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October 2016
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- October 31
- Mars' Newest Crater Could Be a Target for Science
- Snowy 'Veins' of Siberia Captured in Haunting Image from Space
- Monster Chinese Telescope to Join Tabby's Star Alien Hunt
- These NASA Photos of a Space Station Crew Landing Are Simply Gorgeous
- Happy Birthday, JPL! Pioneering Rocket, Exploration Lab Turns 80
- Space Zen: This Space Station Fly-Through is Supremely Serene
- See NASA's Epic Space Halloween Pumpkin Carving Contest in Action
- Virgin Galactic Set to Begin SpaceShipTwo Glide Flights
- Violent, Vaporizing Impact May Explain Moon's Mysterious Tilt
- These Halloween Costumes Are Out of This World!
- Booster or Broomstick: Gemini 12 and the 'Halloween patch' That Almost Was
- How Many Planets Can Fit Inside a Star's Habitable Zone?
- It's the Great Pumpkin (Shaped Star), Charlie Brown!
- Spooky space: 12 haunting images of our cosmos
- October 30
- October 29
- October 28
- 'Golden' Expedition: 50th Commander Takes Charge of Space Station
- Industry Committee to Start Work on Human Spaceflight Safety Standards
- Mysterious Star Pulses May Be Alien Signals, Study Claims
- How the Mars 160 Crew Stays Busy and Healthy
- Zap! NASA Betting on Space Lasers for Superfast Calls from Mars
- Win A Trip to See a Rocket Launch in French Guiana
- Want to See the 2017 Solar Eclipse? Better Book Your Hotel Room Now
- Our Galactic Arm May Have a Longer Reach Than We Thought
- 'Star Trek' Actor Simon Pegg Talks Space Tech with Astronaut in Orbit
- Dead Star's Corpse Twirls in Eerie Cosmic Graveyard
- California Startup Made In Space to Make Optical Fiber in Orbit
- Why Half of Pluto's 'Heart' Has a New Name
- NASA's Pluto Probe Beams Back Final Data from Historic Flyby
- October 27
- This Is the Best View Yet of Europe's Mars Lander Crash Site
- The Future of Rockets: Q&A With Air Force Rocket Lab's Shawn Phillips
- This Is Our Amazing Technicolor Cosmos
- Mystery of How the Moon Got Its Bull's-Eye May Be Solved
- Future Asteroid Miners Seek Solid Space Rock Plan
- Giant Metallic Asteroid Psyche May Have Water
- Nat Geo's 'Mars' Invades NYC with Immersive Red Planet Exhibit
- Iron-Loving Bacteria a Model For Mars Life
- Picture This: Startup Satellite Fleet Will Image Planet Daily
- Dusty with a Chance of Radiation: Mars Weather Forecasting Will Be Critical
- October 26
- Classified Shuttle Missions: Secrets in Space
- How Was Venus Formed?
- NASA's Jupiter Probe Back in Action After Glitch
- Solar Storm Lit Up Parts of Northern US with Auroras
- Saturn's North Pole Has Changed Color, But Why?
- Tiny Satellite Beams Back Photos of China's Tiangong-2 Space Lab
- It's Triplets! 3 Newborn Stars Spotted in Forming System
- Astronauts' Back Pain Has Surprising Cause
- Some Alien Worlds Could Have 'Too Much' Water for Life
- Another U.S. Air Force Weather Satellite Just Broke Up in Orbit
- Catch Stunning Lineup of Venus, Saturn and Antares in Thursday's Evening Sky
- Proxima b Might Be a Habitable 'Ocean Planet'
- Hyperloop Pod Hovers for the First Time
- Space Foundation CEO Resigns Amid Criticism
- White House Announces Small Satellite Initiative
- Surprise! Cold Gas 'Halos' Found Around Brightest Objects in Universe
- 'Alien Megastructure' Star Targeted by $100 Million SETI Search
- October 25
- Mysterious 'Dark Energy' May Not Exist, Study Claims
- Spectacular Colors Paint Night Sky Over Chilean Desert (Photo)
- How 'Hidden Figures' Came Together: Interview with Author Margot Shetterly
- Red Spider Nebula Haunts Deep Space in Hubble Photo
- Jupiter-Like Planets Can Send Mars-Size Worlds Packing
- Space Image of the Day Gallery (September 2016)
- Space Image of the Day Gallery (August 2016)
- Space Image of the Day Gallery (July 2016)
- Space Image of the Day Gallery (June 2016)
- Space Image of the Day Gallery (May 2016)
- Space Image of the Day Gallery (April 2016)
- Red Planet Express: 10 Ways Robots Move on Mars
- Around Small Stars, Tilted Planets May Be Less Habitable
- China's Tiangong-2 Space Lab Crew Launches Small Satellite
- Cassini Spacecraft's Final Year at Saturn Is Like a 'Brand-New Mission'
- October 24
- Elon Musk Talks SpaceX Mars Colony Ships and More in Reddit AMA
- Volcanic Eruptions on Jupiter's Moon Io Tracked Over Time
- 'Spiders' on Mars: Citizen Scientists Investigate Strange Martian Terrain
- Trip to Mars Could Throw Off Astronauts' Balance
- What's Up with 'Niku'? Object's Weird Orbit Puzzles Scientists
- Chinese Postage Stamps Honor Shenzhou 11 Taikonauts Now on Space Lab
- How Deadly Would a Nearby Gamma-Ray Burst Be?
- Wow! Stargazer Captures Cool Cosmic Rarity
- October 23
- October 22
- October 21
- Europe's ExoMars 2016 Mars Landing: Complete Coverage
- ExoMars '96 Percent' Successful Despite Lander Crash: ESA
- Looting Asteroids' Water Will Make Launches Cheaper
- RIP, Schiaparelli: European Mars Lander's Crash Site Seen By NASA Probe
- Strange Waves Hint at Hidden Moons of Uranus
- Awesome Binocular Astronomy with the Help of Mobile Apps
- Look Up! Orionid Meteor Shower Still Raining Bits of Halley's Comet
- Smiley Face on Jupiter Wants You to Have a Nice Day (Photo)
- Taking an EVA with the Mars 160 Crew
- At Mars, ExoMars Science Mission Goes on Despite Missing Lander
- New US-Russian Crew Arrives at International Space Station
- October 20
- Mysterious X-Ray Blasts May Reveal New Stellar Objects
- Jupiter's Stripes Go Deep, and Other Surprises from Juno Probe
- The Mars Generation: Kicking the Can Down the Road
- Look Out Below! Landslides Spotted on Pluto's Moon Charon
- Europe Lost Contact with Mars Lander 1 Minute Before Touchdown
- NASA's Human Mars Mission Will Require Living Off the Land
- Eta Carinae: An Explosive Star System in HD Images
- Explosive Star System's Turbulent Relationship Revealed in Best View Yet
- 'Planet Nine' Can't Hide Much Longer, Scientists Say
- October 19
- NASA's Juno Probe Sidelined Just Before Jupiter Flyby
- SpaceX to Reuse Dragon Capsules on Cargo Missions
- DARPA Hands Over Space Tracking Telescope to the Air Force
- European Spacecraft Reaches Mars Orbit, But Lander's Fate Uncertain
- Did the Mysterious 'Planet Nine' Tilt the Solar System?
- Orionids 2016: A Poor Year for a Good Meteor Shower
- Lonely Planets: Alien 'Hot Earths' Have Few Friends
- Suspense on Mars as Europe Awaits Signal from Lander
- Orbital ATK's Antares Rocket Launch Success Lauded by Space Experts
- Clouds on Pluto? Dwarf Planet's Weather Gets Weirder
- Liftoff! Soyuz Rocket Launches US-Russian Space Station Crew Into Orbit
- Launch Photos: Soyuz Rocket Launches Expedition 49/50 Crew to Space Station
- Europe's Mars Landing on Wednesday May Be Visible to NASA Rover
- High Stakes: Europe Aims for 1st Successful Mars Landing Today
- Chinese Astronauts Dock with Tiangong-2 Space Lab
- October 18
- Watch a Space Crew Launch & a European Probe Land on Mars Wednesday
- Seeing Red: Pluto Probe's Next Target Has a Bloody Hue
- Gorgeous Mars 'Nightglow' Spotted by NASA Orbiter (Photos, Video)
- Indie Sci-Fi Gets Its Own Online Channel: Recursor.TV
- Dusty Avalanches Probably Cause Comet Outbursts
- 'Ask the Astronaut': Tom Jones' Q&A Book Offers Modern Spaceflight Primer
- Asgardia: Probably Not Humanity's Protector
- Russia's Next-Gen Spacecraft 'Federatsiya' Making First Flight as Zero-G Toy
- European Probe to Attempt Daring Mars Landing Wednesday: What to Expect
- Birthplace of Rosetta Probe's Comet Pinned Down
- Volcanoes on Venus Erupted Recently, New Study Suggests
- Orbital ATK's Antares Rocket Returns to Flight with Gorgeous Night Cargo Launch
- Launch Photos: Orbital ATK's Upgraded Antares Rocket Returns to Flight
- Mercury's Atmosphere
- October 17
- How One Scientist Decoded the Mysterious Sounds of the Northern Lights
- Hurricane Matthew Trashes Iconic NASA Beach House
- Juno Jupiter Probe's Final Engine Burn Delayed by Glitch
- Orbital ATK Will Try to Launch Antares Rocket Tonight: Watch It Live
- Mars Colony Weather Forecast: Dusty
- SpaceX's Musk Says Sabotage Unlikely Cause of Sept. 1 Explosion, But Still a Worry
- China Launches Shenzhou-11 Astronauts to Tiangong-2 Space Lab
- Proxima Centauri Is Like Our Sun... on Steroids
- European Mars Lander, Orbiter to Make Tag Team Arrival at Red Planet
- Nighttime Launch of Private Cargo Ship Visible Along US East Coast on Monday
- October 16
- Orbital ATK Delays Antares Rocket Launch 24 Hours Due to Glitch
- European Mars Lander Separates From Mothership, Takes Aim at Red Planet
- Antares Rocket Launch Tonight Will Be Visible from US East Coast: Watch It Live
- Now Boarding: The Top 10 Private Spaceships
- Northrop Grumman's Private Antares Rocket: 5 Surprising Facts
- October 15
- October 14
- Orbital ATK Prepares to Return Antares Rocket to Flight
- Moon Hits Bull's-Eye Tuesday in Vivid Aldebaran Crossing
- Space 'Renaissance' Puts Mars in Reach, Experts Say
- October's Full Hunter's Moon (and Supermoon?) Rises This Weekend
- Private Antares Rocket Reaches Virginia Launchpad for Sunday Liftoff
- Notes from Mars 160: Going Outside for a Marswalk
- Buckle Up, Space Tourists! Blue Origin on Track to Launch People Next Year
- Giant Telescope in China Joins International Hunt for Extraterrestrial Life
- Asgardia, Proposed Space-Based Nation Accepting Citizenship Applications
- What Is Mercury Made Of?
- October 13
- Ancient Meteorite Impact Rained Debris On US East Coast
- Microscope Will Seek Biological Samples On Red Planet
- The Universe Has 10 Times More Galaxies Than Scientists Thought
- Reverse Saturn: Bizarre Planet's Giant Rings Spin the Wrong Way
- Boeing Delays CST-100 Space Capsule Test Flights by Six Months
- Private Space Stations May Take Flight in 2020
- 'Die Astronautin': Private Campaign Seeks First German Female Astronaut
- Wow! Night Sky Explodes with Meteors, Aurora and the Milky Way (Photo)
- Rogue Black Hole Wanders Toward Galaxy's Edge
- Rocket Lab Aims to Win Cubesat-Launching Race
- October 12
- In the Deep Blue: Stargazer Captures Stunning Image of Iris Nebula
- Europe's Daring Mars Mission Prepares for Touchdown
- 'Which Side Are You On': Syfy's 'The Expanse' Raises the Stakes in Season 2
- Impact! New Moon Craters Are Appearing Faster Than Thought
- Hurricane Nicole Delays Private Rocket Launch to No Earlier Than Sunday
- 'The Last Steps' Documentary Short Offers New Look at Apollo 17 Moon Landing
- Mission to Mars: Here Are All of the Red Planet Plans in the Works
- Ancient Stars Spotted at Milky Way's Heart
- Shotwell Says SpaceX 'Homing In' On Cause of Falcon 9 Pad Explosion
- On a Long Trip to Mars, Cosmic Radiation May Damage Astronauts' Brains
- October 11
- 6 Private Deep Space Habitat Concepts That May Pave the Way to Mars
- New Dwarf Planet Found in Our Solar System
- 7 Things We Learned About 'Star Wars' Science at New York Comic Con
- Spotting Tiangong-2: How to See China's New Space Lab Overhead
- Surprise! 3 Planet-Forming Disks Spotted Around Young Double Star
- US Will Send People to Mars by 2030s, Barack Obama Says
- Should We Launch a Kid to Space?
- Project Blue: Private Space Telescope to Hunt for Alien Earth at Alpha Centauri
- October 10
- 'Star Trek Beyond' Beams Up to the International Space Station
- Shopping for Space Gear? Get Cash Back with 'Purch Perks'
- Mars Rover Opportunity to Make Daring Descent into Gully
- Air Force's X-37B Space Plane Mystery Mission Wings by 500 Days in Orbit
- European Spacecraft Prepares to Land on Mars Next Week
- Touring the Palomar Observatory, Home of the Hale Telescope
- A Photo Tour of the Palomar Observatory (Gallery)
- Stratolaunch to Launch Pegasus Rockets
- NASA Artifacts, Historic Facilities Damaged by Hurricane Matthew: Photos
- Perfect Lineup of Satellites Finds 'Missing Link' in Aurora Mystery
- Major Dust Storm Could Soon Hit Mars
- October 8
- October 7
- The Eye of Hurricane Matthew: Satellite Sees Storm's Heat from Space
- Eyeballing Proxima b: Probably Not a Second Earth
- See the Draconid Meteor Shower Online Tonight in Slooh Webcast
- NASA Spaceport Weathers Hurricane Matthew as Satellite Reveals Double Eyewall
- 'Valerian' Time-Traveling Ship and Other Sci-Fi Awesomeness Revealed at NY Comic Con
- 'StarTalk' Makes Space a Laughing Matter at New York Comic Con
- Saturday Is 'Observe the Moon Night,' But You Should View It All Month Long
- New Tool Provides Localized Solar Weather Forecasts
- Catch Flurry of Meteor Showers with Mobile Apps
- Launch Contract Deadline Looms for Lunar Lander Teams
- October 6
- Great, Mysterious Balls of Fire Speed by Dying Star
- Hurricane Matthew's Florida Approach Seen from Space Station (Video)
- Ariane 5, in 74th Straight Success, Launches Australian, Indian Telecom Satellites
- NASA's Hi-Tech Gauze Could Heal Wounded Mars Astronauts
- Hurricane Matthew Forces Closure of NASA's Kennedy Space Center
- Saturn's Moon Dione Probably Has a Buried Ocean, Too
- IMAX Spectacle 'Voyage of Time' Aims to Inspire More Than Inform
- Blue Origin Pitches Space Tourists Package Deal to Ride Orbital Rocket
- 'Martian Gardens' Help Scientists Find the Best Veggies to Grow on Mars
- October 5
- Firefly Space Systems Furloughs Staff After Investor Backs Out
- What's Out There? 'Star Men' Doc Tackles Life Questions Through Science
- Become a 'Vacationaut'! New Ad Campaign Launches to Boost Space Tourism
- 'Vacationauts': Space Tourism Posters for the Final Frontier (Gallery)
- Hurricane Matthew Swirls Toward US in New Satellite Photos
- Extra! Extra! 'Daily Minor Planet' Offers Asteroid Alerts
- Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Space Capsule Aces Dramatic In-Flight Escape Test
- In Pictures: Blue Origin's New Shepard Capsule Tests In-Flight Abort System
- 'Dustbuster' Telescope Uncovers Hidden Stars
- 'Alien Megastructure' Star Keeps Getting Stranger
- Blue Origin's Crucial 'In-Flight Escape Test' Today: What to Expect
- October 4
- 'The Moon and More': Lunar Science Stars in Inspiring Music Video
- House Members Express Support for SpaceX Accident Investigation
- Antares Return to Flight Now Scheduled for Oct. 13
- NASA Sees Powerful Hurricane Matthew from Space (Video)
- Visually Impaired Amateur Astronomer Helps Everyone See the Cosmos
- Astronaut Mike Massimino's New Mission: Launching His Book 'Spaceman'
- Talk to a 'Spaceman': Q&A with Astronaut Mike Massimino
- Spaceman: NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino's Space Career in Photos
- Excerpt from 'Spaceman': Mike Massimino's First Spacewalk
- Curiosity Rover Snaps Amazing Selfie on Mars Mountain (Photo)
- Calling All Makers: NASA Announces Next Phase of 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge
- How Was Mercury Formed?
- October 3
- 'UFO' Seen in Live Space Station Video Is Just Fluff
- 'Spaceman' Speaks! Astronaut Mike Massimino Takes Questions Live Tuesday
- Blue Origin Delays Rocket 'Escape Test' to Wednesday Due to Bad Weather
- Do Black Holes Die?
- It's World Space Week This Week! Here's How to Celebrate
- A Venus-Moon Pairing to Delight Skygazers Tonight
- Congressmen Seek Answers About Falcon 9 Accident
- Why Is Jeff Bezos Going to Crash His Rocket?
- NASA Rocket Brings Home Cosmic X-Ray Answers — and a New Mystery
- Record-Breaking 2-Star System Spotted in Nearby Galaxy
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