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- April 30
- April 29
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- World Map of Pluto Includes Every Image of Beloved Dwarf Planet
- Weird Tailless Comet, First Ever Seen, Is a Building Block of Earth
- Spectacular NASA Videos Reveal a Sun Storm in Jaw-Dropping 4K HD
- World View Raises $15 Million for High-Altitude Balloon Work
- Replica on the Runway: Mock Orbiter Lands on Real Space Shuttle Strip
- Could Earth's Light Blue Color Be a Signature of Life?
- SpaceX Wins $83 Million Air Force Contract to Launch GPS Satellite in 2018
- Japan Abandons All Hope of Saving Ailing Hitomi Astronomy Satellite
- Touring the Stars of Mid-Spring
- 'A Beautiful Planet': A 3D Film of Earth from Space
- April 28
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- One of Titan's Strange Seas is Pure Methane
- NASA T-38 Jet Reunited with Space Shuttle Enterprise in New York City
- 'Passage to Mars': New Film Follows Voyage to 'Mars on Earth'
- SpaceX's Reusable Falcon 9: What Are the Real Cost Savings for Customers?
- Private Mars Missions: A Red Planet Exploration Roundup
- Appendages Help Microbes Survive Harsh Conditions
- Starliner Simulators: Astronauts 'Fly' Boeing Spacecraft Trainers
- Zap! This Awesome Laser-Armed Telescope Is Fully Operational (Photos)
- NASA Cuts Funds for Mars Landing Technology Work
- Light 'Echos' Used to Measure Size of Baby Star's Crib
- April 27
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- China to Launch Mars Rover in 2020
- SpaceX Will Launch Private Mars Missions as Soon as 2018
- SpaceX's Red Dragon: A Private Mars Mission Plan in Pictures
- Mars Comes to Earth: Scientists 'Visit' Red Planet with Augmented Reality
- NASA's Historic Countdown Clock is Ticking Again for Launch Spectators
- Spot Big Asteroid Juno in the Night Sky
- Say Hello to Our Future Mega-Space Telescope
- Mysterious 'Haloes' on Pluto Puzzle Scientists
- NASA Eyeing New Mars Orbiter Mission
- April 26
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- Earth-Observation Satellite and Einstein-Challenging Physics Experiment Launch Into Space
- Saturn's Crisscrossed Rings Hide Tiny Moon
- Inside 'A Beautiful Planet' IMAX Film's Epic 1st Space Scene | Exclusive Video
- Eavesdropping on Mars: NASA Rover to Record Red Planet's Wind and More
- Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake Has Its Own Moon!
- Dwarf Planet Makemake: An Icy Wonder in Pictures
- Last Flight-Qualified Space Shuttle External Tank Crosses Panama Canal
- Supersharp Mars Photos Show UK's Long-Lost Beagle 2 Lander
- Next-Gen Propulsion System Gets $67 Million from NASA
- Europe Aiming for International 'Moon Village'
- William Shatner: 'Star Trek' Tech Is 'Not That Far-Fetched'
- Wolf-Rayet Stars: Sounds Like Sci-Fi, But Full of Sci-Fact
- April 25
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- 'Axion-like Particles' Probably Not a Dark Matter Answer
- Did Asteroid Impacts Incubate Mars' Ancient Oceans?
- British Astronaut Tim Peake Sets Off-World Record Running Marathon in Space
- Milky Way Over Maine's Penobscot River Captured in Stunning Photo
- Rocket for Giant Satellite-Launching Stratolaunch Airplane Remains a Mystery
- New Horizons Encore? Pluto Probe's Team Proposes Extension
- Hubble Telescope Captures Sharpest Image Yet of Mysterious Red Rectangle
- April 24
- April 22
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- Planet-Hunting Kepler Spacecraft Back in Action After Glitch
- What Happens When Women Get Their Periods in Space
- Earth Is 'A Beautiful Planet' from an Astronaut's-Eye-View
- Skywatching Battle Royale: The Big Dipper vs. the Southern Cross
- Tiny NASA Spacecraft Found Inside 50-Year-Old Time Capsule
- Secretive ANGELS Satellite Part of New Air Force Space Experiments
- Splash of Stars! Sparkling Globular Cluster Wows Skywatcher
- Senate Bill Cuts Other NASA Programs to Fund SLS and Orion
- Watching a Spacecraft Wreck Tumble Through Space
- Look Up! Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight, with Slooh Webcast
- Space Weather Bill Introduced in US Senate
- Exploring the Moon by Hand with Mobile Astronomy Apps
- NASA Marks Earth Day with #24Seven Celebration
- Build a Recycled Spaceship for Earth Day (Video)
- 'A Beautiful Planet': Film Shows Earth from Space in IMAX 3D (Gallery)
- NASA Honors Prince by Tweeting Photo of Purple Nebula
- April 21
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- Smallest Full Moon of 2016: See the Slooh Webcast Tonight
- Does Spaceflight Cause Liver Damage?
- British Astronaut to Queen Elizabeth II: Happy Birthday from Space!
- Earth Pelted with Ashes from Nearby Supernova Explosions
- A 'Bubble' for Hubble: Iconic Telescope Snaps Spectacular Birthday Photo
- Beyond Earth Day: Where Will Alien Life Be Discovered First?
- Space-Time Experiment Could Study Hazardous, Speedy Space Rocks
- Hunt Continues for Gravitational Waves from Black Hole Megamergers
- April 20
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- 'Star Trek Continues': Vic Mignogna Beams Us to a Fan-made Final Frontier
- Odd 'Y' Shape Dominates Saturn Moon Enceladus (Photo)
- Spectacular Auroras Captured in Dramatic New Time-Lapse Video
- 'Space's Deepest Secrets' Premieres on Science Channel Tuesday
- 'Star Trek: Axanar' Fan Film Docked After Copyright Suit from CBS/Paramount
- Moon Rocks' Radioactive Iron Suggests Supernova Blasted Earth
- Some Science Coming from Japan's Ailing Hitomi Satellite
- Surprising Shifts in Pluto Atmosphere Point to Gravity Waves (Photos)
- April 19
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- Rocket Lab Plans Electron Test Launches This Year
- Star's Wobble Could Reveal 'Earth-Like' Exoplanet
- Bright Ceres Crater Looks Like a Stop Sign (Photos)
- 'For the Love of Spock': New Film Honors Leonard Nimoy's Legacy
- Interstellar Dust Found at Saturn
- Possible Light Flash from Black Hole Collision Spotted
- Alien 'Wow!' Signal Could Soon be Explained
- April 18
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- Heart-Shaped Sunspot Fires Off Powerful Flare (Video)
- Jennifer Lawrence Joins Astronaut-Studded 'A Beautiful Planet' IMAX Premiere
- Cosmic Ray Tech May Unlock Pyramids' Secrets
- Ancient Peruvian Mystery Solved From Space
- The First Telephoto Lens Used On the Moon Is Up for Auction
- 'What's It Like In Space' Reveals How to Belch in Zero Gravity and Other Tales
- No, the Moon Won't Turn Green on Wednesday
- A Long, Prosperous Life: Leonard Nimoy Remembered in New Film
- April 16
- April 15
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- Europa's Deforming Ice Is a Surprising Heat Generator
- Obama to Shine Light on Unsung Hero of Astronomy
- The Best Time to See Mercury in 2016 Is Now
- Advice from a Moonwalker: Buzz Aldrin Shares Life Lessons in New Book
- Virtual Reality Comes to Spaceflight: Rocket Tours and Walks on Mars
- No Breakthrough Yet: Stephen Hawking's Interstellar 'Starshot' Faces Challenges
- Giant Green 'Spider' Invades Stellar Nursery in Eerie New Image
- No, 'Planet Nine' Isn't Messing With Cassini's Saturn Orbit
- April 14
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- Stephen Hawking: We Probably Won't Find Aliens Anytime Soon
- Did the Sun Eat a Primordial Super-Earth?
- A Horsehead and Flame: Amateur Photo Reveals Nebula Double Feature
- Astronaut Sees Marvelous Moonset from Space Station (Photo)
- Want to Hide Earth From ET? Try an 'Invisibility Cloak'
- Lost in Space Race: Women Denied Proper Place in History (Op-Ed)
- 'Rise of the Rocket Girls' (US 2016): Book Excerpt
- Win the Spacesuit Worn by Dos Equis' 'Most Interesting Man'!
- Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos Turned Down a $200 Million Trip Around the Moon
- US Military's Satellite-Launching XS-1 Space Plane Could Fly in 2019
- Space Treasures in the Rockies: Inside Lockheed Martin Spaceship Factory
- Photos: Inside Lockheed Martin's Space Projects Facility
- April 13
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- What Do We Know About Alpha Centauri?
- Galaxy Cluster Gathers Inside a Cosmic 'Furnace' in New Video, Images
- Sun's Giant 'Heart' Sunspot Faces Earth in New Video, Photos
- 'Rise of the Rocket Girls' Tells the Stories of NASA's Women Pioneers
- Spacecraft Powered by 'Green' Propellant to Launch in 2017
- Stephen Hawking's 'Starshot': 5 Fun Facts About Alpha Centauri
- 'Starshot' Interstellar Probes May Hunt for Alien Life Close to Home
- Last Flight-Qualified Space Shuttle External Tank Sets Sail for California
- Head's Up for Beer Lovers: Mars Tech Could Brew Better Bubbles
- How Buzz Aldrin Took a Virtual Walk on Mars
- 100 Years Ago an Exoplanet was Unknowingly Discovered
- Moon Mosaics: Groundbreaking Science Images of Stunning Lunar Science (Op-Ed)
- April 12
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- 'Mars Matters' for the Future of Space Exploration, NASA Chief Says
- Breakthrough Starshot in Pictures: Laser Sail Nanocraft to See Alpha Centauri
- Stephen Hawking to Unveil New Space Exploration Project Tuesday
- Astronomically Far Away: How to Measure the Universe
- Stephen Hawking Helps Launch Project 'Starshot' for Interstellar Space Exploration
- Photos of Mercury from NASA's Messenger Spacecraft
- 'Bizarre' Group of Distant Black Holes are Mysteriously Aligned
- It's Yuri's Night! Here's How to Celebrate 55 Years of Human Spaceflight
- Is the Universe a Simulation? Scientists Debate
- 500,000 Milky Way Stars Shine in Amazing New Video
- Private Space Habitat to Launch in 2020 Under Commercial Spaceflight Deal
- April 11
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- E.T. Beware! SyFy's Alien-Stalking 'Hunters' Premieres Tonight
- Rogue One: Finding the Death Star's Biggest Flaw
- Obama to Talk About Astronaut's Year in Space
- Why the SpaceX Rocket Ocean Landing is a Big Deal
- Kepler Planet-Hunting Spacecraft Bounces Back After Glitch
- Last NASA Space Shuttle External Tank Set for LA to L.A. Sea Voyage
- Icy 'Spider' Spotted on Pluto in NASA Image (Video)
- Major Space Industry Meeting Launches in Colorado This Week
- A Multicolored Starscape: Using Mobile Astronomy Apps to Explore the Stars
- SpaceX's Dragon Soars As Its Rocket Lands: An Epic Spaceflight in Photos
- April 10
- April 9
- April 8
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- SpaceX Sticks a Rocket Landing at Sea in Historic First
- Space-Bound Veggies Will Also Sprout in White House Garden
- Moon Will Hit the 'Bull's-Eye' in Stellar Eclipse Sunday
- No, Planet Nine Won't Kill Us All
- What Might the Putative 'Planet Nine' Look Like?
- Giant Free-Flying Exoplanet One of Closest 'Rogue' Worlds Yet Seen
- SpaceX to Launch Cargo Mission, Try Rocket Landing Today: Watch Live
- April 7
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- SpaceX to Try Rocket Landing During Dragon Cargo Launch Friday
- Follow the Crescent Moon to Spot Elusive Mercury Friday Evening
- China's First Space Lab Tiangong 1 Reaches End of Mission, Successor Planned
- R/V Neil Armstrong Arrives at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Scientists Nuke a Fake Comet to Create Ingredients for Life
- Mystery Fast Radio Burst Caused By Flashing Black Hole
- First Trailer for 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Has Us Wanting More
- Space Image of the Day Gallery (March 2016)
- SpaceX's Dragon Is Launching a Huge Science Haul to Space Station Friday
- Spaceflight Photo Collages Bring Editors into the Spotlight
- Record-Setting Mars Odyssey Orbiter Launched 15 Years Ago Today
- Scorching Jupiter-Like Planet Throws Wrench in Planet Migration Ideas
- April 6
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- Slam! Bright Jupiter Impact Seen in New Light (Photo)
- Latest 'Star Trek' Movies Beam Into Glorious 4K Ultra HD
- SpaceX Conducts Static Fire Test Ahead of Dragon Launch
- Surprise! Gigantic Black Hole Found in Cosmic Backwater
- Year-in-Space Astronaut Scott Kelly Named Breitling Watches Ambassador
- Are You Ready for the Transit of Mercury? Rare Event Occurs in May
- BEAM Me Up! Prototype Space Room Could Lead to Inflatable Moon Bases
- April 5
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- NASA Science Chief, Former Astronaut John Grunsfeld Retiring
- Private Lynx Space Plane Could Take Off in Early 2017
- NASA Snaps 3D Pics of Weather From Space
- Disney's 'Miles from Tomorrowland' Teams Up with Yuri's Night
- Saturn Is Absolutely Gorgeous in This Photo from NASA's Cassini Probe
- Lego 'Star Wars' Game Shows Off Flexible Fun in Gameplay Trailer
- Twister on Mars! Opportunity Rover Makes Tracks Ahead of Dust Devil (Photo)
- SpaceX, Boeing on Track to Launch Astronauts in 2017: NASA
- Black Hole Jets Hotter Than Expected
- Mysterious Mars Mounds Were Liquid-Filled Craters
- April 4
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- 'Name the Moon' Project Wants Your Help to Christen Earth's Lunar Neighbor
- Poll: What Would You Name the Moon?
- At Venus, a Japanese Spacecraft is Almost Ready for Big Science
- Japan at Venus: Photos from the Akatsuki Spacecraft's Mission
- The Brightest Planets in April's Night Sky: How and When to See Them
- First Look: Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crew Spacecraft Program Patch
- Buzz Aldrin Wins March Madness Challenge
- Launch. Land. Repeat. Blue Origin's Amazing Rocket Liftoff & Landing in Pictures
- Blue Origin Launch Photos: Reusable New Shepard Rocket's 3rd Test Flight
- Milky Way Glitters Over ALMA Radio Telescope in Stunning Photo
- Milky Way Mystery: Here's What Caused the Galaxy's Youngest Supernova
- 'Moon Shot' Series Tells Personal Stories of X Prize Competitors
- Bigelow Aerospace's Inflatable Space Station Idea (Photos)
- April 3
- April 2
- April 1
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- One-Year Astronaut Scott Kelly Retires from NASA (Video)
- Opportunity Rover on Mars Takes on Its Steepest Slope Yet
- Tribble Cam, and Other April Fools' Day Space Pranks
- Best Night Sky Events of April 2016 (Stargazing Maps)
- Cataclysm Hunters: The Search for Monster Black-Hole Collisions
- Cool! Astrophotographer Combines Fish-Eye Views of Milky Way for Stunning View
- Last Existing Shuttle-Centaur Rocket Stage Moving to Cleveland for Display
- If Hitomi is Lost, What Science is Lost With It? (Op-Ed)
- Luna-tic-Tock: Facts and Fools Behind Moon Rock Watch
- ThinkGeek's Fun, Fake Space Items for April Fools' Day
- Titan's Hidden Surface: Global Map Shows New Details
- Mars Life Hunt: Could Basin Host Remains of an Ancient Biosphere?
- March Madness: Apollo 11 Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin Pulling Hard for Villanova
- Photos: The Changing Bright Spots of Dwarf Planet Ceres
