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- August 31
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- Yearlong Mock Mars Mission Will Test Mental Toll of Isolation
- LEGO to Launch: Astronaut from Denmark Taking Danish Toys to Space Station
- Cassini Watches Enceladus Fizz Into Space
- Our Galaxy's Heart Glows in Psychedelic X-Ray Light
- 'How We'll Live on Mars': Q&A with Author Stephen Petranek
- NASA to Study Uranus, Neptune Orbiters
- 'Galaxy Quest' Movie May Become TV Show
- NASA Mulling Life-Hunting Mission to Saturn Moon Enceladus
- Life Might Spread Across Universe Like an 'Epidemic' in New Math Theory
- August 30
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- August 28
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- Beyond Pluto: 2nd Target Chosen for New Horizons Probe
- Venus Displays Its Brilliant Morning Finery for the Fall
- Solar Storms Are Amping Up the Northern Lights This Week
- Stunning Rainbow Jets from Dying Stars Spied by Hubble (Video)
- How to Find 'Strange Life' on Alien Planets
- NASA Tech Aims for Precise Landings on Mars (Video)
- Syfy Channel's 'Dark Matter' Finale Tonight Brings Shocking Revelation
- August 27
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- Boots on Mars by 2050, 'The Martian' Author Says (Video)
- NASA's Next Nuclear-Powered Mars Rover: Building the Beast
- Photos Show How NASA Removed Tanks from Retired Space Shuttles for Station
- Scientists Send Kombucha to Space in Search for Extraterrestrial Life
- No, Mars Won't Be As Big as the Moon in the Sky Tonight
- Lonely Supernova Likely Exiled by Merging Black Holes
- New NASA Satellites Could Help Improve Hurricane Warnings
- Sampling Enceladus: Is Earth Ready for Pieces of Saturn Moon's Plumes?
- August 26
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- NASA Crashes Plane to Test Emergency Beacons (Video)
- New NASA Model Maps Sea Level Rise Like Never Before (Video)
- Forget the 'Supermoon': What's Actually Happening at Lunar Perigee
- India's 1st Mars Probe Captures Stunning 3D View of Huge Chasm
- Earth Germs on Spacecraft: A Push for New Protections
- 'Star Trek: Renegades' Fan Film Warps Online on YouTube
- August 25
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- Giant Washington Wildfire Spotted from Space (Photo)
- Has Stephen Hawking Just Solved a Huge Black-Hole Mystery?
- Meet George Jetson! Milky Way Spans Skyway in Futuristic Photo
- 'Lonely Mountain' on Dwarf Planet Ceres Shines in Jaw-Dropping Photos
- Photos: Hurricane Katrina From Space
- Stem Cells Survive Wild Ride on Prototype Space Capsule
- 'The Martian' Shows 9 Ways NASA Tech Is Headed to Mars
- Private Space Stations Could Be a Reality by 2025
- Billionaires Wanted to Fund Private Mars Colony
- August 24
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- Farewell Dione: Cassini Snaps Last Close Photos of Saturn Moon
- '8 Days or Bust' +50: Gemini 5 Made History with 1st Crew Mission Patch
- Watch the Milky Way Shine Over California’s King Range in This Awesome Video
- High-Res NASA Video of Hurricane Katrina Could Improve Forecasting
- Sun Unleashes Medium-Strength Solar Flare (Photo)
- Harbor Seal Photobombs Stargazer's Milky Way Snapshot in Maine
- Fire Fountains of the Ancient Moon Explained
- Biggest Solar Flares and Sun Storms of 2015 in Photos
- Star Tunes: Composer Sets Twinkling Data to Music
- Plasma Rocket Technology Receives NASA Funding Boost
- Japanese Cargo Ship Delivers Mouse House, Booze and More to Space Station
- August 23
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- August 21
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- Meeting Pluto: Upcoming Kavli Hangout Explores New Horizons (LIVE)
- The Great American Total Solar Eclipse Is Coming 2 Years from Today
- One Direction Goes to Space with NASA in 'Drag Me Down' Music Video
- Smithsonian's 1st Kickstarter Raises $720,000 to 'Reboot' Spacesuits
- Saturn's Moon Dione: Photos from Cassini's Final Close Flyby
- A Day in Space? For Scott Kelly, It's Work, TV (But No Laundry!)
- First Ad on the Moon: Lunar Billboard for Pocari Sweat to Fly in 2016
- Booze Sent to Space to Explore 'Mellow' Mechanism
- Why Does Comet 67P Sing? Scientists Think They Know
- Giant Galaxies May Be Better Cradles for Habitable Planets
- US-China Space Freeze May Thaw with Historic New Experiment
- Digital Calendar Shows Best Images from NASA Space Telescope
- Wormhole Created in Lab Makes Invisible Magnetic Field
- Ghostly Particles from Outer Space Detected in Antarctica
- August 20
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- European Rocket Launches 2 Communications Satellites Into Orbit
- 'The Martian' Lands at NASA's Mars Mission Control (Photos)
- Where Is All the Dark Energy and Dark Matter?
- Astronaut Captures Spectacular Time-Lapse Videos of Earth from Space
- NASA Orders 2 More Space Station Cargo Missions from Orbital ATK
- Missile Defense Agency Progressing on Redesigned Kill Vehicle
- You Can Send Your Name to Mars Aboard NASA's InSight Lander
- Pulsar Proves Gravitational Constant is 'Rock-Solid'
- Where Will NASA's 2020 Mars Rover Land?
- August 19
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- No Asteroid Is Threatening to Hit Earth Next Month, NASA Says
- 'How We'll Live on Mars' (US 2015): Book Excerpt
- Curiosity Rover Snaps Awesome Selfies on Mars During Mountain Trek
- Epic Trailer for 'The Martian' Questions the Value of a Human Life in Space
- 'Star Trek' Fan Film Recruits Real-Life Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti
- To Build a Gas Giant Planet, Just Add Pebbles
- Smoke from Wildfires in California, Washington Seen from Space (Photos)
- Young Children Aim for 'Tomorrowland' in Summer Space Challenge
- It's National Aviation Day and NASA Wants You to Celebrate
- Japan Launches Vital Supplies (and Mouse House) Toward International Space Station
- It's Full of Stars! Brilliant Cluster Captured in New Images, Video
- Mars Shines with Cosmic Beehive This Week: How to See It
- To Pluto and Beyond: Planetarium Show Wows Space Fans
- Cosmic Forensics Pinpoint Stellar Suspects in Supernovae (Kavli Roundtable)
- August 18
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- Radical! Neon Found on the Moon
- Starship Enterprise vs. Superman: Who's the Fastest Sci-Fi Spacefarer? (Graphic)
- Saturn's Weirdest Ring Explained: Ancient Collision Caused It
- Enormous Red Sprites Seen From Space (Update)
- Japanese Supply Ship to Launch Toward Space Station: How to Watch Live
- 'Eiffel Tower' Prominence Towers Over The Sun
- Viking Aurora: Northern Lights Wow Photographer in Newfoundland
- Inflatable Habitats: From the Space Station to the Moon and Mars?
- Mars Hoax Returns to Mislead Stargazers
- Everyone's an Astronaut: Virtual Reality Shoots for the Moon (and Beyond)
- Yes, Even the Equator Can Get Slammed by Solar Storms
- August 17
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- 'Star Wars' Lands Coming to Disneyland, Disney World
- Ace Solar Observatory to Make 3,000th Comet Discovery
- Constellation Sagittarius: Archer, Dipper or Teapot?
- Breathtaking Purple and Green Auroras Leave Photographer Awestruck
- Venera 7, 1st to Send Data from Venus Surface, Launched 45 Years Ago
- Tianjin Explosions Seen from Space (Photo)
- Wild Inflatable Space Elevator Idea Could Lift People 12 Miles Up
- NASA Extracting Tanks from Retired Shuttle Endeavour for Use on Space Station
- Spacecraft Makes Final Close Flyby of Saturn Moon Dione Today
- Earth-Like Alien World Could Have Vast Oceans
- If Pluto Keeps Spewing Nitrogen, Why Is It Still Full of It?
- August 16
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- August 14
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- Perseid Meteor Shower Still Stunning This Weekend
- Floods & Drought: NASA Satellites Map 'Tale of 2 Countries' in US
- My Planet from Space: UN Photo Exhibit Showcases Earth's Stunning Beauty
- My Planet From Space: Fragility and Beauty (Gallery)
- Syfy Channel Bringing 4 Awesome Sci-Fi Books to TV Soon
- Why Magnetars Should Freak You Out
- Wild Sunspot Activity Looks Tamer in 400-Year Recount
- Jupiter's Great Red Spot May Yield Its Colorful Secret in a Lab
- Tiniest Monster Black Hole Discovered
- Gecko Feet Inspire Climbing Space Robots
- Mystery Deepens: Matter and Antimatter Are Mirror Images
- 'Star Wars' Hits the Runway with New Makeup Campaign
- August 13
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- NASA Test-Fires Engine for Next-Generation Megarocket (Video)
- Red Planet Fashion: Mars Colony Project Inspires Sportswear Line
- Found! 'Young Jupiter,' the Smallest Exoplanet Directly Seen by Telescope
- 'Young Jupiter' 51 Eridani b: Why Directly Imaging an Exoplanet Is Big (Kavli Q+A)
- US Military's Top-Secret X-37B Space Plane Mission Nears 3-Month Mark
- 'Best Meteor Shower in Years': Perseids Put on a Spectacular Show
- Amazing Perseid Meteor Shower Photos of 2015
- Launch Date Set for Space Center Houston Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Attraction
- Astronaut Chris Hadfield Releasing 'Space Sessions' Album Recorded in Orbit
- Comet and Rosetta Spacecraft Make Closest Approach to the Sun
- Elysium Space Gets Into the Moon Burial Business
- August 12
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- Perseid Meteor Shower Weather Forecast: Clear Skies for Most of US Tonight
- Wow! Ocean Glows an Ethereal Blue Under Milky Way's Starlight (Photo)
- Bright Jet Erupts from Rosetta Spacecraft's Active Comet (Photo)
- In-Space Satellite Construction May Be Coming Soon
- Bang! Exploding Star Reveals Lithium Discovery
- Eagle-Eyed NASA Mars Orbiter Launched 10 Years Ago Today
- NASA Europa Mission Team Meets for 1st Time
- How Much Contamination is OK on NASA's Mars 2020 Rover?
- NASA Joins Tumblr to Explore the Social Media Frontier
- Promising Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to See It
- Your Vote Wanted to Help Name 32 Alien Worlds
- August 11
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- William Shatner, 'Star Trek' Fans Honor Leonard Nimoy with Epic Selfie Mosaic
- For the Love of Spock! Leonard Nimoy Documentary Surpasses Kickstarter Goal
- Perseid Meteor Shower Gets a Boost from Dark Moon, Jupiter
- Asteroid Mining May Be a Reality by 2025
- Publicly Chosen Names for Alien Planets to Be Announced Today
- NASA Offers Rocket Rides for Tiny Cubesats
- August 10
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- Spacewalking Cosmonauts Give Space Station Window a Shine
- Peanut-Shaped Asteroid Zooms Past Earth in Incredible Video
- It's Official: The Universe Is Dying Slowly
- SpaceVR Kickstarter Project Aims to Put Virtual-Reality Camera in Space
- Mountaineer Spies the Milky Way from the Himalayas (Photo)
- Detecting Ripples in Space-Time, with a Little Help from Einstein
- Milky Way Shines Over House in Awesome 'Astro-Paparazzi' Photo
- Asteroid Impact Early-Warning System's 1st Telescope Up and Running
- Space Station Cosmonauts Taking Spacewalk Today: Watch It Live
- In pictures: The most memorable spacewalks in history
- 'Fantastic Four' Jettisons Space-Age Origins of Marvel's First Family
- Surprising Math Rules of Saturn's Rings Revealed
- Epic Year-Long Mock Mars Mission to 'Launch' in Hawaii
- Poll: Do You Think Our Universe Is a Simulation?
- August 9
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- August 7
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- More than Space Salad: Zero-G Botany is Rewriting Textbooks
- US Military Awards New Contracts for XS-1 Space Plane
- Oddball Asteroid Outcasts Spied by Infrared Space Telescope
- From Atlas to Vulcan: 34 Years of Rocket Evolution in 1 Image
- See Mercury, Jupiter and Bright Star Form a Celestrial Trio at Sunset
- The Mystery of Dwarf Planet Ceres' Missing Craters
- Giant Mystery Ring of Galaxies Should Not Exist
- Best Planets to See in August's Night Sky
- Slooh Webcast to Mark Rosetta Comet Mission's Closest Sun Approach Saturday
- 2nd Woman Shuttle Commander Recounts Spaceflight Joys, Challenges
- August 6
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- JetHawks Baseball Team Honoring Astronaut with Bobblehead
- Fly Over Ceres' Mysterious Mountain and Bright Spots in Incredible Video
- Planet Earth Shines in Weather Satellite's 1st Photo from Space
- NASA to Pay Russia Another $490 Million to Fly Astronauts on Soyuz Spacecraft
- Space Image of the Day Gallery (July 2015)
- Eight Months on 'Mars': Looking Back at a Mock Space Mission
- US Senate Passes Commercial Space Bill
- Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek's 'Uhura,' Will Fly on NASA's SOFIA Observatory
- Rosetta 1 Year Later: Historic Comet Mission Still Intrigues
- Moon Crosses Earth's Face in Amazing Million-Mile Video
- August 5
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- Ancient Galaxy Is Most Distant Ever Found
- Drones in Space! NASA's Wild Idea to Explore Mars (Video)
- Opuntia or Ogmios? New Exoplanet Names To Be Announced Next Week
- Monstrous Whirling Gas Cloud Reveals Clues About Galaxy Formation
- Satellite Spies Super Typhoon Soudelor from Space (Photo)
- Ghost of a Dying Star Hints at Sun's Future
- Tiny Cubesat Will Hunt for Water Ice on the Moon
- 3 Years on Mars! Curiosity Rover Reaches Milestone
- August 4
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- Indiegogo Campaign Seeks Funds to Rebuild 'Mars' Greenhouse
- These Weird Red Arcs on Saturn's Moon Tethys Can't Be Explained
- Living on 'Mars': 8-Month HI-SEAS Mock Space Mission in Photos
- Saturn Moons Stare Up at Ringed Planet in Gorgeous New Photo
- Kickstarter Launches to Build a Mini-James Webb Space Telescope
- Apollo Moon Rocket Engines Recovered by Amazon CEO Preserved for Display
- How Will NASA's New Horizons Mission to Pluto Be Remembered?
- NASA Asteroid-Sampling Mission Being Readied for 2016 Launch
- They're Full of Stars! Students Find Densest Galaxies in the Universe
- August 3
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- Space Station Crosses the Moon in Awesome NASA Photos
- Startup Makes Progress in Beamed Propulsion for Reusable Launch Vehicles
- NASA Picks Finalists For Small Astrophysics Missions
- Vader Crater, Kirk & Spock! 'Star Wars,' 'Star Trek' Collide on Pluto Moon
- 3D Supernova Simulation Turns Back Clock on Star Explosions
- 'Snowball Earth' Might Be Slushy
- International Astronomical Union Meeting Kicks Off in Hawaii
- Is That Really Alien Life? Scientists Worry Over False-Positive Signs
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