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  1. The World’s Largest Welding Machine Built This Massive NASA Rocket-Fuel TankOne day it’s going to blast humans to Mars.
    By Eva Hill and Cait Munro
  2. Kids Successfully Sent a Stuffed Animal to SpaceUnfortunately, he’s now MIA.
    By Adam Banicki and Matt Johnston
  3. SpaceX Lands a Rocket for the First Time EverImagine the sound of everyone in America cheering at the end of Independence Day simultaneously, but nerdier. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  4. the final frontier
    This Is What Pluto Looks Like, Up CloseSpace nerds, rejoice.
    By Chas Danner
  5. the miracle of life
    Astronomers Witness the Birth of Baby Planets for the First TimeWelcome to the universe, little LkCa 15b and LkCa 15c.
    By Elaine Godfrey
  6. space pumpkin!
    Scary Asteroid to Narrowly Miss Earth on HalloweenNASA scientists only became aware of “Spooky” three weeks ago, which would have left precious little time for Bruce Willis to blow it up.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. space
    12 Spots Where the Super Blood Moon Looked Better Than It Did From Your HouseMove over, blurry iPhone pictures.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. space
    The ‘Super’ Blood Moon Non-Apocalypse Is Upon UsYou should be able to see a cool lunar eclipse tonight, unless there are clouds.
    By Chas Danner
  9. the final frontier
    What It Was Like to Do a Flyby of PlutoWhoa.
    By Chas Danner
  10. earth
    NASA Releases New Photo of This Year’s Sexiest Planet Alive: EarthIt’s the first complete photo of our planet taken since 1972. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  11. the universe
    Russian Tech Billionaire Plans to Disrupt Space by Finding Aliens“We’re committed to bringing the Silicon Valley approach to the search for intelligent life in the universe.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  12. space
    These Scientists Are So Unbelievably Excited About the New Photos of Pluto“Pluto has now been explored!”
    By Jaime Fuller
  13. space
    Don’t Worry About the Russian Spacecraft That Could Plunge Toward EarthMost of the planet is covered in water, so it is highly unlikely that the out-of-control spacecraft will fall on you. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  14. mission to mars
    100 Candidates Selected for One-Way Mission to MarsAnd a spot on the Mars One reality show.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. cool things
    A Space Probe Just Landed on a Comet the Size of Central ParkDoes this mean we’re losing the Space Race?
    By Katie Zavadski
  16. horrible things
    Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic SpaceShipTwo Crashes During Test FlightAt least one pilot is dead.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  17. explosions
    Rocket Bound for Space Station Explodes Seconds After LaunchLuckily, the cargo rocket was unmanned.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. talking about the weather
    The Enormous Typhoon Sweeping Across Japan Looks Very Scary From Space It’s the strongest typhoon of the season so far.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  19. photo op
    The Best Photos of Last Night’s Blood Moon, for Everyone Who Slept Through ItStunning images from the lunar eclipse.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  20. space
    NASA Astronauts Complete Pre-Christmas Spacewalk Safely and Ahead of ScheduleThey might even get the holiday off.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  21. it’s science
    Rich Guy Dennis Tito Plans to Almost Send People to Mars in 2017They’re not going to land!
    By Dan Amira
  22. it’s science
    There Could Be 40 Billion Habitable Earthlike Planets in Our Galaxy AloneThis has been another semi-regular reminder of your insignificance. 
    By Dan Amira
  23. it’s science
    What If the Big Bang Theory Was Wrong?Not the show, the theory of the origins of the universe.
    By Dan Amira
  24. it’s science
    Voyager Has Still Not Left the Solar System, Is Pretty Far Out There, ThoughToday was a big milestone for mankind chucking stuff out into the universe. 
    By Dan Amira
  25. fly me to the moon
    Don’t Forget to Watch Tonight’s Moon Rocket LaunchClear skies in the forecast.
    By Adam Martin
  26. it’s science
    Reminder: Even the Royal Baby Is Just a Speck on a Speck in a Vast UniverseNASA has released a photo of Earth from 898 million miles away. 
    By Dan Amira
  27. space
    Here Comes the Vaguely Exciting SupermoonSaturday night.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  28. party chat
    Buzz Aldrin Will Not Be a Mars ColonistBut he’s very excited for everyone else who’s going. 
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  29. it’s science
    Chris Hadfield Ate a Very Healthy Back-From-Space MealVegetables, fruit, and some kind of healthy-looking sandwich. 
    By Dan Amira
  30. it’s science
    ‘Space Oddity’ and 6 Other Chris Hadfield Space Videos Worth WatchingThe Canadian astronaut just became a huge Internet star. 
    By Dan Amira
  31. it’s science
    NASA Has a Plan to Kidnap an AsteroidCool.
    By Dan Amira
  32. space
    Meteor Streaks Over East Coast It was nice of it not to crash into anything.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  33. eye of newt
    Newt Gingrich: Romney’s Space Plan Doesn’t Boldly Go AnywhereCertainly not to his beloved moon colony.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. obits
    Neil Armstrong Has Died The first man on the moon was 82. 
    By Andre Tartar
  35. photo op
    Give Us Your TiredThe retired space shuttle floats past the Statue of Liberty.
    By Noreen Malone
  36. it’s science
    Watch Venus’s Passage Across the Sun Accompanied by Very Dramatic MusicThe very rare celestial event happened last night.
    By Dan Amira
  37. photo op
    The Most Awesome Pictures of the Space Shuttle Enterprise Riding a Jet to NYCCheck out the visuals from this morning’s low-altitude flyover.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  38. the future
    Larry Page, Eric Schmidt, and James Cameron Are Going to Mine Asteroids NowIntroducing Planetary Resources Inc. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  39. space
    NASA Hacked OftenChina or aliens?
    By Joe Coscarelli
  40. to infinity and beyond
    Newt Gingrich’s Outer Space Ambitions Are Even More Ridiculous Than We ThoughtNewt’s moon lottery and other wild ideas.
    By Brett Smiley
  41. space
    Asteroid Gets All Up in Earth’s AtmosphereIt’s been 35 years since a rock the size of 2005 YU55 passed so close to Earth.
    By Brett Smiley
  42. photo op
    New Evidence on White House Contact With AliensThere’s a picture.
    By Noreen Malone
  43. space
    Shockingly, White House Declines to Reveal Relationship With AliensThe petition signers are going to be very disappointed.
    By Dan Amira
  44. it’s science
    Falling German Satellite Has a 1-in-2,000 Chance of Hitting SomebodyThanks, Germany.
    By Dan Amira
  45. it’s science
    For the First Time, Scientists Spot a Planet That Orbits Two StarsCrazy.
    By Dan Amira
  46. it’s science
    Potential Earthlike Planet Discovered 36 Light Years AwayScientists have yet to determine if HD85512b has water.
    By Dan Amira
  47. it’s science
    Does Water Flow on the Surface of Mars?Maybe!
    By Dan Amira
  48. it’s science
    A ‘Trojan Asteroid’ Has Been Secretly Floating in Earth’s Orbit for Thousands of YearsStalker.
    By Dan Amira
  49. photo op
    NASA Launches Final ShuttleWe’re going to miss these.
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. things that happened a long time ago
    JFK’s Real Feelings About the Moon Mission: ‘Eh’He had a lot of concerns.
    By Dan Amira
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