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Strong Quadrantid Meteor Shower, One of 2012's Best, Peaks ...
Up to 100 meteors per hour are expected at peak times.
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Image of the Day
Saturn's moon Titan holds some stunning hues.
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Twin NASA Moon Probes Start New Year by Entering Lunar Orbit
The Grail-A spacecraft is orbiting the moon, and its twin Grail-B has joined it today.
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12 Must-See Skywatching Events in 2012
Venus crosses the sun, meteor showers galore and more grace the sky in 2012.
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Year in Review: 2011 in Space
Take a look at the ups and down of space exploration in 2011.
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5 Most Popular Space Videos of 2011
Take a look at the five top videos for SPACE.com readers in 2011.
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See Moon & Jupiter Shine Together in Tonight's Sky
Astronaut to Ride 2012 Rose Parade Float with 'Garden Boy' ...
Scientists Probe Undersea for Future Mission to Saturn Moon...
Vote Now! Top Space Stories of the Week - Jan. 1, 2012
Best Space Photos of the Week - Jan. 1, 2012
IMAGE ALBUMS
Holy GRAIL! Photos From NASA's Moon Gravity Mission
Stunning Photos of Solar Flares & Sun Storms
Photos: Rare Last Look Inside Shuttle Atlantis
Photos: World's Largest Telescope Being Built in Chile
IMAGE OF THE DAY
A Hazy Shade of Saturn
TOPICS
Latest News About NASA's Grail Moon Gravity Mission
COUNTDOWNS
Stacking Up the 10 Biggest Telescopes on Earth
INFOGRAPHICS
How NASA's GRAIL Probes Will Map the Moon's Gravity (Infographic)
WALLPAPERS
Spectacular Silhouette: Skywatcher Sees Plane Crossing Small Full Moon
Human Spaceflight
Astronauts to Ring in New Year From Space
Six residents of the International Space Station will celebrate the New Year from space.
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China Unveils Space Mission Plans Through 2016
Retired Space Shuttle Simulator to 'Fly' Again at Texas A&M;
2011: A Year of Transition for Human Spaceflight
Private Spaceflight
NASA's Next Commercial Crew Solicitation Expect...
The next phase of private-spacecraft development should be a 'pretty big jump,' NASA says.
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Reusable Rockets to Take Giant Leap From Spaceport America
Can Billionaire Paul Allen's Mega-Plane Really Launch Private Rockets Into Space?
NASA Revises Plan to Buy Private Space Taxis
Science & Astronomy
NASA's New Year's Resolution: Have 2 Gravity Pr...
NASA's twin Grail gravity-mapping probes
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NASA Spacecraft Orbits the Moon on New Year's Eve
Apocalypse Not Now: 2012 Doomsday Predictions Debunked by NASA
Scientists Test Tech for Mission to Saturn Moon Titan
Search For Life
Martian Life Might Thrive in Lava Tubes, Study ...
Microbes can survive in frigid lava tubes on Earth — and perhaps Mars as well, scientists say.
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Do Newfound Alien Planets Need Better Names?
First True 'Alien Earth' May Be Found in 2012
How Did Astronomers Find the New Earth-Size Planets?
Skywatching
Quadrantid Meteor Shower, First of 2012, May Da...
The Quadrantid meteor shower should provide a nice light show for skywatchers on Jan. 4.
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January 2012 Skywatching Events
Bright Lights in the Evening Sky: Spot Venus & Jupiter Tonight
First Meteor Shower of 2012 Arrives Next Week
Tech & Robots
12-Year-Old Iceberg's Death Caught on Camera
It takes many years for these giants to melt.
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Hackers Plan Satellites To Block Internet Censorship
Stephen Hawking is Hiring: Seeks Assistant to Help Him Speak
Construction of World's Largest Telescope Begins in 2012
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Mars, Facts and Information about the Planet Mars
Martian Surface Similar to Earth and Moon
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Asteroids:...
Asteroids are small, airless rocky worlds that revolve around ...
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Vesta Aste...
Vesta is the second largest asteroid in the solar system.
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Space Weat...
The sun's unceasing activity affects our planet beyond providi...
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The Sun: F...
The sun is at the heart of our solar system and is the largest...
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Our Solar ...
The sun is at the heart of our solar system and 8 planets orbi...
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VIDEO
Happy Holidays 'Red Planet' Tour - Santa's View
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has taken amazing imagery of the frozen surfaces of Mars. Take in the breathtaking sights on this holiday tour aboard Santa's "Red Planet" sleigh.
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Russian Rocket Moves to Launch Pad
On Dec. 19, the Russian Soyuz spacecraft slated...
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Earth-Sized Planets Discovered O...
NASA's Kepler mission has detected two worlds, ...
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Crowd-Sourcing Meteors: New NASA...
NASA is looking to skywatchers for help studyin...
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11 American Unmanned Rocket Laun...
Relive 11 amazing unmanned rocket launches of t...
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2011 - Spaceflight's Monumental ...
End of a Shuttle era, on-orbit & launch failure...
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Comet Lovejoy Slingshots 'Round ...
Confounding astrophysicist's predictions, the t...
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Black Holes' Heartbeats: How to ...
During galactic scans, NASA's Rossi X-Ray Timin...
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Stellar Angel: Young Star's Mass...
Now in its final stages of formation, a star na...
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Spiral Galaxy's Most Detailed Lo...
Europe's VLT Survey Telescope has snapped a bri...
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