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- October 31
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- Watch Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Interview with SPACE.com
- Promising Comet ISON Gives Perplexing Performance En Route to Sun
- China's Next Moon Mission Targets Lunar 'Bay of Rainbows'
- 'Ender's Game' Film Got Zero Gravity Tips from Real-Life Astronaut
- Chinese Surveillance Payload Put in Orbit by Long March 2C
- Space Station Astronaut Celebrates Halloween With Special Costume
- Science in Space: Contest Selects Experiments Headed for Space Station
- Cosmic Lights: Bright Venus, Solar Eclipse Dominate Sky This Week
- 'Screaming' Witch Head Nebula Brews Up Baby Stars (Photo)
- It's Time to Send Americans into the Inner Solar System (Op-Ed)
- Space History Photo: Lockheed C-141 Model in TDT
- Haunting Photos: The Spookiest Nebulas in Space
- Wanted: Volunteers for Yearlong Mock Mars Mission in Canadian Arctic
- Happy Halloween! Witch's Broom and Wizard Nebula Shine in Dazzling Cosmic Photos
- October 30
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- Want to Shape Human Spaceflight's Future? Send a Tweet
- China's 'Airpocalypse' Tracked by NASA Satellite
- Mars Rover Curiosity Eyes Next Science Target
- Actor Tim Allen, Voice of Buzz Lightyear, Narrates New Moon Exploration Film
- Giant Halloween Solar Storm Sparked Earth Scares 10 Years Ago (Video)
- Strange 'Lava World' Is Most Earthlike Alien Planet Yet
- Best Stargazing Events of November 2013 (Sky Map Gallery)
- Photos: 'Ender's Game' Film Brings Sci-Fi Classic to Life
- Dark Matter Eludes Scientists in 1st Results from Super-Sensitive Detector
- Space History Photo: OMEGA (One-Man Extravehicular Gimbal Arrangement)
- WATCH LIVE NOW: First Results From Dark Matter Detector to Be Unveiled Today
- Private Dream Chaser Space Plane Builders Investigate Landing Gear Malfunction
- Rare Hybrid Solar Eclipse May Be Visible from Eastern US Sunday
- Astropumpkins! Space Photographer Carves Cosmic Pumpkins for Halloween
- October 29
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- Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit Lands on List of '101 Objects that Made America'
- Trailer Truck-Size Asteroid to Buzz Earth Inside Moon's Orbit Today
- Space History Photo: "Orion" Seen From the Rover
- Farewell, 'Albert Einstein': Europe's Huge Cargo Ship Leaves Space Station
- Was the Early Moon Made of Magma 'Mush'?
- Inside 'Ancillary Justice': Q&A with Sci-Fi Author Ann Leckie
- Private Dream Chaser Space Plane Skids Off Runway After Milestone Test Flight (Video)
- Autumn Skywatching: Celestial Soap Opera Wheels Across Night Sky
- Spooky Nebula is Coldest Known Object in Universe (Photo)
- Incredible Technology: Laser Space Communications for Interplanetary Travel
- October 28
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- Astronaut Chris Hadfield Visits SPACE.com Thursday: Questions Wanted
- NASA's Next Mars Mission Poised for Nov. 18 Launch
- Astronaut Spies Mount Etna Eruption from Space
- Autumn Galaxies Reign in Night Sky This Week
- Astronaut Chris Hadfield Launching Book Tour for 'Guide to Life on Earth'
- Private Space Plane Suffers Landing Gear Glitch in Drop Test
- Active Sun Fires Off 3rd Huge Solar Flare in 3 Days (Video)
- Space History Photo: Apollo 16 Recovery
- Diamond Planets Likely Dry and Inhospitable for Alien Life
- October 27
- October 26
- October 25
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- Stunning Northern Lights Over Maine's Moosehead Lake a 'Sight to Behold' (Photo)
- Space Halloween Pumpkins a Cosmic Treat (Photos)
- Global Effort Needed to Defend Earth from Asteroids, Astronauts Tell UN
- Wow! Stargazer Snaps Amazing Photos of Comet ISON
- NASA Space Telescopes to Peer Deeper Into Universe Than Ever Before
- Sun Fires Off 2nd Monster Solar Flare in 1 Day (Video)
- Jupiter and the Moon Rendezvous Tonight: How to Watch
- Earth's Water Likely Came from Very Early Asteroid Strikes
- Space History Photo: Apollo 14 EVA View
- Sun Erupts With Two Major Solar Flares (Video)
- Spring on Saturn's Moon Titan Reveals Amazing Views of Otherworldly Lakes (Photos)
- October 24
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- Astronauts to Discuss Asteroid Threat to Earth Friday: How to Watch Live
- Mars Rover Opportunity Begins Climbing Martian Hill
- Saturn's Faintest Rings Shine in New NASA Photos
- Should We Remake Mars in Earth's Image?
- Japan Test-Fires 'Space Cannon' to Shoot Asteroid
- Space History Photo: Sheila Scott
- Europe's Planck Space Telescope 'Time Machine' Shuts Down
- Stunning Photo of Cosmic 'Cygnus Wall' Captured by Amateur Astronomer
- European Mars Rover Prototype Takes Big Test Drive in Chile Desert
- Photos: Europe's Mars Rover Prototype Takes a Test Drive
- October 23
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- Alien Planet Count Passes 1,000 Worlds, a Milestone
- Zap! NASA Laser Breaks Space Communications Record
- European Satellite, Out of Fuel, Will Plunge to Earth Next Month
- India's First Mars Probe Launch Set for Nov. 5
- Ancient Galaxy Is Farthest Ever Seen
- Peter Diamandis, X Prize and Asteroid Mining Innovator, Wins Breakthrough Award
- Extraterrestrial Etiquette: How Should Humanity Interact with Alien Life?
- Space History Photo: Lunarama
- Debut Test Flight Looms for Orion, NASA's Next Manned Spaceship
- Skydiver Felix Baumgartner Celebrates Supersonic 'Space Jump' Anniversary (Video)
- October 22
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- Dmitri Zaikin, Early Soviet Cosmonaut Who Never Flew in Space, Dies at 81
- Astronaut Uses Single Strand of Hair to Move in Zero-G (Video)
- Space History Photo: Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 Rendezvous
- World View's Near-Space Tourism Balloon Rides in Pictures
- For Sale: Balloon Rides to Near-Space for $75,000 a Seat
- Hurricane Raymond Seen from Space (Satellite Photos)
- Meteorite Study Suggests Mars Atmosphere Trapped in Rocks, Not Lost in Space
- NASA Spacecraft Snaps Amazing Photo of Earth En Route to Jupiter
- Photos: Orbital Sciences' 1st Cygnus Spacecraft Flight to Space Station
- 1st Private Cygnus Supply Spacecraft Leaves Space Station
- Europe Launches Space Metal 3D Printing Project
- How Twitter Fans Kept NASA Alive During the US Shutdown (Op-Ed)
- October 21
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- Amateur Astronomer Spots Stunning Rosette Nebula in Full Bloom (Photo)
- Incredible Technology: How to Find Dangerous Asteroids
- Government Shutdown Triggers Minotaur Launch Delay
- How Satellites Watched Russian Meteor Explosion from Space
- 3D Printing Photos: Europe's Project AMAZE for Space Travel
- Space History Photo: Airlock Testing
- Space-Bound Olympic Torch Heads to Launch Site as Cosmonaut Carries Flame
- Orionid Meteor Shower Sparks Bright Fireballs (Video)
- Orionid Meteor Shower Photos of 2013 (Gallery)
- Super-Earth Planet Is More Like Super-Venus, NASA Says
- How Earth's 'Extremophiles' Could Aid Alien Life Search
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of Oct. 18, 2013: A Moon Gazing Guide
- October 20
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- October 18
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- Comet ISON's Green Blaze Captured in Stunning Photo
- Large Asteroid to Buzz Earth in 2032, But Poses Little Threat, NASA Says
- Light from Early Universe Has a Twist
- Space History Photo: Testing Pioneer F Spacecraft
- Spectacular Photo of Saturn's Rings Created by Amateur Astronomer
- 10 Years of Mars Exploration: Red Planet 'Postcards' Tell Rovers' Tale
- NASA Assessing Impacts of Government Shutdown
- Orionid Meteor Shower, Leftovers from Halley's Comet, Set to Peak This Weekend
- Lunar Eclipse Rises With Full Moon Tonight: Watch It Live Online
- October 17
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- Weird Out of Whack Exoplanetary System Discovered
- Potentially Dazzling Comet ISON Still Intact, Hubble Photo Suggests
- Science Gets Graphic in New Comic Books
- Russian Meteor: How Many Tiny Asteroids Buzz Earth?
- SpaceX Hit Huge Reusable Rocket Milestone with Falcon 9 Test Flight (Video)
- Going Back to the Moon Could Settle Questions about Lunar Origin
- 'Astronaut Wives Club' Being Developed as ABC TV Series
- NASA Back Online After Government Shutdown Ends
- Space History Photo: SAFER Tests by Meade and Lee
- Minor Lunar Eclipse on Friday: How to See It
- Mystery of Galaxy Evolution Revealed by Distant Cosmic Lens
- Astronauts Take Underwater Moonwalk In 'Apollo 11 Under the Sea' (Photos)
- 10-Year-Old NASA Space Telescope Now Spying on Alien Planets
- October 16
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- New iPhone App Lets You See Which Spy Satellites Are Watching You
- Stargazer Captures Stunning Image of Edge-On Spiral Galaxy (Photo)
- Stargazing Duo Captures Spectacular Nebulas Shining in Cassiopeia (Photo)
- Biggest Star Ever Found Is Ripping Apart (Photo)
- Superbright Supernovas' Cause Potentially Revealed
- Huge Chunk of Russia Meteorite Pulled from Lake
- Does Mercury Hold Clues to Birth of Earth's Moon?
- How Late Author Tom Clancy Supported Private Spaceflight
- Space History Photo: U.S.N.S. Kingsport, The First Satellite Communication Ship
- 'Black Hole Indigestion' Captured by Giant Radio Telescope (Photos)
- Partial Lunar Eclipse Occurs Friday: How to See It
- October 15
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- 'The Last Days On Mars' Movie Trailer Showcases Future Spaceflight, Horror
- Black Holes May Have 'Hair'
- Red Cent: Mars Rover Curiosity Snaps High-Res Pic of Penny Payload (Photo)
- Stargazer Snaps Beautiful Image of Massive Stellar Nursery
- Mission Possible: Existing Tech Can Take Humans to Mars (Op-Ed)
- China Looms as Main Launch Competition, SpaceX Says
- Is the US Yielding Spaceflight Leadership to China? (Op-Ed)
- India's First Mission to Mars to Launch This Month
- Space History Photo: STS-30 Landing
- China Readies Moon Rover for December Launch
- Space Station Photos: Expedition 37 Mission In Orbit (Gallery)
- October 14
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- Minor Lunar Eclipse to Grace Night Sky This Week
- Astronauts See Strange Cloud in Space from Missile Launch (Photos)
- NASA Astronauts In Space Using Twitter Amid Government Shutdown
- Russian Prime Minister Fires Head of Space Agency
- Government Shutdown Delays Major Private Space Plane Test
- Neptune Shines in Night Sky This Week
- Comet-Chasing Spacecraft to Awake from Deep-Space Hibernation Soon
- SpaceX's Reusable 'Grasshopper' Rocket Soars in Highest Test Flight Yet (Video)
- Space History Photo: 'Spider' Attached to S-IVB Stage
- 'Diamond' Super-Earth Planet May Not Be So Glam
- Iran May Launch Another Monkey Into Space Soon: Reports
- NASA Jupiter Probe Recovers from Earth Flyby Glitch
- Converted Ballistic Missiles Could Launch Aid to Disaster Zones
- October 13
- October 12
- October 11
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- Astrophysicist Explains Critical 'Gravity' Twitter Posts via Facebook
- Photos: Meet Sunjammer, World's Largest Solar Sail
- Fall Night Sky Guide: Eclipses, Comets, Meteor Showers and More
- Geek Chic: TV's 'The Big Bang Theory' In Pictures (Photo Gallery)
- Virgin Galactic's Space Travelers Can't Wait for Private Rocket Rides
- Europe's Gravity-Mapping GOCE Satellite Faces Big Fall from Space
- 'Endeavour Fest' Celebrates Space Shuttle Exhibit at California Science Center
- Space History Photo: Historic Handshake
- NASA Jupiter Probe Still In 'Safe Mode' After Earth Flyby Glitch
- Sunjammer, World's Largest Solar Sail, Passes Key Test for 2015 Launch
- Scientists Cook Up Mars-Like Clouds On Earth In Former Nuclear Reactor
- October 10
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- Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter, Second American in Orbit, Dies at 88
- Aurora 7: Astronaut Scott Carpenter's Mercury Flight in Pictures
- Cygnus Spacecraft's Cargo Unloaded by Space Station Astronauts
- Amateur Astronomer Captures Magnificent View of Many-Named Omega Nebula (Photo)
- Tiny Comets Make Double Death Dives Into the Sun (Video)
- A Commercial Observatory Bound for the International Space Station Lands First Customer
- Beer In Space: 11-Year-Old's Tiny Brewery Will Fly to Space Station
- Jupiter Moons Perform Cosmic Shadow Dance This Week
- Watery Asteroid Found Around Dying Star, Potential Habitable Planet Ingredient
- Lonely Alien Planet Discovered Without a Parent Star
- Did Life on Earth Begin with Autocells?
- Northern Lights Dance Over Norway in Spectacular Video
- Wow! Photographer Captures SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Like Never Before (Image)
- Launch Photos: SpaceX's Next-Gen Falcon 9 Rocket Soars on 1st Flight
- Space History Photo: Skylab Shroud in Plum Brook Space Power Facility
- Amazing Photos of Jug-Shaped Nebula Reveal Rare Cosmic Sight
- Sun Unleashes Strongest Solar Flare In 2 Months (Video)
- Higgs Boson's Nobel Nod Marks 'Fantastic Day' for Particle Physics
- NASA Jupiter Probe Suffers Glitch After Earth Flyby
- October 9
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- Defending Mount Marilyn: Astronauts Want Moon Landmark Names Recognized
- NASA Spacecraft Slingshots By Earth On Way to Jupiter, Snaps Photos
- Weird Orbits of Pluto's Moons Caused By Huge Collision
- Potentially Dazzling Comet ISON Should Survive Sun Encounter, Study Suggests
- Diamond Rain May Fill Skies of Jupiter and Saturn
- Wanted: Astronomers’ Stories About Government-Shutdown Impacts
- Weird Shift of Earth's Magnetic Field Explained
- Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: A Stargazer's Guide
- New Tech Could Transform Search for Intelligent Alien Life, SETI Says
- Jupiter Science Rules! Bill Nye the Science Guy Launches New Web Series
- NASA's Jupiter-Bound Juno Spacecraft Buzzes Earth Today: Watch It Live
- Space History Photo: Wisoff on the Arm
- First Evidence of Comet Striking Earth Found in Egypt
- Meet 'The Afronauts': Artist Recalls Zambia's Forgotten Space Program (Photos)
- 'The Afronauts': Zambia Space Program Stars in Art Exhibit (Photos)
- October 8
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- Jupiter-Bound NASA Probe to Grab Speed Boost from Earth Flyby Wednesday
- 6 Super-Fast Alien Planets May Be Skimming the Surface of Their Stars
- Photos of Neptune, The Mysterious Blue Planet
- Milky Way Galaxy Glows In Brilliant Maltese Night Sky (Photos)
- Virgin Galactic's Private Spaceship Passengers Taste Weightlessness on ZERO-G Flight
- Meteorites from Russian Meteor Explosion Reveal Signs of Cosmic Crashes
- Neptune's 'Lost' Moon Spotted for 1st Time In 20 Years (Photos)
- Space History Photo: The First Space Shuttle External Tank
- Promising Comet ISON's Solar System Trek: 5 Amazing Facts
- Space Station Crosses the Sun in Amazing Photo
- Higgs Boson Physicists Snag Nobel Prize
- 3D-Printed Rocket Engine Built By Students Passes Big Test (Video)
- October 7
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- Government Shutdown Knocks US Radio Telescopes Offline
- Astronaut Leroy Chiao: 'Gravity' Works, If You Don't Focus on the Physics (Op-Ed)
- Shape of Huge Asteroid with 2 Moons Revealed By SETI, Amateur Astronomers
- Astrophysicist Questions Science of New Movie 'Gravity' via Twitter
- Jupiter-Bound NASA Spacecraft Will Swing By Earth Wednesday
- NASA's New Moon Probe Enters Lunar Orbit
- 'Gravity' Rockets to No. 1 at Box Office, Sets Record Opening
- Life on Alien Planets Trickier to Find Than Previously Thought
- Space Image of the Day Gallery (September 2013)
- Quick Fusion-Powered Trips to Mars No Fantasy, Scientists Say
- Incredible Technology: How to Use 'Shells' to Terraform a Planet
- October 6
- October 5
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- Houston's Space Shuttle Replica Christened 'Independence'
- The Spaceships of 'Gravity': A Spacecraft Movie Guide for Astronauts
- Astronauts Emerge from Cave After Underground Spaceflight Training
- Best Space Photos of the Week - Oct. 5, 2013
- Government Shutdown Could Be Big Setback for NASA and Taxpayers, Former Astronaut Says
- October 4
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- 'Gravity' Hidden History: Five Space 'Easter Eggs' in Astronaut Movie Out Now
- SPACE.com Malware Notifications Are Incorrect
- Moon Dances with Three Planets in Sky Shows on Sunday, Tuesday
- 'Gravity' Gives Audience Sense of Life in Space, Astronaut Says (Video)
- Early October Skywatching: Summer Still Reigns in Evening Sky
- Super-Earth or Mini-Neptune? New Technique to Probe Exoplanet Habitability
- Historic Moon Engine Mockup Takes Short Trip to New L.A. Display
- Space History Photo: "Eagle" In Lunar Orbit
- In 'Gravity,' Sandra Bullock Gives Space a Human Heart, Finally (Commentary)
- NASA's Next Mars Probe Cleared for Launch Despite Government Shutdown
- October 3
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- Making 'Gravity': How Filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón Created 'Weightlessness' Without Spaceflight
- NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab Still Open for Business During Government Shutdown
- Giant Radio Telescope Reaches Full Power with 66 Antennas
- Virgin Galactic, NBC to Launch 'Space Race' Reality TV Show
- Brilliant Meteor Streaks Over Baltic Sea (Photo)
- 'Gravity' Reality Check: Alfonso Cuarón, Sandra Bullock Talk Fact vs. Fiction (Video)
- Spectacular October Night Sky Photos by Stargazers: 2013 (Gallery)
- Space History Photo: Ames 5 Degrees-of-Motion Simulator
- Potentially Dazzling Comet ISON Spotted from Mars by Spacecraft (Photo)
- World Space Week Launches Friday on Sputnik Anniversary
- 3D Printing on Mars Could Be Key for Martian Colony
- October 2
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- Beer Made with Moon Dust Blends Brewer and Spacesuit Maker Skills
- Uranus Shines At Its Best Thursday: How to See It
- US Space Weather Tracking Website Still Active Despite Government Shutdown
- Solar Fallout from Sun Eruption Crashes Into Earth (Video)
- Space Junk Cleanup Satellite Launching on Swiss Space Plane in 2018
- Explosive Supervolcanoes May Have Rocked Ancient Mars
- Photos: Mars Volcano Views Revealed by Spacecraft
- Space History Photo: Northrop T-38A Talon
- Should the Higgs Boson Win This Year's Physics Nobel?
- Clouds On Alien Planet Mapped for 1st Time (Image)
- Ideas Wanted for NASA's 2020 Mars Rover, But Government Shutdown Adds Challenge
- 'Star Wars' Film Set Feels the Force of Fast-Moving Sand Dune
- October 1
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- Bill Nye the Science Guy Booted Off 'Dancing With the Stars' (Video)
- Search for Dangerous Asteroids Continues Despite Government Shutdown
- Upper Stage of New Falcon 9 Rocket Did Not Explode After Launch, SpaceX Says
- Comet ISON Buzzing Mars Now: A Telescope Viewing Guide
- Government Shutdown Could Threaten NASA's Next Mars Probe Launch
- Giant Impact That Formed the Moon Blew Off Earth's Atmosphere
- Strange Super-Earth Planet Has 'Plasma' Water Atmosphere
- 'Sputnikfest': How Wisconsin Celebrates Historic Fall of Soviet Satellite
- A Cosmic 'Tardis': What the Universe Has In Common with 'Doctor Who'
- 'Gravity' Movie Mission Patches Shaped by Real Space History
- Happy 55th Birthday, NASA! Now Everybody Go Home
- Photos: Underwater Astronauts Practice Space Exploration on Ocean Floor
- Space History Photo: Conrad and Cooper Practice Survival Training
- Government Shutdown In Space: NASA Astronauts Safe on Space Station
- New Asteroid-Capture Mission Idea: Go After Earth's 'Minimoons'
- NASA's New Moon Probe Begins Final Leg of Lunar Trek
- Wild Idea: Reusable 'Slingatron' Launch Concept Could Slingshot Probes to Space
- NASA Interactive Reveals New Earth Perspectives (Op-Ed)
