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- August 31
- August 30
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- Mars Landslides Spawned By Weird Double-Layered Craters
- See Two Cosmic Crowns Sparkle In the Night Sky
- Labor Day In Space: Astronauts Take Time Off, Too
- On Giant Blue Alien Planet, It Rains Molten Glass
- 30 Years Ago: First African-American Launches into Space
- Moon and Jupiter Team Up in Saturday Morning Sky
- Space History Photo: Apollo 16 Astronauts Inspect Lunar Rover
- Ghostly Moon 'Fog Bow' Glows Over Finland Lake (Photo)
- Brilliant Meteor Streaks Over English Castle (Photo)
- Purple Haze Clouds Starry Night View in Stunning Photo
- 'Space Slinky' Erupts from Giant Black Hole (Video)
- Is NASA's Plan to Lasso an Asteroid Really Legal?
- August 29
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- Matt Damon Joins Cast of Sci-Fi Thriller 'Interstellar'
- Former JPL Director Bruce Murray Dies at 81
- Sci-Fi Film 'Gravity' Launches At Venice Film Festival
- NASA Funds 6 Futuristic Space Exploration Tech Ideas
- The Scoop on Space Poop: How Astronauts Go Potty
- 'Space Tourism' Added to Oxford Dictionary
- Scientists Spark Auroras In a Bottle for Traveling Northern Lights Show
- First 'Trojan' Asteroid Companion of Uranus Found
- Milky Way's Giant Black Hole Spits Out Its Food
- Curiosity Rover Snaps Best Mars Solar Eclipse Photos Ever
- Space History Photo: X-15 Mounted to B-52 Mothership Pylon in Flight
- Archaeological Preserve Named New Dark-Sky Park
- Mars Rover Curiosity Drives Solo for First Time
- China's First Moon Rover Will Launch By End of the Year
- Air Force Study Reveals Threats to US Space Activities
- August 28
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- Astronauts Recreate Scary Spacesuit Leak In Orbit (Video)
- 3D-Printed Rocket Part Passes Biggest NASA Test Yet (Video)
- Earth Life Likely Came from Mars, Study Suggests
- America's Largest Rocket Launches Top-Secret Spy Satellite
- Spy Satellite Data Reveal Antarctic Ice Vulnerability
- Launch Photos: Huge Delta 4-Heavy Rocket Soars with Secret NROL-65 Satellite
- NASA Satellites Track California's Rim Wildfire from Space
- Saturn Moon Titan Sports Thick Icy Shell & Bizarre Interior
- America's Largest Rocket Set for Launch Today
- Oldest Sun-Like Star Previews Sun's Fate
- Scientists Construct Huge 20-Ton Mirror for Next Mega-Telescope
- NASA's Next Mars Mission to Unravel Secrets of Red Planet's Atmosphere
- Private Mars Colony Project Undaunted by Application Shortfall
- Mars as Big as the Moon? No, Stargazing Hoax Hits Facebook
- Are Exoplanets Orbiting Red Dwarf Stars too Dry for Life?
- August 27
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- NASA Will Crash Helicopter for Science Wednesday: Watch It Live
- Moon Water Discovery Hints at Mystery Source Deep Underground
- Third Mirror Cast for Giant Magellan Telescope: Photos
- Supernova Shockwave Streaks Through Space at 8 Miles Per Second
- Website Chronicles Apollo Moon Rocket Engine Preservation: Watch Live
- Spot a 'Fire-Breathing' Dragon in Night Sky This Week
- Female Astronauts Face Discrimination from Space Radiation Concerns, Astronauts Say
- Artist to Recreate Astronaut's Amazing Space Photos as Body Art
- Italian Astronaut Recounts Near-Drowning in Spacesuit (Video)
- Astronaut Snaps Photo of Raging California Wildfire
- Space History Photo: McCandless with Space Screw Gun
- Weird Science: Wormholes Make the Best Time Machines
- Wow! Massive 'Blue Moon' Looms Over Ancient Italian Castle
- NASA Captures Radar Images of Huge Asteroid Near Earth (Photo)
- Japan Cancels 1st Launch of Next-Generation Epsilon Rocket
- Blue Moon Photos: August Full Moon of 2013 in Pictures
- August 26
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- Russian Meteor Explosion: Space Rock Had Near-Misses Before Impact
- Strange 'Magnetic Monster' Found Lurking Inside Dead Star
- Japanese Satellite to Spy On Other Planets from Earth Orbit
- Ford Studies Space Robots to Boost Car Communication
- Japan's Brainy Epsilon Rocket Launching on 1st Test Flight Tuesday
- Jimmy Buffett Sings About 'That Rocket' Neil Armstrong Rode
- Neptune Shines Best in Telescopes Now: See It Online Tonight
- Space History Photo: NASA F-8A Crusader Supercritical Wing Aircraft
- Incredible Technology: How Astronauts Could Hibernate On Mars Voyage
- Scientists to Announce 'Major Result' from Star Study Wednesday
- August 25
- August 24
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- Best Space Photos of the Week - Aug. 24, 2013
- Best Night Sky Photos of the Week: Aug. 24, 2013
- Weekend Webcasts: See a Huge Asteroid and Distant Supernova
- See Mars Align With Starry Twins Early Sunday
- Happy Birthday Spitzer! NASA's Infrared Space Telescope Hits 10-Year Mark
- Private Space Plane Passes 2nd Captive Flight Test
- Astronaut Honors JFK's Legacy with Medal In Space
- August 23
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- The Truth About Neil Armstrong (Op-Ed)
- Magnificent Lunar Halo Glows Over Malaysia (Photo)
- What Was Frigid 'Snowball Earth' Really Like?
- Giant Telescope Mirror for Future Observatory to Be Cast Saturday
- NASA's Deep-Space Spacecraft Passes Water Recovery Test (Video)
- Do You Have the Right Stuff? NASA's New Astronauts Share What It Takes
- One-Way Mars Trip: Application Deadline for Martian Colony Nears
- NASA's Shuttle-Ferrying Jumbo Jet to Go on Display with Boeing Help
- Space History Photo: The 80 x 40 Foot Wind Tunnel at Ames
- NASA's Vision to Lasso Asteroid: New Concept Art Revealed (Video)
- How It Works: NASA Asteroid-Capture Mission in Pictures
- NASA Moon Dust Probe Ready to Launch from Virginia Coast
- Incredible Technology: How to Make Reusable Rockets for Cheap Space Travel
- August 22
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- Sun Unleashes Another Solar Storm Aimed at Earth
- Spacewalk Photos: Cosmonauts Work Outside Space Station (Aug. 22, 2013)
- Spacewalking Cosmonauts Wave Russia's Flag in Orbit, Tackle Faulty Gear
- 'One Way Astronaut' Film Follows Aspiring Mars Colonists
- NASA Seeking New Uses for Apollo-Shuttle Era Launch Platforms
- Gordon Fullerton, Space Shuttle Test Pilot, Dies at 76
- Space History Photo: Apollo 13 Astronauts Practice Moonwalk at KSC
- Astronaut Sees 'UFO' Near Space Station (Video)
- Cosmonauts Spacewalking Outside Space Station Today: Watch It Live Online
- NASA Resurrecting Old Space Telescope to Hunt Asteroids
- Is China's Space Program Shaping a Celestial Empire?
- August 21
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- NASA Extends Life of Gamma-Ray Hunting Fermi Space Telescope
- New Telescope Tech Takes Sharpest Night Sky Photos Ever
- Sharpest-Ever Night Sky Photos: Gallery
- One of NASA's Newest Astronauts Wrote a Limerick to Get Hired
- Gamma-Ray Universe: Photos by NASA's Fermi Space Telescope
- Photographer Spots Giant Snake-Like Tendril on the Sun (Photo)
- Earth Waves at Saturn in Colossal NASA Collage (Photo)
- Wave at Saturn: Images from NASA's Cosmic Photo Bomb by Cassini Probe
- Photos: Stunning Night Sky Stargazing Images of August 2013
- Stars' Twinkling Light Reveals Gravity Strength
- Blue Moon Majesty Wows Stargazers (Photos)
- Brilliant Red Sprite Lightning Caught on Film
- Space History Photo: Lunar Landing Research Vehicle in Flight
- Nova Star Explosion Is Visible to the Naked Eye: Where to Look
- Engage! Warp Drive Could Become Reality with Quantum-Thruster Physics
- Earth-Size 'Lava Planet' With 8.5-Hour Year Among Fastest Ever Seen
- Dazzling Meteor Streaks Over Canary Islands (Photo)
- August 20
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- NASA's New Astronaut Class, the '8 Balls,' Reports for Training
- Mars Rover Opportunity Reaches Campsite for Martian Winter
- Hunt for Intelligent Aliens Focuses on Faint Laser Flashes
- Far Out: Ancient Egyptian Jewelry Came from Outer Space
- Sun Fires Solar Storm Directly at Earth
- NASA's Global Plan for Space Exploration Gets an Upgrade
- Comet Makes Suicidal Plunge Into Sun (Video)
- Blue Moon Rises Tonight: 5 Amazing Facts
- Star Birth Drama Captured by Giant Radio Telescope (Photos)
- Amazing Star Birth Photos: ALMA Telescope's Views of Herbig-Haro Object HH 46/47
- Space History Photo: Apollo 13 Recovery Area
- Glowing Northern Lights Dance in Real-Time in Spectacular Aurora Video
- On Strange Lava Planet and Iron World, 'Years' Take Only Hours
- August 19
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- DC-X Rocket Remembered: 'Sputnik of Commercial Space' Joins Space Hall of Fame
- Private Space Plane Passes Runway Tests
- Tuesday's Blue Moon Has Many Names
- New Nova In the Night Sky: A Star Explosion Explained
- New Nova Star Explosion Wows Stargazers: See It Online Today
- Syria Civil War Scars Seen from Space
- Space History Photo: ASTP Saturn IB CDDT
- 'Iron Man' Exoskeleton Could Give Astronauts Superhuman Strength
- Student Contest Launches to Aid Private Manned Mission to Mars
- August 18
- August 17
- August 16
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- Dazzling Star Cluster Shines in Stargazer's Photo
- Rainbow Connection: Bird Soars Near Sundog in Majestic Photo
- Comet Lemmon Photobombs Stargazer's Stunning Space Snapshot
- Area 51 Exists! But Where Are the Aliens?
- Comet ISON: Forecast for Potential 'Comet of the Century' Looks Dim
- Weekend Stargazing: How to See the Summer Triangle
- August's Blue Moon: Lunar Oddity of Night Sky Explained
- Photos: Spacewalking Cosmonauts Add Wiring for Space Station Lab (Aug. 16, 2013)
- The Right Stuff: Book Portrays Most Influential People in Space
- Space History Photo: Rocket Barge on the Pearl River
- Russian Meteor Explosion's Dust Cloud Lingered In Atmosphere for Months
- 20 Years Ago: Novel DC-X Reusable Rocket Launched Into History
- Cosmonauts Taking Spacewalk Outside Space Station Today: Watch It Live
- August 15
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- Wow! Curiosity Rover Captures 2 Mars Moons Together In Stunning NASA Video
- Planet-Hunting Days of NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Likely Over
- Voyager 1 Spacecraft Left Solar System Last Year, Study Suggests
- New 'Nova' Star Explosion Spotted in Night Sky: How to See It
- New Star Explosion: Photos of Nova Delphinus 2013 (Gallery)
- Photos: NASA's DC-X Rocket for Vertical Space Launches & Landings
- 3D Printing In Space: A New Dimension (Photo Gallery)
- Galaxy Anatomy In Early Universe Was a 'Cosmic Zoo'
- Photos: Hubble Space Telescope's Galaxy 'Zoo' Gallery
- Space History Photo: Puncture Rig
- Milky Way Shines Over Crater Lake in Stunning Panorama (Photo)
- August 14
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- SpaceX's Reusable 'Grasshopper' Rocket Leaps Sideways In Amazing Test Flight (Video)
- Disney's 'Tomorrowland' Movie Inspired by Space Memorabilia
- Cosmic Toy Story: Buzz Lightyear in Space (Photos)
- Odd Star Reveals Magnetic Field Around Milky Way's Monster Black Hole
- Starship Congress Warps Into Dallas This Week: How to Watch Online
- 'Cannibal' Monster Galaxies Lose Appetite In Old Age
- NASA Maps Dangerous Asteroids That May Threaten Earth (Photos)
- Pinterest In Space: NASA Astronaut 'Pins' Cosmic Photos from Orbit
- 6 Ways Entrepreneur Elon Musk Is Changing the World
- Space History Photo: Icing Research Tunnel
- Manned Missions to Mars: Is the Moon Really a Stepping Stone?
- Space Photos by Astronaut Karen Nyberg (Image Gallery)
- Mars Food Scientists End 4-Month Mock Space Mission In Hawaii
- Alien Life on Europa? Funding Gap Means We May Never Know (Op-Ed)
- August 13
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- Starry Sky Over Sequoia National Park: Stargazer's Serene Scene (Photos)
- NASA's Juno Spacecraft Is Halfway to Jupiter
- Perseid Meteor Shower of 2013: Amazing Photos by Stargazers
- US Military's 'Space Fence' Shutdown Will Weaken Orbital Surveillance Network
- Alien Planet Eclipse Seen In X-Ray Light: A Cosmic First
- Stargazer's Photos Reveal Spectacular Arizona Night Sky, But No Meteors
- Space History Photo: Atlantis Docked to Mir
- Can Elon Musk's Superfast 'Hyperloop' Transit System Really Be Built?
- Incredible Technology: How to Live on Mars
- Can the International Space Station Really Last Beyond 2020?
- August 12
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- Hyperloop Unveiled: Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel
- Hyperloop Photos: Visionary Elon Musk's Futuristic Transport System (Gallery)
- Space Station Delivery Capsules Now Being Delivered on Houston Mail
- Hyperloop: Billionaire Elon Musk Unveiling Mysterious Travel Technology Today
- Amazing Perseid Meteor Shower Photos: Celestial Fireworks Wow Stargazers
- Japanese Cargo Ship Delivers Fresh Supplies to Space Station
- Space History Photo: Saturn V Third Stage LM Adapter
- What Causes the Sun's Magnetic Field Flip?
- Movie Review: 'Europa Report' Shows Danger, Splendor of Spaceflight
- August 11
- August 10
- August 9
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- Perseid Meteor Shower Draws Hundreds of Skywatchers to National Parks
- Perseid Meteor Shower: Scientists Will Fire Laser Into Meteor Trails
- Behold, the Dumbbell Nebula! Stargazers Flex Cosmic Muscle with Amazing Photo
- Summer Constellations: See Ophiuchus, the Celestial Snake Handler
- Stargazer Snaps Gorgeous Night Sky Photo Over Welsh National Park
- Stunning Space Photos: Gemini Observatory's Advanced Laser Optics Tech (Gallery)
- Schoolgirls Build Homemade Mars Rover You Can Drive
- Sister Act: Schoolgirls Build Working Mars Rover Model (Photos)
- Stargazer Snaps Amazing View of Giant 'Wall' In Space (Photo)
- Hazy Gibbous Moon Glows Over Canada (Photo)
- What Is the 'Hyperloop'? Billionaire Elon Musk to Reveal Futuristic Transportation Idea Monday
- The Real Tech Behind 'Elysium' Exoskeletons
- NASA Picks Rocket to Launch Asteroid Sample-Return Mission
- 'Elysium' Review: Action-Packed Sci-Fi with a Social Conscience
- Space History Photo: Skycrane Helicopter
- Promising Perseid Meteor Shower Will Peak Soon
- August 8
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- Can You Hear a Meteor?
- Oculus Rift, Virtuix Omni Used To "Walk" on Mars
- Hubble Telescope Finds Source of Cosmic Stream Near Milky Way (Photos)
- 7 Awesome Sci-Fi Space Stations from TV and Film
- Early Perseid Meteor Shower Fireballs Seen by NASA (Video)
- 3D Printer Bound for Space Station Passes Key Test
- Manned Mock Mars Mission Wrapping up in Hawaii
- See Venus and Moon Shine Together in Night Sky Friday
- Space History Photo: Apollo 8 Recovery
- Mock Mars Explorers Roam Hawaii: HI-SEAS Food Mission Photos
- NASA Maps Out Goals for Potential Landing On Jupiter's Moon Europa
- Space Station Science: Could Humanity Really Build 'Elysium'?
- August 7
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- Sun's Magnetic Field Flip Won't Doom Earth, Scientists Say
- Brilliant Space Clouds Shine Red & Blue in Telescope Views (Photos)
- NASA Deputy Chief Lori Garver Stepping Down Next Month
- Moon's Close Encounters with Venus, Saturn & Jupiter Explained
- Space History Photo: Ramjet I-40 Engine in Jet Static Lab
- One Year on Mars: NASA Marks Curiosity Rover's Dramatic Martian Year with Birthday Bash
- NASA Seeks New Ideas for Ailing Planet-Hunting Spacecraft's Mission
- August 6
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- Mighty Comet ISON: Space and Earth Telescopes to Track 'Comet of the Century'
- Photos: Earth's Lightning Seen from Space
- Curiosity Rover 'Blazing Trail' for Humans on Mars, NASA Chief Says
- Magnificent Panorama Captures Milky Way Glowing Over White Mountains
- Wow! Stargazer Eyes Beautiful Region Rich in Nebulas (Photo)
- Sun Will Flip Its Magnetic Field Soon
- NASA Celebrates Curiosity Rover’s 1st Year on Mars (Photos)
- Photos: Pink Alien Planet Is Smallest Seen with Sun-Like Star
- Pink Alien Planet Is Smallest Photographed Around Sun-Like Star
- Space History Photo: Apollo Launch Escape System in Wind Tunnel
- Perseid Meteor Shower: August's 'Fireball Champion' Should Dazzle Stargazers
- Former Astronaut Launches Kickstarter Bid for Plasma Rocket Documentary
- One Year on Mars: Curiosity Rover's Chief Scientist John Grotzinger Speaks Out
- NASA Celebrates Curiosity Rover's 1st Year on Mars Today: How to Watch Live
- August 5
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- NASA's Next Mars Probe Arrives at Launch Site
- Barbie On Mars: Why Iconic Doll Launched on Cosmic New Career
- Watch Cargo Ship Chase Space Station Through Night Sky This Week
- 'Elysium' Launches Sci-Fi Space Colony to New Heights (Photos)
- Turning the Corner: Tuesday Marks Summer's Midpoint
- Mattel's Astronaut Barbie Becomes a Mars Explorer with NASA Help
- NASA Medallion Commemorates Curiosity Rover's 1st Year on Mars
- Incredible Technology: How to Build a Space Station Colony
- Barbie and Space Exploration: Iconic Doll's Astronaut Looks (Photos)
- Space History Photo: Schweickart On "The Porch"
- Space Colony Concepts: NASA's 1970s Vision for Giant Space Stations (Gallery)
- NASA's Curiosity Rover Celebrates One Year on Mars
- August 4
- August 3
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- Japan Launches Talking 'Robot Astronaut' Kirobo Into Space
- Photos: Japan Launches HTV-4 Cargo Ship to Space Station
- Kilonova Photos: Hubble Space Telescope's Images of Cosmic Explosion
- Kilonova: Dead-Star Crashes May Spark Mysterious Cosmic Explosions
- Best Space Photos of the Week - Aug. 3, 2013
- Japan Launching Talking Robot & Cargo Into Space Today: Watch It Live
- Jupiter, Mars and Mercury: See a Planet Triple Play This Weekend
- August 2
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- NASA Mulls Waking Space Telescope for Asteroid Hunt
- See the Curiosity Rover's 1st Year On Mars in 2 Minutes (Video)
- Applicants for One-Way Mars Trip to Descend on Washington
- Spaceport America Readies to Welcome Space Tourists
- See Three Asteroids in the Night Sky This Month
- Space Image of the Day Gallery (July 2013)
- Space History Photo: X-1-2 with Pilots Robert Champine, Herb Hoover
- Brilliant Meteor Shower and Comet to Grace August Night Sky
- Sci-Fi Film 'Europa Report' Melds Space Fantasy and Fact
- August 1
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- NASA Finds Blinking Baby Stars with Cosmic 'Hula Hoop'
- NASA's Next Mega-Rocket Passes Key Design Review
- Defining Life: Q&A with Scientist Gerald Joyce
- Images: Best Stargazing Events of August 2013 (Sky Maps)
- 'Miss Mitchell's Comet' Streaks Across Google Doodle Today
- NASA Completes First Review of Asteroid-Capture Concepts
- Sci-Fi Film 'Europa Report' Launches in New York City Tonight
- Hubble Telescope Helps Solve Galaxy-Evolution Mystery
- Scientists Discuss 'Comet of the Century' in Comet ISON Workshop: Watch It Live
