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November 14, 2016

National Geographic Channel's 'MARS' explores colonization of the red planet

National Geographic Channel’s new event series “MARS” mixes documentary with scripted drama to explore the colonization of Mars in the year 2033.

November 14, 2016

November 2016 supermoon in pictures

The November 2016 supermoon delighted stargazers as the full moon reached its closest point to the Earth since 1948. The supermoon was captured in these stunning pictures from around the world.

November 11, 2016

High-res commercial satellite launches from California coast

A commercial satellite capable of taking high-resolution images from space was launched Friday from a military base along the California coast.

November 11, 2016

The best times to see November's big supermoon

The last time the full moon was this close to Earth was 1948, NASA says.

November 11, 2016

Strange feature on Mars is a good place to look for life, study says

It's a funnel-shaped hole on the surface of the Red Planet in a place called Hellas.

November 10, 2016

The future of space: Top issues facing President-elect Donald Trump

With the presidential election over, the focus in Washington, D.C., can finally turn back to policy and legislation.

November 10, 2016

NASA to launch 'swarms' of small, Earth-observing satellites

NASA plans to launch a suite of tiny, next-generation satellites into Earth's orbit to study weather patterns and climate change.

November 9, 2016

Australian telescope joins $100 million search for alien life

A $100 million search for intelligent alien life just added a big arrow to its quiver.

November 9, 2016

High-flying NASA mission sets new GPS world record

A NASA mission's GPS prowess is now part of the record books: The Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission just broke a Guinness World Record for highest altitude fix of a GPS signal.

November 8, 2016

Elon Musk predicts mid-December return to flight for SpaceX's Falcon 9

SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said Nov. 4 he expects the Falcon 9 rocket to return to flight in the middle of December after overcoming a problem he claimed was unprecedented in the history of spaceflight.