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- July 31
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- Sun Opens Explosive Plasma 'Arms' in Solar Eruption (Video)
- Cold, Blue World: 'Small' Alien Planet Captured on Camera
- 'Star Trek's' Shuttlecraft Galileo Warps Into Space Center Houston
- Alien Life Hunt Looks to Earth's Underground Microbes
- Hypnotic Space Spiral Imaged by Hubble Telescope
- Geysers on Icy Saturn Moon Enceladus Tied to Orbit
- Surprise Fireball Streaks Across Stunning Night Sky (Photo)
- August Skywatching: Is Comet ISON's Future Bright?
- Stunning New Photo of Andromeda Galaxy Taken by New High-Res Instrument
- SpaceX Wins Contract to Launch Canadian Radar Satellites
- July 30
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- NASA Needs More Women, Top Official Says
- NASA Astronaut Says Spacesuit Water Leak Was 'Scary Situation' (Video)
- Einstein's Cosmic Speed Limit Passes New Test
- Happy Birthday, NASA! 55 Years and Counting
- Wobbly, Sunlike Star Being Pulled by Giant Alien Planet
- Comet ISON: Is Potential 'Comet of the Century' Already Fizzling Out?
- Skywatcher Snaps Beautiful Photo of Massive Spiral Galaxy
- Space History Photo: Launch Preparation
- 'Star Trek's' Shuttlecraft Galileo to Be Unveiled at Houston Museum Wednesday
- Scientists to Discuss Universe's Strange Dense Spot Wednesday: Watch Live
- Astronaut Drives Rover from Space Station
- Astronaut Drives Rover From International Space Station (Photos)
- July 29
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- Outer Space Olympics: Russia to Launch Torch, Award Meteor Medals
- How Giant Black Holes Spin: New Twist Revealed
- NASA Names Planetary Geologist Ellen Stofan as Chief Scientist
- SpaceFest Photos: NYC's Intrepid Museum Celebrates Final Frontier
- Wanted: Space Tech Innovations for NASA's Future
- Big Asteroid Flies By Earth Tonight: How to Watch Live
- 'New Frontiers of Space' Book Brings Universe Down to Earth
- Amazing Photos: 'New Frontiers of Space' Book Reveals Universe
- Chomp! Hamburger Galaxy Feeds Stargazer's Cosmic Appetite (Photo)
- Incredible Technology: How to Explore Jupiter's Moon Europa
- July 28
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- July 26
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- Photos: Canada's Next-Generation Robotic Arm for Space
- Europe's Largest-Ever Telecommunications Satellite Launches With Indian Weather Probe
- Launch Photos: Ariane 5 Rocket Blasts Off With Alphasat
- LEGO Brick Space Shuttle Enterprise Lands at NYC Museum
- NASA Flooded with Asteroid Exploration Ideas
- Photos: 'Gravity' Film Showcases Smashing Action in Outer Space
- Summer Streakers: The Summer Meteor Showers of 2013
- Protection of Apollo Moon Landing Sites Sparks Controversy
- 'Gravity' Movie Clips Show Sandra Bullock Drifting in Space
- 3D-Printed Rocket Parts Excel in NASA Tests
- Comet ISON Blazes with Distant Galaxies in Stunning Hubble Photo
- Canada Eyes Deep Space with Next-Generation Robotic Arm
- Russian Supply Ship Hauls Trash, Treadmill from Space Station
- Let's Make Apollo Landing Sites American Territory (Op-Ed)
- July 25
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- NASA Telescope Snaps 1st Photos of Mystery Region on the Sun
- How Electrons Are Supercharged in Earth's Radiation Belt
- Crazy-Dense Neutron Stars Reveal Their Secrets
- Private Astronaut Taxi Development Entering Final Phase
- Search for States' Missing Apollo 11 Moon Rocks Continues
- Space History Photo: Endeavour is Delivered to the Kennedy Space Center
- 'Water-Trapped' Worlds: Life Around a Cool Star
- Can the International Space Station Survive Until 2020?
- Full Recovery Unlikely for NASA's Kepler Planet-Hunting Spacecraft
- SpaceFest Celebrations Start in New York
- July 24
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- Milky Way Glows in Beautiful Black-and-White Photo
- Mercury Joins Mars and Jupiter in Night Sky Meetup This Week
- New Space Capsule Lands With Two of Three Parachutes in NASA Flight Test
- Photos: Orion Space Capsule's Parachute Test
- Martian Meteorites May Be Younger Than Thought, Studies Suggest
- Mars Rover Curiosity Spied from Space
- Fast and Furious: Violent Short-Lived Stars Stunt Galaxy Growth
- Space History Photo: Bean Samples The Ocean of Storms
- His Other Spaceship Was a Shuttle: Former Astronaut Helms Boeing Space Capsule
- Commercial Spaceflight Conference Launches in California Thursday
- Spacecraft Sees Giant 'Hole' In the Sun (Video)
- The Secret Science of the Hubble Space Telescope's Amazing Images
- Mars Rover Curiosity Takes Longest Red Planet Drive Yet
- Photos: Blast Off! Young Rocketeers Launch Model Rockets with NASA
- July 23
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- NASA Will Test Parachute for New Spaceship Wednesday: Watch It Live
- Prop Plane Shoots for the Moon in Spectacular Photo
- NASA Photos Show Outburst from Potential 'Comet of the Century'
- NASA Mishap Panel to Investigate Aborted Spacewalk
- Epic NASA Photos of Earth from Saturn & Mercury Give Us Perspective
- Storm Chaser Snaps Spectacular Night Sky View (Photo)
- Private Space Cargo Tug Arrives at Virginia Launch Site
- The Color of the Ocean: New South American Satellite Joins Earth Observation Effort
- Space History Photo: Bill Fecych and Don Johnson in control room in 1959
- Billionaire Elon Musk Unveiling Mysterious 'Hyperloop' Transport System Next Month
- Artist Wants to Launch Meteorite Back Into Space
- July 22
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- Wow! NASA Probes See Earth & Moon from Saturn, Mercury (Photos)
- Out, Out, Darned Sunspot! Photographer's Stunning Images Show Huge Solar Blemish
- Big Asteroid Flies By Earth Tonight: How to Watch Live
- Earthlings Wave at Saturn as NASA Probe Snaps Earth's Photo
- India's Ambitious Space Launch Plan Stars Mars Probe, Big Rocket
- Boeing Reveals Interior of New Commercial Space Capsule
- Space History Photo: Launch of Mercury-Atlas
- Heat Shield for NASA's New Orion Spacecraft Set for 2014 Test Flight
- Photos: NASA's Orion Spacecraft Heat Shield on Display
- Incredible Technology: How to See the Big Bang
- July 20
- July 19
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- Rocket Engine Part Recovered by Amazon CEO Has Apollo 11 History
- NASA Funds 12 Far-Out Space Tech Ideas
- Magnificent Milky Way Glows Over Machu Picchu (Photo)
- Italian Spacewalker Felt Like a 'Goldfish' During Aborted Spacewalk
- Starry Night: Colors of Summer Stars Explained
- US Navy Launches Next-Generation Tactical Satellite
- Navy Launches New MUOS-2 Tactical Satellite (Photos)
- Wave at Saturn Today: How to Watch Live
- Space History Photo: Apollo 13 Splashdown
- Big Full Moon Myths Debunked: The Truth About June's 'Supermoon'
- Student Team Hopes to Taste Zero Gravity Today
- Will SpaceX Rockets Launch from a Texas Spaceport?
- Virgin Galactic's Private Spaceship Offers Enticing Science Opportunities
- July 18
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- Proposed NASA Budget Cuts Spark Bitter Debate in Congress
- Two Distant Spacecraft Set to Take Photos of Earth Friday
- Bad Weather Delays Student Team's Zero-Gravity Fire Experiment
- Newborn Star's 'Snow Line' Reveals Clues About Planet Formation
- Mars Lost Most of Its Atmosphere Billions of Years Ago, Scientists Say
- Next Stop: Zero Gravity with UCSD Microgravity Team
- Futuristic British Space Plane Engine to Get Flight Test in 2020
- Space History Photo: Reduced Gravity Walking Simulator
- Are We All Martians? Tool Could Help Detect Earth-Like Life on Mars
- Students to Spark Zero-Gravity Fires on Weightless Airplane Ride Today
- Mars Rover Curiosity Rolls Past Mileage Milestone
- Photos: Zero-Gravity Science at NASA's Microgravity University
- July 17
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- Comet of the Century? Comet ISON Faces Risky Road
- Comet ISON: A Timeline of This Year's Sungrazing Spectacle
- Northern Lights Surround Mountain in Stunning New Photo
- 3D-Printed Rocket Engine Part Passes Key NASA Test
- See Jupiter, Venus and Mars: Planet Close Encounters in July's Sky
- Images: Milky Way's Monster Black Hole Shreds Space Cloud (Gallery)
- Earth's Gold May Come From Collisions of Dead Stars
- Space Cloud Ripped Apart by Milky Way's Giant Black Hole
- Scientists Unveiling New Discovery on Origin of Earth's Gold Today: How to Watch
- Spacesuit Water Leak Highlights Spacewalk Dangers
- Ancient Mars River May Have Flowed into Huge Ocean
- Space Gets Slimed: Tiny Satellite Will Grow Mold In Orbit
- Rovio Reveals 'Angry Birds Star Wars II'
- How Possible are the Giant Robots in 'Pacific Rim'?
- July 16
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- Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA’s 'Vomit Comet' for Weightless Science
- NASA Investigating Mysterious Spacewalk-Ending Water Leak
- Private Spacecraft's 1st Space Station Trip Launches in September
- Spot the Moon and Saturn in Night Sky This Week
- Two NASA Droids Set for Military Robotics Challenge
- Photos: NASA Aborts Spacewalk After Spacesuit Water Leak
- NASA Cuts Spacewalk Short After Water Leak Inside Astronaut's Spacesuit
- Incredible Technology: How to Find Life on Mars
- SPACE.com Gets a New Design
- NASA's Cassini Probe to Photograph Earth from Saturn This Week
- Mars Rover Curiosity's Long Drive Shifts Into High Gear
- Tiny New Moon Discovered Around Neptune
- John Llewellyn, NASA Scientist-Astronaut Who Never Flew, Dies at 80
- July 15
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- July 12
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- Superman's Origins Possibly Born from Star Explosion
- Sun's 2013 Solar Activity Peak Is Weakest in 100 Years
- Astronaut Hygiene: How to Wash Your Hair In Space (Video)
- NASA's Quest for Green Rocket Fuel Passes Big Test
- Photos: Stunning Night Sky Stargazing Images of July 2013
- Sci-Fi Film 'Europa Report' Uses Science to Show Space Travel Perils
- Comet Pan-STARRS Cuts Like a Knife In Amazing Photo
- Kepler Spacecraft Should Pin Down 'Alien Earth' Planets Despite Glitch
- July 11
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- Manned Mars Missions: How Will Astronauts Get Along?
- NASA Authorization Act Approved by House Panel in Party-Line Vote
- NASA Spacecraft Photographs Pluto's Largest Moon Charon
- Strange Blue World: Alien Planet's True Color Revealed, a First
- Images: Blue Alien Planet's True Color Revealed by Hubble
- NASA Moon Probe Helps Pin Down Off-Planet Driving Record
- Revamped Space Shuttle Enterprise Exhibit Awes New Yorkers
- Photos: Space Shuttle Enterprise Exhibit Reopens NYC Museum
- 'Anthropocene' Period Would Recognize Humanity's Impact on Earth
- $16.6 Billion NASA Budget Clears House Panel
- July 10
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- Moon Bill Would Create National Park to Protect Apollo Landing Sites
- 'Monster Star' Baby Photos Captured by Giant Telescope
- Earth's 6-Year Twitch Changes Day Length
- First Images of Our Solar System's Tail Revealed
- Images: NASA's IBEX Sees Our Solar System's Tail
- Evidence of Alien Planets? No, It's Just Gas
- Venus Shines With Moon Tonight: How to See It
- Quebec Train Derailment Fire Seen from Space
- Photos: New Views of Apollo Moon Landing Sites
- Space Shuttle Enterprise 'Launches' for Second Time at NYC Museum
- Photos: NYC Museum's Space Shuttle Enterprise Exhibit
- Europe's ExoMars May End Russia's Bad Luck on Mars
- Space-Time Loops May Explain Black Holes
- Why NASA's Next Mars Rover Won't Seek Current Life
- July 9
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- NASA's Next Mars Rover Will Search for Signs of Life
- Space Station Astronaut Becomes Italy's 1st Spacewalker
- House Democrats to Propose More Money for NASA
- Huge Sunspot Facing the Earth: Watch It Live Today
- NASA Will Discuss 2020 Mars Rover Launch Today: How to Listen Live
- Photos: Astronaut Luca Parmitano Becomes Italy's 1st Spacewalker
- Italian Takeout: Italy's 1st Spacewalking Astronaut Shares Tiramisu in Space
- Milky Way Magic Captured Over Rural Maine (Photos)
- Solar Flares Fire Off Antimatter Particles
- Astronauts to Spacewalk Outside Space Station Today: Watch It Live
- Curiosity Rover Begins Epic Drive to Mars Mountain
- July 8
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- NASA Encourages 7-Year-Old's Astronaut Dreams
- Images: See The 'Hidden Universe' in IMAX 3D
- Incredible Technology: How to See a Black Hole
- Bacteria In Space Grows in Strange Ways
- Amazing Space Photos: Italian Astronaut Luca Parmitano's Orbital Images
- Space Station Tech Dominates NASA Space Apps Challenge
- SpaceX's 'Grasshopper' Reusable Rocket Prototype Makes Highest Flight Yet
- Photos: NASA Rockets Launch on Fourth of July
- Space Shuttle Enterprise Exhibit Reopening in NYC this Week
- Roswell 'UFO' Anniversary Gets a Google Doodle
- Space History Photo: Schmitt Next to Big Boulder
- Australian Outback Is Much Like Mars, Opals Suggest
- New Space Engine Could Turn Tiny CubeSats into Interplanetary Explorers
- Rover Drills Deep Into Chilean Desert to Aid Mars Life Hunt
- July 6
- July 5
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- Mars Rover Opportunity Hits Driving Milestone on 10th Birthday
- NASA to Attempt Fix for Planet-Hunting Kepler Spacecraft This Month
- See the Summer Triangle in Night Sky This Weekend
- Mysterious Deep-Space Explosions Baffle Scientists
- Secret Feeding Habits of Galaxies Revealed
- Earth Is Farthest From the Sun for 2013 Today
- Space History Photo: The Shuttle Enterprise with Star Trek Cast
- Stargazer Snaps Amazing View of Andromeda Galaxy (Photo)
- Lords of the Ring Nebula: Awesome Photo Caps Stargazers' Cosmic Quest
- Weird Quantum Tunneling Enables 'Impossible' Space Chemistry
- July 4
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- Space History Photo: STS-86 Rollout
- Rockets' Red Glare! NASA Marks Fourth of July with Double Launch
- Name Texas' Space Shuttle: Space Center Houston Launches Contest
- Photos: Tour Space Center Houston, A Museum in Pictures
- Astronauts Auctioning Artifacts for Asteroid-Hunting Space Telescope
- NASA's Fourth of July Fireworks: 2 Rockets Launching Today
- Fireworks and the Moon Dazzle in Spectacular Photo
- Astronaut Chris Hadfield to Write 'Guide to Life on Earth'
- July 3
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- Fourth of July in Space: How Astronauts Celebrate
- See Venus Near Cosmic Beehive Tonight
- Hubble Telescope Snaps 'Comet of the Century' Fireworks (Video)
- Canada's Star Astronaut Chris Hadfield Goes Out With a Big Bang
- Photos: Star Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Farewell Concert
- Mercury's Volcanic Facelift Belies Planet's True Age
- Sun Unleashes Solar Fireworks Preview for July Fourth
- Image of the Day: June 2013
- 'Star Trek' on Pluto? It Could Really Happen, Scientists Say
- Mars Rover Curiosity Captures Video of Martian Moonrise
- A Blue Sun? Solar Photographer Snaps Strange View of Our Star (Photo)
- July 2
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- SETI Evolution: Searching for Aliens Using Whale Songs and Radios (Op-Ed)
- NASA Team Passes 1st Stage in Military Robotics Challenge
- Wow! Stargazer Captures Supermoon Over Grand Canyon (Photo)
- India Launches Its First Navigation Satellite
- Russia Halts Proton Rocket Launches After Explosive Crash
- Houston's Space Shuttle to Get New Name in Texas Contest
- 2 Pluto Moons Get New Names (Sorry 'Star Trek' Fans)
- Radiation Fears Shouldn't Hold Back Mars Colonization (Op-Ed)
- Russian Rocket Crash Details Revealed
- Photos: Russia's Proton Rocket Launch Crash of July 2013
- Space History Photo: John C. Houbolt
- Seeing Space Shuttle Atlantis Fills Reporter with Inspiration ... and Regret
- Satellite Software Adapted for Alzheimer's Brain Scans
- Scientists Work to Protect Earth's Power Grids from Extreme Solar Storms
- Russian Rocket Explodes and Crashes In Failed Launch
- July 1
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- Meteor Shower and Dancing Planets to Grace July Night Sky
- 60 Billion Alien Planets Could Support Life, Study Suggests
- ENDER'S GAME Comic-Con Promotion Planned - Without Card
- NASA Launches New Website Look
- Photos: Rare Meteorite Found in Minnesota
- Farmers Discover Rare Meteorite in Minnesota Corn Field
- Space History Photo: X-29 in Flight
- Incredible Technology: How to Make Interstellar Spaceflight a Reality
- NASA Shuts Down Galaxy-Hunting Space Telescope
- Photos: Galaxy Images from NASA's GALEX Space Telescope
- Gallery: Visions of Interstellar Starship Travel
- Scientists Use Earth to Understand Possible Life in the Universe