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- December 31
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- Up in the Sky: It's a Nuclear Explosion!
- Cinema Classics: Five of the Best Science and Technology Films (Op-Ed)
- UrtheCast, Russia Investigate Space Station HD Cameras After Spacewalk Glitch
- One-Way Mars Trip: 1,058 Private Martian Colony Volunteers Pass 1st Cut
- NASA New Year's Eve: Astronauts Will Ring in 2014 from Times Square
- Space History Photo: Marjorie Townsend and SAS-1
- Ancient Roman Sundial Secrets Revealed with Help from NASA Data
- Best Night Sky Events of January 2014: Stargazing Sky Maps (Gallery)
- Big Space Missions to Watch in 2014
- December 30
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- Mock Mars Mission: How to Pack the Red Planet Way
- Beyoncé Challenger Shuttle Disaster Audio Clip Upsets Astronauts' Families
- Shapeshifting Northern Lights Dance Over Alaska in Amazing Photos
- Northern Lights: Amazing Aurora Photos of 2013
- Rocket Engines and Retired Shuttles: 2013, the Year in Space History Artifacts
- Cosmic Horsehead Dances with Flame Nebula in Amateur Astronomer's Photo
- Jaw-Dropping Views of Saturn Cap 2013 for NASA's Cassini Spacecraft (Photos)
- Space History Photo: Titan III-C Launch
- December 29
- December 28
- December 27
- December 26
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- Christmas Auroras Shimmer in Sweden's Holiday Sky (Video)
- Comet-Hunting Probe to Awaken, Zero In On Target
- Space History Photo: Three Crew Members Capture Intelsat VI
- Strange New Worlds: The Amazing Alien Planet Discoveries of 2013
- Space Shuttle Endeavour Recreated in Flowers for Rose Parade Float
- DigitalGlobe Top Image Contest 2013: The Candidate Photos
- Photos: Top 10 Space Robot 'Selfies'
- China Targets Moon Sample-Return Mission in 2017
- Spectacular Night Sky Photos by Stargazers: December 2013 (Gallery)
- December 25
- December 24
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- Wow! Space Station Crosses Crescent Moon in Amazing Photo
- Moon, Other Cosmic Wonders Meet in Christmas Sky This Week
- Spacewalking Astronauts Gift Space Station with Christmas Eve Cooling Pump Fix
- Space History Photo: Dr. Goddard at his Launch Control Shack
- Photos: NASA Astronauts Perform Christmas Eve Spacewalk Outside Space Station
- NASA Astronauts Begin Christmas Eve Spacewalk for Space Station Repairs
- NASA Astronauts Tackle Christmas Eve Spacewalk to Fix Space Station: Watch Live
- December 23
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- Icy Rhea: Photos of Saturn's Second-Largest Moon
- Mars Express to Fly Within 'Touching Distance' of Moon Phobos (Video)
- 'Comets of the Centuries': 500 Years of the Greatest Comets Ever Seen
- Scientists Petition U.S. Congress for Return to the Moon
- Night-Shining Clouds Show Up Early Over South Pole
- NASA Astronauts Gearing Up for Christmas Eve Spacewalk
- Amazing Photos: NASA Astronaut Rick Mastracchio's Space Station Views
- Space History Photo: Rick Hieb Peers Into The Flight Deck
- Stunning Space Photos: NASA Astronaut Mike Hopkins' Views from Orbit
- Saturn's Rings and Clouds Dominate Amazing New Photo
- Incredible Technology: How to Mine Water on Mars
- 11 Must-See Skywatching Events in 2014
- December 22
- December 21
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- Best Space Photos of the Week - Dec. 21, 2013
- Spacewalking Astronauts Remove Faulty Space Station Pump Ahead of Schedule
- Photos: Astronauts Spacewalk to Fix Vital Space Station Cooling System
- NASA Astronauts Step Outside Space Station for 1st of 3 Holiday Spacewalks
- NASA Astronauts Perform 1st of 3 Holiday Spacewalks Saturday: Watch Live
- December 20
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- Rugged Martian Terrain Chewing Up Curiosity Rover's Wheels
- Mercury Crater Named After John Lennon
- Japan's Kirobo Talking Robot Chats With Astronaut in Space for 1st Time (Video)
- Humanoids to 4-Legged Machines: 'Robot Olympics' Shows Off Diverse Designs
- NASA Recreates Iconic Apollo 8 'Earthrise' 45 Years Later (Video)
- Space History Photo: F-16XL Scamp Flow Visualization Test
- Private Mars Lander Launching in 2018 Will Build on NASA Legacy
- Huge Asteroid Vesta Shines in Dazzling New Light (Images)
- Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend: How to Watch Live
- December 19
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- Reactivated NASA Asteroid-Hunting Probe Takes First Photos in 2.5 Years
- Mars Curiosity Rover LEGO Model Set for New Year's Day Release
- 'Planet Traps' May Halt Death March of Super-Hot Gas Giants
- Snorkels in Space: NASA Outfitting Spacesuits with Diver-like Device for Upcoming Spacewalks
- Total Volume of Saturn Moon Titan's Otherworldly Seas Calculated
- Weight of the World: New Technique Could Weigh Alien Planets
- Space History Photo: Astronaut Gibson Shakes Hands with Cosmonaut Dezhurov
- Live from Mars: Private Red Planet Mission to Beam Video to Earth in 2018
- Liftoff! European Spacecraft Launches to Map 1 Billion Stars
- Watch Live @ 7:30 pm EST Tonight: What Might Alien Life Look Like?
- December 18
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- Holiday Spacewalks Set to Fix Space Station's Cooling System
- Galaxy-Mapping Gaia Spacecraft Set for Launch Thursday: How to Watch Live
- Winter Solstice: The Sun Stands Still on Saturday
- For Our Future in Space, China Must Aim Further Than the Moon (Op-Ed)
- Moon's Newest Crater Revealed in Crash-Site Photo
- DARPA Robotics Challenge: 8 Tricky Tasks
- 'Robot Olympics': 17 Cyborg Athletes to Vie for Glory in DARPA Challenge
- 'Chorus Waves' Accelerate Electrons in Earth's Radiation Belts, New Study Suggests
- Space History Photo: Robert Springer Dons EMU for Training
- Space Shuttle Shuffle: Houston's Mock Orbiter Moved for New 2015 Attraction
- Why Halley's Comet May Be Linked to Famine 1,500 Years Ago
- In Memoriam: The Spacecraft We Loved and Lost in 2013
- Jupiter and Moon Meet Up in Night Sky Tonight
- Alien Planet May Lurk Around Nearby Failed Stars
- NASA Plans 3 Spacewalks to Fix Space Station, Delaying Private Cargo Launch
- December 17
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- Dutch Rock Is Long-Lost Meteorite
- Celestial Holiday Wreath Shines in New Hubble Photo
- $19 Million Grant Could Lead to First-Ever Image of Black Hole
- NASA Moon Probe Eyeing Chinese Lunar Lander from Orbit
- Astronaut May Spacewalk in Weightless Wonderland to Fix Space Station
- Space History Photo: Structures in Space
- Organic Material Found Trapped in Ancient Meteorite-Formed Glass
- Private Rocket Launch Thursday Night Visible from US East Coast
- December 16
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- Megafloods May Have Carved Canyons on Earth & Mars
- Private Rocket Launch Visible from US East Coast on Jan. 9: Visibility Maps (Gallery)
- NASA Eyes Spacewalk Fix for Space Station, Private Rocket Launch Delayed
- Spectacular Tarantula Nebula View Captured by Amateur Astronomer (Photo)
- Stunning Geminid Meteor Shower Views Wow Skywatchers (Photos)
- Iran Says It Launched a Second Monkey Into Space (Video)
- Iran in Space: Rockets, Satellites & Monkeys (Photos)
- Mock Mars Mission: How Science on Earth Can Help Build Martian Colony
- December 15
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- Best Space Photos of the Week - Dec. 15, 2013
- Best Night Sky Photos of the Week: Dec. 15, 2013
- Amazing Photos: 2013 Geminid Meteor Shower Pictures by Stargazers
- Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' Trailer Lifts Off with NASA Footage (Video)
- China Moon Landing: 'Jade Rabbit' Rover Basks in Lunar Bay of Rainbows
- December 14
- December 13
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- Comet Lovejoy Streaks Across Night Sky in Spectacular Amateur Photos
- Under a China Moon: The Politics of Cooperation in Space
- SpaceX to Lease Historic NASA Launch Pad
- Amateur Astronomer Catches Cosmic 'Tadpoles' in Celestial Sea (Photo)
- Water Geysers on Jupiter Moon Europa May Boost Support for Life-Hunting Mission
- US Air Force's Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Passes 1 Year in Orbit
- Poll: What Is the US Air Force's Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Doing in Orbit?
- China's 1st Moon Rover Mission to Attempt Lunar Landing: Here's What It Could Do
- Earth Views from Space Station Star in Stunning Time-Lapse Video
- Space History Photo: Cold-Flow Propulsion Research Test
- Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to Watch Live
- Age of Saturn's Rings Revealed
- December 12
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- China's Thick Smog Spied From Space (Photo)
- Amazing Video Shows North Pole of Mars Like Never Before
- Space Station Astronaut Rick Mastracchio Calls SPACE.com Friday: Questions Wanted
- Element Essential for Life Found in Supernova Remains
- NASA: Space Station Cooling Malfunction May Delay Private Cargo Ship Launch
- Space History Photo: White Floats out the Open Hatch
- Orbital Sciences Set to Launch Commercial Cargo Ship to Space Station Next Week
- Jupiter Moon Europa May Have Water Geysers Taller Than Everest
- Ozone Hole Won't Heal Until 2070, NASA Finds
- Sun's Current Solar Activity Cycle Is Weakest in a Century
- Space Station Suffers Cooling System Shutdown, Some Systems Offline
- December 11
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- Europe Launches Wake-Up Call Contest for Comet-bound Spacecraft
- Virgin Galactic's Private SpaceShipTwo Spacecraft Soars in Glide Test
- Dazzling Arizona Fireball Sparks Weekend Meteor Shower Interest
- Meet Valkyrie: NASA's Superhero-Like Walking Robot Unmasked
- 'Spectacular' Crash On Jupiter Moon Europa May Have Delivered Life's Building Blocks
- Exoplanet Habitable Zone Around Sunlike Stars Bigger Than Thought
- Space History Photo: Aldrin Next to Solar Wind Experiment
- Comet ISON: Potential 'Comet of the Century' News, Photos and Video
- RIP Comet ISON: Scientists Declare Famous 'Sungrazer' Dead After Sun Encounter
- Russian Meteor, from Birth to Fiery Death: An Asteroid's Story
- December 10
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- TV's Stephen Colbert Awards NASA Medal to Voyager 1 Scientist
- Mars Colony Project Unveils 1st Private Robotic Mission to Red Planet
- Mock Mission to Mars: A Space Reporter's Guide
- 'Starship View' of Earth and Moon Captured by NASA Jupiter Probe (Video)
- Robonaut 2, NASA's Humanoid Space Robot, Will Get Legs Soon (Video)
- Puzzling Streaks On Mars May Be From Flowing Water
- Life from Earth Could Have Hitched Ride to Moons of Jupiter, Saturn
- Space History Photo: Shooting Star Experiment
- Coldest Places on Earth Found, In Antarctica, Of Course
- NASA Spacecraft Captures Unprecedented Views of the Sun's Mystery Layer
- 'Futurescape' TV Show Explores Space Travel Possibilities Tonight (Video)
- Photos: Ancient Mars Lake Could Have Supported Life
- Allow NASA to Do Great Things Again (Op-Ed)
- December 9
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- Chinese Rocket Failure Destroys Earth-Observation Satellite
- Moon May Outshine Geminid Meteor Shower Peak This Week
- Russian Rocket Launches Satellite to Boost On-the-Go Broadband Service
- Northern Lights Dance Over Maine Farmhouse in Stunning Photo
- Looks Like a Comet But Feels Like an Asteroid? That's Wild! (Op-Ed)
- Amateur Astronomer Sees Jupiter, 2 Moons & a Shadow (Photo)
- Orbital Sciences Names Next Private Space Station Freighter for NASA Astronaut
- Ancient Mars Lake Could Have Supported Life, Curiosity Rover Shows
- Radiation on Mars 'Manageable' for Manned Mission, Curiosity Rover Reveals
- Space History Photo: Astronaut John Swigert with "Mailbox"
- Hidden Oceans on Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa May Explain Strange Terrain
- Elusive Dark Matter May Have Already Been Found
- December 8
- December 7
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- Top-Secret US Spy Satellite Launches into Orbit (Photos)
- China's 1st Moon Rover Arrives in Lunar Orbit
- Launch Photos: Classified US Spy Satellite Blasts Off on Atlas 5 Rocket
- WATCH LIVE: News on Mars, Climate Change, Earthquakes & More at AGU 2013 Meeting
- Space Exploration Can Drive the Next Agricultural Revolution (Op-Ed)
- December 6
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- Did Volcano on Mercury Erupt for a Billion Years? (Op-Ed)
- Amazing Photos: Comet Lovejoy C/2013 R1 Spotted by Stargazers
- Look, But Don't Touch: U.S. Law and the Protection of Lunar Heritage (Op-Ed)
- Giant Alien Planet Discovered in Most Distant Orbit Ever Seen
- Space History Photo: Aerosol Particle Analyzer at the ERC
- Excitement Builds for NASA Probe's 2015 Encounter with Dwarf Planet Ceres
- Zap! NASA's Curiosity Rover Fires 100,000th Laser Shot on Mars
- December 5
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- Moon Express Unveils Private Lunar Lander (Images)
- Images: Moon Express' Private Lunar Lander
- Venus Now Shining at Its Brightest: How to See It
- Giant Plasma Spirals Found on the Sun
- Scientists to Congress: We Have the Technology to Find Alien Life
- Space Station Astronauts Fire-Up Awesome 'Cubesat Cannon'
- Suiting Up for the AXE Apollo Space Academy (Photo)
- Space Image of the Day Gallery (November 2013)
- NASA's Ailing Planet-Hunting Kepler Spacecraft Moves Closer to New Mission
- Bizarre Saturn Vortex Swirls in Stunning New NASA Video
- 40 Years Ago: NASA's Pioneer 10 Snaps 1st Up-Close Look at Jupiter (Photo)
- Universe's Biggest Explosions Shaped by Extreme Magnetic Fields
- December 4
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- Life on Mars: How a One-Way Martian Colony Project Could Work
- How to See Venus and Moon in Daytime Sky Thursday
- Stunning Photos: Saturn's Weird Hexagon Vortex Storms
- Commercial Space Race Revolutionizing Business Off Planet Earth
- Mystery of Moon's Origin Could Be Solved by Venus Mission
- How NASA's Voyager 1 Probe Recorded Sounds of Interstellar Space (Video)
- Apollo Couture: Astronaut Offers Replica of Iconic NASA Flight Jacket
- Space History Photo: Submarine in Full Scale Tunnel at NACA Langley
- Canada's Star Astronaut Chris Hadfield Gets Mustachioed Welcome In Hometown Visit
- Air Force's Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Nears One Year In Orbit
- SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket On High-Stakes Commercial Satellite Mission
- December 3
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- Launch Photos: SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Blasts Off On Landmark Satellite Mission
- Astronaut Hopefuls Face Off for Axe Apollo's Free Trip to Space This Week
- Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' Secretive Blue Origin Test-Fires Rocket Engine (Video)
- Photos: Chris Hadfield, Canada's Star Astronaut, Hometown Visit
- Signs of Water Found on 5 Alien Planets by Hubble Telescope
- How to Turn the Moon Into a Giant Space Solar Power Hub
- Spooky Physics Phenomenon May Link Universe's Wormholes
- SpaceX to Make 3rd Launch Attempt of Commercial Satellite Today: Watch It Live
- NASA Teams With Asteroid-Mining Company to Crowdsource Space Rock Hunt
- Alien Super-Earth Planets Plentiful in Exoplanet Search
- December Skywatching: Autumn Dipper Lights Way to Andromeda's 'Little Cloud'
- December 2
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- Fate of Comet ISON Uncertain After Fiery Sun Encounter
- Saving Hubble: Astronauts Recall 1st Space Telescope Repair Mission 20 Years Ago
- Photos: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Missions
- India's First Mars Probe Begins Journey to Red Planet
- Best Stargazing Events of December 2013 (Sky Map Gallery)
- China Moon Rover Mission to be 1st Lunar Landing in 37 Years
- Winter Star Clusters Dot Milky Way Like Ornaments
- Spacelab: Space Shuttle Flew Europe's First Space Module 30 Years Ago
- How to Preserve Historic Moon Landing Sites for Posterity
- December 1
