Clara Moskowitz is a science and space writer who joined the Space.com team in 2008 and served as Assistant Managing Editor from 2011 to 2013. Clara has a bachelor's degree in astronomy and physics from Wesleyan University, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She covers everything from astronomy to human spaceflight and once aced a NASTAR suborbital spaceflight training program for space missions. Clara is currently Associate Editor of Scientific American. To see her latest project is, follow Clara on Twitter.
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Bruce and Nelva Lilienthal noticed the stone was heavier than normal, and an odd shape.

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The public can finally see the retired space shuttle Atlantis up close and personal in Florida.

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The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center features the retired shuttle Atlantis as if it were in flight.

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Suborbital space tourist flights could launch from the seaside runway.

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With new telescopes and simulations, astronomers may figure out how the first stars formed.

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Space-tourism transactions could become easier with the new PayPal Galactic.

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NASA, like all federal agencies, will to make changes in dealing with legally married gay couples.

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This weird form of matter appears to limit the spin periods of such stars.

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From gold Cartier lunar modules to earrings flown in orbit, space has long had a presence in jewelry.

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The Scanadu Scout can do many of the things Dr. McCoy's tricorder could.

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See amazing photos of biggest full moon of 2013, a so-called 'supermoon.'

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Europe is aiming for spacecraft that can survive the trip from space to Earth.

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Being married to an astronaut involved stress and sacrifice, as well as glamour and glory.

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"The Astronaut Wives Club" is based on interviews with dozens of Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts' wives.

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Armstrong's Apollo 11 crewmates Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin recalled their friend.

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Dust around a supermassive black hole has been blown away from where astronomers expected to find it.

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An unmanned European cargo spacecraft may not have been properly decontaminated before launch.

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Scientists are asking Earthlings to pose for our planet's portrait July 19.

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The new particle seems to be made of four quarks.

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NASA's planned manned mission to an asteroid is being tied to studying the threat from dangerous space rocks.

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Artists can submit visions of future interstellar travel to the FarMaker Interstellar Speed Sketch 2013 contest.

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NASA has picked its eight newest space travelers, the 2013 astronaut class, for future trips to asteroids and Mars.

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Andromeda has more known black holes than any galaxy besides the Milky Way.
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