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- December 31
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- Michael Burnham goes full John McClane in 'Star Trek: Discovery's' penultimate episode of season 3
- 'Firefly's' Alan Tudyk plays a marooned E.T. stranded in small-town America in first trailer for Syfy's 'Resident Alien'
- Image of the Day 2020 Archive
- The best deals on Vixen telescopes and binoculars
- Jupiter and Saturn descend on world's tallest building in epic 'Great Conjunction' video
- 10 huge black hole findings from 2020
- Mysterious asteroid the size of a dwarf planet is lurking in our solar system
- These are the space missions to watch in 2021
- December 30
- December 29
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- Arianespace launches French military spy satellite on Soyuz rocket to cap 2020
- Why astronomy remains relevant today
- Fireballs, spaceships and … iguanas? 7 strange things that fell from the sky in 2020
- I'm an astronomer and I think aliens may be out there — but UFO sightings aren't persuasive
- To all the rockets we lost in 2020 and what we learned from them
- December 28
- December 27
- December 26
- December 25
- December 24
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- 'The Expanse' Season 5 premiere reminds us what makes quality, cerebral sci-fi
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' reveals the cause of 'the Burn' in 'Su'Kal' and … it's bizarre
- Relive SpaceX's Starship SN8 test launch with this epic recap video
- NORAD tracks Santa Claus in cosmic trip to the International Space Station
- NASA probe snaps 'great conjunction' photo of Jupiter and Saturn from the moon
- NASA's SLS megarocket 'hot fire' test delayed after early shutdown in fueling trial
- The moon has way (way) more craters than we thought
- December 23
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- Santa Claus snags FAA license for commercial mission to space station
- China says it's open to sharing moon rocks as Chang'e 5 samples head to the lab
- The International Space Station is now home to the world's 1st commercial airlock
- Lego wants to see your 'Star Wars' holiday creations
- What makes a great crew on the moon — Commander's report: lunar day 14
- Silver dollar unveiled for fallen 'Teacher in Space' Christa McAuliffe
- A dark storm on Neptune has reversed direction and scientists can't explain why
- December 22
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- NASA receives $23.3 billion for 2021 fiscal year in Congress' omnibus spending bill: report
- China launches Long March 8 rocket on debut flight, plans for reusable booster
- Are secret oceans hiding on the moons of Uranus?
- Rare 'great conjunction' of Jupiter and Saturn wows skywatchers around the world
- Rubin Observatory and Google will store astronomy data in the cloud
- NASA's Juno spacecraft sheds new light on 25-year Jupiter 'hot spot' mystery
- Two strange blobs of X-ray energy are swirling out of the galaxy's center
- I flew weightlessly on a Zero-G plane and it was nothing like I expected
- December 21
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- Ursid meteor shower 2024: Everything you need to know
- Made In Space makes ceramic turbine part in orbit in another 3D printing milestone
- Winter solstice 2020: Behold, the view of Earth's longest night from space
- The Ursid meteor shower of 2020 is peaking now! Here's what to expect.
- 'Spaceslingers' is the trajectory game for puzzle-loving space fans (review)
- Alien hunters detect mystery signal coming from the closest star system
- How to photograph the winter solstice 'great conjunction' of Jupiter and Saturn tonight
- Don't miss the winter solstice 'great conjunction' of Jupiter and Saturn tonight!
- Red Bull skydivers recreate mysterious Marfa lights in dazzling video for winter solstice 2020
- Watch the winter solstice 'Great Conjunction' of Jupiter and Saturn with these webcasts
- Celebrate the winter solstice 'great conjunction' with this charming Google doodle
- Scientists think they've spotted the farthest galaxy in the universe
- NASA honing plans for its Mars Ice Mapper mission
- Europe's Solar Orbiter is headed for a holiday flyby of Venus
- December 20
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- 'The Mandalorian' Season 2 finale has thrills, spills and a surprise no one saw coming
- Ancient Earth had a thick, toxic atmosphere like Venus — until it cooled off and became liveable
- How did the solar system form?
- As heavenly bodies converge, many ask: Is the Star of Bethlehem making a comeback?
- Did the universe's creator hide a message in the cosmos?
- December 19
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- Original 'Star Wars' Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch dies at 75
- SpaceX launches classified US spy satellite, sticks rocket landing to cap record year
- 'Christmas star' 2020: Here's some fun facts about the 'great conjunction' of Jupiter and Saturn
- Astra will launch its 1st satellite mission in early 2021
- NASA SLS megarocket for the moon resumes testing after equipment hiccup
- First 'Guardian' in space: NASA astronaut on ISS enters Space Force
- December 18
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- 'Guardians' of the galaxy: Space Force personnel get a name
- When traditions bring the crew together on the moon — Commander's report: lunar day 10
- 'Greenland' director studied the science of comets to prepare for disaster film
- OneWeb launches 36 internet satellites into orbit on Soyuz rocket
- NASA adds Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket as a launcher for future missions
- 'Great Conjunction' 2020: NASA tips to see Jupiter and Saturn shine as a 'Christmas Star'
- Reid Wiseman named new chief astronaut at NASA for 'exciting times to come'
- China is opening the world's largest radio telescope up to international scientists
- China's Chang'e 5 moon samples are headed to the lab
- This intergalactic filament is 50 million-light-years long, the longest we've ever seen
- December 17
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- 'Star Trek: Discovery' concludes Georgiou's journey in 'Terra Firma, Part 2'
- India launches new communications satellite CMS-01 into orbit
- Satellite tracks intense winter snowstorm across US East Coast
- 'Greenland' offers grim take on how humanity will respond to a comet impact
- SpaceX aborts US spy satellite launch due to rocket booster pressure issue
- Boeing reveals mission patch for second Starliner orbital flight test
- Trump signs Space Policy Directive-6 on space nuclear power and propulsion
- Scientists think they've detected radio emissions from an alien world
- What it's like to watch a presidential election from 'Mars'
- SpaceX will launch a spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office Thursday. Watch it live!
- December 16
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- Canadian astronauts will start flying to the moon in 2023 with NASA's Artemis missions
- Here comes the juice! Gear up for 'The Expanse' Season 5 with our guide to the interstellar action
- 'The Expanse': Here's a recap of Season 4 ahead of Season 5 on Amazon Prime Video
- China's Chang'e 5 capsule lands on Earth with the 1st new moon samples in 44 years
- Russia has launched an anti-satellite missile test, US Space Command says
- Jupiter and Saturn swing by the moon this week ahead of a 'Great Conjunction'
- So 'asteroid' 2020 SO was actually 1960s space junk. It may be the first of many to come.
- Watch SpaceX's Starship SN8 do a wild landing flip and then explode in this awesome video
- NASA SLS megarocket testing stalled by temperature issues
- December 15
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- Astra reaches space during 2nd orbital test launch
- Beltalowda! Cara Gee opens up about Drummer's emotional odyssey in 'The Expanse' season 5
- 'The Mandalorian' Season 2's penultimate episode sets up for a thrilling finale
- See the moon's shadow on Earth from the 2020 total solar eclipse in these stunning satellite views
- Ghostly circles in the sky can't be explained. And astronomers are excited.
- A new particle, the ultralight boson, could swirl around black holes, releasing detectable gravitational waves
- Japanese scientists get first peek inside Hayabusa2 asteroid sample-return capsule
- These 3 astronauts will launch SpaceX's Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station in 2021
- Avoiding digestive problems is part of daily activities on the moon for the Sensoria M3 crew — Commander's report: lunar day 6
- Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-imaging satellite into orbit from New Zealand
- Russia launches new Angara A5 rocket on second test flight in nighttime liftoff
- December 14
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- Chinese Long March 11 rocket launches satellites to hunt gravitational waves
- 'The Expanse' season 5 launches back onto Amazon Prime Video this week
- Only total solar eclipse of 2020 thrills spectators in South America
- China's Chang'e 5 moon lander is no more after successfully snagging lunar rocks
- Virgin Galactic traces SpaceShipTwo launch abort to bad computer connection
- China's moon rocks are officially on their way to Earth as Chang'e 5 probe leaves lunar orbit
- Total solar eclipse 2020: See the best photos and more from Twitter
- US Mint launches sale of new Hubble Space Telescope dollar coin
- It's begun! The only total solar eclipse of 2020 is under way
- Total solar eclipse 2020: Here's how to watch it online
- Epic time-lapse shows what the Milky Way will look like 400,000 years from now
- Bizarre alien world may be analog of our solar system's putative Planet Nine
- December 13
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- The Geminid meteor shower of 2020 peaks tonight! Here's how to watch it live online
- SpaceX just launched a powerful Sirius XM satellite into orbit and nailed a rocket landing
- The largest solar telescope on Earth snaps the most detailed image of a sunspot we've ever seen
- What does space do to the human body? 29 studies investigate the effects of exploration
- The total solar eclipse of 2020: What time does it begin?
- December 12
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- Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo suffers apparent abort in 1st launch from Spaceport America
- The coronavirus pandemic will leave some eclipse chasers in the dark for the total solar eclipse of 2020
- Total solar eclipse of 2020 prompts launch delay for Rocket Lab
- Israel will aim for the moon again in 2024 with Beresheet 2 mission
- December 11
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- 'Star Trek: Discovery' revisits the Mirror Universe in 'Terra Firma, Part 1'
- The only total solar eclipse of 2020 may be one few get a chance to see
- The Geminid meteor shower, the best of 2020, peaks this weekend. Here's what to expect.
- Disney announces nine new 'Star Wars' shows plus an 'Alien' series
- SpaceX calls off Sirius XM satellite launch at last minute
- 'Spaceslingers' game uses black holes and wormholes for rocket deliveries
- National Geographic's 'Return to the Moon' to chronicle NASA's Artemis astronauts and lunar missions
- SpaceX to launch new Sirius XM satellite from Florida today. How to watch it live.
- The Solar Orbiter is watching a new sun weather cycle begin. Scientists are thrilled.
- Stargate SG1 comes to Netflix as more information is revealed about a reboot
- 'Great conjunction' of Jupiter and Saturn will form a 'Christmas Star' on the winter solstice
- Powerful Delta IV Heavy rocket launches secret US spy satellite to orbit
- December 10
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- China's Chang'e 5 mission: Sampling the lunar surface
- Cape Canaveral bases redesignated for Space Force, but in name only (for now)
- Trump unveils new national space policy for US leadership off the Earth
- You can watch a US spy satellite launch on a giant Delta IV Heavy rocket tonight. Here's how.
- NASA, Boeing targeting March 2021 for next Starliner test flight
- The only total solar eclipse of 2020 occurs Monday. Here's what to expect.
- The start of the Sensoria M3 lunar mission is like Groundhog Day — Commander's report: lunar day 2
- Disney's Space Mountain is going to blast off into the feature film frontier (report)
- December 9
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- SpaceX's Starship SN8 prototype soars on epic test launch, with explosive landing
- One of these NASA astronauts will be the first woman on the moon
- United Launch Alliance: Combining the forces of two aerospace giants
- NASA reveals 'Artemis Team' astronauts, includes first woman, next man on moon
- Saturn and Jupiter to almost 'kiss' this winter solstice
- China launches yet another high-resolution Earth observation satellite, drops rocket debris
- Vice President Mike Pence to lead his final National Space Council meeting today. Here's how to watch live.
- NASA begins fueling 1st Space Launch System megarocket core in 'green run' test
- Virgin Orbit will carry 10 cubesats on its LauncherOne Demo 2 flight this month
- Making hair fertilizer wraps up the Selene II lunar mission — Commander's report: lunar day 14
- December 8
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- SpaceX aborts Starship SN8 prototype test launch at last second
- NASA's Artemis moon science goals will use 'opposable thumbs' and astronaut geology training
- Earth spent 500 million years creating and eating dead continents
- NASA, astronauts and more mourn death of Chuck Yeager, the world's first supersonic pilot
- Space shuttle rocket booster to be part of astronaut memorial at California museum
- Samples of asteroid Ryugu arrive in Japan after successful Hayabusa2 capsule landing
- NASA's spacecraft spots China's Chang'e 5 lander on the moon
- Chuck Yeager, 1st pilot to break the sound barrier, is dead at 97
- December 7
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- 'The Mandalorian' episode 'Chapter 14: The Tragedy' will leave you speechless
- SpaceX to attempt major Starship SN8 prototype test flight Tuesday. Here's how to watch live.
- China plants its flag on the moon with Chang'e 5 lunar lander (photo, video)
- SpaceX's 1st upgraded Dragon cargo ship docks itself at space station with science, goodies and new airlock
- Puerto Rican scientists mourn loss of Arecibo Observatory's iconic telescope
- World's largest atom smasher could seed microscopic black holes
- December 6
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- China's Chang'e 5 aces lunar orbit docking needed to bring moon samples home
- SpaceX launches upgraded Dragon cargo ship to space station, aces rocket landing
- SpaceX will launch a Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station for NASA today. Here's how to watch live.
- Virgin Galactic unveils pilot spacesuits for space tourist flights (photos)
- From interstellar space, twin Voyager probes spot 'electron burst'
- December 5
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- Japanese space capsule carrying pristine asteroid samples lands in Australia
- Tissue chips and organoids: SpaceX is launching lots of science to space for NASA on Sunday
- We may be in a 'golden age' of sample-return space missions
- Japan is bringing pieces of an asteroid to Earth today. Here's how to watch online.
- December 4
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- Humor saved the day for the Selene II lunar analog mission — Commander's report: lunar day 11
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' offers a better take with season 3, episode 8 'The Sanctuary'
- Watch Russia launch new satellites in this awesome video
- A piece of vintage NASA space junk from a 1966 moon mission just whizzed by Earth
- Astra plans to launch 2nd test flight on Dec. 7
- Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic gets special spice-laden treatment in 'Dune: The Graphic Novel' (exclusive)
- Scientists just mapped 1 million new galaxies, in 300 hours
- 'For All Mankind' patches depict space history changes in Apple TV+ series' season 2
- Report finds that former Spaceport America director violated state laws (report)
- December 3
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- NASA will buy moon dirt from these 4 companies
- Terrifying footage shows collapse of Arecibo Observatory's massive radio telescope
- A 'tsunami' for astrophysics: New Gaia data reveals the best map of our galaxy yet
- China's Chang'e 5 probe lifts off from moon carrying lunar samples
- Virgin Galactic targeting Dec. 11 for next SpaceShipTwo spaceflight
- Street artist Tristan Eaton to offer replicas of SpaceX-launched art
- Black holes may not exist, but fuzzballs might, wild theory suggests
- The Milky Way and beyond: Scientists publish new data on nearly 2 billion stars
- Swarms of 'primordial' black holes might fill our universe
- December 2
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- On Mars, internal heat may have powered habitable hotspots long ago
- The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda invade Fortnite for Chapter 2, Season 5
- Sun, spotted: Our speckled star shines over New York City (photo)
- Amazing panorama shows China's Chang'e 5 landing site on the moon (photos)
- Watch China's Chang'e 5 spacecraft land on the moon in this amazing video
- Panel reviews designs for NASA's 'Hidden Figures' Congressional Gold Medals
- SpaceX's 1st crewed Mars mission could launch as early as 2024, Elon Musk says
- After Arecibo, NASA isn't sure what comes next for planetary radar
- Mars colonists could get fuel and oxygen from water on the Red Planet
- Arianespace Soyuz rocket launches UAE's FalconEye 2 Earth-observation satellite into orbit
- December 1
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- These photos of the Arecibo Observatory telescope collapse are just heartbreaking
- Fortnite's Galactus live event was an epic sci-fi shooter with flying space buses
- Exclusive: Emmy-winning visual effects legend Dan Curry beams into his new book 'Star Trek: The Artistry of Dan Curry'
- China's Chang'e 5 lands on the moon to collect the 1st fresh lunar samples in decades
- The Arecibo Observatory radio telescope in Puerto Rico has collapsed
- Dangerous 'naked' black holes could be hiding in the universe
- India to launch Shukrayaan Venus mission in 2024 after pandemic delays: reports
- SpaceX's Texas launch site undergoing FAA environmental review for Starship flights
