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- October 19
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- How to see October's full Hunter's Moon this Wednesday (Oct. 20)
- Senate directs NASA to choose another company to build a lunar lander: report
- The Orionid meteor shower peaks this week, but don't expect to see many 'shooting stars'
- Astronaut Chris Hadfield found space for 'The Apollo Murders' in real history
- A secret NASA moon mission launches in Chris Hadfield's alt-history novel 'The Apollo Murders' (book excerpt)
- Space calendar 2021: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more!
- SpaceX fires up SN20 Starship prototype for 1st time (video)
- Can you fly a drone at night?
- This amazing BB-8 inflatable Halloween costume for kids is 36% off at Walmart right now
- Canon 5D Mark IV review
- Listen live @ 2:30 pm ET: NASA, Boeing provide update on Starliner spacecraft
- Best time travel movies
- Disability ambassadors successfully complete Zero-G flight
- Europe's veteran gamma-ray space telescope nearly killed by charged particle strike
- William Shatner oldest astronaut at 90 – Here's how space tourism could affect older people
- Amazon has Nerf deals for one day only and our favorite is 30% off!
- Best movie robots in sci-fi
- On This Day in Space! Oct. 19, 2016: Europe's ExoMars mission arrives at the Red Planet
- Mystery solved! Bizarre Hubble double galaxy caused by 'ripple' in space
- Scientists create most detailed map of Uranus' mysterious auroras to date
- Russian and Soviet space stations throughout history
- Pictures from space! Our image of the day
- Best stargazing apps 2021
- Nikon D850 review
- October 18
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- October full moon 2021: The Hunter's Moon outshines the Orionid meteor shower
- This Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon set is over $31 off at Amazon right now
- Roger Chaffee: Engineer, aviator and Apollo 1 astronaut
- Giant space bubble reveals reverse shockwaves from a catastrophic star explosion
- China successfully tested hypersonic weapon in August: report
- An asteroid just zipped past Earth closer than the moon's orbit
- Astronauts capture stunning aurora from International Space Station
- How to edit aurora photos
- NASA eyes solar array glitch on new Lucy asteroid spacecraft
- VR headset deals: Save on Oculus Quest 2, Valve Index, PSVR, and more
- Nikkor AF-S FX 70-200mm f/2.8 FL-ED VR lens review
- Doctor Who Doctors, ranked worst to best
- Stunning supernova remnant looks like Pac-Man gulping down stars
- Scientists just broke the record for the coldest temperature ever recorded in a lab
- Water vapor detected on Jupiter's ocean moon Europa
- Wild idea: Tagalong spacecraft could watch a comet form
- Is VR bad for your eyes?
- Star Trek movies in chronological order
- October 17
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- Best Star Trek: Voyager episodes
- Live this week: Watch the 2021 International Mars Society Convention online
- Shenzhou 13 astronauts begin China's longest mission ever at space station module (video)
- PBS NOVA science series 'Universe Revealed' will explore the cosmos from birth to eventual demise
- Inspiration4 astronaut Sian Proctor reflects on historic SpaceX spaceflight experience
- Artists launch colorful 'jellyfish' balloon to the stratosphere in inaugural test flight
- International Space Station: Live updates
- That's a wrap! Soyuz lands with film crew after space station movie shoot
- October 16
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- International Observe the Moon Night 2021: Don't miss these live moon webcasts tonight.
- Russian film crew returns to Earth from space station today. Here's how to watch online.
- Vast lava rivers from La Palma volcano eruption show no signs of stopping in new satellite photos
- NASA launches robotic archaeologist Lucy on ambitious mission to Trojan asteroids
- Space photos: The most amazing images this week!
- The top space stories of the week!
- October 15
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- Errant Russian spacecraft thruster firing tilts space station by accident again
- This Monopoly: Star Wars Complete Saga Edition is a 37% off at Amazon right now
- NASA's Lucy asteroid mission has good weather for Saturday launch. Here's how to watch live.
- NASA Lucy asteroid mission-inspired craft ideas to try at home
- Meet the 8 asteroids NASA's Lucy spacecraft will visit
- Disabled 'astronauts-in-training' to fly weightlessly with Zero-G this weekend
- Orionid meteor shower 2021: When, where & how to see it
- Asteroids: Fun facts and information about asteroids
- Look up to catch International Observe the Moon Night 2021 this weekend!
- Discoverer of Lucy asteroid mission's namesake fossil excited to watch Saturday launch
- China launches Shenzhou 13 astronauts on historic mission to new space station
- SkEye app review
- Nikon AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8 ED lens review
- Drone Regulations: Everything you need to know
- Space Chat! William Shatner's emotional spaceflight, China's space station flight and incredible new science
- Opticron Adventurer II WP 10x50 binoculars review
- The HTC Vive Flow is a $499 VR headset that doesn't need a PC
- Virgin Galactic delays next crewed space launch to 2022
- China to launch second space station crew today
- NASA's Lucy probe will visit 8 asteroids in 12 years. Here's how it will work.
- Best Star Wars: The Clone Wars episodes
- Binoculars deals: The lowest prices on Celestron, Nikon and more
- Telescopes for sale: The best prices on Newtonians, Dobsonians and more
- The Expanse streaming guide: Where to watch The Expanse online
- Meteorite crash-lands in woman's bed in Canada
- NASA's Lucy asteroid probe has a time capsule plaque with messages to future humans
- Hidden exoplanets may trigger auroras on distant stars
- The HR Drone for kids is 61% off on Amazon in this pre-Black Friday deal
- First discovery of planet orbiting dead star provides glimpse into our solar system's future
- Nikon D5600 camera review
- October 14
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- New 'Star Trek: Discovery' trailer for season 4 still sounds like every other season
- William Shatner says Earth looked 'so fragile' from space on Blue Origin flight (video)
- Prince William isn't a fan of space tourism
- The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Disney Plus in October
- Meet the Orion Service Module, the European-built brain of NASA's new spacecraft for moon trips
- The rocket ride for NASA's ambitious Lucy asteroid mission rolls out to launch pad
- NASA's Lucy asteroid mission will explore mysteries of the early solar system
- How to clean VR headsets
- William Shatner's Blue Origin launch on New Shepard: Live updates
- Space Perspective raises $40 million for tourist-carrying stratospheric balloon system
- How to watch NASA's Lucy asteroid mission launch this week online
- Nikkor AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens review
- The science behind Destiny 2’s Lorentz Driver weapon
- Watch William Shatner gaze at Earth from space in awe during Blue Origin's launch (video)
- Giant 'Earthwork' portrait of astronaut Stephanie Wilson debuts in Atlanta
- These smartphone photos of Earth from space by China's Shenzhou 12 astronauts are just gorgeous
- Arianespace launches 36 new OneWeb internet satellites into orbit on Soyuz rocket
- October 13
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- In photos: William Shatner launches to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard
- NASA's daring Lucy asteroid mission is ready to launch
- China just put its next-generation spaceship on display
- International Space Station: Facts, History & Tracking
- William Shatner moved to tears by space launch with Blue Origin
- Life on Venus may never have been possible
- William Shatner and crew of 3 launch to the final frontier on Blue Origin rocket
- Nikon D3500 review
- Best Nerf guns: Nerf Elite, Mega, Fortnite and Halo blasters
- Ancient meteorites preserve building blocks of early solar system
- What if the universe had no beginning?
- Scientists capture image of bizarre 'electron ice' for the first time
- How realistic is Ant-Man’s quantum science?
- Canon EOS M200 camera review
- Blue Origin will launch William Shatner into space today! Here's how to watch it live.
- Blue Origin's Audrey Powers is 'proud and humbled to fly' in space
- Solar storm hits Earth, bringing northern lights to New York
- October 12
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- What time will William Shatner launch into space on Blue Origin's New Shepard?
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope arrives in French Guiana ahead of Dec. 18 launch
- Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket 'go' to launch William Shatner and crew to space
- Astra knows what caused its rocket launch failure in August and will try again soon
- William Shatner of 'Star Trek' says he's ready to go to space for real
- William Shatner hopes for no 'gremlins' on Blue Origin launch (video)
- Best photo editing apps for astrophotography
- Photographer offers visual slant on space shuttle in 'Orbital Planes'
- Spaceflight companies set limit on carry-ons: souvenirs not for sale
- Best telescopes for beginners 2021: Top budget-friendly picks for viewing the planets, galaxies and more
- How to photograph a solar eclipse
- Best sci-fi TV shows based on books
- Corel Paintshop Pro 2022 review
- Alien streaming guide: Where to watch the Alien movies online
- Satellites capture reinvigorated La Palma volcanic eruption
- 'Blade Runner: Black Lotus' new trailer and premiere date
- Star Trek: Kelvin Timeline explained
- Capture One Pro 21 review
- October 11
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- Columbia Disaster: What happened and what NASA learned
- Best binoculars 2021: Perfect for stargazing and skywatching
- How to Photograph the ISS
- New 'Star Trek: Prodigy' footage lands at NYCC with cast announcements
- Remains of Nazi V2, the first supersonic rocket, unearthed in South East England
- Forecasting space weather is hard. A new Australian satellite may help make it easier
- People have long claimed to hear the northern lights. Are the reports true?
- Best telescopes 2021: Top picks for viewing planets, stars, and more
- Top 10 astrophotography competitions
- Does space travel in the MCU make any sense?
- Coolest spaceships in sci-fi
- October 10
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- William Shatner's Blue Origin launch delayed to Wednesday due to weather
- NASA's asteroid spacecraft Lucy launches this week on ambitious 12-year mission
- Nobel Prize for physics winner shaped ground-breaking Earth-observing mission
- First close-up pictures of Mercury from BepiColombo hint at answers to the planet's secrets
- Perseverance's first major successes on Mars — an update from mission scientists
- Watch live: See live views of Uranus from the Royal Astronomical Society
- October 9
- October 8
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- 'The Expanse' is back! Check out the first teaser for the sixth (and final) season
- Get hyped for 'Resident Alien' Season 2 with this featurette and first teaser (video)
- The Sanrock U52 Drone is a whopping 32% off from Amazon
- This kids' 12-in-1 Aerospace Building Kit is a sizable 27% off
- Trailer for 'Lost in Space' Season 3 promises epic conclusion to beloved series (video)
- 'Among the Stars' director Ben Turner captures raw emotion in new Disney Plus space documentary (Q&A)
- China rolls out rocket for its longest crew mission yet
- DxO PhotoLab 4 review
- William Shatner says he's 'terrified' days ahead of flight with Blue Origin
- ZWO ASI183MC Pro review
- Pluto's atmosphere is starting to disappear, scientists find
- Striking bull's-eye-shaped clouds form above erupting La Palma volcano
- Draconid meteor shower peaks tonight! Here's how to see it.
- Look up! The moon and 3 planets will gather after sundown this week
- US Mint reveals final design for astronaut Sally Ride 2022 quarter
- Hawaiian volcanic eruption glows in gorgeous satellite photos
- NASA spacecraft will crash into an asteroid at 15,000 mph. Will it make a dent?
- October 7
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- Crew-3 astronauts are ready and excited for 6-month SpaceX mission
- New YouTube short shows kids on space scavenger hunt with VP Kamala Harris
- Meet 'Endurance': New SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule gets a name
- NASA's 1st interactive graphic novel 'First Woman' tells of one girl's dream to walk on the moon
- Moon rocks brought to Earth by Chinese mission fill key gaps in solar system history
- Perseverance rover confirms existence of ancient Mars lake and river delta
- New sci-fi anthology 'AI 2041' presents hopeful realities of artificial intelligence
- Smartphone astrophotography: How to take pictures of the night sky
- The oldest gamma-ray burst ever discovered was just a piece of space junk
- Not all Mars spacecraft might need such deep cleaning, scientists find
- Blue Origin's first crewed launch breaks four Guinness World Records
- 'The Autobiography of Mr. Spock' offers a fascinating look at Star Trek's iconic Vulcan (exclusive excerpt)
- Lego's Large Creative Brick Box is 37% off at Amazon in pre-Black Friday deal
- Best Lego advent calendars 2021
- William Shatner's space launch with Blue Origin has taken Twitter by storm
- 3 years after tiny spacecraft made Mars history, where are all their successors?
- Astronomy needs a new long-term approach, new paper argues
- This 4DRC F10 drone for your new flyer is 35% off at Amazon right now
- Lego space deals: Stellar deals on spaceships, space stations, and NASA kits
- October 6
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- A $2 billion particle detector stars in new Disney Plus docuseries 'Among the Stars': Q&A with principal investigator Sam Ting
- Meet William Shatner's real-life space crew for Blue Origin's launch
- SpaceX's Crew-3 is ready for a Halloween weekend launch
- NASA reassigns 2 astronauts from Boeing's Starliner to SpaceX's Crew Dragon
- What are star clusters?
- Get 20% off Crayola STEAM toys and kits during World Space Week
- William Shatner 'AI' will chat with you about the 'Star Trek' actor's life
- Barbie doll styled after ESA astronaut on sale for World Space Week
- Launch of 9 Japanese satellites scrubbed due to strong winds
- Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ: Full review
- Watch NASA and FEMA discuss climate change's impacts in free Climate Action Series today
- Lens heaters: Why you need one for astrophotography, and which are best
- Adobe Lightroom review
- Manfrotto 190 Go! tripod review
- Nobel prize in physics goes to trio whose research alerted the world to climate change
- New 'Arids' meteor shower spotted from the Southern Hemisphere
- Megaconstellations could destroy astronomy and there's no easy fix
- Is it an asteroid or comet? This strange solar system object is actually both.
- October 5
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- William Shatner's space launch on Blue Origin's New Shepard: When to watch and what to know
- SETI Institute, Unistellar and Planetary Society partner to host World Space Week events for girls
- William Shatner's age will make him the oldest person to fly in space with Blue Origin launch
- October new moon 2021: See Jupiter, Saturn and a minor meteor shower in the moonless sky
- United Arab Emirates to launch bold asteroid mission in 2028
- William Shatner eager to see 'vastness of space' when he launches with Blue Origin
- Filming 'Among the Stars' with Disney Plus meant a 2-year journey for astronaut Chris Cassidy. Here's what he learned.
- Everything you need for astrophotography camping
- 1,000 days on the moon! China's Chang'e 4 lunar far side mission hits big milestone
- This Star Wars: The Black Series Darth Vader figure is 15% off at Amazon
- Bizarre, scorching exoplanet WASP-76 b may be even hotter than we thought
- Perseverance rover on Mars spotted from space in striking new satellite image
- Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ: Full review
- 5 most realistic space movies
- Best Star Wars Halloween costumes: Outfits for adults, kids, and pets
- Russian film crew docks at space station to shoot movie in orbit
- HTC Vive Cosmos Elite review
- Astrophotography for beginners: How to shoot the night sky
- Cosmonaut photos show International Space Station from rare perspective
- Baby planets marinate in a life-giving cyanide 'soup,' analysis reveals
- Fly by Mercury with this stunning new video from the BepiColombo spacecraft
- Best Star Wars games: top picks for players of all ages and experience
- 3, 2, 1 ... action! Russia launches film crew to shoot movie on space station
- Lego Star Wars Imperial Probe Droid review
- October 4
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- Draconid meteor shower 2021: When, where and how to watch the unpredictable 'shooting star' display
- In photos: Russian film crew launching to the International Space Station
- SNL spoofs Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin and space billionaires with 'Star Trek' skit
- Bright fireball lights up the pre-dawn sky over Colorado (video)
- Best intervalometers for astrophotography
- Russia will launch a film crew to the International Space Station Tuesday and you can watch it live
- William Shatner will launch into space with Blue Origin on Oct. 12
- World View to start flying passengers on stratospheric balloon rides in 2024
- Manfrotto Befree Advanced Travel Tripod review
- A space fan's guide to New York Comic Con 2021
- Chinese company aims for suborbital space tourism with familiar rocket design
- World Space Week 2021 honors women in space: How to join the celebration online and in person
- Starscream investigates a phantom howl in new 'Transformers: Halloween Special'
- Sigma 14mm F1.8 DG HSM ART lens review
- Here’s why Silent Running is Wall-E for grown-ups
- October 3
- October 2
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- Mercury looks stunning in this 1st flyby photo from Europe and Japan's BepiColombo mission
- 'Bright skies' named color of the year — here's why there's so much more to the heavens than blue
- Bold new 'Star Trek' book marks 55th anniversary of the original series
- Air Force's X-37B robotic space plane wings past 500 days in Earth orbit
- Unstoppable lava from La Palma volcano eruption reaches ocean in stunning space photos
- October 1
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- Skywatchers see SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship streak across the night sky as it returned to Earth
- Exceptionally rare planet with three suns may lurk in Orion's nose
- Mars: What we know about the Red Planet
- Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin faces scathing criticism of safety and culture
- Full moon calendar 2021: When to see the next full moon
- Moon phases 2021: This year's moon cycles
- Mercury flyby tonight: Europe's BepiColombo spacecraft to attempt its 1st swing past the planet
- Star Wars movies ranked, worst to best
- Luminar AI review
- Superbright aurora lights up Earth's night side in incredible image from space
- Rokinon/Samyang 14mm f/2.8 lens review
- Adobe Photoshop review
- Climate change is making Earth dimmer
- Stinky 'mushball' hailstones on Uranus may explain an atmospheric anomaly there (and on Neptune, too)
- Night sky, October 2021: What you can see this month [maps]
- The brightest planets in October's night sky: How to see them (and when)
- The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix in October
- The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Amazon Prime in October
- Astrophotography time-lapse tips
- Canon EOS 6D Review: Is it still one of the best cameras for astrophotography?
