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- October 20
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- NASA spacecraft makes historic attempt to snag samples of asteroid Bennu
- REPLAY: NASA's OSIRIS-REx attempts to sample asteroid Bennu
- SpaceX fires up 3-engine Starship SN8 prototype ahead of epic test flight
- Space pirates cause mayhem in exclusive excerpt from 'Star Wars: The High Republic: A Test of Courage'
- The Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight! Here's how to see it.
- See how NASA's OSIRIS-REx will sample asteroid Bennu in this 360-degree video
- Pictures from space! Our image of the day
- Orionid meteor shower 2020: When, where & how to see it
- The 2020 Nobel Prize in physics awarded for work on black holes. An astrophysicist explains the trailblazing discoveries
- NASA's OSIRIS-REx will play 'tag' with asteroid Bennu to collect samples today. But will it succeed?
- Save up to 55% on gift subscriptions to the world's leading science and tech magazines
- On This Day in Space: Oct. 20, 1970: Soviet Union launches the last 'Zond' Moon mission
- October 19
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- Astronaut Kate Rubins drew from photo to design new space station patch
- NASA astronaut Christina Koch reflects on 1-year anniversary of first all-woman spacewalk
- NASA's about to scoop up some asteroid dirt on the space rock Bennu. Scientists are thrilled.
- 2 small asteroids zip by Earth closer than the moon today
- 'Nose art' from two Mercury astronauts' capsules resurface at auction
- NASA is about to play 'tag' with asteroid Bennu: Here's how it works.
- NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe will snag a piece of an asteroid Tuesday! Here's how to watch.
- The strange story of 2020 SO: How an asteroid turned into rocket junk and the NASA scientist who figured it out
- China unveils ambitious moon mission plans for 2024 and beyond
- 'Lunar ExoCam' project aims to film spacecraft touchdowns on the moon
- October 18
- October 17
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- Physicists keep trying to break the rules of gravity but this supermassive black hole just said 'no'
- Watch Venus glide by in this serene video from the BepiColombo spacecraft's flyby
- Space photos: The most amazing images this week!
- The top space stories of the week!
- Elon Musk says SpaceX's 1st Starship trip to Mars could fly in 4 years
- October 16
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- 'Space Crew' brings challenge (and 'Star Trek' fun) to gaming: review
- Cosmonauts patch small air leak on International Space Station: reports
- October new moon 2020: An invisible 'supermoon' leads a parade of planets into the evening sky
- 'The Right Stuff' recap: This is not a game ('Single Combat Warrior')
- You can watch the International Mars Society's 2020 convention online today for free
- 'Spider's web' traps six galaxies around supermassive black hole
- Earth just had its hottest September on record
- Without gravity, the fluid around an astronaut's brain moves in weird ways
- Phew! 2 big hunks of space junk zoom safely past each other in near-miss
- October 15
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- FAA cuts the red tape for commercial rocket launches (and landings, too)
- China's moon mission robots wake up for a 23rd lunar day as team snags major award
- The 'Star Trek: Discovery' season 3 premiere is one of its best episodes yet
- Space Chat with Space.com: Tune in Fridays for science, space and more!
- Historic Mount Wilson Observatory was ready for its close call with the Bobcat Fire
- New Horizons Pluto probe leader Alan Stern is going to space with Virgin Galactic
- BepiColombo spacecraft swings past Venus on long road to Mercury
- October 14
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- Zany moon monikers: October's 'Blue Moon' and other lunar terms explained
- 2 big pieces of space junk could collide Thursday night
- How commercializing the International Space Station can help astronauts get to the moon and Mars
- Grab this cute Baby Yoda 3D night light for 20% off on Prime Day
- NASA awards $370 million to private companies to aid moon exploration push
- You can save $15 on 'Star Trek: Discovery' season 2 Blu-ray for Prime Day
- Blastoff! Cosmonaut snaps amazing photos of Soyuz rocket launch from space
- A Soyuz capsule just made a record-breaking 3-hour flight to the International Space Station
- Russia planning to go reusable in 2026 with new Amur rocket
- Bill Nye to flat Earthers and science deniers: 'It affects all of us'
- Former NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria to return to orbit on Axiom private mission
- Soyuz crew launches on 'ultrafast' two-orbit flight to space station
- Watch NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two cosmonauts launch into space tonight
- October 13
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- Save 33% on Celestron's NexStar 130SLT telescope for Prime Day
- Celestron's Skymaster 25x100 binoculars are just $219 this Prime Day
- Best telescopes 2020: Top picks for beginners, viewing planets, astrophotography and all-arounders
- Celestron's NexStar 5SE computerized telescope is 31% off for Prime Day
- The best deals on Celestron telescopes and binoculars
- Shuttle astronaut Danny Olivas talks diversity on Earth (and space) in 'Virtual Astronaut' webcast Wednesday
- 'Star Wars' roaring Chewbacca masks are just $29 for Prime Day
- This adorable 'Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker' Funko Pop! D-O droid is 44% off for Prime Day
- The mountains on Pluto have super weird methane ice snowcaps
- 8 nations sign US-led Artemis Accords for moon exploration and beyond
- Mars at opposition shines extra bright in the night sky tonight
- Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket aces record 7th launch, landing in test flight
- Lego's Star Wars Boost Droid Commander set is 33% off for Prime Day
- Hey, Star Wars fans! Check out these Amazon Prime Day 2020 deals
- These alien planets may be more habitable for life than our own Earth
- Amazon Prime Day 2020: The best space deals to watch
- NASA efforts had a $65 billion economic impact last year, agency report shows
- October 12
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- Blue Origin will launch a New Shepard test flight Tuesday. Here's how to watch.
- Black hole kills star by 'spaghettification' as telescopes watch
- Mars Opposition 2020: How to See It and What to Expect
- China's Tianwen-1 Mars probe snaps epic deep-space selfie (photos)
- Scientists call for serious study of 'unidentified aerial phenomena'
- October 11
- October 10
- October 9
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- 'The Expanse' season five launches on Dec. 15 and its first trailer is amazing
- 'Asteroid Hunters,' inspired by an asteroid deflection mission, launches in IMAX today
- Astronomers hope UN can help protect dark skies against megaconstellation threat
- Hurricane Delta approaches Gulf Coast landfall in year of major storms
- 'The Right Stuff' lifts off on Disney Plus, takes flight from book, film
- These astronauts read Tom Wolfe's 'The Right Stuff' and flew in space. Here what it meant to them.
- UAE will launch its first moon rover in 2024
- Scientists spot possible 'missing link' between weird magnetars and pulsars
- 'Superflares' may make it hard for life to begin around dwarf stars
- October 8
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- 'Star Trek: Prodigy' recruits Kate Mulgrew, 'Voyager's' Captain Janeway
- SpaceX, L3Harris win missile-warning satellite contracts from US military
- 'Space Crew' will launch you into the spaceship management frontier Oct. 15
- US policy could thwart sustainable space development, researchers say
- Eddie Van Halen's talent was from 'Outta Space' – Cosmic tribute to a legend
- China selects 18 new astronauts in preparation for space station launch
- Best telescopes for beginners 2020: Recommended from Celestron, Orion, Sky-Watcher and more
- Pieces of Venus may be hiding on the moon
- Beam up this sneak peek at 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 3's wild opening scene (video)
- A space fan's guide to New York Comic Con 2020
- Watch the Space Technology Hall of Fame 2020 induct 3 vital communication spinoffs from space tech
- One-month free trial: ABCMouse teaches and entertains kids
- NASA spots 'nanojets' on the sun that may solve hot solar mystery (video)
- Something huge ripped the skin off this star before it died
- SpaceX's Starman and Elon Musk's Tesla just made their 1st Mars flyby
- The best deals on Meade telescopes and binoculars
- The best deals on Sky-Watcher telescopes
- The best deals on Orion telescopes and binoculars
- October 7
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- Build your own space agency with 'Mars Horizon' and try a free demo now (exclusive video)
- Best binoculars 2020: Top picks for skywatching, nature and travel from Celestron, Meade and other top brands
- Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson won't fly on 1st crewed Starliner launch
- Draconid Meteor Shower 2020: When, where and how to watch the unpredictable 'shooting star' display
- 'Asteroid Hunters' launches on IMAX screens this week. Here's an exclusive 1st look!
- 5G keeps rolling out on Earth and space in turbulent 2020, promising faster mobile for people stuck at home
- Keeve begins her Jedi trials in first look at Marvel's 'Star Wars: The High Republic #1'
- New Igloo coolers feature NASA emblems and space shuttle graphics
- Nuclear fusion reactor could be here as soon as 2025
- There's too much gold in the universe. No one knows where it came from.
- October 6
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- Test a Starfleet rifle in this exclusive behind-the-scenes clip from the 'Star Trek: Picard' Blu-ray
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope passes crucial launch-simulation tests
- 'How We Got to the Moon': Author John Rocco retells the true story of Apollo 11 with amazing art and science
- 'Star Trek Online: House Shattered' recruits a Cylon as a Klingon
- Astronaut Snoopy orbits the moon on new Omega Speedmaster watch
- The most historic satellites ever launched
- Mars is at its closest to Earth until 2035. Here's how to see it.
- Astonishing AI restoration brings Apollo moon landing films up to speed
- The best deals on Vixen telescopes and binoculars
- SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites and lands rocket at sea
- Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 3 scientists for their black hole discoveries
- Did NASA detect a hint of life on Venus in 1978 and not realize it?
- NASA is testing the first of its new moonwalking spacesuits
- 'Self-eating rocket' tech snags funding from UK government
- October 5
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- NASA 'hallowed ground' sets the stage for NatGeo's 'The Right Stuff'
- Spacewalking astronaut Steve Smith talks teamwork lessons in 'Virtual Astronaut' webcast Tuesday
- Cygnus freighter delivers space toilet and more to astronauts on space station
- Monopoly, Battleship and Trouble in space! Hasbro's Space Capsule games land at Target.
- If we want to find life on Saturn's moon Enceladus, we need to rule out Earthly hitchhikers
- Tiny moonbound spacecraft have very big goals
- October 4
- October 3
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- Watch BMX bike legend Terry Adams dance with the Harvest Moon (video)
- 'The Expanse' is getting a new comic book miniseries: A first look
- New Dune prequel comic 'House Atreides' launches from Boom! Studios
- SpaceX aborts launch of advanced GPS satellite for the US Space Force
- Antares rocket launches new astronaut toilet and more to space station for NASA
- October 2
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- Texas company aims to 3D-print buildings on the moon with 'Project Olympus'
- Scientists nail down the total amount of matter in the universe
- Don't miss Mars and the nearly full moon huddling together in tonight's sky
- Astronaut sees destruction of new California wildfires from space
- NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission: Live updates
- SpaceX will launch an advanced GPS satellite for the US Space Force tonight. Here's how to watch.
- US Space Force plans to launch astronauts someday
- Hubble Space Telescope watches stunning supernova fade over a full year
- You can track NASA's 2020 Mars rover Perseverance on its journey to the Red Planet
- Northrop Grumman aborts launch of Antares rocket carrying NASA cargo minutes before liftoff
- October 1
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- Best night sky events of October 2020 (stargazing maps)
- An Antares rocket launch for NASA may be visible along the US East Coast tonight. Here's how to watch.
- New flight jacket wears its NASA heritage on — and inside — its sleeve
- NASA reveals retro 'worm' logo painted on moon-bound Artemis rocket
- The Harvest Moon of 2020 rises tonight! But why is it in October?
- SpaceX aborts Starlink launch due to ground-sensor reading
- China is building a new rocket to fly its astronauts on the moon
- Surprise! Asteroid Bennu sports pieces of another space rock
- Volunteers wanted: NASA's Planet Patrol wants your help to find alien worlds
- US spy satellite launch aborted in final seconds again