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- November 30
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- Venus Lights Up the Night Sky Over Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland (Photo)
- George R.R. Martin Discusses 'Nightflyers' Series Coming to Syfy
- Wow! Space Station Streaks Over Cathedral in Gorgeous Photo
- Is Einstein's 'Theory of Happiness' as Successful as General Relativity?
- Martian Dusk: Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning Red Planet Sunset
- Master Replicas Is Back with Limited-Edition 'Space Terrains'
- Oddly Behaving Blobs Beneath Earth's Surface Finally Explained
- NASA Launches New Phase of 3D Habitat Challenge with $2 Million Prize
- Get Glammed Up for 'The Last Jedi' with New 'Star Wars' Cosmetics
- SpaceX Adds $100 Million to Latest Funding Round
- Mega-Landslides on Mars May Speed Down Slopes at 450 Mph
- The Worst Theoretical Prediction in the History of Physics
- 'Equator Trap' May Complicate Search for Alien Life
- November 29
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- Rocket Lab's Tiny-Satellite Launcher Will Get 2nd Test in December
- China's Cosmic 'Monkey King' Satellite Looks for Dark Matter
- Iridium's Fourth Falcon 9 Mission Holding to Dec. 22 as Other SpaceX Missions Slip
- Could the US Stop Nuclear Weapons?
- Even a Kid Can Prove the Earth Is Round: Here's How
- Soyuz Satellites Feared Lost in Launch Failure
- Interplanetary-Internet Test Sends Antarctic Selfie to Space Station
- Behold! The First 'Avengers: Infinity War' Trailer Is Here
- Watch SpaceX Test Reusable Rockets (and Scare Cows) in Texas Test-Site Video
- Found Them! 72 Unseen Galaxies Found Hiding in Plain Sight
- Neighboring Galaxy Dazzles in Most Detailed Radio Image Ever
- Take the Slooh 'Supermoon Challenge' This Week!
- Bacteria 'from Outer Space' Found on Space Station, Cosmonaut Says: Report
- North Korea's Latest Missile Test Suggests It Could Reach US East Coast
- November 28
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- British Company Reveals Details About Its Smallsat Launch Vehicle
- See Mercury Meet Up with Saturn Tonight in the 1st of 3 Conjunctions
- Report Lays Out Potential Changes to WFIRST Space Telescope to Reduce Cost
- US Military Gets Taste of New Satellite Technology for Unmanned Aircraft
- SpaceX's Big Mars Rocket Could Help Chase Down Interstellar Asteroid
- Russia Loses Contact with Satellites After Soyuz Rocket Launch
- Saturn Bookends: Cassini Photos Show Ringed Planet 16 Years Apart
- Crowdfunded Photo Book Focuses on 'First Fleet' of NASA Space Shuttles
- 50 Years Ago Jocelyn Bell Discovered Pulsars and Changed Our View of the Universe
- Little Green Men? Pulsars Presented a Mystery 50 Years Ago
- High Flyers: Aerospace Tech Stars in 'Survival in the Skies' (New Clip)
- Newly Tested Parachute Could Land Cubesats Without Thrusters
- Why Huge 'Hot Jupiter' Alien Planets Are So Puffy
- November 27
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- SpaceX Aims to Follow a Banner Year With an Even Faster 2018 Launch Cadence
- US Army 'Space Week' to Shine Light on Why Soldiers Care About Satellites
- Scorching-Hot Alien Planet May Have Earth-Like Atmosphere
- Stellar Storms May Light Up Signs of Life on Alien Planets
- Watch the First 17 Minutes of 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' in Space Early!
- Intense Illumination Seen in Early Universe Galaxy Collision
- Lightning Bolts Are Churning Out Antimatter All Over Planet Earth
- Elon Musk: Say 'Sweet Dreams,' Humanity
- US Government Shuts Down Flat-Earther's Rocket Launch
- Quirky Comet Has Unexpected Composition, NASA Study Shows
- Do the Twist! Mars Has a Tangled Magnetic Tail
- Astronaut Blood May Not Act Weird in Space After All
- Spaceflight Pollution: How Do Rocket Launches and Space Junk Affect Earth's Atmosphere?
- November 26
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- November 22
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- Losing Darkness: Satellite Data Shows Global Light Pollution On the Rise
- For Thanksgiving Travelers, Stormy Weather Ahead on US Coasts (Satellite Photo)
- Ghostly Cosmic Neutrinos Are Stopped Cold by Planet Earth, New Study Shows
- Incite Wonder and Inspire Your Kids by Giving the Gift of Science (Op-Ed)
- NASA's Next Mars Lander Passes Big Test Ahead of May 2018 Launch
- Budweiser's Space-Bound Barley Seeds to Advance First 'Bud on Mars'
- Beautiful Saturn: Cassini Team Unveils Farewell Photo of Ringed Planet
- Space Station Astronauts Share Thanksgiving Memories (Video)
- Thanksgiving Night Sky 2017: Saturn, Mercury (& the Moon) On the Menu
- Flat-Earther to Launch Himself in Homemade Steam Rocket Saturday
- November 21
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- Virgin Orbit Wins First Defense Department Launch Contract
- Which Melting Glacier Threatens Your City the Most? NASA Tool Can Tell You
- Lego's Awesome Women of NASA Building Set in Photos
- 'Survival in the Skies': Miniseries Explores Space and Aviation Inventions
- Teacher-Astronauts Helm NASA's Year in Education Aboard the Space Station
- Mystery Solved: Why Saturn Moon Titan's Weird Vortex Is So Cold
- Tiny Slowdown in Earth's Rotation Could Unleash Major Earthquakes
- A Mars Mystery: How Did Land Form Without Much Water?
- NASA Agreement Sign of Stratolaunch Engine Development Program
- A Van Gogh Jupiter: Planet's Clouds Swirl Like a Painting
- SpaceX Expects Government Support for Development of BFR Launch System
- Aerosols Eddy and Spiral Over Earth in Mesmerizing NASA Simulation
- Astrophysicist Caleb Scharf Digs Deep into 'The Zoomable Universe'
- Space Dust Could Help Life Jump from Planet to Planet
- November 20
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- Amazon Developing 'Mercury 13' as Series About Women Tested for Spaceflight
- Weird Dark Streaks on Mars May Not Be Flowing Water After All
- Watch Earth ‘Breathe’! NASA Explains Stunning Time-Lapse Video
- New Hole in Sun's Atmosphere Lets Particles Spew Out
- Dark Matter: The Mystery Substance Physics Still Can't Identify
- 'Others Will Follow' Short: Q&A with Filmmaker Spotlights Mars Mission Gone Wrong
- One of the Oldest and Most Distant Objects in the Universe Has Been Discovered
- Wow! 1st Interstellar Asteroid Is a Spinning Space Cigar
- International Campaign Will Monitor Fall of China's Tiangong-1 Space Lab
- Watch Mars 2020 Rover's Parachute Successfully Unfurl in Test Flight (Video)
- 'Close Encounters' Turns 40: Why Its Legacy Has Endured for Ages
- Kids' Rocket Science Book Blasts Past Kickstarter Goal
- Private Spacesuit Undergoes Zero-G Testing to Prepare for Commercial Flights
- 'Hot Spot' Around Red Giant Star May Reveal Sun's Fate
- Spaceflight's Next Big Leap? SpaceX Cargo Mission Offers a Glimpse
- November 19
- November 18
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- Geoengineering the Climate Could Cause Devastating African Droughts
- Here's What a Volcano on Mars Looked Like to Mariner 9 in 1971
- New Video Shows a Creepily Human-Like Robot Doing a Backflip
- In Photos: The Advanced JPSS-1 Weather Satellite's Earth Mission
- First-of-Its-Kind Satellite Launches to Track Earth's Weather Like Never Before
- November 17
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- What in the World? Flat-Earthers Gather at First Conference
- Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory Will Stay Open, Despite Funding Concerns
- High-Tech Weather Satellite to Launch Early Saturday After Delays: Watch Live
- The Sun's Sleepy Phase Is Surprisingly Consistent
- Is Star Wars Battlefront 2 Worth Buying Yet?
- Review: 'Justice League' Brings (Some) Light Into DC Extended Universe
- Milky Way and Other Celestial Sights Will Make for Spectacular Stargazing This Month
- 'Slaughterbots' Video Depicts a Dystopian Future of Autonomous Killer Drones
- Earthquakes on Venus Could Be Detected by an Atmospheric Balloon
- Gravitational-Wave Detector Catches Lightest Black Hole Smashup Yet
- First Cat in Space Félicette to Get Memorial Statue After Successful Crowdfund
- How to Use Mobile Apps to See the Solar System's Ice-Giant Planets
- Wow! Astronaut Captures Incredible View of 'Fireball' Meteor from Space (Video)
- James Webb Space Telescope Will 'Perfect Its Own Vision' in Orbit (Video)
- Birth of the Bug: See How Artists Built the 'Starship Troopers' Alien Warrior (Video)
- November 16
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- See the 2017 Leonid Meteor Shower at Its Peak: What to Expect
- SpaceX Delays Launch of Mysterious Zuma Spacecraft to Review Data
- Apollo Astronaut Watch, Stolen in Ecuador, Recovered 30 Years Later
- Earthbound Antimatter Mystery Deepens After Scientists Rule Out Pulsar Source
- In Memoriam: Astronaut Dick Gordon Remembered in Pictures
- NASA Satellites Watch Earth 'Breathe' in Awesome Time-Lapse Video
- SpaceX Is Launching the Secret Zuma Mission Friday: Watch It Live!
- NASA's New James Webb Space Telescope Just Got Its 1st Science Targets
- Origami in Orbit: Ancient Art Inspires Efficient Spacecraft
- Phoning E.T.: Message Sent to Nearby Planet That Could Host Life
- November 15
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- Here's What We Know About the Secret Zuma Payload SpaceX Is Launching
- XCOR Aerospace Files for Bankruptcy
- NASA Leaning Towards Allowing Reused Falcon Booster on Next Dragon Mission
- Meet 'Oumuamua! The 1st Interstellar Visitor Ever Seen Gets a Name
- Orbital ATK Tests Component of Future Launch Vehicle
- 'MythBusters' Returns, with New Hosts and Sword-Swinging Robots
- Skywatcher Sees 3 Monster Sunspots During Intense Solar Storm (Photo)
- Studying Exoplanet Atmospheres Challenges Even the Hubble Space Telescope (Video)
- Mystery of Pluto's Super-Cold Weather Solved
- BAE Systems Wins DARPA Contract to Develop 3D Space Warfare Lab
- In Earth's Backyard: Newfound Alien Planet May Be Good Bet for Life
- High Winds Delay Launch of Advanced Weather Satellite JPSS-1
- SpaceX Delays Launch of Secret Zuma Mission to Thursday
- November 14
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- Apollo in 'Artemis': Author Andy Weir Sets New Book at Moon Landing Site
- 'Beyond A Year In Space': Astronaut Scott Kelly's Epic Documentary Airs on PBS Wednesday (Exclusive Clip)
- Hot, Hotter, Hottest! See the Sun from Its Surface to Upper Atmosphere
- When Two Become One: Twisted Cosmic Knot Shines in Hubble Photo
- In Photos: SpaceX's Double Rocket Launches and Landings of October 2017
- SpaceX Rocket to Launch Secret Zuma Mission Thursday Night
- New Camera Will Search for Star Explosions and Other Quick Changes in the Cosmos
- Cosmic Photos: Zwicky Transient Facility First Light
- Sierra Nevada Satisfied with Dream Chaser Glide Test
- Book Review: Andy Weir's 'Artemis' Is a Fun Romp Through a Fictional Future Moon Colony
- Making a Moon Base With 'Artemis' Author Andy Weir
- The National Geographic Channel Just Sent a VR Camera Into Space
- NASA Speeds Up Testing of Critical Orion Astronaut-Escape System
- Rocket Issue Delays Launch of Advanced New JPSS-1 Weather Satellite
- Cygnus Cargo Ship Delivers Holiday Goodies and Science Gear to Space Station
- November 13
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- Tiny Weather Satellite Will Boost Storm Forecasts
- 'In Search of Stardust': Photo Book Highlights the Beauty and Mysteries of Tiny Space Rocks
- You Can Watch a Rocket Launch and Spaceship Arrival Early Tuesday!
- You Can Visit Real Alien Planets in VR Thanks to This Awesome New Simulation
- Micrometeorites and Their Earthly Imposters: Images from 'In Search of Stardust' (Gallery)
- Time to Celebrate: Ancient Sundial Made to Honor Roman Politician
- 2 Cubesats to Test Laser Communications and Teamwork in Space
- 'Star Trek: Discovery' Midseason Finale: Klingons, Spore Drives and Revelations
- Chemists May Have Found the 'Missing Link' to the First Life on Earth
- New Weather-Watching Satellite Brings Suite of Advanced Tools
- His Very Own Asteroid: Space Rock Named for Italian Astronaut
- Virgin Galactic Wants to Send People on Superfast Trips Across Earth
- Privately Funded Team May Launch Life-Hunting Mission to Saturn Moon Enceladus
- November 12
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- Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser Space Plane Aces Free-Flight Drop Test
- Sneak Peek of 'Stargate Origins' Shows Action in 'Tent City'
- In Photos: Orbital ATK's OA-8 Cygnus Cargo Launch to Space Station
- Orbital ATK Rocket Launches NASA Cargo to Space Station in Spectacular Morning Liftoff
- Venus and Jupiter Will Meet in the Early Morning Sky Monday: How to See It
- Venus-Jupiter Conjunction 2017: When, Where and How to See It Monday
- November 11
- November 10
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- Jupiter's Colorful Clouds Swirl Like Marbleized Art in Stunning New Image
- NASA Will Launch E. Coli into Space to Study Antibiotic Resistance
- Live on the US East Coast? Look Up to See a Rocket Launch Sunday Morning
- Smith Disappointed with Lack of Progress on SLS and Orion
- Spot the Millennium Falcon with the Force of Google Maps!
- Space Salad: Astronauts Harvest 3 Different Crops and Try New Gardening Tech
- Dinosaur-Killing Space Rock Created Dramatic Temperature Drop
- Peekaboo! See the Bright Star Regulus 'Hide' Behind the Moon This Saturday
- Apollo 11 Moonwalker's Gold Lunar Module Lands at Auction
- Venus 'Snuggles' Close to Jupiter in Epic Conjunction Early Monday
- 2017 Taurid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend! What to Expect
- Weird Science Experiments Launching to Space Station Early Saturday: Watch Live
- Syfy Brings 'Futurama's' Space-Based Comedy Back to TV
- Pew-Pew! Laser Weapons May Arm Air Force Fighter Jets
- There's a Huge Plume of Magma Bulging Against Antarctica
- 'Holy Grail' Hadron: Scientists Are Close to Detecting the Elusive Tetraquark Particle
- November 9
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- Supernova's Expanding 'Echo' of Light Captured by Hubble Telescope
- The First Female Doctor Who's Outfit, in All Its Quirky Glory
- 'The Last Jedi' Director to Helm Entirely New 'Star Wars' Trilogy
- Amazing Apollo 4: NASA's 1st Saturn V Moon Rocket Test Flight in Photos
- DARPA Laying Groundwork for Growth In-Space Robotics
- NASA Inspector General Warns Limited Budget Reserves Could Delay Key Programs
- How Vintage Rocket Tech Could Be NASA's Ticket to Mars and Beyond
- 'Artemis' Narrator Rosario Dawson Discusses Andy Weir's Moon Base Adventure (Video)
- Uber Teams with NASA on 'Flying Car' Project
- NASA Spots a Weird (and Rare) Circular Sight on the Sun
- Saturn V at 50: NASA Moon Rocket Lifted Off on Maiden Mission 50 Years Ago
- NASA's $100K Contest Seeks Safer Air for Astronauts
- Robert Plant's 'Space Shifter' Guitarist Justin Adams Talks Exploration Through Music
- SpaceX Rocket Engine Suffers Failure During Test (Updated)
- November 8
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- Amped-Up Auroras May Shine in Canada, Northern US Tonight!
- NASA's 1st Space Launch System Mission Could Be Delayed Until 2020
- 'Star Wars Rebels' Is Completing the Alliance Backstory in Final Season
- How Big Would an 'Alien Megastructure' Have to Be?
- Bizarre 3-Year-Long Supernova Defies Our Understanding of How Stars Die
- Vega Rocket Launches Moroccan Observation Satellite Into Orbit
- Dwarf Planet Ceres May Have Had a Global Ocean in Ancient Past
- This 'Sound of Silence' in Space Music Video by NASA Is Just Amazing
- Senate Committee Advances Bridenstine Nomination on a Party-Line Vote
- Dick Gordon, Astronaut Who Walked in Space and Flew to Moon, Dies at 88
- Preparing for Impact: Asteroid-Tracking Exercise a Big Success, Scientists Say
- Journey Through Gorgeous Nebulas in New Simulation
- First Cat in Space to Receive a Proper Memorial
- November 7
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- Faster! Black Hole's 'Acceleration Zone' Launches High-Speed Jets
- Three Meteor Showers Will Light Up Skies in November
- Curiosity Rover Uses Color Detectors While Climbing Ridge on Mars
- Q&A: Plotting U.S. Space Policy with White House Adviser Scott Pace
- Stephen Hawking Warns: Humanity May Have Less Than 600 Years to Leave Earth
- First 'Star Wars' Film Celebrated in 40 New Short Stories
- Mysteries of Jupiter's Dazzling Auroras Highlighted in Fascinating Video
- NASA Issues Study Contracts for Deep Space Gateway Element
- Oldest Spiral Galaxy Ever Seen May Reveal Secrets About the Milky Way
- Eagle-Eyed JPSS-1 Weather Satellite to Launch Nov. 14 After Delay
- You Can Give New Horizons' Next Flyby Target a (Temporary) Name
- November 6
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- Humans to Blame for Climate Change, Government Report Says
- What Would Happen If You Played Tug-Of-War in Outer Space?
- 'Making Contact' Profiles Pioneering Alien Hunter Jill Tarter
- The Closest Exoplanet Proxima b May Have Neighbors
- Saturn Moon Enceladus' Churning Insides May Keep Its Ocean Warm
- 2017 Is Slated to Be in Top 3 Hottest Years of All Time
- Beam Me Up! William Shatner Among 2.4 Million Names Launching to Mars
- First Contact Brings Klingon War into Focus in 'Star Trek: Discovery' Episode 8
- US Olympic Snowboarders to Sport NASA Spacesuit-Inspired Uniforms in 2018
- Alien Planets Can Reveal Clues to Their Stars' Insides: Here's How
- Young Stars Hoard X-Rays in Plasma Cocoon
- Milky Way Shimmers Over Smoky Skies in Stunning View from Yosemite National Park
- November 5
- November 4
- November 3
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- The Subatomic Discovery That Physicists Considered Keeping Secret
- Good News on Warming: Ozone Hole Is Smallest Since 1988
- Observing the Fascinating Full Moon Using Mobile Apps: Part I
- China Aims to Launch Reusable Space Plane by 2020
- November's Full Beaver Moon to Shine Bright Tonight and Saturday
- Star-Speckled Heart Nebula Glows Red in Lovely Deep-Space Photo
- Watch the Moon Hide the Orange Star Aldebaran Sunday Evening
- 'The Orville' Renewed for Season 2
- Space Station Photos: Expedition 53 Mission Crew in Orbit
- Photos: Casting Mirror No. 5 for the Giant Magellan Telescope
- Giant Magellan Telescope Project Starts Making Mirror No. 5
- Rey & Finn's Story Won't End With 'Star Wars: Episode IX'
- Asteroid Photobomb! Space Rocks Invade Hubble Galaxy View
- Oceans on Jupiter? Gas Giants Might Start Out As 'Steam Worlds'
- Lights! Camera! Science! Why Hollywood Should Focus on Real Space Stories (Op-Ed)
- November 2
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- Secret Chamber? Cosmic Rays Reveal Possible Void Inside Great Pyramid
- What Darwin Can Tell Us About Aliens
- World Series Wager: NASA's Houston Center Wins Bet Against JPL
- Lego Fans Celebrate Release of Women of NASA Set
- 2020 Vision: NASA's Next Mars Rover Will Have Nearly Two Dozen Cameras
- New 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Footage Brings Luke Back to the Falcon!
- New Map of Dark Matter Puts the Big Bang Theory on Trial (Kavli Roundtable)
- On Cloud 9! Couple's Baby Gender Reveal Goes Stratospheric (Video)
- How NASA Plans to Get Humans Back to the Moon (Video)
- Here's How Space Travel Changes the Brain
- November 1
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- NASA Looking for Private Organizations to Take Over Spitzer Mission
- SpaceX Ties ULA's Annual Launch Record With 16th Launch This Year
- Striking Night-Sky Photo of 'Baby' Moon Honors Firefighters
- Bridenstine Faces Partisan Criticism at NASA Administrator Nomination Hearing
- NASA's Pumpkin-Carving Contest: Take a Look at Rocket Scientists' Astounding Creations
- Candidate 'Passengers' Picked for Potential 1st Interstellar Mission
- Spacewalk Simulation: Astronaut Dangles Over Space Station Mockup (Photo)
- Lego Launches Sale of 'Women of NASA' Minifigures Set
- Access Mars: Follow the Curiosity Rover's Tracks in Virtual Reality
- Sinuous Gullies Snake Down Sand Dune on Mars (Photo)
- Senate to Hold Hearing on Bridenstine as Next NASA Chief Today: Watch Live
