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- February 28
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- A Bus-Size Asteroid Will Whiz by Earth Friday
- The Wall of Death Around Black Holes Could Break Down
- World's Biggest Plane Taxis Closer to Takeoff
- SpaceX's Falcon 9 Launch Will Wait Until After Atlas V Mission
- First the Moon, Then Earth: New Theory Reverses Formation Story
- 'Star Wars' Robots Wouldn't Survive the Real World
- The Universe's First Stars May Reveal a Big Clue About Dark Matter
- Cosmic Dawn: Astronomers Find Fingerprints of Universe's First Stars
- Stratolaunch Test Photos: The World's Largest Plane in Action
- Space Station Photos: Expedition 54 Crew in Orbit
- Orion Walkway: NASA Mounts Astronaut Access Arm on SLS Tower
- The Moon Will Get Its Own Mobile Phone Network in 2019
- Superflare Blasts Proxima b, the Nearest Exoplanet, Dimming Hopes of Life
- NASA's New Space Telescope Will Investigate Why Mars Lost So Much Water
- Opportunity Rover Snaps an Epic Selfie to Marks 5,000th Martian Day
- NASA Mars Orbiter Comes Out of Precautionary 'Safe Mode'
- Two Astronauts, Cosmonaut Land on Earth After 168 Days on Space Station
- Skywalker Meets Star-Lord? Mark Hamill, James Gunn Tease Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Role
- New Official 'Star Wars' Timeline Reveals When Exactly 'Solo' Takes Place
- February 27
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- NASA Budget Proposal Continues Debate on When and How to Launch Europa Clipper
- Black-Hole Bursts Turn 'Mini-Neptunes' into Rocky 'Super-Earths'
- Arecibo Observatory Announces Identity of 'Mysterious Benefactors'
- 'Personal Space' Features a Last Hurrah from Richard Hatch of 'Battlestar Galactica'
- NASA Mars Exploration Efforts Turn to Operating Existing Missions and Planning Sample Return
- 3 Space Station Crewmembers Return to Earth Tonight: Watch It Live
- Air Force Space Laboratory Invites Companies to Pitch Ideas
- Could Methane on Saturn's Moon Enceladus Be a Sign of Life?
- Mystery Solved? How Saturn's Weird Polar Hurricanes May Form
- Gravity Assist Podcast: Jupiter, with Jared Espley
- Water Might Be All Over the Moon, New Research Shows
- February 26
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- How Astronaut Leland Melvin Went from the NFL to Space (Exclusive Video)
- Bad Coordinates Led Ariane 5 Launch Astray, Investigators Conclude
- The Universe Is Expanding Faster Than We Thought, Hubble Data Suggests
- Humans Will Hear from Intelligent Aliens This Century, Physicist Says
- Chinese Scientists Unveil Plans for Weird Hypersonic Jet with Extra Wing
- Whoosh! Virgin Unveils Hyperloop that Will Travel 760 Mph
- A Little Robotic Submarine Could Ply Alien Seas
- Orange Moonlight Streaks Across the Sky in Spectacular Time-Lapse View
- Does Titan's Hydrocarbon Soup Hold A Recipe for Life?
- Inside the Clean Room: NASA's Exoplanet-Hunter TESS Gets Prepped for Launch
- February 25
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- February 23
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- Methane-Sniffing Orbiter Finishes 'Aerobraking' Dives Through Mars' Atmosphere
- 'Stargate Origins' Episodes 3 and 4 Released! Watch New Teaser Trailer
- See Jupiter's South Pole Change Over Time in Incredible Time-Lapse View
- Amazon Studios Is Bringing the 'Culture' Sci-Fi Book Series to TV
- Watch Moons of Mars 'Dance' in NASA Video (But There's a Trick)
- Historic Apollo-Soyuz Spacecraft Gets New Display at CA Science Center
- How to Track Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Using Mobile Apps
- Made In Space Sets Guinness World Record for Longest 3D-Printed Piece
- Light Pollution Is a Big Problem, But You Can Help
- Why Physicists Are Planning to Drive Antimatter Around in a Moving Van
- Putting Civilization in a Box for Space Means Choosing Our Legacy
- 'Annihilation' Is a Vividly Bizarre Sci-Fi Feast
- February 22
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- SpaceX's Prototype Internet Satellites Are Up and Running
- SpaceX Barely Missed Catching a Rocket Nose Cone with Giant Net on a Boat
- In Photos: VP Mike Pence Tours NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Blue Origin & More
- Gravity Assist Podcast: The Moon, with Sarah Noble
- Milky Way Glistens Over Stargazer in Death Valley National Park (Photo)
- Jeff Bezos' Giant Clock Will Tick for 10,000 Years, But You'll Never Find It
- Why Elon Musk Is Stepping Down from AI Safety Group He Co-Founded
- SpaceX Launches 1st Test Satellites for Starlink Internet Constellation Along with Spain's Paz
- 1st Known Interstellar Visitor Is Tumbling Out of Control: How Astronomers Know
- SpaceX Gets a Shout-Out from Vice President Pence for Falcon Heavy Success
- Dust May Be Burying NASA's Phoenix Lander on Mars (Photos)
- Tesla in Space: Track Cosmic Journey of Elon Musk's Roadster and Starman Passenger
- February 21
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- Netflix Just Unveiled the Trailer for 'Lost in Space' Reboot — and It Looks Awesome!
- Pence: To Lead in Space, US Needs Less Red Tape for Commercial Space Companies
- How We Know This Tiny Pinprick of Light Is the Tesla Roadster
- A Giant Claw Will Grab Falling SpaceX Gear 'Like a Giant Catcher's Mitt'
- Record Breaker! Powerful Supernova Is Most Distant Ever Seen
- National Space Council Backs Incremental Space Regulatory Reform
- Apollo 14: NASA's 'Rookie' Astronauts Bring Golf to the Moon (Photos)
- Amateur Astronomer Wins 'Cosmic Lottery' with 1-in-10-Million Supernova Shot
- Spin Master Releases High-Flying Motorized 'Sonic Rocket'
- Jupiter's Great Red Spot Could Disappear Within 20 Years
- Gravity Assist Podcast: Mars, with Bruce Jakosky and Michael Meyer
- VP Mike Pence Announces Candidates for National Space Council Advisory Group
- SpaceX Delays Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Due to High-Altitude Winds
- Vector Planning First Orbital Launch This Summer
- How a New 'Happy Suit' Would Protect Astronauts from the Stresses of Space
- 'Star Trek Online' Offers Custom 3D-Printed Starships
- National Space Council Meets with VP Mike Pence Today: Watch It Live
- SpaceX Launching Internet Satellites Aboard Used Rocket Thursday: Watch Live
- February 20
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- Bigelow Aerospace Launches New Company to Operate Private Space Stations
- In Photos: How John Glenn Made History on 1st US Orbital Flight Mercury-Atlas 6
- The Andromeda Galaxy Is Not Bigger Than the Milky Way After All
- Mock Mars Mission Suspended Due to Crewmember Accident
- This Martian Crater Has a Weirdly Earth-Like Secret
- See a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Booster at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex This Week!
- How 5,000 Pencil-Size Robots May Solve the Mysteries of the Universe
- Elon Musk's Company Gets OK to Dig Washington, DC, Hyperloop Tunnel
- National Space Council to Talk Regulatory Reform in Meeting This Week
- That's No Moon? Proposed Exomoon Defies Formation Theories
- NASA's New Spacesuit Has a Built-In Toilet
- February 19
- February 18
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- Hasbro Unveils Epic Jabba's Sail Barge Toy for 'Star Wars' Fans by HasLab
- Hasbro Unveils New 'Star Wars' for 2018 at Toy Fair (Photos)
- SpaceX Delays Next Falcon 9 Rocket Launch to Feb. 21
- NASA's Next Planet Hunter Arrives in Florida Ahead of April Launch
- Look Inside the Lego Kessel Run Millennium Falcon!
- February 17
- February 16
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- Meet the Kessel Run Millennium Falcon! Lego's 1st 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Set
- Opportunity Rover Celebrates 5,000 Days on Mars
- In Photos: Lego's Kessel Run Millennium Falcon
- Pac-Man' and 'Mario Kart': How to Understand Planet Formation
- Astronomer Replaces Fighter Pilot in Private Bid to be First German Woman in Space
- Spacewalking Astronauts Breeze Through Robot 'Hand' Work on Space Station
- The Solar Storm Hitting Earth Today Might Look Awesome
- NASA's 'Quiet Supersonic' Plane Could Change Airports Forever
- FCC Chairman Backs SpaceX's Bold Internet-Satellite Plan Ahead of 1st Launch
- Watch Starman's Entire Deep-Space Ride on Elon Musk's Roadster in Just 80 Seconds
- A Giant Storm on Neptune Is Disappearing as Hubble Telescope Watches
- Astronauts Taking a Spacewalk at the Space Station Today: Watch It Live
- Window Wars in Space: Quest for the 'Big View' High Above Earth
- February 15
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- Astronomers Will Fight to Save WFIRST Space Telescope from Being Axed
- US Air Force to Acquire New Jam-Resistant GPS Satellites
- US Intelligence: Russia and China Will Have 'Operational' Anti-Satellite Weapons in a Few Years
- In Photos: The Space Station Spacewalks of Expedition 54
- Arizona Meteorite Fetches Record-Breaking $237,500 at Auction
- 'Stargate Origins' Brings Classic Sci-Fi Back Tonight
- Discovery! Kepler Space Telescope Discovers 95 More Alien Planets
- Mars Meteorite Will Return to the Red Planet with NASA Rover
- Russian Cargo Ship Delivers 3 Tons of Supplies to Space Station
- A Solar Storm Is Approaching Earth
- See the Earth and Moon from 40 Million Miles Away (Photo)
- Saturn Moon Enceladus Blasts Rings with Geysers in Gorgeous Cassini Photo
- Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Headed for Earth or Venus Crash (In a Few Million Years)
- What Impact Might SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Program Have on the Atmosphere?
- February 14
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- Did Crystals from Ancient Lakes on Mars Form These Tiny, Weird Things?
- Astrophotographer Spots Elon Musk's Roadster Cruising Through Space (Video)
- Spiral Galaxy's Arms Hug Baby Stars in Heartwarming Valentine's Day Photo
- Origins of Earth's Weird 'Pulsating Auroras' Nailed Down
- Partial Solar Eclipse Occurs Thursday at the Bottom of the World
- Pentagon Space Budget Shaped by Threats from Russia, China
- DARPA Planning Responsive Launch Competition
- Getting to the Heart of the Rosette Nebula: How It Got Its Rose Shape
- Leonid Kadenyuk, First Ukrainian Astronaut Who Flew on US Space Shuttle, Dies at 67
- Searching for Earth-Like Worlds Just Got Easier Thanks to This ESPRESSO Instrument
- A NASA Observatory Just Saw a Total Solar Eclipse ... in Space!
- Saturn's Contrasting Moons Pair Up in Spectacular Cassini Photo
- Animation Tool Helps Alien-Hunting Scientists Track a Planet's Habitable Zone
- Elon Musk Explains Why SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Core Booster Crashed
- A Valentine 'Rose': Superhot Stars Glow in the Rosette Nebula's Heart (Photo)
- February 13
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- Neil deGrasse Tyson's 'Cosmos' Sets an Example for Science Educators (Op-Ed)
- How NASA Tech Helps Predict Snowfall for the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Global Warming vs. Solar Cooling: The Showdown Begins in 2020
- What Would It Mean for Astronomers If the WFIRST Space Telescope Is Killed?
- Where Should 'Star Trek: Discovery' Boldly Go in Season 2? We've Got a Few Ideas
- Our Universe Isn't As Special As We'd Like to Believe
- Something Violent Happened to Our Solar System's First Interstellar Visitor
- Russian Cargo Ship Launches on 2-Day Flight to Space Station
- 60 Years! One of NASA's Longest-Serving Women Marks Milestone
- Europa Lander Mission Shut Out Again in 2019 NASA Budget Request
- Fake Science Paper About 'Star Trek' and Warp 10 Was Accepted by 'Predatory Journals'
- Experimental Supersonic Plane Gets Full Funding Under Trump's NASA Budget Proposal
- February 12
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- Earth's Inner Core Shouldn't Technically Exist
- NASA Studying Commercial Crew Contingency Plans
- Why Measuring a Tiny, Spinning Particle Is Such a Big Deal
- Trump's NASA Budget Would Cancel Space Telescope & 5 Earth Science Missions
- Trump's 2019 NASA Budget Request Puts Moon Ahead of Space Station
- Photographer Catches 'Boogie Man Nebula' Lurking Behind Light Pollution
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 1 Finale Sacrifices Momentum for Neat Endings
- Elon Musk's Roadster Launch Sparks Sales of Hot Wheels Toy Tesla
- The Next Falcon Heavy Will Carry the Most Powerful Atomic Clock Ever Launched into Space
- Behold the Mighty Quasar: The Science Behind These Galactic Lighthouses
- These Are the Most Out-of-This-World Photos Ever Taken — Literally
- NASA Budget Proposal Plans End of NASA Funding of ISS, Seeks Commercial Transition
- February 11
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- The Most Interesting Thing Shot into Space Last Week Wasn't a Tesla
- Man Who Traveled to Watch Historic SpaceX Launch Found Dead in Motel
- Space Station Supporters Prepare for Budget Battle
- A Lunar Corona Above Grand Place in Belgium (Photo)
- Launch of Superfast Russian Cargo Ship Mission Aborted at Last Minute
- Watch Elon Musk React to Falcon Heavy Launch in Exclusive National Geographic Video
- February 10
- February 9
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- If 'Starman' Isn't Headed for the Asteroid Belt, Where's That Dummy Going?
- Mobile Astronomy: Watch the 'Demon Star' Change in Brightness in a Single Night
- Life Detection on Mars: Are Red Planet Protocols in Place?
- NASA's 'AstrOlympics' Posters Show Physical Parallels of Space and Sports
- Starman's SpaceX Spacesuit Would Leave You Dead in Minutes
- Observatory Spots Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Zooming Through Space (Video)
- Tesla Roadster Gets Interplanetary ID
- Crescent Meets Ring: Catch the Saturn-Moon Pairing Sunday
- Sirius, the Dog Star, Sits Glitteringly in the Night Sky This Week
- Asteroid Skimming Past Earth May Loom Larger Than Exploding Russian Meteor
- Want to Be Like Elon? 3D Print Your Own Falcon Heavy
- Military Certification the Next Big Test for SpaceX's Falcon Heavy
- February 8
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- Buzz Aldrin and Sprayground Unveil a Solar Backpack for Your Mars Visit
- Sierra Nevada Gets NASA Approval for First Dream Chaser ISS Cargo Mission
- This New AI Program Could Speed Up the Search for Gravitational Waves
- Einstein's Theory Helps ID First Exoplanets Outside Milky Way
- Shiny Space Shoes: 'Mercury All American' Sneakers Styled After Astronaut Footwear
- Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster and Starman Leave Earth Forever in This Final Photo
- NASA Tests Implantable Device in Effort to Curb Astronaut Muscle Loss
- Billions of Viruses Are Falling to Earth Right Now (But That Isn't Why You Have the Flu)
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Arrives in California for Final Assembly (Photos)
- Yup, Flat-Earthers Think the Falcon Heavy Launch Was a Conspiracy
- SpaceX Launched the World's Most Powerful Rocket. So, What's Next?
- February 7
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- TRAPPIST-1 Planets Could Harbor 250 Times More Water Than Earth's Oceans
- Magnetic 'Cages' on the Sun Could Limit the Strength of Dangerous Solar Flares
- 'A Car in Deep Space': Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Leaves Earth With 'Easter Eggs'
- No, Space X's Falcon Heavy Has Not Passed Mars Already
- SpaceX Wins Accolades for Falcon Heavy Success
- Radiation Will Tear Elon Musk's Rocket Car to Bits in a Year
- Shuttle Launch Director Tells Untold Story of Recovery in 'Bringing Columbia Home'
- So Long, Starman! Skywatchers Spot Falcon Heavy Leaving Earth's Orbit
- Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Is Headed to the Asteroid Belt
- Lost … and Found: IMAGE Satellite in 'Good Shape,' NASA Says
- Rocky-Planet-Like Atmospheres Are Possible on 3 TRAPPIST-1 Planets
- 'Crazy Things Can Come True': Elon Musk Reacts to Falcon Heavy Launch Success
- President Trump Congratulates SpaceX on Falcon Heavy Rocket Success
- February 6
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- Out-of-This-World Photos from Falcon Heavy's Historic Debut Flight
- New Star Wars Films Coming From Game of Thrones Producers
- In Photos: SpaceX's 1st Falcon Heavy Rocket Test Launch Success!
- See Views of SpaceX's Starman Riding a Tesla Roadster in Space!
- Success! SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy Rocket on Historic Maiden Voyage
- SpaceX No Longer Planning Crewed Missions on Falcon Heavy
- Buzz Aldrin Is Watching as SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy from Apollo 11 Pad
- From Shaking to 'Cannonballing' Ice: Here's What the Falcon Heavy Faces on Epic Test Flight
- SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Megarocket Gets 1st Test Launch Today: Watch It Live
- SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Rocket: By the Numbers
- Two Space Rocks Will Fly Safely Past Earth This Week
- Is the Tesla Roadster Flying on the Falcon Heavy's Maiden Flight Just Space Junk?
- February 5
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- Wars Rage in 'Star Trek: Discovery' Episode 14
- Rivalry or Bromance? Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Tweet Each Other Ahead of Falcon Heavy Launch
- SpaceX's Music Video of a Falcon Heavy Launching Elon Musk's Car to Mars Is Awesome
- Four Solo Solo: A Star Wars Story Posters
- Falcon Heavy's Debut Flight Tomorrow Hailed as a 'Changing Moment' in Spaceflight
- Astronomers Detect a Swarm of Tiny Objects Orbiting an Alien Sun
- Flat-Earth Rocketeer Fails to Launch (Again)
- Rare Carbon-Monoxide Comet Turns Blue in Stunning Deep-Space Photos
- New Horizons Team Unveils Extended-Mission Patch
- Elon Musk Unveils 'Starman' in Tesla Roadster Launching on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Rocket
- SpaceX Confirms Its First Falcon Heavy Rocket Will Attempt a Triple Landing
- What Makes Jupiter's Great Spot Red? It's Still a Mystery
- Single-Person Spacecraft Design Passes Pool Test
- Super Bowl 2018: Even Astronauts Are Watching the Big Game
- February 4
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- February 2
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- 'Winter Halftime' Happens on Super Bowl Weekend: What to Look For
- Were Dinosaurs Having a Party Millions of Years Ago in NASA's Backyard?
- Former Astronaut Nominated to Run US Geological Survey
- Watch the Entire Total Lunar Eclipse in Just 1 Minute
- CASIS Focuses on Near-Term ISS Utilization Despite Long-Term Uncertainty
- NASA's Curiosity Rover Just Snapped an Awesome Selfie on Mars
- Galaxy Duo Looks Just Like a Penguin Guarding Its Egg (Photo)
- Will Astronauts Someday Feast on Poop-Grown Microbes?
- Russian Cosmonauts Are Taking a Spacewalk Today: Watch It Live
- February 1
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- Why You (Probably) Shouldn't Worry About Earth's Magnetic Poles Flipping
- Satellites Placed Into Incorrect Orbits by Ariane 5 Can be Recovered, Owners Say
- A Space Corps in the US Military A 'No Brainer,' Says Former Astronaut
- Potential End of Space Station Raises Concerns, Presents Opportunities
- 'Exceptional Points' Could Stop Light Waves in their Tracks
- The CW Aims to Refresh 'Roswell' Teen Alien Drama
- Mars Rover Curiosity Takes a Break to Survey Conquered Terrain (Photos, Video)
- 'Please Stand By' Director Talks 'Star Trek' Easter Eggs and More
- Meteorites Brought Water To Earth During the First Two Million Years
- Debris From Fallen Space Shuttle Columbia Has New Mission 15 Years After Tragedy
- Wow! Space Station Crosses Moon's Face Just Before Epic Lunar Eclipse (Photos)
- Goodnight, Moon! Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse Captured in Amazing Photos
- Opportunity Mars Rover Wheels Past 14 Years of Exploration
- Super Blue Blood Moon 2018: Here Are The Best Photos and Videos
- Elon Musk's SpaceX Rocket Family Photo Shows Falcon Heavy and Falcon 9
- SpaceX Rocket Survives Experimental High-Thrust Landing at Sea (Photo)
