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- January 31
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- How NASA's Satellite Data Could Help Protect Chimps
- 'Gateway to Hell': Volcano Caught Spewing Lava in Satellite Image
- Season 2 of Syfy's 'The Expanse' Will Dive Deeper Into Characters
- Cosmic Neutrino Detector Reveals Clues About Ghostly Particle Masses
- Six Cosmic Catastrophes That Could Wipe Out Life on Earth
- Into the Blue: Boeing's Starliner Spacesuit and Past Blue Astronaut Wear
- Good Vibrations! NASA Launch Simulation Tests Megarocket Experience
- Help Me, Obi-Wan! New Hologram Technology Mimics 'Star Wars'
- Be a Space Archaeologist! Explore Sites with Online Platform
- See Venus, Mars and Moon Crescent Form Cosmic Triangle Tonight
- Don't Ask Why Cats Populate this 'Expanse' Recap Video — Just Enjoy
- 'Hidden' Solar Flares Linked to High-Energy Gamma-Rays for 1st Time
- Elon Musk Wants to Dig a Huge Tunnel Under Los Angeles
- 'Chameleon' Supernova Challenges Notions About How Stars Evolve
- Finding Alien Life Could Be a Simple Chemistry Test Away
- January 30
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- Bursts of Methane May Have Prepped Ancient Mars for Life
- On Mars, Life Could Be Hiding Under the Rocks
- Tiny Newfound Asteroid Gives Earth a Close Shave
- These Powerful Blazars Are the Most Distant Ever Seen
- Moon's Been Getting Oxygen from Earth's Plants for Billions of Years
- Did Pluto's Weird Red Spots Result from Crash That Spawned Charon?
- SpaceX's Elon Musk Seeks Twitter Help to Change Trump Immigration Order
- IAU 'Profoundly Concerned' About Trump's Immigration Ban
- SpaceX Delays First Flight From NASA Shuttle Launch Pad
- The Beastly, Yet Gentle, Giant 'Otto' Under the Milky Way
- Under Pressure: Why Spaceflight Is So Hard on Astronauts' Eyes
- Seeking Alpha Centauri Planets, Researchers Welcome Multiple Efforts
- January 29
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- January 27
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- 'Astronauts' Start 8-Month Mars Simulation in Hawaii
- NASA Touches Down at Super Bowl Festival
- Japanese Craft Leaves Space Station to Conduct Space-Junk Experiment
- 'Alien' Life Could Exist High in Earth's Atmosphere
- Giant 'Hot Jupiters' May Grow Even Larger with Age
- Apollo 1: Three Stars Commemorate a Sad Anniversary
- Exploring Orion's Wonders Using Mobile Astronomy Apps
- NASA Displays Apollo 1 Command Module Hatches 50 Years After Fatal Fire
- 50th Anniversary of Apollo 1 Fire: What NASA Learned from the Tragic Accident
- Tiny Spacecraft Sees Water at Rosetta's Comet While Stranded in Solar Orbit
- China's Moon-Sampling Mission Targeted for November
- What to Do With Nukes? Blow Up Dangerous Comets, of Course
- January 26
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- Apollo 1 Crew, Fallen Astronauts Recalled at NASA Remembrance Ceremony
- Meteorite Studies Reveal Surprises About Earth's Formation
- Saturn's Battered Moon Tethys Gets a Closeup from Cassini
- 'Rogue' Science Agency Twitter Accounts Mock Trump-Ordered Restrictions
- NASA's Aurora-Watching Rocket Campaign Blasts Off
- Elon Musk Sees Brain-Computer Systems in Humans' Future
- In Photos: Universe's Expansion Revealed by Quasars & Cosmic Lenses
- The Universe Is Expanding Surprisingly Fast
- Proposed Space Mission Would Use the Moon to Help Search for Exploding Stars
- Clingy Alien Planets May Fling Their Moons Out of Orbit
- January 25
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- 'Amazing Stories of the Space Age' (2017): Book Excerpt
- Space for Art: New Exhibit Displays Artistic Side of Astronauts, NASA Workers
- Lights Out: Asteroid Triggered Freezing Darkness That Killed Dinos
- Boeing Unveils New Spacesuits for Starliner Astronaut Taxi (Photos)
- Photos: Meet the 'Boeing Blue' Spacesuit for Starliner Capsule
- A Private Space Station Might Be Born From the ISS
- Dwarf Planet Ceres Camouflaged by Asteroid Dust
- Pluto's Moon Charon Had Its Own, Icy Plate Tectonics
- No Changes to NASA Research or Communications Under New Administration
- Newfound Asteroid 'Rerun' Zips Harmlessly By Earth
- Cassini Captures Another Stunning View of Saturn and Its Rings
- Nearby Alien Planet's Climate Swings May Be Too Wild for Life
- Perplexing Pulsars Explained by Geometric Particle Trails
- Here's Why Venus' Mysterious Atmosphere Is So Weird
- January 24
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- Elusive Dwarf Galaxies Found Hidden Away in Tiny Clusters
- NASA Planning February Decision on Juno Maneuver
- Remembering Apollo 17's Gene Cernan — the Last Man to Walk on the Moon
- Apollo Astronaut Eugene Cernan, Last Man on the Moon, Mourned at Funeral
- Teen Bot on Mars! NASA's Opportunity Rover Celebrates 13th Birthday
- Trump Administration Assigns First Political Appointees to NASA
- Missing This Year's Great Eclipse? Don't Worry, There's Another in 2024
- Lawsuit Over 'Star Trek' Fan Film Settled
- Space Camp Documentary 'The Mars Generation' Debuts at Sundance Film Fest
- Bus-Size Asteroid Buzzing Earth Tonight Stars in Slooh Webcast
- Visit Pluto! New Video Simulates Landing on Dwarf Planet
- 'Hidden Figures,' 'Arrival' Garner Oscar Nominations
- 5 Teams Left in $30 Million Private Moon Race
- Moon Beer? Brewing Experiment Short-Listed for Indian Lunar Lander
- 'Climate Engineering' Could Be Bad for Skywatching, Astronomy
- Martian Heart: 'The Space Between Us' Tells a Stellar Love Story (Featurette)
- NASA to Webcast Funeral for Eugene Cernan, Last Man on the Moon
- Saturn and Crescent Moon Pair off Before Dawn Tuesday
- January 23
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- Travel the Solar System with New PBS Programs This Year
- Satellite's 1st Views of Earth (and Moon) Are Jaw-Dropping
- Google Lunar X Prize: The Private Moon Race Teams (Images)
- Landmarks, On and Off Earth, Honor Apollo 1 Astronauts 50 Years After Fire
- 'Star Wars: Episode VIII' Title Revealed
- Early Meteorite Bits Reveal Clues About Solar System's Evolution
- Ultrafast Camera Captures 'Sonic Booms' of Light for First Time
- Drone Tests New Tech to Help FAA Track Commercial Spacecraft
- Chunks of Failed Planets Might Have Scarred Early Earth
- January 22
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- January 20
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- SpaceX Targets Jan. 30 for 1st Launch from Historic NASA Pad
- President Trump's 'Mysteries of Space' Joins Inaugural Speech Tradition
- Trump Reportedly Interested in a Mars Mission
- This Is How YOU Can Do Science During the Great American Eclipse
- Moonshine Glow: See Pluto's Moon Charon as a Crescent in NASA Photo
- Destination Pluto: NASA's New Horizons Mission in Pictures
- Ten Atomic Clocks Have Failed on Europe's Galileo Navigation Satellites
- Canadian Company UrtheCast Sells Two Satellites to Unnamed Government
- President Obama's Space Legacy: Mars, Private Spaceflight and More
- Cassini Gets Up Close and Personal With Saturn's 'Wavemaker' Moon Daphnis
- 6 Things to Know About Trump and NASA
- Facebook Live and Book Giveaway Monday: 'The Glass Universe' by Dava Sobel
- Air Force to Launch Missile-Warning Satellite Friday: Watch It Live
- January 19
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- 2016 Was Earth's Hottest Year on Record, and Humans Are to Blame
- Forecasting the Future is Becoming Big Business for Sci-Fi
- Extreme Astronomy Unlocks Cosmic Secrets From the South Pole
- Solar Storm Blackout Could Cost the US $42 Billion Per Day
- Microbes Could Survive Thin Air of Mars
- Many Questions, Few Answers When it Comes to Space Traffic Management, Experts Say
- Some NASA Transition Team Members to Remain After Inauguration
- 'Mission Mars' Exhibit Brings Red Planet Exploration to Space Center Houston
- These SpaceX Rocket Landing Photos Are Simply Jaw-Dropping
- Cosmic Whodunit: Gas Stripping May Be Killing Galaxies
- NASA to Talk Pluto & Beyond on Facebook Today: Watch Live
- ICYMI: 'The Bachelor' Went Zero G This Week
- January 18
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- Moon Meets Jupiter and Bright Star Before Dawn on Thursday
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Delayed, Classic Character Re-Cast
- Mud Cracks on Mars Suggest a Watery Ancient Past
- Heat Record: How NASA Knows 2016 Was the Hottest Year
- NASA Considering Boeing Offer for Additional Soyuz Seats
- SpaceX Must Still Prove That It Can Safely Launch Astronauts Into Space
- Weird Mars Rock Spied by Curiosity Rover Is Probably a Meteorite
- CBS Gives 'Go' For 'Mission Control' TV Pilot from Author of 'The Martian'
- Geoengineering Earth's Atmosphere: How It Could Affect Astronomy
- 2016's Climate: Watch NASA, NOAA Report Live Today
- Making the Giant Magellan Telescope's Massive, Incredibly Precise Mirrors
- Prickly Pluto Could Reveal Ice Spikes Are Common on Other Worlds
- Astronaut's First Spacewalk Photos Are Out of This World!
- After Cernan, Only Six Apollo Moonwalkers Remain
- January 17
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- Eugene Cernan's Legacy: Apollo 17 Commander's Footprints Still on the Moon
- Turtle the Size of 2 Earths: Stunning Sunspot Revealed in New Radio Images
- 'An Outstanding Crewmate': Gene Cernan, Last Man on the Moon, Remembered
- Giant Mystery Wave Spotted in Atmosphere of Venus
- Video: Huge Rocket's Tank Test Stand Rises to the Sky
- In His Own Words: Gene Cernan on Being the Last Man on the Moon
- Spacewalk Photos: International Space Station Gets a Power Upgrade
- Milky Way Weighs in Light, Using a Well-Worn Technique
- Russia, US Mulling Joint Mission to Venus
- Apollo Astronaut Eugene Cernan, Last Man to Walk on the Moon, Dies at 82
- Eugene Cernan Remembered: Photos of the Last Man on the Moon
- January 16
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- January 14
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- Photos: SpaceX's Return-to-Flight Rocket Launch and Landing Success
- SpaceX Returns to Flight with 10-Satellite Launch, Rocket Landing
- Crescent Jupiter Is Covered in Storms in Gorgeous New Photo
- SpaceX Returns to Flight Today: Watch the Rocket Launch & Landing Try Live
- Space Visor VR Headset Offers Virtual Tour of Space Artifacts, Space Station
- January 13
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- President Obama to NASA: Thanks for Sending My Signature to Mars
- After SpaceX Rocket Explosion Investigation, Falcon 9 Is Ready for Launch
- 'Star Trek Timelines' Marks Game's 1st Anniversary with Special Event
- Safety Panel Cites Concerns Over SpaceX Fueling Process for Commercial Crew
- Football Physics: Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers Got Tips from Astronaut Mark Kelly
- Astronauts Breeze Through Spacewalk to Boost Space Station Power Grid
- Previewing 2017's Biggest Skywatching Events Using Mobile Astronomy Apps — Part 2
- Alien Glow? Brilliant Light Pillars Appear Over Canada
- 'Pineapple Express' Triggers Floods in California, NASA Animation Shows
- No Launch for NASA's NEOCam Worries Asteroid Hunters
- A Planet-Terra Bella Merger Would Make Sense, Industry Watchers Say
- NASA Asteroid Missions Face Delays and Restructuring
- To the Moon! Private Team Fully Funded for Google Lunar X Prize Race
- Take a Stunning Aerial Tour of ESO's Big Telescopes in Chile (Video)
- 12 Years Later, Scientists Remember Epic Landing on Saturn Moon Titan
- Spacewalking Astronauts to Complete Space Station Power Upgrade Today: Watch Live
- January 12
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- Russia Jammed Your Satellites? US Military Develops Undersea Network as Backup
- Charon Is Pluto's First Line of Defense Against Solar Wind Onslaught
- Astronaut's View of the Rocky Mountains from Space Is Just Amazing
- Missile-Warning SBIRS GEO-3 Looking Good for Jan. 19 Launch
- Astronomers Ask for Diversity in Deciding Next-Decade Priorities
- 8 Months on 'Mars'! Mock Space Mission to Launch in Hawaii
- NASA Earth Science Director Expects Short-Term Budget Stability
- Antarctic Lifeline Visible from Space (Photo)
- Astronauts Explore Underground in Otherworldly 'CAVES' Video
- CAVES 2016 In Pictures: How Astronauts Train for Space by Cave Diving
- Learn About January's Full 'Wolf Moon' in Slooh Webcast Tonight
- Green Glow from Ancient Galaxies Surprises Scientists
- January 11
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- The Milky Way's Most Distant Stars May Be Stolen Goods
- Could Dark Streaks in Venus' Clouds Be Signs of Alien Life?
- Black Holes Regurgitate 'Spitballs' After Devouring Stars
- How Old Is the Moon? Scientists Say They Finally Know
- Star Explosion Expected to Create Spectacular Light Show in 2022
- Orbital ATK's Next Cygnus Cargo Launch for NASA Set for March 16
- Beautiful Galaxy Collision Captured by Hubble Telescope
- Giant Atoms Could Help Unveil 'Dark Matter' and Other Cosmic Secrets
- 'Garnet Planets' Would Be Hostile to Life
- January 10
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- NASA Science Chief Seeks to Allay Concerns About Transition
- Hubble Spies Exocomets Diving into Young Star
- Spying on Our Stellar Neighbors: New Strides Made in Alpha Centauri Planet Hunt
- From Lunar Wolves to Worms, These Are the Full Moon Names of 2017
- Mysterious Planet Nine May Be a Captured 'Rogue' World
- Humans Really Are Made of Stardust, and a New Study Proves It
- NASA's Historic First Mission Control Center Recreated for 'Hidden Figures'
- Space Shuttle Endeavour Exhibit Gains Flight-Worthy Solid Rocket Boosters
- Odd Shadow Around Young Star May Be Sign of Newborn Planet
- A Machine Astronomer Could Help Us Find the Unknowns in the Universe
- Air Force's Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Wings by 600 Days in Orbit
- January 9
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- Breakthrough Starshot Enlists Giant Telescope to Seek Planets at Alpha Centauri
- 2017 Total Solar Eclipse: A Magnet for Scientists ... and Hordes of People
- US Presidential Transition and Space: Experts Forecast Changes to Come
- How New Hubble Telescope Views Could Aid Interstellar Travel
- Newfound Asteroid Gives Earth a Close Shave
- SpaceX's Return-to-Flight Rocket Launch Slips to Saturday
- Earth's Moon Formed in 'Moonlet' Mash-Up After Many Earth Impacts
- Photographer Captures Spectacular Star Trails Over Sculpture Park
- Exoplanet Anniversary: 1st Alien Worlds Confirmed 25 Years Ago Today
- January 8
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- January 6
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- FAA Grants License for SpaceX Falcon 9 Return to Flight
- Spacewalking Astronauts Tackle Space Station Power System Upgrade
- In Photos: Space Station Astronauts Take Spacewalk to Upgrade Power System
- Wow! Mars Probe Snaps Stunning Photo of Earth and Moon
- NASA Asks Scientists to Start Planning First JWST Observations
- Outgoing Obama Administration Highlights Space Achievements in Series of Exit Memos
- Why 'Hidden Figures' is a Movie Everyone Should Watch
- How Far to That Galaxy? Thousands of Cosmic Distances Now Catalogued
- Moon Probe Helps NASA Map Path of 2017's Great American Total Solar Eclipse
- NASA History Easter Eggs in New Film 'Hidden Figures'
- Space Station Astronauts Taking Spacewalk Today: Watch It Live
- See Weird Metal Asteroid Psyche in Slooh Webcast Today
- 'Levitating' Moon Dust Explained in New NASA Study
- January 5
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- Seattle Space Race Exhibit to Feature Jeff Bezos’ Recovered Moon Rocket Engines
- New 'Enhanced Vision Telescope' Amplifies Cosmic Light for Skywatchers
- Deepest-Ever X-Ray Image of Space Captures Countless Black Holes
- Soviet-era Cosmonaut Igor Volk, Trained to Fly Buran Space Shuttle, Dies at 79
- Part-Time Pulsars Perform 'Cosmic Vanishing Act'
- Weird 'Snakeskin' on Pluto Actually Similar to Features on Earth
- White House Releases Dangerous-Asteroid Strategy
- 'Hidden Figures' Explores NASA and Civil Rights History
- 'Hidden Figures': When Did John Glenn Ask for 'the Girl' to Check the Numbers?
- January 4
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- China's Busy Space Launch Schedule Rivaled the U.S. in 2016
- Spacecraft 'Sees' the Mysteries Buried Under the Polar Ice Caps of Mars
- NASA Books More Astronaut Flights from SpaceX, Boeing
- NASA Unveils 2 New Missions to Study Truly Strange Asteroids
- NASA Just Picked These Astronauts to Fly in Space in 2018
- NASA's Mission to Metal Asteroid Psyche (Images)
- Chinese Satellites Raising Orbits After Launch Anomaly
- Surprise! Monster Burst of Radio Waves Arose in Tiny Galaxy
- This Double-Ringed Galaxy Is One of the Rarest Types Ever Seen
- Google Lunar X Prize Teams Await Word of Their Fate
- New NASA Mission Will Search for Monster Black Holes and More
- Sunsets, Clouds Spin Past in Astronaut's Stunning Video of Earth from Space
- Spectacular Clouds of Orion Hide Massive Star Nursery (Photos, Video)
- January 3
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- Build Your Own Death Star: How to 3D Print a Real-Life 'Tractor Beam'
- Forget the Shovel, Ancient Finds Now Made From Space
- Hot Pink Model Rocket Makes Way for NASA's New Megarocket
- The Strange Hexagon on Saturn Never Looked So Good (Photo)
- Shadow Maps Show Where Sunlight Does Not Fall
- As the Apollo Program Turns 50, This Is How We'll Celebrate
- Now You Can Drink Like the Astronauts with Spaceware Space Cups
- SpaceX Completes Rocket Explosion Investigation, Aims for Jan. 8 Launch
- Happy Anniversary, Spirit! Mars Rover Landed 13 Years Ago Today
- Universe May Have Lost 'Unstable' Dark Matter
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