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Quadrantid Meteor Shower of 2013: Live WebcastSee the Quadrantid meteor shower of 2013 live online tonight here courtesy of NASA.
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Say Cheese! Mars Rover Curiosity Snaps Amazing Self-PortraitThe latest self-portrait of Curiosity on Mars is an eye-popping Martian sight.
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New Mars Photo Christens Deep-Space AntennaThe European Space Agency's Mars Express probe snapped the new Red Planet view.
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How to Track Santa on Christmas EveYou can follow jolly St. Nick's journey online, thanks to NORAD.
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Spiral Dust Clouds May Reveal Alien PlanetsAstronomers may have found a way to detect alien worlds embedded in rings of dust around distant stars.
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Huge Black Holes Found in Our Cosmic BackyardX-ray telescopes have helped uncover previously unknown, giant black holes right in our cosmic backyard.
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Huge Asteroid's Earth Flyby Caught on VideoAsteroid Toutatis is seen tumbling through space like a badly thrown football.
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First Planetary Flyby Occurred 50 Years Ago TodayNASA's Mariner 2 probe flew within 21,500 miles of Venus on Dec. 14, 1962.
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North Korean Satellite Out of Control in Orbit: ReportsA spacecraft launched by North Korea Wednesday is apparently tumbling out of control in space.
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New Meteor Shower May Debut Alongside GeminidsNASA officials say the never-before-seen show could come from comet Wirtanen.
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Nile-Like River Spotted on Saturn Moon TitanThe hydrocarbon-filled river is more than 250 miles long, researchers say.
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Earth's Highest Mountain Photographed From Space StationMount Everest was shot by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko.
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Telescope's New Robot Spies Distant Galaxies' Early LivesThe new KMOS instrument on the Very Large Telescope uses robotic arms to observe distinct targets.
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North Korea Successfully Launches Satellite: ReportsThe launch is already drawing condemnation from the United States and other nations.
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Private Spaceship Builders Split $30 Million in NASA FundsSpaceX, Boeing and Sierra Nevada each get about $10 million to start certifying their spaceships.
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Kazakhstan Wants Rocket Launch Site Back from RussiaThe two nations are discussing handing control of Baikonur Cosmodrome over to Kazakhstan.
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NASA to Unveil Early Universe Findings WednesdayScientists will report on a population of primitive galaxies that formed more than 13 billion years ago.
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Are Venus' Volcanoes Active? Clues Suggest YesThe surface of Venus is obscured by thick clouds.
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Mars Mountains Look Frosty in New ImagesA European spacecraft orbiting Mars has snapped wintry-looking pictures of a mountain range on the Red Planet's southern highlands.
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Galaxy Crash is a Cosmic BullseyeSome 330 million years ago, a galaxy in our cosmic neighborhood scored a bullseye, shooting right through the heart of another larger one.
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Curiosity Rover Finds Organic Signal on Mars, But Not Definitive: NASANASA's Curiosity rover found Martian dirt containing chlorine, water and sulfur compounds.
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No Earth-Shattering Mars Discovery by Curiosity Rover Yet: NASACuriosity hasn't yet found organic compounds in the Martian soil.
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Mars Rover Curiosity Celebrates 1st Birthday Off EarthCuriosity launched on Nov. 26, 2011, and landed on Mars Aug. 5 of this year.
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How Should NASA Use Former Spy Satellite Telescopes?The best ideas will be presented at a workshop this February in Alabama.
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