Space

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Tweets in Space: Contacting E.T., 140 Characters at a Time

Meet the pair of digital artists trying to raise enough money to send your online musings across the cosmos.

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WATCH: Space Shuttle Enterprise Flies By New York City

In a celebratory flight, the space shuttle Enterprise is paraded around New York City, providing quite a show throughout the city and New Jersey.

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Stunning Footage of an Alien Planet: Earth

A time-lapse video from the International Space Station provides further proof that we live on what might be the coolest planet of all

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Space Shuttle Discovery Makes Its Final Voyage

After 39 missions — the most of any space shuttle — Discovery takes its final journey to the National Air & Space Museum, where it will be on permanent display.

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An Elephant on Mars? At Least According to This NASA Photo

NASA managed to snag this unique picture of an elephant-shaped lava flow on Mars in the Elysium Planitia sector of the planet.

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Rocket With ‘Top-Secret’ Payload Launches Into Orbit

A Delta IV rocket soared into space last Tuesday in California, carrying “CLASSIFIED CARGO” for the National Reconnaissance Office. And everyone knows that means one thing: spy gear! Or at least something equally cool.

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Ashton Kutcher Signs Up to Be Shot Into Space

In space, no one can hear you tweet.

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Watch: Did a Solar Storm Make the Aurora Borealis More Visible?

The hope that solar flares would light up southern skies seems to have fizzled.

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Zero-Gravity Bunnies? Scientists Imagine a Playboy Club in Space

Straight out of science fiction, Playboy’s ultimate dream would include a zero-gravity trampoline-lined dance club, fine dining, bungee jumping, space “farms” for food, and a casino with “human roulette.”

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Attention Stargazers: Venus, Jupiter and the Moon Will Align for Dazzling Weekend Show

If you find yourself looking up at the night sky this weekend, you’ll be in for a celestial surprise.