Miriam Kramer joined Space.com as a Staff Writer in December 2012. Since then, she has floated in weightlessness on a zero-gravity flight, felt the pull of 4-Gs in a trainer aircraft and watched rockets soar into space from Florida and Virginia. She also served as Space.com's lead space entertainment reporter, and enjoys all aspects of space news, astronomy and commercial spaceflight. Miriam has also presented space stories during live interviews with Fox News and other TV and radio outlets. She originally hails from Knoxville, Tennessee where she and her family would take trips to dark spots on the outskirts of town to watch meteor showers every year. She loves to travel and one day hopes to see the northern lights in person. Miriam is currently a space reporter with Axios, writing the Axios Space newsletter. You can follow Miriam on Twitter.
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Two NASA astronauts working outside the International Space Station raced against the clock during a spacewalk today (Oct. 15).

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NASA's MAVEN Mars orbiter has been busy since it arrived at the Red Planet late last month, collecting detailed data about Mars' upper atmosphere.

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NASA needs your help to name a new robot, and you could win some money doing it.

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A NASA astronaut living and working on the International Space Station captured an incredible image of Typhoon Vongfong brewing in the Western Pacific.

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A new role-playing game set for release next year aims to bring fans of the series 'Firefly' back into the space western universe years after the show went off the air.

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NASA made a cameo in the first teaser trailer for the new, highly secretive Disney movie "Tomorrowland."

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Two astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station to do some maintenance and repair work during a more than six-hour spacewalk today (Oct. 7).

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A total lunar eclipse will rise Wednesday (Oct. 8), and even if you can't see the full "blood moon" rise from your city, you can watch it online via two webcasts.

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Two astronauts will venture outside the confines of the International Space Station for a spacewalk today (Oct. 7).

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One decade after a huge milestone in commercial spaceflight, Sir Richard Branson thinks his spaceflight company Virgin Galactic's spaceship, is "on the verge" of another breakthrough in the industry.

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A NASA satellite charged with staring at the sun captured an incredible image of the star bursting forth with a moderately sized solar flare Thursday.

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Skywatchers across much of the world will have the chance to see the moon glowing with an eerily red pallor during a pre-Halloween total lunar eclipse next week.

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The spacesuits of the future might be totally alien-looking. Instead of the bulky spacesuits that astronauts wear today, a group of MIT researchers want to "shrink-wrap" the spaceflyers of tomorrow.

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A new European prototype telescope inspired by an insect's eye could help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids when it is expected to come online next year.

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A probe flying through deep space has been beaming back amazing photos and information about its target comet since arriving at the cosmic body in August.

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A bright green aurora reflects off a glacial lake against the backdrop of a snow-covered mountain range in an incredible photo that took home first prize in an astrophotography competition.

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NASA astronauts should be able to hitch a ride to space aboard space taxis built by private two companies in the next three years, and reactions are strong.
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