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- September 30
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- Death of a Spacecraft: Bittersweet Mood as Rosetta Crash-Lands on Comet
- Ocean-Monitoring Satellites Could Help Study Earth's Interior Composition
- 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says
- Parting Shots: The Rosetta Spacecraft's Last Photos of Comet 67P
- In Images: Rosetta Spacecraft's Last Comet Photos During Crash-Landing
- The 5 Most Bizarre 'Questions' Elon Musk was Asked After His Mars Talk
- Rare Black Moon Rises Today, But Don't Expect to See It!
- SpaceX Mars Missions: How They Plan to Colonize Mars
- Goodbye, Rosetta! Spacecraft Crash-Lands on Comet in Epic Mission Finale
- The Life and Death of the Rosetta Spacecraft: 2004 to 2016
- Rosetta Comet Spacecraft Is About to Plunge to Its Death
- 'Ambition: Epilogue' Pays Tribute to Rosetta's Final Comet Days
- September 29
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- Rosetta's Final Day: Scientists Await Comet Probe's Crash
- 'Golden Record' Sent to Aliens Now Available on Earth
- Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to Launch 'In-Flight Escape Test' Next Week
- Science Channel to Pay Tribute to Rosetta Comet Mission Friday
- Black Moon, Blood Moon, Blue Moon: What's With All These Weird Moon Names?
- Surprising Spiral Structure Found Around Young Star
- Boeing's Starliner Crew Trainers Installed in Historic NASA Simulator Facility
- Feasible or Fantasy? SpaceX's Mars Plan Draws Expert Reactions
- Rosetta and Its Kin: A History of Comet and Asteroid Missions
- SpaceX's Mars Colony Plan: By the Numbers
- Dying Sun-like Star Throws Off Gas Cloud in New Photo
- A Tough Row to Hoe for Early Martian Microbes
- September 28
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- Russian Aviation Company to Acquire Sea Launch
- 'Star Trek' Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Traveling Art Gallery
- Red Planet Roulette: Time to Save for Move to Mars?
- No, Friday's 'Black Moon' Isn't a Sign of the End Times
- Elon Musk Says Falcon 9 Explosion Investigation Remains SpaceX's Top Priority
- How to Watch Europe's Rosetta Comet Mission Finale on Thursday, Friday
- 'Golden Record Remastered' Will Reboot Voyager's Soundtrack of Earth
- Awesome Citizen-Scientist Video Shows Juno Probe's Arrival at Jupiter
- Europa Orbiter Could Sample Jovian Moon's Watery Plumes
- What's Going on Under the Ice of Europa?
- The Hunt for Dark Matter Minihalos Offers Glimpse into Early Universe Inflation
- Dream Chaser Space Plane to Fly United Nations Mission in 2021
- SpaceX's Mars Spaceship Could Explore the Entire Solar System, Elon Musk Says
- Elon Musk Plans to Name 1st Mars Colony Ship 'Heart of Gold' in Sci-Fi Nod
- September 27
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- SpaceX's Elon Musk Unveils Interplanetary Spaceship to Colonize Mars
- SpaceX's Interplanetary Transport System for Mars Colonization in Images
- Breathtaking Video Shows How SpaceX Will Send People to Mars
- Boeing Eyes Moon-Orbiting Space Station as Waypoint to Mars
- First Comet-Orbiting Spacecraft Set to Crash-Land Friday
- Religion May Motivate Humanity's Future Expansion into Space
- Robotic Satellite Servicing Tech Ready for Orbital Tests, Experts Say
- India's PSLV Rocket Launches 8 Satellites in Record 5th Mission This Year
- Milky Way Bone Hunters Turn Up Huge New Bounty
- SpaceX's Big Mars Announcement: What We Already Know
- September 26
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- Playing Planetary Explorer: Xtronaut Board Game Draws from Asteroid Mission
- Future Space Station Commander Will Scout Golf Courses from Space
- New Astronaut's Memoir Comes with Space Shuttle Gift
- Rocket Lab Opens Private Orbital Launch Site in New Zealand
- Mercuryquakes May Currently Shake Up the Tiny Planet
- On Jupiter's Moon Europa, More Tantalizing Signs of Giant Water Plumes
- Elon Musk Unveils SpaceX Raptor Engine Test for Interplanetary Transport
- Astronaut Artifacts Included in New African American History Museum
- Does Jupiter's Moon Europa Have a Subsurface Ocean? Here's What We Know
- The Universe Is Directionless, Study Finds
- NASA: Odds Favor Successful SpaceX Mars Mission
- September 25
- September 24
- September 23
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- Lawmakers Propose Memorial for Apollo 1 Astronauts at Arlington Cemetery
- Pluto's 'Heart' Hints at Deep, Underground Ocean
- North Korea's New Rocket Engine Could Loft Satellites — Or Missiles
- Senate Committee Approves NASA Authorization Bill
- US, China Will Meet This Year to Talk Space Debris
- Four NASA Satellites Set Record for Formation Flying in Space
- What We Need to Know Before Landing Astronauts on Mars
- Seeing into the Distant Past with Mobile Astronomy Apps
- 80-Day Mock Mars Mission Begins Saturday in Utah
- How SpaceX's 2018 'Red Dragon' Mission Could Help NASA Put Boots on Mars
- Incoming! New Warning System Tracks Potentially Dangerous Asteroids
- Earth's Atmospheric Oxygen Levels Continue Long Slide
- September 22
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- 'Impossible' Cloud On Saturn's Moon Titan May Resemble Earth's Ozone Killers
- Alien Planet Has 2 Suns Instead of 1, Hubble Telescope Reveals
- Scientists Look Back in Time at 'Golden Age' of Star Formation
- Path to Mars Should Be Flexible, Experts Agree
- Earth Wobbles May Have Driven Ancient Humans Out of Africa
- Moon Speck Captured in Stunning View of Saturn's Rings
- House Advances Commercial Space and Astronaut Health Bills
- NASA: Activity Spied on Europa, But It's 'NOT Aliens'
- Boots on Mars: 19th Mars Society Convention Opens Thursday
- Marsquakes Could Potentially Support Red Planet Life
- Stop Complaining about 'Fake' Colors in NASA Images
- September 21
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- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Big Bang
- Fall Into Autumn: Slooh Webcast Celebrates Equinox Thursday
- Russian Crew Reduction to Have Limited Effect on Space Station Operations
- Phoenix Planets: Some 'Tatooine' Worlds May Rise from Stellar Ashes
- Jack Garman, NASA Engineer Who 'Saved' Apollo 11 from Alarms, Dies at 72
- Orbital ATK Targets Mid-October Night Launch for Antares Rocket's Next Flight
- Giant Green Space Blob Mystery Solved
- 'Destination: Mars' Virtual Reality Experience Now Open at Kennedy Space Center
- Star Baby Boom Seen in Distant Galaxies
- September 20
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- NASA to Announce 'Surprising' Europa Discovery Monday
- Photos: Europa, Mysterious Icy Moon of Jupiter
- Bill Nye to Trump, Clinton: Stay the Course in Space
- Jeff Bezos to Donate Heinlein Prize Winnings to Student Group
- First Signs Of Animal Life On Earth May Be From Microbes
- First Space Shuttle Astronauts mark STS-1, STS-2 35th Anniversaries
- Cosmic 'Echoes' Reveal Stars Devoured by Black Holes
- NASA's CORAL Mission Turns Its Eyes to Australia's Great Barrier Reef
- First-Ever Binary Alien Planets Possibly Found
- Experiment to See the Dawn of Galaxies Gets Big Funding Boost
- Cancer Research Aided by NASA's Space Exploration
- September 19
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- How Astrophysicist Neil Tyson Got His Kid to Test the Tooth Fairy
- NASA Bill Calls for Hard Look at Asteroid Redirect Mission
- Harvest Moon Lunar Eclipse Thrills Skywatchers
- Space Art Makes Alien Worlds Feel Like Home
- Elon Musk Says SpaceX's New Spaceship Could Go 'Well Beyond Mars'
- Japan's Hinode Sun Observatory Celebrates 10 Years of Solar Science
- From Montclair to the Moon: New Jersey School Renamed for Buzz Aldrin
- Earth-Observing Satellite Launch Delayed by Wildfire, Ground Leak
- DNA Sequencing in Space Could Protect Astronaut Health
- Russia Delays Next Crew Launch to Space Station
- 'StarTalk' with Neil deGrasse Tyson Begins Third Season Tonight
- NASA Probe Sees the Edge of the Sun, Birthplace of the Solar Wind
- Tiangong-1 Space Lab Will Fall to Earth Next Year, China Says
- September 16
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- Space Station Astronaut Wears Flight Suit Painted by Pediatric Cancer Patients
- Europe's Vega Launches 1 Peruvian and 4 Terra Bella Earth Observation Satellites
- One Last Year at Saturn: Cassini Heads for Grand Finale
- Water-Powered Cubesat Satellite Shoots for the Moon
- Did Asteroids Deliver Key Building Block of Life to Earth?
- Black Hole 'Engine' Cloaks Itself in Exhaust Fumes
- Huge Mars Lakes Formed Much More Recently Than Thought
- Harvest Full Moon Rises Tonight — with a Subtle Lunar Eclipse
- In Fictional 'Operation Avalanche' Film, How to Fake a Moon Landing
- September 15
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- Hubble Telescope Snaps Best-Ever Views of a Comet's Disintegration
- Rosetta Spacecraft's Last Move: A Daring Dive Toward Comet Pits
- Harvest Moon Lunar Eclipse Occurs Friday: Watch It Live with Slooh
- Video | SpaceX President Anticipates November Return to Flight
- Abort! SpaceX, Boeing Taking Different Tacks in Launch Escape Tests
- Midwest Is 'Space Storm Alley,' Map Reveals
- A Nearby Star Is Birthing a Massive Icy World
- China Launches Tiangong-2 Space Lab to Prep for 2020s Space Station
- Hubble Telescope Spies Strange 'Born-Again' Star After Epic Burn
- Exclusive: Newly-Renewed 'Dark Matter' Season Finale Clip
- 'Dark Matter's' Complex Plot Intrigues Fans and Actors
- Neil deGrasse Tyson's 'StarTalk' Returns with Book, 3rd Season Monday
- September 14
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- Moon’s Pull and Tides Raise Odds of Powerful Earthquakes
- Antares Return to Flight Now Planned for Early October
- Massive Meteorite Pulled From Argentina Hole
- Earth Vulnerable to Major Asteroid Strike, White House Science Chief Says
- 1 Billion Stars Mapped! Most Detailed Catalog of Milky Way Is Revealed
- See How Blue Origin's Next Spaceflight Test Will Work (Video)
- For 'Star Trek' Golden Anniversary, Golden Ales to Quaff
- Weird Red Spot on Pluto's Moon Charon Caused by Traveling Atmosphere
- International Cooperation Key to Spaceflight's Future, NASA Chief Says
- Clinton Supports Human Mars Exploration
- Virgin Galactic Signs Sky and Space Global to Four-Launch Deal
- Blue Origin's Huge New Rocket Heats Up Billionaire Space Rivalry
- Journey to an Asteroid: 3D Software Plots OSIRIS-Rex's Complex Route
- September 13
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- Elusive Planet? See Mercury at Its Best This Month
- Saturn's Shadow Takes Bite Out of Rings in Stunning NASA Photo
- Why Exploding Rockets Are Not Always a Bad Thing
- Will We Ever Find E.T.? NASA Talks First Contact 'Star Trek'-Style
- China to Launch New Tiangong-2 Space Lab Soon
- Would NASA's Journey to Mars Exist Without 'Star Trek'?
- Astronaut Scott Kelly's Year in Space to be Developed as Movie
- Moon's Birth May Have Vaporized Most of Earth, Study Shows
- Milky Way CSI: Were Galaxy 'Homicides' an Inside Job?
- September 12
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- Hubble Telescope Captures Jaw-Dropping Beauty of Nearby Galaxy
- Canada's Flight Across the Solar System
- Interstellar Clouds Eroded Martian Atmosphere
- Black Holes May Be the Missing Piece of Star Cluster Puzzle
- Red Planet Hike: Mars Looks Like National Park in Awesome New Pics
- Blue Origin Announces Big 'New Glenn' Rocket for Satellite & Crew Launches
- Author Q&A: Margot Lee Shetterly Reveals NASA's 'Hidden Figures'
- 'Shangri-La' On Saturn Moon Titan Teeming With Sand Dunes
- Crash! Early Collision Could Explain How Earth Kept its Carbon
- Stormy Protostars Can Give Birth to Multi-Star Systems
- September 10
- September 9
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- Design a 3D-Printed Tool for Astronauts to Use Aboard the Space Station
- Is That an Enterprise? 2 Nebulas Look Like 'Star Trek' Vessels
- Blue Origin Plans Next New Shepard Test for October
- Bill Nye Helps Send NASA Asteroid-Sampling Spacecraft Off in Style
- Elon Musk Asks for Help Solving SpaceX Rocket Explosion
- Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Unity Takes 1st Flight with Mothership
- Exiles on 'Mars': Doc on Hawaiian Mock Mission Seeks Funds
- How to Spot an Asteroid with Mobile Astronomy Apps
- Visit to 'Armageddon Asteroid' Could Save Future Earth from Impact
- Nanodust Cloud Shrouding the Moon Is Spawned by Meteoroid Impacts
- The Journey Begins: NASA's Asteroid-Sampling Probe Has a Long Path Ahead
- 'Exactly Perfect'! NASA Hails Asteroid Sample-Return Mission's Launch
- September 8
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- Next Stop, Bennu! NASA Launches Bold Asteroid-Sampling Mission
- Spacecom CEO on SpaceX failure: 'It Took a Minute to Realize the Guys Under the Smoke Are Us'
- Report Warns of Additional Commercial Crew Delays
- This Telescope Will Probe Alien Atmospheres
- Happy 50th 'Star Trek'! NASA & Friends Send Space-Age Twitter Wishes
- Did Asteroid Strikes Help Spur Life on Earth?
- Pieces of Heaven: A Brief History of Sample-Return Missions
- 'Star Trek' and NASA: 50 Years of Fictional and Factual Space Crossovers
- Kirk and Spock Still Fascinate as 'Star Trek' Turns 50
- Forever Trek: How Enterprising Fans Keep 'Star Trek' Alive
- NASA Is Launching an Asteroid-Sampling Space Probe Today: Watch It Live
- Oddball Star Cluster Provides Window into Young Milky Way
- NASA's Mission to Asteroid Bennu: OSIRIS-Rex Complete Coverage
- Double Eclipse! Earth and Moon Cross in Front of Sun (Photo)
- September 7
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- Could a 'Star Trek'-Like Genesis Device Transform Alien Worlds?
- Moon Pairs Off with Saturn and Mars on Thursday & Friday Nights
- Our First Look at Launchpad Burned by SpaceX Rocket Explosion
- A Bus-Size Asteroid Just Gave Earth a Close Shave
- Touching an Asteroid: The Science Behind NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission
- NASA Asteroid-Sampling Probe's Rocket Rolls Out to Launchpad (Photos)
- How NASA Is Making 'Star Trek' Tech a Reality
- Astronauts and 'Star Trek': How a TV Show Inspired Real Space Travelers
- Why NASA Picked Space Rock Bennu for Its Asteroid-Sampling Mission
- Record-Setting Astronaut Lands with Two Cosmonauts from Space Station
- Adventure's End: Space Center Houston Removing Mock Shuttle Nose
- September 6
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- Denise Crosby Dishes on Star Trek Online
- Falcon 9 Pad Explosion Highlights Unique Aspect of SpaceX Launch Campaigns
- NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid-Sampling Mission Ready to Launch Thursday
- Leonard Nimoy's Deadly Disease Focus of New Documentary Trailer
- Asteroid Named for Rock Star Freddie Mercury
- Space Station Crew Returns to Earth Tonight: How to Watch Live
- Superheroes for Science: Marvel Comic Book Covers Promote STEAM Fields
- Duane Graveline, Scientist-Astronaut Who Resigned from NASA, Dies at 85
- Our Interstellar Neighbors: 5 Potentially Earth-Like Planets Nearby
- How to Follow NASA's Asteroid-Sampling Mission Launch Online This Week
- 'Galactic Tick Day' Celebrates Sun's Trip Around the Galaxy
- September 5
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- Philae Lander's Grave on Comet Found at Last After Nearly 2-Year Search
- Photos: Europe's Rosetta Comet Mission in Pictures
- Zoom Into the Moon's 'Fire Fountain' Volcano Past with NASA Video
- SpaceX Falcon 9 Explosion Could Have Ripple Effects Across Space Industry
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Panel Reveals New Show's Secrets
- September 4
- September 3
- September 2
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- 'Star Trek' 50th Anniversary Postage Stamps: USPS Photos
- Robot Designed to Test NASA's Pre-Apollo Spacesuits Heads to Auction
- Jupiter's Wild North Pole, Southern Auroras Photographed for 1st Time
- NASA's Delayed Mars Lander Will Launch in 2018
- 'Hidden Figures' Movie Probes Little-Known Heros of 1960s NASA
- We Visited Mock Mars: Here's What It's Like to Live There
- On 'Hidden Figures' Set, NASA's Early Years Take Center Stage
- NASA Reinstalls Water Tank Reclaimed from Space Shuttle Endeavour
- SpaceX Investigating Cause of Falcon 9 Rocket Explosion
- 'Star Trek': Mission New York — Celebrate Show's 50th Anniversary This Weekend
- NASA to Launch Asteroid-Sampling Mission Next Week
- Proxima b: Is There Alien Life Just 'Down the Block,' or Even Closer?
- September 1
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- Hurricane Hermine Threatens Florida in New Photo from Space
- Successful Spacewalk! NASA Astronauts Reel in Radiator, Install New Cameras
- 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Treats Skywatchers in Africa (Photos, Video)
- Dramatic Video Shows Huge Scale of SpaceX Rocket Explosion
- Communication Satellite Lost in SpaceX Rocket Explosion Was Co-Leased by Facebook
- Ice Volcanoes and More: Dwarf Planet Ceres Continues to Surprise
- 'For the Love of Spock': Leonard Nimoy Fought for Diversity (Exclusive Clip)
- Launchpad Explosion Destroys SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket, Satellite in Florida
- Astronaut 'Dream Team' Takes Spacewalk Outside Space Station Today: Watch Live
- Milky Way's 'Blowout Bash' May Explain Galaxy's Missing Mass
