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Total Lunar Eclipse on Wednesday: The Complete Skywatcher's Guide

Stages of the Lunar Eclipse on October 8, 2014

Stratolaunch and Sierra Nevada Corp. Launch System

SETI Institute's Allen Telescope Array

Bodie Light and Milky Way in North Carolina

First Total Lunar Eclipse of 2014

Total Eclipse of the Moon, Oct. 8, 2014

Uranus' Moon Miranda

Virgin Galactic's first private SpaceShipTwo spaceliner launches on a supersonic powered flight test on Jan. 10, 2014. The company aims to fly six passengers and two pilots to suborbital space and back for $250,000 per ticket.

Early Phase of the Lunar Eclipse of Oct. 8, 2014

Mars Image Captured by India's Mars Orbiter Mission Probe

MIT Skintight Spacesuit

The International Space Station from above

M7.3-Class Solar Flare Oct. 2, 2014

Pilot Brian Binnie stands atop SpaceShipOne, which won the $10 million Ansari X Prize by reaching space twice within the span of two weeks in 2004.

Total Lunar Eclipse of 2014 Seen from Mt. Lemmon

Exomars landing sites

Northern Lights Shine Over Sweden | Video

Jets Erupting on Comet 67P, Sept. 26, 2014

Space Station Helps Rescue Sunken Ship Survivor | Video

'Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space'

Departing Sunspot Blows M-Flare 'Goodbye Kiss' | Video

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Made in Space's 3D printer

NASA Launches Student Contest for 3D-Printed Astronaut Tools

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Ilustration of Mars Mission Crew in Stasis

NASA Eyes Crew Deep Sleep Option for Mars Mission

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Artist's Concept of Megaflare from Red Dwarf

Powerful Megaflare from Small Star Stuns Scientists (Video, Image)

SEARCH FOR LIFE / See Latest »

The Earth-Sized Exoplanet Kepler-186f

Search for Alien Life Should Target Water, Oxygen and Chlorophyll

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Total Eclipse of the Moon, Oct. 8, 2014

WATCH LIVE WEDNESDAY @ 4 am ET: NASA, Slooh Total Lunar Eclipse Webcasts

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The strange sight of a spacesuit-clad "astronaut" on Margate Beach in Kent in the U.K. was actually British singer/model Sam Way recording a music video.

Mystery 'Astronaut' Sighting on UK Beach Solved (Video)

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