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- June 30
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- Indian Startup Bellatrix Aerospace Raises $3 Million
- Solar Eclipse 2019 in Chile: Chasing Totality in the Atacama Desert
- Astronomers Without Borders Giving Away Free Eclipse Glasses
- Celebrate the Promise of Planetary Defense This Asteroid Day
- GAO Recommends NASA Develop Contingency Plan for ISS Access Amid Commercial Crew Delays
- June 29
- June 28
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- SpaceX Targets 2021 Commercial Starship Launch
- Taika Waititi Enlisted for Flash Gordon Film — Which Was Thor: Ragnarok's Biggest Influence
- Lunar Robotic Mission Heracles Will Scout for Human Landings
- New Look at 111-Year-Old Asteroid Hit Provides Clues to Future Impacts
- Life on Icy Alien Worlds May Resemble Creatures Under Submerged Hawaiian Volcano
- Spores in Space: Mold Can Withstand Radiation Doses That Would Kill a Human
- Houston, We Have a Restoration! Apollo 11 Mission Control Reopens
- Michael Chabon Named 'Star Trek: Picard' Showrunner
- Adam Savage to Build Full-Scale Replica of Apollo Spacecraft Hatch for Smithsonian
- See Stunning Photos of SpaceX Falcon Heavy's First Night Launch
- Propelling Exploration: Drones Are Going Interplanetary
- Asteroid Day 2019 Is Coming Soon — Here's How to Celebrate
- Astronomers Spotted a Car-Size Asteroid Just Hours Before Impact
- June 27
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- After Failed Beresheet Landing, SpaceIL Will Go Someplace Besides the Moon
- NASA Is Sending a Life-Hunting Drone to Saturn's Huge Moon Titan
- NASA Gearing Up for Big Test of Orion Crew Capsule Next Week
- Mysterious Extragalactic Flash Pinpointed for 2nd Time Ever
- Marsquakes May Be Evidence of Groundwater
- This Stunning Video Shows Sun's Pulsing 'Skin' in Incredible Detail
- Want to Live on the Moon? Try Living Under a Swiss Glacier First.
- NASA Seeks Proposals for Commercial ISS Modules
- Queen's Brian May Outlines Asteroid Deflection Mission
- Apollo 11 Memories 'Seared in My Mind': Q&A with Presidential Historian Douglas Brinkley
- June 26
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- HBO Is Relaunching 'From the Earth to the Moon' With New HD Visual Effects
- Raikoke Volcano's Eruption Seen from Space (Photos)
- SpaceX Boat Snags Falling Payload Fairing in Historic First
- What Planets and Stars Will Be Visible During the Total Solar Eclipse?
- Rocket Lab Launching 7 Satellites Early Saturday Morning: Watch Live
- You Can Help Judge the Mars 2020 Rover-Naming Contest
- UFOs Remain Elusive Despite Decades of Study
- On Alien Worlds, Extraterrestrials Could Be Spewing a Toxic, Smelly Gas. That's How We Could Find Them.
- Mysterious 'Bathtub Rings' of Titan Replicated on Earth
- June 25
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- One Week Until the Great South American Total Solar Eclipse!
- Dairy Queen Whips Up 'Zero Gravity' Blizzard for Moon Landing 50th
- How Apollo 8 Morphed Into a Moon Mission: Exclusive Clip
- Watch 3 'BIRDS' Take Flight from the International Space Station
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch Spotted from Space (Photos)
- Asteroid That's 3 Times As Long As a Football Field Will Whiz by Earth Thursday
- Executive Order Could Reduce Number of NASA Advisory Committees
- Boeing to Move Space Headquarters to Florida
- China Launches Latest Beidou Satellite for Global Navigation System
- Is It Safe to Reuse Your Solar Eclipse Glasses?
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Lofts 24 Satellites in 1st Night Launch
- Soyuz Capsule Returns Station Crew to Earth After 204 Days in Space
- SpaceX Adjusts Launch Time for First Falcon Heavy Night Flight
- June 24
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- SpaceX Looks Ahead to Certification Milestone with Falcon Heavy Launch
- Mars May Have Escaped Life-Threatening Impacts Early On
- SpaceX's 'Starship' Prototype Coming Together in Florida (Photos)
- NASA Contractors Support Artemis Cost Estimate
- Fresh-Baked Cookies Will Add an Aroma of Home to the International Space Station
- More Mars Methane: Curiosity Rover Spots Biggest Surge Yet
- Space Station Astronauts Return to Earth Tonight: Watch It Live!
- NASA's New Salmon-Colored 'Green' Fuel Is a Much Safer Propellant
- Voracious Black Holes Could Feed Alien Life on Rogue Worlds
- Blue Origin Performs First Test of BE-7 Lunar Lander Engine
- China's Moon, Mars and Space Station Missions May be Facing Delays
- Contest Aims to Fly Openly LGBTQ+ Scientist-Astronaut in Space
- SpaceX Eyes New Feats With Falcon Heavy Launch Tonight
- June 23
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- The Spacewalks of Expedition 59 in Photos
- Expedition 59: The Space Station Mission in Photos
- CNN Documentary 'Apollo 11' Premieres on TV Tonight
- Atomic Clocks Explained: NASA Set To Launch a Deep Space Timekeeper Monday
- Take One Giant Leap to the Moon with New Augmented Reality Apps
- See Draco the Dragon in the Night Sky This Week
- June 22
- June 21
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- How Martian Microbes Could Survive in the Salty Puddles of the Red Planet
- A Mysterious Glow Warms Rings of Uranus
- Sci-Fi Classic 'Moon' Available on 4K Ultra HD for Apollo 11 Anniversary
- 'Apollo 11' Documentary Lands on CNN, in Museums, on Space Station
- Bill Nye and Planetary Society Set to Ride a Sunbeam with LightSail 2 Solar Sail
- Hello, Summer 2019! Today's Solstice Marks Season's Beginning
- X-Ray Telescope Designed for Dark Energy Search Ready to Launch
- NOAA Hurricane-Tracking Satellites to Launch on SpaceX Falcon Heavy Next Week
- A Triple-Threat 'Comet Interceptor' Could Explore an Undiscovered Space Object
- June 20
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- Ariane 5 Rocket Lofts 2 Satellites into Orbit in Gorgeous Sunset Launch
- In Photos: Ariane 5 Rocket Launches DirecTV 16 and Eutelsat 7C Satellites
- 1 Month to Apollo: How NASA Prepared for the Moon Landing 50 Years Ago
- SpaceX Test-Fires Falcon Heavy Megarocket for Its 1st Night Launch
- Ariane 5 Rocket Launching 2 Satellites Today: Watch It Live!
- Oreo Moon Landing Cookies Touch Down in Stores (With Stickers!)
- BepiColombo Spacecraft Snaps Selfies En Route to Mercury
- PBS 'Stellar' Series Shows How Space Discoveries Are Made
- Presidential Historian Douglas Brinkley Talks JFK, Moonshots and Apollo 11
- US Postal Service Celebrates Apollo 11 Moon Landing with 'Forever' Stamps
- June 19
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- Secretive Startup SpinLaunch Gets 1st Launch Contract for US Military
- Two Potentially Earth-Like Alien Planets Found Around Nearby Star
- This Is What 2 Dozen Satellites Look Like Packed for Launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy
- In NYC? See 'Apollo 11' with the Director for Free at the Intrepid Museum on Friday
- NASA Wants Robots to Sniff Out Moon Pits for Astronaut Homes
- Oldest Known Galactic Get-Together Occurred Shortly After Big Bang
- Breakthrough Listen Releases 1 Million Gigabytes of Data from Its Search for E.T.
- This Is NASA's Best View Yet (and Closest, Too!) of Asteroid Bennu
- NASA to Adjust SOFIA Flying Telescope's Operations to Improve Productivity
- 'Men in Black: International' Chases Aliens Around the World
- Orbit Fab Demonstrates Satellite Refueling Technology on Space Station
- Secret of the Sun's Early Spin May Be Buried in Moon Rock
- June 18
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- Gold-Prospecting Astronomers Trawl Universe's Oldest Stars
- Fully Restored, Apollo-Era Saturn IB Rocket Returns to NASA Display
- NASA to Seek Proposals for Lunar Gateway Logistics
- Astrophysicists Gear Up for 2020 Decadal Survey
- Breaks in the Perfect Symmetry of the Universe Could Be a Window Into Completely New Physics
- Astronomers Need a (Steady) Hand Tracing Spiral Galaxies to Find Black Holes
- Amazing Moon Photos from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
- Planetary Orbits May Explain Mystery of Sun's 11-Year Cycle
- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Turns 10, with Lessons for Moon Missions
- See Saturn Near the Moon in the Night Sky Tonight! Here's How
- NASA's Getting Ready to Explore the Corpse of an Ancient Planet in the Asteroid Belt
- June 17
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- Watch Scientists Melt a Satellite Part to See How Stuff Burns Up During Reentry
- Meteor 'Smoke' May Spawn Cotton Candy Clouds on Mars
- What to Expect When LightSail 2 Launches into Space
- Twin NASA Satellites Will Ride SpaceX Falcon Heavy to Study Earth's Ionosphere
- Krispy Kreme Debuts Doughnut For Apollo 11 Moon Landing 50th
- New Website Replays Apollo 11 First Moon Landing Mission in Real Time
- Smithsonian Extends Apollo 11 Spacecraft Tour, Adds Stop in Cincinnati
- Dune's Bene Gesserit Getting Their Own TV Show
- 'Ready Jet Go!' Takes Kids to the Moon Today on PBS to Celebrate Apollo 11
- NASA Is Tracking One of Earth's Most Valuable Resources — Water
- Safety Panel Calls on NASA to Apply Commercial Crew Lessons for Artemis
- Bam! Fresh Crater Spied on Mars — and It Looks Spectacular
- Migrating Baby Exoplanet Sculpts Disk Around Newborn Star (Photos)
- June 16
- June 15
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- Out of the Fog: Amazing SpaceX Launch Photos of Canada's Radarsat Constellation
- 'Chasing the Moon' Shows Nazi Past of Engineer Wernher Von Braun in Early Space Program (Video)
- India Will Launch an Ambitious Moon Orbiter-Lander-Rover Combo in July
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy Will Launch NASA Probe to Study Space Radiation
- Will Apollo Nostalgia Help NASA Get Its Artemis Moon Money?
- NASA's 2020 Mars Rover Gets Its 1st Wheels, and a Mast, Too (Ahoy!)
- June 14
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- Did the Beta Taurid Meteor Shower Cause the 1908 Tunguska Explosion?
- 'Cold Quasars' May Be at the End of Their Lives, But They Can Still Birth Stars
- A NASA Atomic Clock on SpaceX's Next Falcon Heavy Will Pioneer Mars Travel Tech
- Sunrise, Sunset: Amazing Astronaut Views Show Our Changing Planet from Space
- Apollo 8 Astronauts Describe Watching Moon Swallow Stars in New Film
- NASA Chief Says Returning Astronauts to the Moon Could Cost $30 Billion
- Astronaut Snaps Stunning View of Venus Over an Earth Sunrise
- NASA's OSIRIS-REx Probe Breaks Its Close-Orbit Record at Asteroid Bennu
- Magnetic Fields May Muzzle Milky Way's Monster Black Hole
- International Experiments Selected for China's Space Station
- NASA Wants to Build a 'Starshade' to Hunt Alien Planets. Here's How It Would Work
- June 13
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- NASA Spacecraft Spots 'Star Trek' Logo on Mars
- This Tiny Galaxy Has a Pretty Big Black Hole
- Yes, Saturn's Rings Are Awesome — NASA's Cassini Showed Us Just HOW Awesome.
- 'Eyes in the Skies': The Intrepid Probes That Show Us Space — And Earth
- Meet Ariane 6 and Vega C: Europe's New 'Rideshare' Rockets (Videos)
- Relativity to Build Factory for 3D-Printed Rockets at NASA's Stennis Space Center
- 'God Plays Dice with the Universe,' Einstein Writes in Letter About His Qualms with Quantum Theory
- NASA Eyes Wild Space Tech Ideas to Mine the Moon (and Asteroids, Too!)
- Jupiter Shines Over New York City in Gorgeous Skywatcher Photo
- Apollo and Beyond: Moon Missions Star in Summer CuriosityStream Coverage
- You Can Watch NASA's Build Its Mars 2020 Rover Live Online
- June 12
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- Alien Life Could Be Hiding Out on Far Fewer Planets Than We Thought
- Montblanc Evokes Astronaut View of Earth With New StarWalker Pens
- Bigelow Space Wants to Launch You Into Orbit with SpaceX for $52 Million
- NASA Unveils 'Hidden Figures Way' at Headquarters to Honor Female Space Icons
- Giant Telescope in Chile Could Be Named for Pioneering Astronomer Vera Rubin
- The Ocean on Jupiter's Moon Europa Has Table Salt, Just Like Earth's Seas
- World Cup 2019: Astronaut Cheers on US Women's Soccer Team from Space
- Used SpaceX Rocket Launches 3 Radarsat Satellites, Aces Foggy Landing
- A Used SpaceX Rocket Will Launch 3 Satellites Today! Watch It Live
- Fusion-Powered Spacecraft Could Be Just a Decade Away
- Kneel to Zod! Zod Actor Relishes New Direction in 'Krypton' Season 2
- Best Shots Advance Review: 'Krypton' 'Even More Ambitious' With Season 2 Premiere
- Astronomers Measure Tiny Black Hole in Nearby Dwarf Galaxy
- Supernovas May Seed the Universe with More Stardust Than Predicted
- June 11
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- Stephen Hawking Was Right: Black Holes Can Evaporate, Weird New Study Shows
- An Explosive Volcano on Mars May Have Spawned This Strange Rock Billions of Years Ago
- Here's How Colossal Galaxy Clusters Reveal Dark Matter Secrets
- Reading Apollo 11: The Best New Books About the US Moon Landings
- Why Trump's Tweet About (Not) Going to the Moon Is a Problem for Space Exploration
- Our Aging Sun Is Still Capable of Unleashing 'Superflares.' Should We Worry?
- This Gorgeous Spiral Galaxy Photo May Hold Clues About Our Milky Way's Inner Workings
- The Search for Habitable Alien Worlds in Earth's Backyard Heats Up
- June 10
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- Weird 'Anomaly' at the Moon's South Pole May Be a Metal Asteroid's Grave
- NASA Chief Says US Still Aimed at a Moon Return by 2024, Despite Trump Tweet
- A Weird Mud Plume May Have Built the Highest Peak on Dwarf Planet Ceres
- Rare Meteorites on Earth Forged in Massive Crash on Asteroid Vesta
- That Time a Bunch of Space Hippos Crashed Coachella (Photos)
- Zero Halliburton Offers Apollo 50th Cases Inspired by Moon Rock Boxes
- This Asteroid Has a 1-in-7,000 Chance of Hitting Earth This Fall
- Biggest Meteorite Impact in the UK Found Buried in Water and Rock
- June 9
- June 8
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- Physicists Search for Monstrous Higgs Particle. It Could Seal the Fate of the Universe.
- Rising Milky Way Shines Bright in Portugal's Darkest Skies (Video)
- In 'Truth Behind the Moon Landing,' Former Astronaut Leland Melvin Helps Debunk Conspiracy Theories
- Flying to the Moon Worthy of a Frank Sinatra Song, Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Says
- The Tell-Tale Clue to How Meteorites Were Made, At the Birth of the Solar System
- June 7
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- A Harbor and Hubble: 'Saturday Night Lights' at 2019 World Science Festival
- Trump Tweet Appears to Throw Cold Water on NASA Moon Push
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch Delayed 2 Days to June 24
- Here's Your Chance to Name an Alien Planet!
- Relive Apollo with Author Doug Brinkley at NYC's Intrepid Museum
- Look for Hercules' Keystone in the Evening Spring Sky
- Private Astronauts Could Spend a Month in Space Under New NASA Plan
- NASA: The International Space Station Is Open for Commercial Business in Orbit
- Donut Miss It! Baker Lofting Tasty Treat on High-Altitude Balloon Today
- NASA's Mars Helicopter Whirls Through Tests on Way to 2020 Launch
- Spacesuit Simulation: What It's Like to Wear an Astronaut's Outfit
- Can Physicists Really Save Schrödinger’s Cat?
- June 6
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- PBS Series 'Chasing the Moon' Takes a New Look at the Apollo-Era Space Race
- China Gains New Flexible Launch Capabilities With First Sea Launch
- Nat Geo Highlights 'Golden Age of Space' with Rare Footage of NASA's Apollo Moon Missions
- Pioneering Deep-Space Atomic Clock Taking Flight This Month
- A Weird 'Radio Bridge' 10 Million-Light Years Long Links Colliding Galaxy Clusters
- 'Space Racers' Contest Brings Grandparents' Apollo Memories to Kids
- Reaching for the Moon: Exclusive Excerpt from Katherine Johnson Autobiography for Kids
- World View's Stratollite Balloon Stays Aloft for 16 Days on Key Test Mission
- What Is the Black Hole Information Paradox?
- How Astronomy Helped Turn the Tide for the Allies on D-Day
- Telescope Spots Double-Asteroid System During Close Flyby of Earth
- Why Mars Lightning Is Weak and Rare
- June 5
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- Ancient Galaxy in the 'Sea Serpent' Has More Dark Matter Than Expected
- Hack-a-Mole! This Is How NASA Hopes to Get a Heat Probe Digging on Mars Again
- NASA's Parker Solar Probe May Solve 500-Year-Old Sun Mystery
- 1st 'Ad Astra' Trailer Hints at Interplanetary Action with Brad Pitt
- China Aces Its 1st Rocket Launch at Sea, Puts 7 Satellites in Orbit (Video)
- The Milky Way's Monster Black Hole Has a Cool Gas Halo — Literally
- James Webb Space Telescope, SLS Megarocket Drive Up Cost and Schedule Growth on NASA Programs
- Physicist Lee Smolin On Einstein's Unfinished Revolution in Quantum Physics: Author Q&A
- Smithsonian Unveils Statue of Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit at Ballpark
- International Space Station Tops Fans' Vote to Become New Lego Toy
- Mars Explorers Will Tackle Radiation, Depression … and Space Bread
- NASA Offers Mixed Messages on Future Budgets
- Could US Navy's Railgun Help Tap Moon's Resources?
- June 4
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- Five Ethical Questions for How We Choose to Use the Moon
- NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Ready for High-Def Camera Eyes
- Space Act Calls for Protection of Apollo 11 Landing Site
- 'For All Mankind' Trailer Teases Apple TV+ Alternate Space Race Series
- Astronomy Group Says Starlink and Other Satellite Constellations Could Threaten Science
- Tiny Chipsats, Big Success: Cracker-Size Probes Phone Home From Orbit
- Space Bubbles! Watch Water Act Weird in Zero G (Video)
- SpaceX's Amazing Dragon CRS-17 NASA Cargo Launch (and Landing!) in Photos
- Gateway to the Moon: NASA Testing Wraps Up for Lunar-Orbiting Habitat Prototype
- Little Legal Recourse for Astronomers Concerned About Starlink
- The Universe Reveals Its True Colors in This Stunning Milky Way Photo
- Netflix's 'Lost in Space' Season 1 Now Available on Blu-ray/DVD: Here's Why to Watch
- Tethers Unlimited Developing Satellite Servicer for LEO Missions
- Mars on Earth: Bringing Red Planet Samples Back Is a Considerable Challenge
- June 3
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- Rare Sight! 2 Newborn Alien Planets Spotted Around Distant Star
- Low Earth Orbit Commercialization Studies Show Wide Range of Markets and Demand
- Why Does the Moon Keep Flashing Us?
- Stratolaunch, Builder of World's Largest Airplane for Rocket Launches, May Be Closing: Report
- SpaceX Dragon Returns to Earth After Space Station Cargo Delivery
- Here's How Europe's Rosalind Franklin Rover Will Phone Home From Mars
- Sailing on Sunbeams: Planetary Society's LightSail 2 to Soar Higher Than Space Station
- 60-Year-Old Aurora Comes to Life in Vintage Film and Drawings
- SpaceX Raises Over $1 Billion Through Two Funding Rounds
- This Weird Galaxy Is Creeping Up on Our Milky Way
- With End in Sight, Spitzer Space Telescope Releases Glorious Nebula Images
- China's First Mars Spacecraft Undergoing Integration for 2020 Launch
- June 2
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- NASA Chief Says Debate Only Beginning Over Funding 2024 Return to the Moon
- NASA Still Aiming for 2020 First Launch of Space Launch System Megarocket
- 30 'Homeless' Binary Stars Spotted Drifting in the Void Outside Any Known Galaxy
- Here's Why Astronomers Are So Worried About SpaceX's Planned 'Megaconstellation'
- June 1
