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- January 31
- January 29
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- Join the Starfleet Academy for a Day: 'Star Trek' Exhibit Goes on Tour This Year
- Mesmerizing Satellite Video Captures Magical View of Earth
- Superbright Mars Arrives This Spring
- Seeing Is Believing: Enormous Shuttle Program Artifact Inspires Wonder
- Daredevil Paraglider Sails with the Northern Lights in Awesome Video
- Fungi Survive Mars-Like Conditions On Space Station
- Pluto's Surface Has a Surprising Amount of Water Ice (Photo)
- NASA's New Planetary Defense Office Gets to Work Protecting Earth
- Mysterious Sonic Boom Reported Over New Jersey
- Earth's Aurora Erupts With Powerful X-Ray Display
- January 28
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- Boom! Watch Neil deGrasse Tyson Drop Mic on B.o.B's Flat-Earth Theory (Video)
- 'The Astronaut's Tale': New Opera Celebrates Space with Awesome Visual Displays
- Ancient Astronomy: Babylonians Used Surprising Math Leap to Track Jupiter
- Violent Impact That Created Moon Mixed Lunar and Earth Rocks
- The Stars Within Us: Why Everything in You is Stellar
- Space Shuttle Challenger's Fallen Flags and Patches, 30 Years Later
- Sirius, the Dog Star, Reigns Supreme in Dazzling Photo
- Stardust Brought Back Comet Pieces 10 Years Ago
- Hubble Spies on a Beautifully Messed-Up Galaxy
- Challenger Disaster 30 Years Ago Shocked the World, Changed NASA
- 30 Years After Uranus Flyby, Voyager 2 Sails On
- January 27
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- Astronaut Scott Kelly's Awesome Storm Photos from Space
- SpaceX's Dragon Spaceship Aces Rocket-Powered Hover Test (Video)
- 'Planet Nine' Is Still Just a Theory, NASA Cautions (Video)
- See Jupiter Shine with the Moon Tonight
- Powered Up, Veteran Rover Soldiers Through Mars Winter
- 2nd Generation of Stars Can Rise from Stellar Clusters
- NASA's First Disaster Happened on the Launch Pad
- Comet Catalina and the Pinwheel Galaxy Caught in Stargazer's Photo
- 'Clean Freak' Galaxy Shines in New View (Video)
- At Saturn, Cassini Spacecraft Adjusts Orbit for Titan-ic 'Grand Finale'
- NASA Day of Remembrance: Lost Astronauts Honored Thursday
- Flat-Earth Rap Battle: Neil deGrasse Tyson Schools B.o.B. on Planet's Shape
- January 26
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- Europe to Invest in Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser Cargo Vehicle
- NASA's Viking Mars Missions Star in Virtual Exhibition Online
- Astronaut Plays Zero-G Ping-Pong With a Ball of Water (Video)
- Rogue Planet Finds Home in Biggest Solar System Ever Seen
- Opportunity Mars Rover Marks 12 Years on Red Planet
- The Right Stuff, Online: Space Agency Crowdsources Astronaut Test
- Pluto's Blue Bands Get High-Resolution Makeover
- January 25
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- First Belarusian Satellite Has A Mission of Profit, Not Prestige
- 'Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes' Recounts Shuttle Tragedy 30 Years Later
- Strange Superfast 'Cannonball' Star Likely Blasted from Supernova
- Don't Blame 'Planet Nine' for Earth's Mass Extinctions
- NASA Images Take Aim at Strange Spots on Ceres, Yet Mystery Remains
- Space History Photo: Artist's Conception of Space Station Freedom
- Mysteriously Powerful Particles from Solar Explosions Unveiled in New Study
- Europe Hits Snooze on Woerner's 'The Moon Awakens' Push
- Night Falls on Pluto's Big Moon Charon (Photo)
- Dying Star Betelgeuse Keeps Its Cool ... and Astronomers Are Puzzled
- New Documentary About Challenger Disaster Airs Tonight
- January 24
- January 23
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- Mission Accomplished! 747-Space Shuttle Exhibit Launches in Houston
- Blue Origin Launches Rocket Into Space and Lands It Safely for 2nd Time
- Blue Origin's New Shepard Rocket Lands Again: 2nd Test Flight Photos
- Astronaut in Space Spots Rare Thundersnow in Blizzard Over Eastern US (Photo)
- Best Space Photos of the Week – Jan. 23, 2016
- Bad Omen: How Full Moon Could Worsen Looming Storm Jonas
- January 22
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- Young at Heart: Pluto's Ice Only 10 Million Years Old
- Winter Storm Views from Space: See the Latest Satellite Images
- You Can See 5 Bright Planets in the Night Sky: Here's How
- Airspace Restriction Hints at Blue Origin Test Flight
- From Strawberries to Wolves, See the Full Moon Names of 2016
- Bigger On the Inside: 1st Look at Houston's New 747-Space Shuttle Exhibit
- How This Flower Was Saved From Space Station Mold
- Sorry, E.T.: The Aliens May All Be Dead
- How Holograms Could Aid Alien Life Hunt
- Star Cluster Sparkles Like Jewels in Hubble Telescope View (Photo, Video)
- January 21
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- NASA Sees Massive Winter Storm Moving East
- When Will We Make Contact with Intelligent Aliens?
- Invisible Space 'Noodles' May Lurk in the Milky Way
- First Flower Grown in Space (Or Not): Zinnia Blooms on Space Station
- WFIRST: Work On NASA's 'Spy Telescope' Begins
- Sculpture Puts You In Orbit With Satellites
- Antarctic Microbes Hold Clue to Earth's Oxygen
- This Monster Galaxy is Too Bright for Its Own Good
- Orion the Hunter: Spot Beloved Constellation Overhead Now
- New Horizons Launched for Pluto 10 Years Ago This Week
- How Astronomers Could Actually See 'Planet Nine'
- January 20
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- NASA Expands Frontiers of Next New Frontiers Competition
- Searching for Earth 2.0 Around a Neighboring Star
- Five Planet Conjunction to Dazzle Night Skies This Week
- 'Planet Nine' May Exist: New Evidence for Another World in Our Solar System
- Low NASA Budgets Threaten Spaceflight Safety: Report
- The Evidence for 'Planet Nine' in Our Solar System (Gallery)
- Rings of Saturn and 2 Moons Shine in Gorgeous NASA Photo
- Leonard Nimoy Loved Space Shuttle Enterprise's Final Flight (Exclusive Video)
- Spaceport Tucson: World View's New Home for Balloon Tourist Flights
- January 19
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- A Garden Grows in Space: First Zinnias Bloom, to Astronaut's Delight
- Stargazer Spots Comet Catalina, Meteor and Venus Together (Photo)
- US Air Force Pushes Back Experimental Missile Warning Satellite
- Milky Way's Second Most Massive Black Hole Found?
- Watch Taurus' Orange 'Eye' Disappear from Tonight's Sky
- Astronauts and Skydivers to Help Open Houston 747-Shuttle Exhibit
- Astronomy News from the 227th AAS Meeting: Complete Coverage
- A 'Wright Mons-ter': Pluto's Ice Volcano Is Huge
- 'God Save the Queen!' Famous Phrase Spoken in Space for 1st Time
- On Alien Planets, Nitrogen May Be A Sign of Habitability
- Light from Ancient Galaxies Illuminates 40-Year Mystery of Early Universe
- January 18
- January 17
- January 16
- January 15
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- Taurus the Bull Takes Charge in the Night Sky This Week
- Cosmic Rockers Unite in Honor of 'Starman' David Bowie
- NASA to Capture Best-Ever Portrait of Coral Reef Health
- Dream Chaser Spaceplane to Supply the Space Station
- China to Send a Mission to Moon's 'Dark Side'
- Stephen Hawking: Black Holes Have 'Hair'
- Water Leak in Astronaut's Spacesuit Helmet Halts Spacewalk
- Mock NASA Space Shuttle 'Inspiration' Moving for River Tour
- Red, Dead Galaxies Are Also LIERs, Scientists Say
- 'The Martian' Nabs 7 Oscar Nominations
- New Horizons Pluto Mission Leader Alan Stern Wins Carl Sagan Award
- Surprise! Black-Hole Instrument Finds One Star That's Actually Two (Video)
- First British Space Station Astronaut Takes 'Electrifying' Spacewalk Today
- Crowdsourcing the Universe: How Citizen Scientists are Driving Discovery (Kavli Roundtable)
- 3 Private Spaceflight Companies Will Ferry Cargo to Space Station
- January 14
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- 'Team Tim' Makes Spacewalk Friday Morning: How to Watch Live
- Most Powerful Supernova Ever Discovered Blasts Away Competition
- U.S. Official: China Turned to Debris-free ASAT Tests Following 2007 Outcry
- High-Speed Stars Make Telltale Waves
- Milky Way Shines Over Iranian Heritage Site in Stunning Image
- Static Fire Test Sets Stage for Next Falcon 9 Launch and Landing Attempt
- Amazing Space Photos by British Astronaut Tim Peake
- How NASA's Flying Observatory Revealed Secrets About Pluto
- NASA Hired Its First Female Astronauts 38 Years Ago
- This Is an Ancient Meandering River ... On Mars
- NASA Jupiter Probe Sets Distance Record for Solar-Powered Spacecraft
- January 13
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- Watch the Moon Blot Out Bright Star Aldebaran Tuesday
- Traces of the First Stars in the Universe Possibly Found
- Exposed Water Ice on Comet Reveals Clues About Its Evolution
- Craters on Dwarf Planet Ceres Shine in Stunning New Up-Close Photos
- Awesome SpaceX Video Recounts Epic Rocket Landing
- Is Dark Matter Making Waves at Milky Way's Edge?
- President Obama Cites Space Race in Final State of the Union Address
- How Much Light Is in the Universe?
- Magnetic MoonWalker Shoes Ditch Gravity
- Ground Control to David Bowie: You Really Made the Grade
- Gravitational Wave Rumors Rumble Social Media
- Sneak Peek: Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival Comes to NYC
- January 12
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- 'The Martian' Launches Onto DVD, Blu-Ray
- Syfy Channel Renews 'The Expanse' for a More Expansive Second Season
- 5 Myths About Gravitational Waves
- These Spidery 'Veins' On Mars Are Just Plain Weird (Photo)
- Giant Saturn Dwarfs Tiny Moon Tethys in Jaw-dropping NASA Photo
- Latest Photos from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
- Could We Colonize Ceres Like in SyFy's 'The Expanse'?
- Satellite Images Show Suspected North Korean Nuclear Test Site
- Life on Earth Can Thank Its Lucky Stars for Jupiter and Saturn
- SpaceX to Attempt Another Rocket Landing Sunday
- Best-Ever Map of High-Energy Sky Unveiled (Video)
- January 11
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- Who Owns Space Shuttle Atlantis? Trademark Question Cited in Lawsuit
- Infinite Loop: See the Sun's Yearlong Figure-Eight in the Sky (Photo)
- 'The Martian' Wins 2 Golden Globe Awards
- Hunting Uranus, the Solar System's Azure Ice Giant
- Wake Up Philae! Last-Ditch Effort to Find Rosetta's Lander
- Tribute to a Starman: David Bowie Mourned by Astronauts, Scientists
- How to Spy on Alpha Centauri and Other Binary Stars to Hunt Exoplanets
- These Are the Space Missions to Watch in 2016
- January 9
- January 8
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- Milky Way's Growth Rings Unveiled in 1st Age Map
- NASA Astronaut to Highlight Space Station History from Orbit
- NASA's Kepler Comes Roaring Back with 100 New Exoplanet Finds
- Space Fungus! Mold Attacks Space Station Plants
- NASA Opens Planetary Defense Office to Protect Earth from Asteroids
- Captains of Spaceflight Industry Talk Trends and Big Dreams
- Don't Miss These 12 Must-See Skywatching Events of 2016
- High-Flying Balloon Captures Dazzling Views of Meteor Shower (Video)
- Monster Galaxy Cluster Is Biggest Ever in the Early Universe
- Asteroid-Mining Company 3D-Prints Object from Space Rock Metals
- Worldwide Telescope Network Will Take Best-Ever Images of Black Holes
- On Pluto, 'X' Marks the Spot (Photo)
- January 7
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- A New Pluto Wonder? Possible Ice Volcanoes Spotted (Video)
- Ultrastrong Magnetic Fields Beat at the Heart of Dying Stars
- Black Holes Set the Clock for Life on Earth
- NASA's Next Major Space Telescope Project Officially Starts in February
- China's Moon Rover Finds New Kind of Lunar Rock
- Nearby Black Holes Spied Gobbling Gas in Andromeda Galaxy (Photo)
- First 'Twins' of Mysterious Erupting Star Found
- January 6
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- Venus Shines Near Saturn in Dazzling Display This Weekend
- How to Spot the Brightest Planets in January's Night Sky
- Deep into Dawn: Marc Rayman on the Mission to Ceres
- Advanced Alien Civilizations Could Live in Globular Star Clusters
- A 'Crash' Diet: Merger May Have Slimmed Down Monster Black Hole
- Visible Light from a Black Hole Spotted by Telescope, a First
- Mars and Jupiter: Photographer Spies a Gas Giant with the 'Angry Red Planet'
- Curiosity Rover Eyes Towering Sand Dunes on Mars (Photos)
- January 5
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- Documentary Probes Challenger Disaster on 30th Anniversary (Exclusive Video)
- Black Hole's Epic Belch May Solve Stellar Mystery
- Black Hole's Rejected Snack Becomes Science Goldmine
- Virgin Galactic's Second SpaceShipTwo to Roll Out on Feb. 19
- Build Your Own Enterprise! Celebrate 'Star Trek's' 50th with Mega Bloks
- How Virtual Reality Could Help Astronauts on Mars
- 'Star Trek' Postal Stamps Beaming in for 50th Anniversary
- 3D-Printed Ceramics Could Build Next-Gen Spaceships
- This Is the Entire Universe Squeezed into One Image
- Alien Atmospheres: The Search for Signs of Life
- 'Super Bowl of Astronomy' Kicks Off in Florida This Week
- January 4
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- Aliens May Have Visited Earth Already, Hillary Clinton Says
- 11 Space Movies to Watch In 2016
- CNES Vows To Get to the Bottom of Leaks that Forced Mars InSight Delay
- SpaceX Rocket In Great Shape After Historic Landing, Elon Musk Says
- Missing Electrons in the Atmosphere Possibly Found
- Distant Galaxy Merger Captured by Hubble Space Telescope (Photo)
- Under the Starry Sky: Trio Watches Meteor Shower in Stunning Photo
- Moon Mystery Solved! Apollo Rocket Impact Site Finally Found
- 'Star Wars' for Real: US Military Wraps Up Space War Games
- January 3
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