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Life in the Universe: Easy or Hard?

Are we alone in the Universe? According to TIME senior science editor, Jeffrey Kluger, recent discoveries suggest we’re not.

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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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The Supermoon Is upon Us

The biggest full moon of the year will light up the night sky starting this Saturday.

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Wednesday Words: Supermoon, Store d’Oeuvres and More

NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).

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The Space Shuttle Enterprise Moves to New York City

The shuttle, which was flown from Washington, DC, will eventually be put on permanent display at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, NY.

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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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Scientists Take First-Ever Penguin Census — from Space

How many emperor penguins can you count from space? A lot.

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Reading While Eating for March 13: Stirring Stories

Get emotional with stories of animal friendships and inspiring words about space.

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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.