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- August 31
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- NASA Just Gave the Opportunity Rover a Survival Deadline on Mars — Here's What That Means
- Mattis: Reorganization of US Military Space Forces Already in Motion
- Send NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Support As It Battles Epic Dust Storm
- Neil Armstrong Biopic 'First Man' Lifts Off with Over-the-Moon Reviews
- See Saturn's Stunning Auroras Glow Over Time in These Hubble Photos
- Virgin Orbit Performs LauncherOne Aircraft Flight Tests
- Space Station Leak All Patched Up Now, NASA Says
- Why We Need Active Experiments in Space (Op-Ed)
- Life on Mars? 40 Years Later, Viking Lander Scientist Still Says 'Yes'
- 'UFO' Movie Delves into Math of Universe Navigation (Exclusive Clip)
- Baby Stars Glow Through Dust in These Sparkling Views of the Carina Nebula
- Going Back to the Moon Won't Break the Bank, NASA Chief Says
- With Mars Dust Storm Clearing, Opportunity Rover Could Finally Wake Up
- Celestial 'Eye' Stares Back at Earth in Dazzling Hubble Telescope Photo
- Satellite Tracker Map: How to Spot the International Space Station, Hubble & More
- August 30
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- Did a Micrometeoroid Poke a Hole in the Space Station?
- Astronauts Work to Seal Air Leak on Space Station. Here's How.
- Matt Smith Joins 'Star Wars: Episode IX' — Report
- 'Transformers: The Movie' Re-Release Has the Touch, the Power and 300+ More Theaters
- With the Passing of Paul Spudis, We Lost One of the Biggest Moon-Exploration Experts
- Fireball Streaks Over Australia, and the Videos and Photos Will Amaze You
- Space and the 'Breath of Art': How Out-of-This-World STEM Education Is Transforming Schools
- 'First Man': New Neil Armstrong Biopic Trailer Dials Up Apollo 11 Drama
- How Does a Black Hole Form?
- Hulu Show 'The First' Details the Drama of a Near-Future Mars Mission in New Trailer
- Small Air Leak Detected on International Space Station
- Detecting Life's Influence on Planetary Atmospheres
- Gravity Assist Podcast: Mars Dust Storm with Melinda Kahre
- What Would It Take to Land on Mercury? It's Time to Find Out, Scientists Say
- Long-Lost Spacecraft That NASA Rediscovered This Year Is Incommunicado
- Cosmic Zombies: Black Holes Can Reanimate Dead Stars
- Astronauts on Cereal Boxes, Logos on Spaceships? NASA Chief Says It Could Happen
- August 29
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- How a Massive Database on Stars Will Make It Easier to Explore Alien Worlds
- Fireball Lights Up Sky Over Western Australia (Videos)
- NASA's Space Exploration Vehicle is Now an Awesome Matchbox Toy Car
- First-Ever Evidence of Higgs Boson Decay Opens New Doors for Particle Physics
- Chiral Molecules May Have Hitched Meteor Rides to Planets
- Unstable Monster Galaxy Hosts Runaway Star Formation
- India Will Launch Its Own Astronauts to Space by 2022, Government Says
- Here's What Happens When a Higgs Boson Dies — and What It Means for Particle Physics
- 'Ask a Spaceman' Takes a Closer Look at the Universe's 'Baby Picture'
- Gemini 5: Inside NASA's First 8-Day Space Mission of 1965
- Defining the Job Duties of the Space Force Will Be A Knotty Task
- New Horizons Spies Its Next Target Beyond Pluto — from 100 Million Miles Away
- Prospecting on the Moon: Russia, Europe to Hunt for Lunar Ice
- New Buzz Aldrin Musical Recounts His Heroic Journey and Inner Struggles
- Laser Experiment Helps Unravel Mystery of Antimatter
- August 28
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- Approaching (But Non-Scary) Asteroid 2016 NF23 Captured in New Photo
- Will Mars Rover Opportunity Survive Monster Dust Storm? It's Still Too Soon to Tell
- Incredible NASA Photos Show Jupiter's Marbled Atmosphere
- Watch Yellowstone Recover from Wildfires Over 30 Years in This NASA Time-Lapse Video
- Children's Artwork Flying to Space Aboard European Exoplanet Satellite (Photos)
- How Old Is Asteroid Itokawa? Scientists Say They Finally Know
- Exos Aerospace Launches SARGE Suborbital Rocket
- China Just Set New National Launch Record While Putting Up Two More Beidou Navigation Satellites
- Space Station Astronauts Squeeze into Tiny Crew Cabin for Fun Photo
- US Military Aims to Launch Cheap New 'Blackjack' Spy Satellites in 2021
- Go to Sea with Astrobiologists Visiting Hawaii to Learn How to Look for Alien Life
- August 27
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- SpaceX's 1st 'Block 5' Rocket: A Tale of 2 Launches
- SpaceX's 1st 'Block 5' Falcon 9 Rocket: The Launch Photos
- A Half-Lit Mercury Rises Early Tuesday: How to See It
- Katherine Johnson, Trailblazing NASA Mathematician, Celebrates 100 Trips Around the Sun
- NASA Astronaut Candidate Resigns Prior to Qualifying for Spaceflight
- How Do You Build on the Moon? Start with Lunar Dust
- Let This Stunning Full Moon Photo from Space Inspire You to Look Up Tonight
- Why Jupiter's Rapid Growth Spurt Was Delayed for Millions of Years
- This Solar Eclipse Forecast from 2017 Shows What We Still Don't Know About the Sun
- SpaceX Adds New Astronaut Walkway to Historic NASA Launch Pad
- Why Does the Earth Rotate?
- What Is Nothing? Martin Rees Q&A
- This Is How NASA's Trying to Find Better Cancer Treatments in Space (Video)
- E.T., Phone Earth? How Neutron-Star Crashes Could Help Aliens Call Us
- August 26
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- Meet Mr. Steven, SpaceX's Rocket Nose-Cone-Catching Boat
- SpaceX's Mr. Steven: A Rocket Nose-Cone Catching Boat in Photos
- How Canadian Technology Could Protect Space Force Troops
- Watch NASA's X-Ray-Hunting Pulsar Detector Do a Cosmic Dance in Space
- Colorful Star Trails Swirl Around Polaris in Mesmerizing Night-Sky Photo
- August 25
- August 24
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- Asteroid-Sampling NASA Probe Gets 1st Look at Its Target (Photo)
- Arecibo Observatory's Space Cats Need Your Help!
- New NASA VR Apps Let You Take Space Selfies and Visit Strange New Worlds
- This Asteroid Poses No Risk — Again, No Risk — to Us Earthlings
- NASA's Prolific Planet-Hunting Kepler Space Telescope Goes Back to Sleep
- SpaceX's New Astronaut Walkway Represents a Step Toward Crewed Flight
- China's Sending a Probe to the Moon's Far Side. Here's Where It Will Land
- Hurricane Lane Shutters Space Science in Hawaii
- Would-Be NASA Intern Reportedly Loses Position Over Vulgar Tweets
- Spacesuit Worn by Wolowitz on 'Big Bang Theory' Up for Auction
- Pentagon Report: China's Space Program 'Continues to Mature Rapidly'
- Colorado Airport Receives FAA Spaceport License
- It's the 2018 'Star Wars' Fan Awards! May the Creative Force Be with You
- Asteroid Billiards: This Wild Idea to Protect Earth Just Might Work
- Gamma-Rays Spewed As a Black Hole Forms Might 'Reverse Time'
- August 23
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- Earth's Magnetic Field Can Reverse Poles Ridiculously Quickly, Study Suggests
- A Whole Lot of the Planet Is on Fire Right Now
- Landing Site on Asteroid Ryugu Chosen for Japan's Hayabusa2 Mission
- US Astronauts Could Fly to Moon-Orbiting Station by 2024, Pence Tells NASA
- NASA Chief Wants to Send Humans to the Moon — 'To Stay'
- Planetary Bonanza Tonight: See All the Planets in One Night
- 'Good Luck!' Astronaut Tells Youngsters Tackling Lego Space Challenge
- NASA Will Launch a Laser Into Space Next Month to Track Earth’s Melting Ice
- New Telescope Chases the Mysteries of Radio Flashes and Dark Energy
- The US Plan for a Space Force Risks Escalating a 'Space Arms Race'
- To Visit Distant Planets, Spacecraft May Need Better Computer Brains
- Vice President Pence Will Talk Moon Return in NASA Speech Today: Watch Live
- Hurricane Lane in Photos: Massive Storm as Seen from Space
- Buzz Aldrin's Story Takes Center Stage in New Musical Production
- China's Bold Moon Sample-Return Mission Will Target a Young Volcanic Plain
- Discovery of Water Ice on the Moon Thrills Lunar Scientists
- Saturn's Gorgeous Rings Shine in Breathtaking NASA Photo
- August 22
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- In Photos: Vega Rocket Launches 'Aeolus' Wind-Mapping Satellite
- Europe Launches 'Aeolus' Satellite on Mission to Map Earth's Winds
- Hurricane Lane Looms Over Hawaii in These Astronaut and Satellite Photos
- Tennis in Space, Anyone? Astronauts Have a Ball During Historic Match
- CBS' Big Bang Theory Ending in 2019
- Donald Trump's Space Force Plans Analyzed by a Sci-Fi Expert
- Lego 'Star Wars' Strikes Back with Epic 'Betrayal on Cloud City' Set!
- 'Ask a Spaceman' Travels Back in Time to Explore the Big Bang
- See Smoke from 110 Fires Spread Across the US in This Satellite View
- Baby Exoplanet Weighed for First Time
- Hear 'Black Widow' Pulsar's Song As It Destroys Companion
- NASA Approves 'Load-and-Go' Fueling for SpaceX Commercial Crew Launches
- Veteran of SpaceX, Virgin Orbit Joins Relativity Space
- We Watched the Perseid Meteor Shower from the 1st Dark Sky Reserve in the US
- Two for One: Saturn Moon Titan Dwarfs Tethys in Stunning Cassini Photo
- How the 'Cosmic Dawn' Broke and the First Stars Formed
- Why We Can't Depend on Robots to Find Life on Mars
- The Galaxy Is Soaked with Water-Rich Alien Planets
- Europe's New Wind-Mapping Satellite 'Aeolus' Launches Today: Watch It Live
- Physicists Think They've Spotted the Ghosts of Black Holes from Another Universe
- August 21
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- Ancient Quasars Provide Incredible Evidence for Quantum Entanglement
- NASA's Orion Spacecraft Gets Heat Shield for Daring Test Flight to the Moon
- Monster Black Hole 'Feeding Frenzy' Hides Hundreds of Galaxies in New Photo
- Concerns Grow About Space Force Diverting Funds from Other Military Priorities
- Astronauts Will Play the First-Ever Tennis Match in Space Tonight! Watch It Live
- Don't Ignore Ethical Aspects of Planetary Protection, Scientists Say
- Gotcha! US Air Force's Secretive X-37B Space Plane Spotted by Satellite Tracker
- After Celebrating the 2017 Solar Eclipse, NASA Looks to 'Spectacular' Sequel in 2024
- 'Above and Beyond' Documentary to Land in Theaters for NASA's 60th
- Astronaut Captures Whirling Typhoon Soulik from Space
- Eerie Sky Glow Called 'Steve' Isn't an Aurora, Is 'Completely Unknown' to Science
- A Year Ago, the Sun Disappeared. This Year, a NASA Probe Travels to 'Touch' It.
- New Space Science Badges Encourage Girl Scouts to Pursue STEM Education
- Water Ice Confirmed on the Surface of the Moon for the 1st Time!
- A Year After the Great American Solar Eclipse, the Excitement Remains
- August 20
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- NASA Spacecraft Begins Final Approach to Big Asteroid Bennu
- US Air Force Zooms Ahead on 2 New Hypersonic Weapons Plans
- NASA's InSight Mars Lander Snaps a Selfie at Halfway Mark to Red Planet
- Stratolaunch Unveils New Rockets, Space Plane to Launch from World's Largest Airplane
- How the Great American Solar Eclipse Sparked Nationwide Interest in Science
- A 'Fireball' 40 Times Brighter Than the Moon Shoots Across Alabama Skies
- Stunning NASA Image Lets You Watch the Sun Explode in Real Time
- Pseudo-Satellite Drone Flies for 25 Days Straight, Sets Endurance Record
- This Tiny Galaxy Is Home to a Weirdly Large Supermassive Black Hole
- NASA Planetary Science Program Remains on Track, Report Finds
- Red Planet Survival Ain't Easy in 'Surviving Mars' Game
- August 19
- August 18
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- Get an Up-Close Look at Boeing's New CST-100 Starliner Spaceship (Photos)
- Exos Aerospace Reschedules First Suborbital Launch
- Melting Permafrost Below Arctic Lakes Is Even More Dangerous to the Climate, NASA Warns
- Photo Tour: Inside Boeing's CST-100 Starliner Spaceship Hangar
- 'Foreign Object' on Mars Spotted by Curiosity Rover Is Just a Rock (Photo)
- August 17
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- NASA Solar Probe Hits 1st Deep-Space Milestones On Its Way to the Sun
- Here's the 1st 'Star Wars Resistance' Trailer! (And Its Release Date)
- New NASA Images Show California's Largest Wildfire from Space. Canadian Blazes, Too
- 15,000 Galaxies Shine in This 1 View from the Hubble Space Telescope
- 'Space Heroes' Trading Card Game Sets Up Space Race Between Players
- NASA's Opportunity Rover on Mars Still Silent 2 Months into Epic Dust Storm
- Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico to Get a $5.8 Million Antenna Upgrade
- Rocket On! These Cool Student Experiments Just Launched to Space
- China's Chang'e 4 Lunar Lander to Far Side of the Moon Will Launch in December
- NASA Says RS-25 Engine Test for New Megarocket a Success Despite Ending Early
- Mysterious Midsize Black Holes Lurk at the Hearts of Tiny Galaxies
- Was a Muppet Just Spotted on Mars?
- Plasma Scientists Created Invisible, Whooping 'Whistlers' in a Lab
- August 16
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- 'Very Abnormal' Russian Satellite Doesn't Seem So Threatening, Experts Say
- Paying Respect: Asteroid Honors Aretha Franklin's Unforgettable Legacy
- Astronaut Snaps 'Mind-Blowing' Aurora Picture from Space
- Japan's Interstellar Technologies Goes Full Throttle Toward Small Orbital Rocket
- 'No Encryption, No Fly' Rule Proposed for Small Satellites
- NASA Has a Wild Idea to Weigh Asteroids with a Swarm of Mini Probes
- Laser 'License Plate' Could Improve Identification of Cubesats
- As The Pentagon Moves to Stand Up a Space Force, Budget Fight Looms
- Wild! Scientists Are Watching Baby Turtles from Space
- How to Build a Rocket in 3 Easy Steps
- The Golden Age of Space Exploration: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Cosmos (Op-Ed)
- Spacewalking Cosmonauts Toss Tiny Satellites From Space Station
- August 15
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- Mysterious X-37B Military Space Plane Nears 1 Year in Orbit
- See Venus Shine with Jupiter and the Moon This Week!
- Space Weapon? US Calls Out Russian Satellite's 'Very Abnormal Behavior'
- Iron and Titanium Found on 'Ultrahot Jupiter,' an Exoplanet First
- Earth Has 'Minimoons,' and They May Solve Asteroid Mysteries
- Could SpaceX and Boeing Spaceships Open a New Era for Space Tourism?
- 'Ask a Spaceman' Series Launches with Trip to Pluto
- On Ultrahot Exoplanets, Water Can Form at Night and Die by Day
- Omega Centauri Is a Terrible Place to Look for Habitable Planets
- You Can Watch Two Cosmonauts Walk in Space Today: Here's How
- This 'Star Trek'-Inspired Space Station Experiment Helps Scientists Study Earth
- Step Inside SpaceX's New Crew Dragon Spaceship (Photos)
- Trump Touts Space Force While Signing $717 Billion Defense Bill
- August 14
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- Satellite Sees Double When Snapping Solar Eclipse Pictures from Space
- Phytoplankton Are Affecting Earth's Climate in the Ocean's 'Twilight Zone'
- The Chance to Fly SpaceX's New Crew Dragon Is a Dream Come True for Astronauts
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Beams Up Its Spock!
- Andromeda Galaxy Twinkles Above Old Mine in Stunning Nighttime View
- 'Ask a Spaceman' Series Brings Universe's Weirdest Mysteries to Facebook Watch
- Apollo 11 Astronauts' Flown Medallions Restruck for 50th Anniversary
- Gravity Assist Podcast: Exoplanet Hunting with Jon Jenkins
- This Strange Nebula Looks Inside Out and Born-Again
- In Photos: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at SpaceX's Crew Dragon Spaceship
- A Fireball and a Wall of Sound: What NASA's Epic Solar Probe Launch Felt Like
- This Amazing Map Shows How California 'Breathes' Water Throughout the Year
- Researchers Find Source of Strange 'Negative' Gravity
- August 13
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- New 'Star Trek' Picard Series: Here Are Some Bold Ideas We'd Love to See
- The Dazzling Perseid Meteor Shower of 2018 in Photos
- Meteorite Bombardment Likely Created the Oldest Rocks on Earth
- Perseid Meteor Show Wows Skywatchers with Celestial Fireworks (Photos)
- NASA's Parker Solar Probe Is Headed to the Sun. So, What's Next?
- Russia's New Cosmonauts Include Brother of ISS Crew Member
- Billowy Bands Wrap Around Jupiter As Its Magnetic Field and Jet Streams Play
- In Photos: Juno's Amazing Views of Jupiter
- Ghostly Remains of a Dead Star Revealed in Infrared Light (Photo)
- High-Energy Whodunit: The Origins of the 'OMG Particle'
- August 12
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- NASA's Parker Solar Probe Mission to the Sun in Pictures
- Launch Photos! NASA's Parker Solar Probe Blasts Off to Touch the Sun
- Scientists Over the Moon for NASA's Solar Probe Launch to the Sun
- New Cameras to Track Perseid Meteor Shower from Meteor Crater
- NASA Bolsters Smallsat Science Programs
- New Thruster Aims to Help Microsats Bust Out of the Kiddy Pool
- Last Solar Eclipse of 2018 Shines In These Awesome Photos
- Perseid Meteor Shower 2018 Peaks Tonight! How to Watch Online
- NASA Launches Daring Solar Probe Mission to Kiss the Sun
- August 11
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- 'Star Trek 4' Now Uncertain as Chris Pine and Chris Hemsworth Drop Out: Report
- The US Would Need a Mega-Constellation to Counter China's Hypersonic Weapons
- Now You Can 3D-Print a NASA SOFIA Flying Telescope of Your Very Own!
- Colorful Nebulas Decorate the Milky Way in Gorgeous Night-Sky Photo
- Perseid Meteor Shower 2018 Weather Forecast: Smoke May Screen Out Western US
- Last-Minute Glitch Delays Launch of NASA's Parker Solar Probe
- NASA's Parker Solar Probe Rolls Out to Launchpad for Sun-Touching Mission
- August 10
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- See Scientist Eugene Parker Bid Farewell to the Sun Probe NASA Named for Him
- Partial Solar Eclipse Occurs Saturday! What to Expect
- Trump Wants a Space Force — But We Have an Air Force Space Command
- NASA Is About to Launch the Fastest Spacecraft in History. Target: The Sun!
- Wake Up, Opportunity! Engineers Have an Awesome Playlist for NASA's Sleeping Mars Rover
- Why Is NASA Launching the Parker Solar Probe to the Sun at Night?
- What 'Star Trek' Capt. Jean-Luc Picard Taught Me About Life ... And Love
- 'Killjoys' Space Adventure Now Streaming on VRV for US
- Making the Most of the 2018 Perseid Meteor Shower Using Mobile Apps
- The 2018 Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend! Here's What to Expect
- Pioneering Solar Scientist Eugene Parker Gets His Day in the Sun
- NASA Spotted a Vast, Glowing 'Hydrogen Wall' at the Edge of Our Solar System
- Interstellar Travel Requires a Long-Term Approach (and Humans Are Too Impatient)
- A NASA Mission to Touch the Sun Launches Saturday! Here's How to Watch
- Trump's Space Force Starts the Important Work: Picking Logos
- August 9
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- Hurricane Hector Looks Awesome from Space in These Astronaut and Satellite Photos
- NASA Data Is Making Video Games Stunningly Realistic
- These High-Tech Tools Help Judge How Well Spacesuits Fit (Video)
- NASA's Parker Solar Probe Is Ready for a Saturday Launch
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 1 Blu-Ray Trailer, Bonus Features Revealed
- Google Doodle Honors Mary Ross, Aerospace's 1st Native American Female Engineer
- US to Launch Space Force Military Branch in 2020, VP Mike Pence Says
- This Meteor 'Exploded' Over Greenland, But Nobody Saw It. Here's Why It Matters.
- Pence Will Reveal Trump's 'Space Force' Plan Today: Watch It Live
- In Central Idaho, the Perseid Meteor Shower Will Shine in Country's Darkest Skies
- How NASA's New Solar Probe Will 'Touch' the Sun on Historic Mission
- Einstein's Genius: Describing the Geometry of Space-Time
- Moon-Landing Tech and More Get $44 Million in NASA 'Tipping Point' Funds
- August 8
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- Jupiter's Largest Moon Ganymede Produces Powerful Plasma Waves
- They All Shine On! Galaxy Survey Yields Stunning Cosmic View
- Spaceflight Gears up for Dedicated Falcon 9 Launch
- Rocket Lab Plans Return to Flight in November
- China Just Tested a Hypersonic Weapon That Could Launch Nukes at 6 Times the Speed of Sound
- Space Rock in the Crosshairs! Japanese Probe Snaps Close-Up Images of Asteroid Ryugu
- Comet's Exotic Terrain Stars in Close-Up View from the Rosetta Probe
- New NASA Planet Hunter May Find 10,000 Alien Worlds in Just Two Years
- How Hot Is the Sun's Corona? How NASA's Parker Solar Probe Will Keep Its Cool
- August 7
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- NASA's 'Hidden Figures' Put Forward for Congressional Gold Medal
- This Unusual Meteorite Flew Around in Space Before Earth Was Born
- The Planet Is Dangerously Close to the Tipping Point for a 'Hothouse Earth'
- Photograph the 2018 Perseid Meteor Shower with These NASA Tips
- The Universe Is Expanding. But Astrophysicists Aren't Sure How Fast.
- Astronauts Zip-Line to Safety in These NASA Emergency Evacuation Test Photos
- SpaceX Hosting Hush-Hush Mars Workshop This Week
- What Does Space Travel Do to Your Gut Microbes? (Video)
- Should the Moon Be Quarantined?
- California Wildfires Rage in Astronaut Photos from the Space Station
- NASA's New Planet-Hunting Telescope Catches a Comet and Other Celestial Sights
- That Newfound Mineral Isn't Harder Than Diamond — But It Is from Space
- SpaceX Re-Launches 'Block 5' Rocket for 1st Time, Nails Landing Again
- August 6
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- Incredible Hulk? Nah, This Glowing, Green Light in the Night Sky Is a Comet
- The 2018 Perseid Meteor Shower Promises Spectacular Views This Week
- Fireball Explodes Over Greenland Near US Military Base
- Watch SpaceX Re-fly Its 1st 'Block 5' Falcon 9 Rocket Early Tuesday!
- Make It So! 'Star Trek's' Capt. Picard Returns in New CBS Series
- Bizarre Rogue 'Planet' with Incredible Auroras Puzzles Scientists
- NASA Created a Rare, Exotic State of Matter in Space
- Physicists Tied Laser Beams into Knots
- The World's Deepest, Rarest Diamonds Revealed a Big Secret About Our Planet's Interior
- National Security Experts Throw Cold Water on Space Force Euphoria
- This Amazing Photo Reveals a Lunar Eclipse Like You've Never Seen It Before
- Landspace of China to Launch First Rocket in Late 2018
- The Orion Space Capsule: NASA's Next Spaceship (Photos)
- Marrying Mars: Fixing Our Dysfunctional Relationship with the Red Planet (Op-Ed)
- August 5
- August 4
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- Commercial Crew Astronauts Prepare for Launch — What Will They Wear?
- A Mysterious, Powerful Force Is Flinging Radio Waves at Us from Deep Space
- In Just One Week, NASA Will Launch a Spacecraft to 'Touch the Sun'
- Trump Hails Astronauts That Will Fly on SpaceX and Boeing Spaceships. And Space Force, Too?
- Splashdown! SpaceX Cargo Spacecraft Returns to Earth
- August 3
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- Congrats, New Crews! Fellow Astronauts Welcome Private-Spaceship Riders
- Commercial Spaceships Are Like 'Driving an iPhone,' New Astronaut Says
- These 9 Astronauts Will Fly the 1st Flights on SpaceX and Boeing Spaceships
- Iconic Planet-Hunting Kepler Telescope Wakes Up, Phones Home
- 170 Years Ago, a Monster Stellar Blast Hurled Gas at Record-Breaking Speed
- Meet the Astronauts: Here's Who Will Fly on SpaceX's and Boeing's First Crewed Flights
- NASA Announces First Astronaut Crews to Fly on Boeing and SpaceX Spaceships
- Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner: A 21st Century Space Capsule in Photos
- Microscopic 'Speck' of Asteroid Dust Gets an Incredible Close-Up (Photo)
- NASA Unveils First Commercial Crew Astronauts Today: How to Watch Live
- Crew Dragon and Starliner: A Look at the Upcoming Astronaut Taxis
- August 2
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- 1st Crewed Flights of Private Space Taxis Slip to 2019
- New 'Star Wars' Lego Sets Released in August 2018
- We Need to Keep Looking for Aliens, Scientists Tell Senators
- New Horizons Team Aims to Get One Last Look at Flyby Target
- Watch Two Meteorites Hit the Moon!
- Shuttle Test Pilot Bob Crippen's Advice for NASA's Commercial Crews
- Boeing Delays Starliner Uncrewed Test Flight After Abort Engine Test Problem
- China Completes 22nd Launch This Year with Gaofen-11, Matches National Record
- NASA Spruces Up Astronauts' Digs Ahead of Commercial Launches
- Ultracold Atoms Provide Insight into Early Universe's Dramatic Expansion
- Stars (Including 1 Daredevil) Circle the Milky Way's Monster Black Hole (Time-Lapse)
- August 1
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- A Private Rocket Likely Failed in Alaska — Why Is It Still Considered a Success?
- How an 8-Foot Frisbee Is the Ultimate 'Sunscreen' for NASA's Sun Probe
- Life Needs Sunlight — and That Could Change Where We Look for Aliens
- Space Adventure 'Cowboy Bebop' Returns to Theaters This Month
- Here's Why Boeing Used an Inflatable Spaceship to Test 'Starliner' Landing Recovery Plans
- Planet Nine: 'Insensitive' Term Riles Scientists
- Mars and Saturn Are Truly Spectacular in These Hubble Telescope Views
- Designer Heron Preston Debuts Spacesuit Streetwear for NASA 60th Anniversary
- BepiColombo, a Mercury Mission by Europe and Japan, Will Launch in October
- Made In Space's 'Archinaut' Could Build Big Power Systems for Small Satellites
- What If Earth Turned into a Giant Pile of Blueberries?
- If We Ever Want to Walk on Mars, We'd Better Get Serious About Planetary Protection
