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- July 31
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- Lawmakers to Take Up Bill Protecting Astronauts' Rights to Space Artifacts
- US Air Force to Launch New Spy Satellite Thursday
- Watch Earth Change with New Zoomable Google Earth Tool
- NASA to Broadcast Mars Rover Landing From NYC's Times Square Sunday Night
- Virgin Galactic's Future: Q&A With Richard Branson and George Whitesides
- 'Star Trek' Actors Star in New Mars Rover Landing Videos
- 'Olympic UFO' Bears Striking Resemblance to a Blimp
- 10 Most Amazing Flying Machines Ever
- 10 Greatest Moments in Flight
- Unmanned Russian Cargo Ship Departs Space Station
- NASA's Huge New Mars Rover Targets Biggest Red Planet Mysteries
- NASA's Black Hole-Hunting Space Telescope to Begin Science Mission
- July 30
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- Skywatcher Captures Magnificent Moonset from Eiffel Tower
- Solar Storm Expected to Hit Earth Tuesday
- $100K Space Prize Goes to Company Making Inflatable Satellite Parts
- Spiral Galaxy Photo Sheds New Light on Recent Star Explosion
- China Tests Powerful Rocket Engine for New Booster
- Space History Photo: STS-93 Payload Bay Door Closure
- 50-Mile Landslides Spotted on Saturn's Icy Moon
- Less Than a Week Remains Before NASA's Biggest Rover Yet Lands on Mars
- July 29
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- July 27
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- Summer Streakers: How to Catch the Upcoming Meteor Showers
- Danish Space Travel Team Launches Private Rocket Test
- NASA X-Ray Mirror Idea Inspired by Scotch Tape (No, Really!)
- Copenhagen Suborbitals Building 1-Person Space Capsule (Photos)
- Apollo Moon Landing Flags Still Standing, Photos Reveal
- Singing the Blues: August Will Be a Blue Moon Month
- Curiosity Rover Will Sleuth for Clues to Water on Mars
- Russia to Re-Try Space Station Docking Test Saturday
- How NASA Launched the 2012 Olympics 12 Years Ago
- Space History Photo: Weick, Lindbergh and Hamilton
- Japanese Unmanned Spacecraft Arrives at Space Station
- Futuristic Space Plane Concept Moves Closer to Reality
- Why Do We Keep Going Back to Mars?
- Next Space Station Crew to Try 'Fishy' Science
- San Quentin Prison Inmates Build Tiny Satellite Parts for NASA
- July 26
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- Summer Olympics Cities Seen From Space (Gallery)
- FAA Gives Texas Company License for Reusable Rocket Launches
- Olympic City: London's Lights Seen from Space
- Synthetic 'Mars Rocks' to Help Publicize Red Planet Rover Landing
- Most Massive Stars Live as Vampires in Close Stellar Pairs
- New Plan Takes Shape to Fashion Space Junk Into Satellites
- Gallery: Armadillo Aerospace Builds Rockets in Texas
- Oddball Pulsating Star Hiccups as It Spins
- Space History Photo: Proposed USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory
- How New Mars Rover Will 'Cook' Red Planet Rocks
- NASA Telescope Snaps Best-Ever Pictures of Sun's Atmosphere
- NASA's Giant Rocket for Deep-Space Travel Passes Key Review
- July 25
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- Live Video: NewSpace 2012 Conference
- Private Space Tech Startups Vie for $100,000 Prize
- Astronauts Ring In Antimatter-Hunting Space Experiment's 1st Birthday
- Astronaut Photo Shows Sun Glint Off Great Lakes
- Skydiver Leaps from 18 Miles Up in 'Space Jump' Practice
- Mars Rover Curiosity to Double as Martian Weather Station
- Alien Solar System Looks a Lot Like Our Own
- Photos: Red Bull Stratos Supersonic 'Space Jump' Training
- Cassini Spacecraft Buzzes Saturn Moon Titan to See Methane Lake
- Hercules Star Cluster Dazzles in Stargazers' Photo
- Record Greenland Ice Melt Happened in Days
- Space History Photo: Mark Lee Tetherless and Free
- Best Time to See Moon Craters This Month Is Now
- NASA Moves Old Spacecraft to Track New Mars Rover's Landing
- Tiny Japanese Satellite Will Write Morse Code Messages in the Sky
- 'Impossible' Stars Found in Super-Close Orbital Dances
- Moon and Star Point Way to See Saturn Tonight
- July 24
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- Watch the Moon Pass Mars in Night Sky Tonight
- Hercules Constellation Now Showing in Summer Night Sky
- Female Space Robot Learns to Move Like a Human
- Why Aren't There Any Openly Gay Astronauts?
- Astronaut Sally Ride: In Her Own Words
- Spectacular Photo of Orion Space Cloud Snapped by Night Sky Observers
- 'Unexpected Obstacles' Push Private Antares Rocket Debut to Fall
- Inflatable Heat Shields Could One Day Land Astronauts on Mars
- Sally Ride's Legacy: 1st Female Space Shuttle Commanders Speak Out
- Unmanned Russian Supply Ship Fails to Dock at Space Station
- Space History Photo: U-2 Spy Plane With Fictitious NASA Markings
- Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend
- Gliese 581g Tops List of 5 Potentially Habitable Alien Planets
- July 23
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- Poll: Do You Remember Sally Ride's Iconic 1983 Spaceflight?
- Sally Ride Remembered: Tributes to 1st American Woman in Space
- Sally Ride, 1st American Woman in Space, Dies at 61
- Photos: Visions of Future Space Habitats & Artificial Ecosystems
- Artist Envisions Astrobiology & Future Space Habitats in New Exhibit
- Astronaut Biography: Sally K. Ride
- 'Portal 2' Space: Video Game Robot Launched Into 'Actual' Space
- Private Spaceflight Industry, FAA to Start Safety Talks Next Month
- Russia Testing New Space Station Docking Gear Tonight
- 1st Photos from New Discovery Channel Telescope Unveiled
- 'Earth as Art': Voters Pick Favorite NASA Satellite Image
- Is Planet Gliese 581g Really the 'First Potentially Habitable' Alien World?
- Earth Pictures From Space: Landsat Satellite Legacy
- Landsat Satellites See 40 Years of Earth's Beauty and Strife From Space
- Landsat Photos: Most Beautiful 'Earth as Art' Images
- NASA Launches Hypersonic Inflatable Heat Shield Prototype
- Despite Risk, Experts Bet on New Mars Rover's Audacious Landing Plan
- Saturn's Moon Titan May Have Seen Earth-Like Erosion
- Space History Photo: STS-107 In-Flight Maintenance Training
- July 22
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- July 20
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- Next Stop, Launch Pad: NASA Opens Apollo, Shuttle Launch Site for Tours
- What Does Space Smell Like?
- Photographer Captures Stunning Night Sky Views in Time-Lapse Video
- Dazzling Night Sky Photos by Photographer Brad Goldpaint (Gallery)
- Student Science Experiments Riding Japanese Rocket to Space Station
- Video: Huge Sunspot Fires Off Intense Solar Flare
- Space History Photo: Lunar Landing Research Vehicle in Flight
- New Mars Rover Could Far Outlive Its Lifespan
- NASA Pumps Up the Volume on Space Signals
- Japan Launching Robotic Cargo Ship to Space Station Tonight
- Bizarre Mars Mountain an Inviting Target for NASA's Curiosity Rover
- Search for Dark Matter Particles Turns Up Zilch
- July 19
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- Record-Breaking Laser Shot Paves Way to Fusion Energy
- Boldly Go: Space Shuttle Enterprise Opens to Public at NYC Museum
- Space Shuttle Enterprise Wows New Yorkers at Intrepid Museum
- Russia Converts Unmanned Rocket to Carry New Crewed Spaceship
- Images: Airplanes of Tomorrow, NASA's Vision of Future Air Travel
- Made-in-Space Parts Could Become Space Travel's New Norm
- Space History Photo: NASA New Virtual Airport
- NASA's Newest Mars Rover Is Biggest and Best Yet
- Photos: Japan's Robotic Space Cargo Ship Fleet
- Photos: Space Shuttle Enterprise on Display in NYC
- Decades-Old 'Pioneer Anomaly' Mystery Finally Solved
- First Look: Space Shuttle Enterprise Exhibit Opening in NYC
- July 18
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- Photo: Dazzling Aurora Appears Over Antarctic Station
- Photo: Giant Iceberg's Birth Snapped from Space
- Daytime Lightning on Saturn Spotted by Cassini Spacecraft
- Declassified 'UFO' Documents Don't Prove Alien Life
- Space History Photo: Viking Pre-Launch Test Flight
- Possible Alien Planet Smaller Than Earth May Be Lava World
- Oldest Spiral Galaxy in Universe Discovered
- Mars, Saturn, Moon & Star Offer Quadruple Night Sky Show
- Space Shuttle Enterprise Makes NYC Museum Debut Thursday
- Photographer Captures Venus' Rare Journey Across a Melting Sun
- Multi-Telescope View of Giant Black Hole Is 2 Million Times Sharper than Human Eye
- Amazing Southern Lights View from Space Leaves Astronaut Awestruck
- 10 Military Aircraft that Never Made it Past the Test Phase
- July 17
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- Private Liberty Rocket and Spaceship Pass Key NASA Test
- Mars Odyssey Spacecraft Will Recover From Recent Glitch, NASA Says
- Earth's Hot Formation May Solve Water Shortage Mystery
- Project Skylon: A Giant British Space Plane Concept (Gallery)
- British Space Plane Maker Vies for Europe's Heavy-Lift Rocket Needs
- Photos: NASA's Inflatable Heat Shield Concepts
- Space Station Science Experiment Blunder Blamed on Flawed Training
- Space History Photo: Lumber Mill at Logtown
- NASA Launching High-Tech Inflatable Heat Shield Test Monday
- Soyuz Capsule Docks at Space Station with International Space Crew
- July 16
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- Dazzling Northern Lights and Bright Planets Wow Weekend Stargazers
- News of Huge Mars Rover's Landing Could be Delayed by Spacecraft Glitch
- Hubble Telescope Finds Needle Galaxy in Celestial Haystack (Photo)
- Pictures: Breaking the Sound Barrier
- Amazing Night Sky Photos: Jupiter, Venus and the Moon (July 2012)
- Space History Photo: Puma Robotic Arm
- Laser Could Keep Military Drone Flying Forever
- Hurricane Fabio Spotted from Space
- NASA Unveils Free 'Mars Rover Landing' Game for Xbox Live
- Mars Rover Landing: NASA's 1st Xbox Game Unveiled (Images)
- Spectacular Northern Lights Pictures from July Solar Storm
- Help NASA Find an Alphabet in the Sky
- Is Huge Mars Rover NASA's Last Big Mission to Red Planet?
- Future Mars Rover May Use Bigger Parachute and Atomic Clocks
- July 15
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- July 13
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- How to See 3 Planets and the Moon's 'Earthshine' Online Sunday
- TV's 'Big Bang Theory' Gives Away Free Trip to Space
- NASA Offers Glimpse Into Aug. 5 Mars Rover Landing on Monday
- Solar Storm Warning System May Predict Dangerous Radiation
- Big Apple's Milky Way Galaxy: When Real Stars Shined Over NYC
- Private Manned Space Capsule Passes Major Review
- Original 1972 Space Shuttle Mockup Moved for Display
- Saturn's Rings Shine in Amazing Photos by Cassini Probe
- Solar Storm May Supercharge Weekend Northern Lights
- NASA App Puts Spacecraft in Palm of Your Hand
- Space History Photo: Hubble Redeployment
- African Art Inspired By the Cosmos on Display at DC Museum
- Upcoming Mars Rover Landing Follows 40-Year Tradition of High Drama
- July 12
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- Amazing Northern Lights Pictures: July 2012
- Ex-Google VIP Joins Private Moon Race Team
- African Cosmos: Art Inspired by Ancient Astronomy (Gallery)
- 4 Bright Lights in Weekend Sky: See Moon, 2 Planets and Star Together
- Major Solar Flare Erupts From Giant Sunspot
- Photos: Solar Flares From Giant Sunspot AR1520
- Asteroid Crashes Likely Gave Earth Its Water
- How to Live in Space: Astronaut Don Pettit Answers SPACE.com Reader Questions
- Image of the Day: June 2012
- July Night Sky 2012: Amazing Amateur Observer Photos
- Sun Turns NYC into 'Manhattanhenge' Tonight
- Pluto Remains Shrouded in Mystery
- Space History Photo: Pilot Tests Spaceflight Tumbler
- New Pluto Moon Hints at Perilous Journey for Spacecraft
- Newborn Star's 'Heartbeat' Seen by X-ray Telescopes
- Telstar 1 Legacy: 1st Live TV Broadcast by Satellite Turns 50
- Telstar 1 in Pictures: Legacy of 1st TV Communications Satellite
- July 11
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- Calif. Science Center Lines Up Hangars for Space Shuttle Endeavour
- Should Pluto's 5th Moon Make It a Planet?
- Questions Wanted: What Would You Ask ISS Astronaut Don Pettit?
- What Should Pluto's New Moon Be Named?
- Pluto's New Moon: Five Fun Facts
- Poll: Should Pluto Be a Dwarf Planet or Full-Fledged World?
- Pluto Has a Fifth Moon, Hubble Telescope Reveals
- Virgin Galactic Unveils LauncherOne Rocket for Private Satellite Launches
- Space History Photo: 2001:A Space Odyssey Space Station
- US Military to Launch Hypersonic Rocket Plane by 2016
- Photos: Amazing X-Planes from the X-1 to XV-15
- Early Universe's Dark Galaxies May Have Been Revealed for 1st Time
- 'Futurama' Team Hosts Web Chat Tonight
- July 10
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- Strange Vortex Discovered on Saturn Moon Titan
- Pedro 'Pete' Rustan, Spy Satellite and Space Innovator, Dies at 65
- 'Ghost Galaxies' of Early Universe Seen by Hubble Telescope
- Private Spacesuit Evolution: Final Frontier Design of Brooklyn
- 'Arsenic Life' Debate Reveals Challenge of Alien Microbe Search
- Who Owns the Asteroids? Space Mining Project Raises Legal Questions
- Supermoon Lights Up South Pole in Photo
- Got $10,000? Fly Your DNA to the Moon
- Russian Rocket Launches New Communications Satellite
- Astronaut Photo Captures Elusive, Strange Lightning
- Star Trails Streak Over Mount Fuji in Serene Picture
- Night Sky Planet-Watching Guide: July 2012 Sky Maps
- Space History Photo: Republic F-84F on the Ramp at Moffett Field
- How the Euclid Telescope Will Probe the Invisible Universe
- Private Space Telescope Project Could Boost Asteroid Mining
- July 9
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- NASA's Final Space Shuttle Mission — Where Are They Now?
- Hurricane Daniel's Spiraling Clouds Spotted from Space
- Northern Lights Oddity: Strange Sounds of Auroras Explained
- Photos: DARPA's Futuristic Phoenix Satellite Recycling Project
- Private Space Plane Builders Pick Texas for New Test Site
- Meteor Lights Up Jersey Shore Night Sky
- 'Arsenic Life' Claim Refuted by 2 New Studies
- Space History Photo: Scott on Slope of Hadley Delta
- Mystery Wave in Milky Way Galaxy Suggests Recent Crash
- Airplane Joins Beautiful Crescent Moon in Night Sky Photo
- July 7
- July 6
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- Bright Lights in the Summer Sky: A Stargazer's Planet Feast
- Astronaut's Photo Captures Blazing Wyoming Wildfire
- Video from Space: Army Builds 'Mud Island' on US East Coast
- Space Station 'Disaster Cam' Will Watch Out for Earth
- Huge Mars Rover One Month from Red Planet Landing
- Night Sky's Summer Triangle Illuminates Star Deception
- Space History Photo: Rockets or JATO Jet Assisted Take Off Units
- Spectacular Full Moon Shines Over Paris, City of Light
- Where Last We Landed: New Plaque Marks Where Space Shuttle 'Stopped'
- New Rover Could Seek Evidence of Ancient Mars Life Just Below Surface: Study
- European Rocket Launches New US Satellite, Weather-Tracking Spacecraft
- July 5
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- Colorado Wildfire Scar Spotted from Space
- Active Sunspot Shoots Off Intense New Solar Flare
- Solar Flare Photos: Sun Storms Erupt From Sunspot AR1515
- Big Picture on Mars: NASA Rover Snaps Amazing Red Planet View
- E.T., Phone Earth! Giant Radio Telescope Could Listen for Alien Signals
- Poll: Will Discovering the Higgs Boson Particle Revolutionize Astrophysics?
- Higgs Boson Particle Discovery May Help Reveal Dark Matter Secrets
- Heron Galaxy Spears Deep Space 'Fish' in Night Sky Photo
- Space Shuttle Enterprise Exhibit Opens July 19 at NYC's Intrepid
- Space History Photo: Drop Test at Lunar Landing Research Facility
- Physicists Ecstatic Over Possible Higgs Particle Discovery
- Why Doomsday Fears Will Survive 2012 'Apocalypse'
- Future Planetary Rovers May Make Their Own Decisions
- July 4
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- Giant Dark Matter Bridge Between Galaxy Clusters Discovered
- Vanishing Dust Belt Around Star Baffles Scientists
- Photos: Sunspots on Earth's Closest Star
- Sun Fires Off Fourth of July Solar Flares
- Milky Way Galaxy at Its Best in July Night Sky
- Earth Is Farthest From the Sun This Week
- New Particle at World's Largest Atom Smasher is Likely Higgs Boson
- See 4 Planets on Fourth of July! Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn Shine
- July 3
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- No Fourth of July Fireworks in Space for American Astronaut
- Western Wildfire Smoke Plume Reaches Atlantic Ocean
- DNA Transforms into Dark Matter Detector
- NASA Space Telescope Snaps Its First Black Hole Picture
- Hubble Telescope Sees Celestial Fireworks for Fourth of July
- NASA Mourns Tragic Death of Retired Astronaut Alan Poindexter
- Space History Photo: Preparing Nimbus E on Delta Vehicle
- Could We Build 'Star Trek's' Starship Enterprise?
- Full Moon Rises Tonight on Eve of Fourth of July
- July 2
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- Solar Flare's Red Glare: Sun Unleashes Early Fourth of July Fireworks
- Double Stars Shine Bright in July Night Sky
- NASA Unveils Orion Space Capsule for 2014 Test Launch
- Physicists Get Closer Than Ever to God Particle
- NASA's Next Big Space Telescope Gets 1st Delivery
- Wildfire Early Warning Possible With Space Sensors
- Milky Way's Giant Black Hole to Eat Space Cloud in 2013
- Space History Photo: Saturn V, S-II Stage is Lifted into Test Stand
- Former NASA Astronaut Alan Poindexter, 50, Dies in Jet Ski Accident
- Europe's Columbus Lab Sets Sail for Space
- Ancient Mars Water Existed Deep Underground
- July 1
