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Tour Jezero Crater! Fly Over the Landing Site of NASA's Next Mars Rover (Video)
December 16, 2018 | ArticleA new video gives a bird's-eye view of the ancient lake bed that NASA's next Mars rover will scour for signs of long-dead life.
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Virgin Galactic Flight Wins Praise From Government and Industry
December 16, 2018 | ArticleWhile some question whether Virgin Galactic's latest SpaceShipTwo test flight actually went into space, a number of government officials and industry organizations have few doubts that it did.
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Fireball That Exploded Over Greenland Shook Earth, Triggering Seismic Sensors
December 16, 2018 | ArticleThese are the first-ever seismic recordings of a meteor impact on ice in Greenland.
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On This Day in Space! Dec. 16, 1962: NASA Launches 1st Meteoroids Mission Explorer 16
December 16, 2018 | ArticleOn Dec. 16, 1962, NASA launched the Explorer 16 spacecraft to study micrometeoroids near Earth. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series!
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Rocket Lab Launches 13 Cubesats on 1st Mission for NASA
December 16, 2018 | ArticleA Rocket Lab Electron booster lifted off from the company's launch site on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula early this morning (Dec. 16), successfully delivering 13 tiny satellites to orbit for NASA.
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Awesome Photos! The Geminid Meteor Shower of 2018 in Pictures
December 15, 2018 | Image AlbumIn mid-December 2018, the 2018 Geminid meteor shower peaked in what was the best meteor shower of the year. See amazing photos of the 2018 Geminids in our photo gallery here.
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NASA Lunar Orbiter Now Supporting Commercial and International Missions
December 15, 2018 | ArticleA NASA spacecraft originally built as part of the previous effort to return humans to the moon is now playing a key role in the new effort at human lunar return, including aiding commercial landers.
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DARPA's Next Project: Design A Space Development Agency
December 15, 2018 | ArticleUndersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Mike Griffin directed Fred Kennedy, director of DARPA's Tactical Technology Office, to lead a study team and come up with recommendations for the "implementation of the Space Development Agency."
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Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson Looks Ahead to Beginning Commercial SpaceShipTwo Flights
December 15, 2018 | ArticleWith a first flight to the edge of space under the company's belt, Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson believes commercial flights of SpaceShipTwo could begin some time next year.
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Meet OWL and HIBOU! Japan's Asteroid Hoppers Get New Names
December 15, 2018 | ArticleJapan's pioneering Hayabusa2 asteroid hoppers have gotten new names.
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