strategy to Shed Light on Pentagon's Thinking About War in Space
- Astronomical Odds: Becoming an Astrophysicist Keeps Getting Tougher
- Enormous 'El Gordo' Galaxy Cluster Captured in Hubble Image
- Astronaut Set to be First African American on Space Station Crew Removed from Flight
- January 18
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- A Space Magnet, Hunting Dark Matter, Turns Up Juicy Secrets of Cosmic Rays
- Left at the Next Pulsar: Spacecraft Could Navigate by the Stars
- India's Nuclear-Capable Agni-5 Ballistic Missile Aces Test Launch
- How NASA Is Prepping Its New Megarocket to Shoot for the Moon in 2019
- Scorcher! 2017 Ranked Among Three Hottest Years Ever
- How a Small Nuclear Reactor Could Power a Colony on Mars or Beyond (Op-Ed)
- US Air Force's New Missile-Warning Satellite Launching Tonight: Watch It Live
- Lawmakers Prod SpaceX and NASA on Fate of Secret Zuma Mission
- Space.com Talks with Astronaut Scott Tingle in Space Today!
- Satellite Images Capture Rare Snowfall in the Sahara Desert
- Lunar Fountain? Accessible Ice Could Lurk in Moon's Lava Tubes
- January 17
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- Trash-Blasting Lasers Could Help Clean Up Space Junk, China Says
- J.J. Abrams Shopping Sci-Fi TV Space Show: Report
- GAO Warns of Further Delays in Certifying Commercial Crew Vehicles for NASA
- Air Force Launches New Project to Update Missile-Warning Ground Software
- Star's Odd Moves May Reveal Secret Black Hole
- 'Castle Cloud' Caught in Spectacular Astronaut Photo
- Fireball Over Michigan: Did Meteor Really Cause an Earthquake?
- 'First to the Moon' Film Seeks Crowd Funds for Apollo 8 50th Anniversary Release
- Brilliant Fireball Shakes Southeastern Michigan with 2.0 Earthquake
- How We Created a Mini 'Gamma Ray Burst' in the Lab for the First Time
- Moon Rush: These Companies Have Big Plans for Lunar Exploration
- Space Fever in Astronauts Could Jeopardize Landing on Mars
- Is America's Spy Plane Back — and Hypersonic?
- January 16
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- How Fast Can Quantum Computers Get?
- 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Logo and Official Description Released!
- New U.S. Missile-Warning Satellite Set for Launch at Cape Canaveral
- National Geographic's 'One Strange Rock' to Reveal Astronauts' View of Earth
- Lego Launches 'Moments in Space' Design Contest, Seeks Small Space Set Ideas
- Earth Resides in Oddball Solar System, Alien Worlds Show
- Get Ready for 2 Solar Eclipses Coming to the US in 2023 and 2024
- Apollo 17 Astronaut Laments Size of Moon Rock at Trump Signing Ceremony
- Mystery Solved! Discovery of Organic Molecules Explains Universe's Infrared Glow
- How I Discovered the Origins of the Cigar-Shaped Alien 'Asteroid' 'Oumuamua
- January 15
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- 'Captain' Burnham Has a Really Bad Day in 'Star Trek: Discovery' Episode 11
- Safety Panel Raises Concerns about SpaceX Falcon 9 Pressure Vessel for Commercial Crew Missions
- How Did the Milky Way Get Its Bulge? Fast-Moving Stars May Hold Clues
- King's Dream of Equality Must Extend to Space Science
- What in the World Is Metallic Hydrogen?
- January 14
- January 13
- January 12
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- Puerto Rico Blackout Looked Striking from Space, Astronaut Tells Students in Q&A
- US Launches New Spy Satellite on Secret Mission
- Winter Skywatching: See Taurus, the Angry Bull
- Comet's Record-Breaking Slowdown Could Cause It to 'Wobble' Like a Top
- Why Do Hurricanes Have Eyes? Scientists Still Don't Really Know
- Out-of-This-World Diamond-Studded Rock Just Got Even Weirder
- Pentagon Shuts Down Questions About Zuma, and Raises More Questions
- Rocket Booster Falls from Sky and Explodes in Chinese Town After Satellite Launch
- Planetary Resources' Asteroid-Mining Goals Move Closer with Satellite Launch
- Indian Rocket Launches 31 Satellites Into Orbit
- Wild 360-Degree Video Lets You See the Milky Way As a Giant Black Hole Would
- Zoom Through the Famous Orion Nebula with NASA's Incredible 3D Video
- What Does It Take to Be an Astrophysicist?
- Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse of January 2018 Using Mobile Apps
- SpaceX Delays Commercial Crew Test Flights to Latter Half of 2018
- January 11
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- Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity Soars on 7th Glide Flight (Photo)
- Monster Black Hole Unleashes Messy Double 'Burp'
- Going into Space Crushes the Delicate Nerves in Your Eyeballs
- Big Sheets of Water Ice Lie Just Beneath the Surface of Mars
- Mysterious Radio Blasts from a Distant Galaxy Draw Attention of Alien Hunters
- 'World's Most Magnificent Time Machine,' the James Webb Space Telescope, Leaving Houston
- US Launching New Spy Satellite Friday: How to Watch It Live
- France, Germany Studying Reusability with a Subscale Flyback Booster
- NASA Prepares to Buy Earth Science Data from Small Satellite Constellations
- How Astronomers Are Measuring Monster Black Hole Masses Faster Than Ever Before
- Separated by a Century, Two Astronomers Study the Same Strange Stars
- Merge Made A VR Headset Suited For Kids
- This Colorful Kit Lets Kids Build a Programmable Camera
- Root Is a Coding Robot That Will Grow With Your Kids
- January 10
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- NASA Renames Swift Observatory in Honor of Late Principal Investigator
- China Launches 2 SuperView Earth-Observation Satellites Into Orbit
- Camera Focus Shift Won't Affect NASA's TESS Exoplanet Mission
- Scientists, Engineers Push for Servicing and Assembly of Future Space Observatories
- 'Totally Wrong' on Jupiter: What Scientists Gleaned from NASA's Juno Mission
- Researchers Probe Origin of Superpowerful Radio Blasts from Space
- 'Earthshine' Reveals a Lunar Silhouette Over Medieval Portuguese Castle (Photo)
- What Happened to Zuma? What We Know About the Secret SpaceX Mission
- 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Groot and Rocket Inspire Space Station Science Contest
- How John Young Smuggled a Corned-Beef Sandwich into Space
- Commercial Crew Test Launches by SpaceX, Boeing Will Begin This Year
- 'Black Hole Apocalypse' Premieres on PBS Tonight
- January 9
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- Strange Sky Spiral May Come from Secretive SpaceX Zuma Launch
- NASA Plans to Have WFIRST Space Telescope Reviews Complete by April
- How Phosphorus Helped Oxygenate Earth's Atmosphere
- White House Resubmits NASA and NOAA Nominations
- In Photos: SpaceX Rocket Launches Secret Zuma Spacecraft, Then Lands
- SpaceX Says Falcon 9 Rocket Performed as Expected During Zuma Launch
- Fellow Astronauts Remember John Young as Crewmate, Hero and 'Great American'
- A Veil of Ice: Saturn's Translucent Rings Revealed in Cassini Image
- UFO Legacy: What Impact Will Revelation of Secret Government Program Have?
- Last Chance for Citizens to Nominate National Space Council Advisory Members
- Did Something Happen to Secret Zuma Spacecraft After SpaceX Launch?
- January 8
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- Astronomers Meet Amid Questions About the Status of NASA Flagship Missions
- Stephen Hawking Turns 76: How Has He Lived So Long With ALS?
- Stephen Hawking Is Worried About Humanity's Future
- The Hole in Earth's Ozone Layer Is Healing, First-of-Its-Kind Study Shows
- How the US Navy Is Turning Sci-Fi Warfare into Reality
- Strange Dimming Star May Be Scarfing Down Wrecked Planets
- Those Weird 'Tubes' on Mars Probably Aren't Signs of Life
- Shocking 'Star Trek: Discovery' Episode 10 May Confirm Fan Theory
- Is the James Webb Space Telescope 'Too Big to Fail?'
- Metal Tires for Mars: 'Shape Memory' Could Help Rovers Roll
- DIY Moon Kit from NASA Helps You Track Lunar Phases
- SpaceX Launches Secret Zuma Mission for US Government, Lands Rocket
- SpaceX to Launch Mysterious Zuma Spacecraft Tonight: Watch It Live
- January 7
- January 6
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- John Young in Photos: Astronaut, Moonwalker and Space Shuttle Pioneer
- Astronaut John Young, Who Walked on the Moon and Led 1st Shuttle Mission, Dies at 87
- Sierra Nevada Clears Dream Chaser Space Plane Test Milestone
- New Method Aids Search for Dazzling Alien Worlds
- Solving Earth's Climate Challenges Requires More Satellite Vision: Report
- January 5
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- Oklahoma Astronaut Museum Announces 'Legacy Campaign' for More Space
- Blue Velvet: Jupiter's Cloud Tops Appear Azure in New Juno Image
- SpaceX Delays Mysterious Zuma Spacecraft Launch to Sunday
- 1,000-Year-Old Stone Structure in Mexico May Depict Creation of Earth
- George R.R. Martin's 'Nightflyers': Syfy Reveals Series Details for 1st Season
- Curiosity Rover Spots Weird Tube-Like Structures on Mars
- Researchers Analyze NASA Moon Mission Audio to Let Public 'Explore Apollo'
- SpaceX Targeting Late January for Falcon Heavy Debut
- Nitrogen Tug-of-War Reveals Earth's Biogeochemistry
- See Mars, Jupiter Get Together Before Dawn This Month
- NASA Goes for 'GOLD' to Scan the Border of Earth and Space
- New Tech Could Help Astronomers See Planets Around Alpha Centauri
- New Horizons' Epic Second Flyby Is Less Than a Year Away
- The Bottom of the Ocean Is Sinking
- January 4
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- Report Calls for ISS Research Transition Plan and Use of Alternative Platforms
- Sorry Sci-Fi Fans, Real Wars in Space Not the Stuff of Hollywood
- Guessing Game: When Will China's Space Lab Fall to Earth?
- See the 'Bomb Cyclone' Hit US East Coast in These NASA and NOAA GIFs
- Previewing 2018's Year of Spectacular Mars Using Mobile Apps
- Does It Snow In Space?
- 'Bomb Cyclone' Swirls Across US East Coast in Stunning Views of Earth
- China Launching Lander, Rover to Moon's Far Side This Year
- Meteorite's Origins Point To Possible Undiscovered Asteroid
- Supersize Stars May Be More Common Than Previously Thought
- Mysterious X-Ray Emission May Reveal Nature of Dark Matter
- Russia Lost a $45 Million Weather Satellite Due to Human Error, Official Says
- NASA's New 60th Anniversary Logo Depicts 'Historic Past and Inspiring Future'
- Mars and Earth May Not Have Been Early Neighbors
- 'Bomb Cyclone' Forecast to Hit East Coast
- January 3
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- Asteroid-Bound Spacecraft Snaps Color Pic of Earth and Moon
- New Image Reveals Enormous Bubbles Across Red Giant Star's Surface
- The Most Amazing Quadrantid Meteor Shower Photos
- Behold! SpaceX's 1st Falcon Heavy Rocket on the Launchpad (Photos, Video)
- World View Sees Strong Interest in Stratospheric Balloons Despite Test Incident
- Syfy's 'Krypton' Gets Release Date & Teaser
- 2018 a Big Year of Transition for Military Space
- No Alien Megastructure: Star's Weird Dimming Likely Caused by Dust
- Earth and Sun Snuggle Up for Closest Encounter of the Year
- Tiny Ringed Object Beyond Saturn May Reveal Secrets About Giant Planets
- Subdued Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks Today: What to Expect
- 'Star Wars' Super-Fan Christian Bale Wants to go to 'A Galaxy Far Far Away...'
- January 2
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- Supermoon! Amazing Photos of the Biggest Full Moon of 2018
- SpaceX Launching Top-Secret Zuma Satellite for US Government This Week
- Houston, Luciana Has Landed! American Girl Debuts Aspiring Astronaut Doll
- Astronauts Identify Mystery Microbes in Space for the 1st Time
- Biggest Full Moon of 2018 Shines in Spectacular New Year's Photos
- Nuclear Sphere: Weird Globe Could Revolutionize Fusion Energy
- Science and Sci-Fi at the Movies in 2017
- NASA Willing to Consider Flying Researchers on Commercial Suborbital Vehicles
- Mystery Solved? Gravity Waves Behind Jupiter's Weird Switching Jet Stream
- In Earth's Atmosphere, Meteors May Explode from the Inside Out
- January 1
