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- January 31
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- Solar Eclipse Photos: The View From Space
- Everyday Tech From Space: Water Recyclers Make Pee Potable
- Welcome to the Dark Side: British Isle Named Skywatching Paradise
- New Telescope May Confirm Oldest Galaxy, Gaze Further Back in Time
- Q&A: NASA Tech Chief on ‘Sputnik’ Moments and Innovation
- NASA to Announce New Discoveries About Alien Planets
- Doggie Constellations are a Skywatcher's Best Friends
- Shuttle Discovery to Return to Launch Pad for Last Mission
- January 29
- January 28
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- NASA Reveals New Tech Ideas to Explore Final Frontier
- Venus and the Moon to Perform Weekend Sky Show
- Challenger Widow: Shuttle Disaster Should Drive Exploration Forward
- Sun Unleashes a Rare Double Whammy
- Special Report: Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster – 25 Years Later
- Hunting Star Clusters? Orion and Bull Constellations Point the Way
- Five-Beamed Mega-Laser to Help Capture Better Space Photos
- Asteroid the Size of the Titanic Rocked Jupiter
- Challenger Shuttle Disaster at 25: NASA Recalls Darkest Moments
- Obama Honors Astronauts Lost in Space Exploration
- January 27
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- Coming Soon: Hopping Moon Robots for Private Lunar Landing
- Mars Hides More Water Than Thought, Study Suggests
- For Fully Mature Black Holes, Time Stands Still
- NASA Launches Public Outreach Program to Boost Space Tech
- Japanese Robot Cargo Ship Arrives at Space Station
- Will Human Spaceflight Ever Truly Be Safe?
- Moon, Stars and Planets Offer Pre-Dawn Sky Show
- January 26
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- Photos: Jupiter Struck By Space Rock (Again)
- Space Station Crew Set for Japanese Spacecraft's Arrival
- Astronomers Discover Oldest Galaxy Yet Seen
- 25 Years After Challenger: How Grief Inspired Teachers and Students
- Obama Evokes Space Race in Naming U.S. Challenges
- NASA Hangs a 'For Rent' Sign on Kennedy Space Center
- Mock Mars Mission Crew Prepares to 'Land' on Red Planet
- International Space Station Could Get Private Inflatable Room
- January 25
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- Challenger Remembered: Q&A with Teacher Astronaut Barbara Morgan
- As Mars Slips Behind the Sun, NASA Rover Goes Solo
- Huge Runaway Star Creates Stunning Dust Shockwave
- Obama's State of the Union Speech Needs NASA Focus, Lawmakers Say
- Skywatchers Spot Secret U.S. Spy Satellite in Orbit
- Smartphones in Space: A British Plan for New Era of Satellites
- Space Shots: Photograph NASA's Solar Sail and Win Cash
- Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster FAQ: What Went Wrong
- January 24
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- Amateur Astronomer Contest Reveals Universe's Beauty
- Look Up: Moon, Saturn and Star to Form Sky Triangle
- NASA Solar Sail Offers Skywatchers Elusive Target
- Everyday Tech from Space: Out of NASA Tragedy, Better Fireproof Clothes
- Japanese Robot Cargo Ship En Route to Space Station
- Could Extraterrestrial Intelligence Sway Religious Beliefs?
- Remembering Challenger: NASA to Mark Space Tragedy Anniversaries
- January 22
- January 21
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- Spectacular Orion Nebula Photo Brings Star Birth to Life
- Jupiter's Moons to Perform Double Shadow Play on Monday
- Religion & Astronomy: From Galileo to Aliens
- Will Betelgeuse Really Become a Second Sun in 2012?
- Laser Propulsion Could Beam Rockets into Space
- NASA: Last Space Shuttle Flight to Launch June 28
- Spacewalking: Astronauts Need More Than the Right Stuff
- Japanese Cargo Spacecraft to Launch Toward Space Station
- January 20
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- Largest U.S. Rocket in Service Blasts Off From West Coast
- Reverence for the Heavens: How Astronomy and Religion Intersect
- Giffords' Astronaut Husband 'Extremely Hopeful' of Wife's Full Recovery
- Russian Spacewalkers Upgrade International Space Station
- Huge Rocket to Launch From U.S. West Coast Today
- SpaceX to Upgrade Robotic Spaceship to Carry Astronauts
- NASA Solar Sail Finally Flying Free Above Earth
- January 19
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- NASA Sets Valentine's Day Date With Comet
- What Products Were NASA Spinoffs? New Smartphone App Knows
- NASA Replaces Injured Astronaut for Next Shuttle Mission
- Some Gas-Guzzling Black Holes Nibble Without Gorging
- Giant Alien Planet's Gravity May Make Star Pulsate
- From Shuttles to Rockets: Long History for Calif. Launch Pad
- Skywatching Events for January 2011
- Sun Pelted by Icy Comet 'Storm'
- January 18
- January 17
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- Senator Reunites Former Space Shuttle Columbia Crew
- Back to the Moon: How New Lunar Bases Will Work
- Astronaut Injured in Bike Accident Weeks Before Launch
- Everyday Tech From Space: Cell Phone Cameras Have Space Origins
- Nations and Companies Vie in New Moon Race
- New Photos of Saturn Moon Show a Pockmarked Place
- Migrant Farmer-Turned-Astronaut Jose Hernandez Leaves NASA
- January 14
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- Mismatching Galaxies Revealed in New Photo
- Obscure Full Moon Names of 2011
- NASA's Chances for Extra Space Shuttle Flight in Doubt
- Echoes of the Big Bang Revealed by European Spacecraft
- Wobbly Earth Means Your Horoscope Is Wrong
- Everyday Tech From Space: How Moon Science Gave Us the DustBuster
- Mining the Moon's Water: Q & A with Shackleton Energy's Bill Stone
- Moon Mining Idea Digs Up Lunar Legal Issues
- Astronomers Release Largest-Ever Color Image of Sky
- Spacecraft Offers Deep Window Into Sun's Hellishly Hot Shell
- Virgin Galactic's Private Spaceship Aces Another Glide Test
- NASA Says New Heavy-Lift Rocket Needs More Funding and Time
- January 13
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- Software Glitch Blamed for Turning Satellite Into Space Zombie
- Rep. Giffords' Astronaut Husband Gets Backup Shuttle Commander
- Shuttle Commander, Record Spacewalker Chosen for Astronaut Hall of Fame
- Mysterious 'Galaxy X' Around Milky Way May Soon be Found
- New Dark Matter Map Created for Big Galaxies
- Space and Stamp Artist Paul Calle, 82, Dies
- The Case Against the Moon: Why We Shouldn't Go Straight Back
- The Myth of America's Love Affair with the Moon
- Most Massive Black Hole Known Tips Scales at 6.6 Billion Suns
- January 12
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- Multimillion-Dollar Space Tourist Trips to Resume in 2013
- NASA Aims to Launch Space Shuttle Discovery on Feb. 24
- Russian PM Offers Condolences to Station Crew for Arizona Shooting
- Best Time to Observe the Moon This Month is Now
- Quest for Dark Energy Grows Brighter with Special Camera
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Twinkle: Triplet Stars Found by NASA's Kepler
- NASA Funding for Private Spaceships Increases by $40 Million
- Cosmic Lenses May Spoil Count of Ancient Galaxies
- Most Distant Galaxy Cluster Discovered
- January 11
- January 10
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- How Scientists Know Alien Planet Kepler-10b is a Small, Rocky World
- User's Guide for SPACE.com's Community and Comments
- Want to See The Space Shuttles' Last Hurrah? Here’s How
- New Hubble Photos Show Eerie Green Space Cloud
- Who Really Invented the Word 'Asteroid' for Space Rocks?
- NASA Discovers Smallest Alien Planet Yet
- Alien Planet Speeds Up Parent Star
- Aftermath of Arizona Shooting May Extend Into Space
- The Case for the Moon: Why We Should Go Back Now
- Moon Water Most Likely Originated From Comets
- Letter to Readers: The New SPACE.com
- Astronaut Husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords: There's 'Little That We Can Do But Pray'
- Jupiter, the Moon and Uranus Offer Skywatching Show
- Chief of First Commercial Spaceport Cites Politics for Resignation
- Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Astronaut's Wife, Shot in Arizona
- Study: If We're Not Alone, We Should Fear the Aliens
- Ginormous Black Hole May Solve Longstanding Mystery
- Telescope Gets Tune-Up to Measure Expansion of the Universe
- January 7
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- Spirit Rover Remains Silent as Mars Mission Begins 8th Year
- Life's Building Blocks May Have Been Found on Mars, Research Finds
- Christmas Comes Twice for Russians in Space
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE How Long is Time?
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE The Black Hole That Made You Possible
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE This Week In Space with Miles O'Brien
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE What Went Wrong on Mars?
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE Riding the Space Shuttle: How Astronauts Fly NASA'
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE Attack of the Sun | Video Show
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE Ares - The Launcher That Might Have Been
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE Kingdoms of the Giants: Realms of Jupiter & Saturn
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE Moon-Shots: Apollo Astronauts Remember
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE The Constellation Project: ISS - Moon - Mars
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE X-Ray the Sky: Chandra's Cosmos
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE The Moon: Again?
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE Blueprint of the Universe
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE SETI: The Serious Search
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE The Star Party - Amateur Astronomy Made Easy
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE BLACK HOLES: Warping Space and Time
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE Rover Tracks on Mars:
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE The International Space Station: A Foothold on Forever
- Great Hunter Orion Now Looms Large in the Night Sky
- Strange Mini-Asteroid Born by Huge Space Rock
- NASA Stuck in Limbo as New Congress Takes Over
- NASA Delays Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery Again for More Repairs
- Photos: Spotting Satellites & Spaceships from Earth
- January 6
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- Details of the Moon's Core Revealed by 30-year-old Data
- Sun's Super-Hot Shell Cooked by Plasma Jets
- Famous Crab Nebula Shoots Off Mysterious Flares
- Play Nice Up There! Code of Conduct for Space Sought
- New Photos Reveal Birth and Death of Andromeda Stars
- Comet or Asteroid? Big Space Rock Has Identity Crisis
- Troubled Japanese Venus Probe May Get Early Shot at Redemption
- January 5
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- Turkey Pushed for Its Own Astronaut on Space Shuttle
- First Meteor Shower of 2011 Could Dazzle Tonight
- Partial Solar Eclipse Amazes Skywatchers in Europe
- Mystery Deepens in Origin of Violent Black Holes
- Veteran Astronaut Leaves NASA as Space Shuttle Era's End Looms
- 10-year-old Is Youngest to Discover Exploding Star
- Lagoon Nebula's Stellar Baby Boom Seen in New Photo
- NASA Trying Again to Awaken Silent Spirit Rover on Mars
- NASA Making Repairs to Space Shuttle Discovery's Fuel Tank
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