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Space and Beyond

PHOTO: Expedition 28 flight engineer does repairs on the International Space Station during a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk in this July 12, 2011 file photo in space.

Astronauts' Eyesight Damaged by Flight

PHOTO: The Quadrantid meteor shower as captured by a photographer in Suffolk, England, is shown.

First Meteor Shower of 2012 Dazzles

VIDEO: Kepler space telescope finds two new planets orbiting a Sun-like star.

NASA Discovers Two Earth-Sized Planets

PHOTO: The Quadrantid meteor shower as captured by a photographer in Suffolk, England, is shown.

The Sky is Falling! Biggest Meteor Shower of Year

VIDEO: NASA launches telescope to search for other life-supporting planets.

Are We Alone in the Universe?

VIDEO: Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Apollo 11: First Moonwalk Remembered

PHOTO: A computer-processed image of LkCa 15 b, a planet still forming from the dust around a young star is shown.

Pictures of Youngest Planet Yet Seen

VIDEO: Astronaut Dan Burbank captures stunning view of Comet Lovejoy from orbit.

Comet Seen From Space Station

Endeavour Cruises Toward Final Home

One Last Look Inside Space Shuttle

PHOTO: A video grab of NASA's Curiosity rover as it makes its landing on Mars.

NASA's 'Terror' Video Goes Viral

PHOTO: The first color panorama from the Mars rover Curiosity shows a desert plain in the foreground, and the rim of a crater on the horizon.

Mars Rover's First Color Panorama

PHOTO: Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong prepares to put on his helmet with the assistance of a spacesuit technician during suiting operations in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building (MSOB) prior to the astronauts' departure to Launch Pad 39A.

Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon, Dies

PHOTO: Illustration of the interior of 55 Cancri e â?? an extremely hot planet with a surface of mostly graphite surrounding a thick layer of diamond, below which is a layer of silicon-based minerals and a molten iron core at the center.

Bling! A Diamond Planet

PHOTO: Alpha Centauri B

New Planet Right in Our Neighborhood

Moon Ushers in Dawn

Ring Nebula True Form Revealed

Looking Ahead

PHOTO: The space shuttle Atlantis launches July 8, 2011.

With Shuttle Gone, Florida Retrenches

30 Years of Space Shuttle Missions

Space Shuttle Kerfuffle: Houston Slighted

PHOTO A proof of a concept for a flying car by Terrafugia is shown.

9 Sensational Sci-Fi Ideas That Came True

VIDEO: SpaceX launches Dragon, attempts first commercial return from orbit.

SpaceX Test Launches Private Enterprise Ship

After Last Shuttle Launch, Will U.S. Space Dominance End?

Billionaire Bummer: Space Tourism to Stop

Looking Back

40 Years of Space Shuttle Missions

NASA Celebrates Skylab

Moon Ushers in Dawn

Ring Nebula True Form Revealed

One Last Look Inside Space Shuttle

Yuri Gagarin: Top 7 Myths on 1st Man in Space

Alan Shepard, America's 1st Astronaut

Requiem for a Rover: Mars Spirit's Mission Ends

VIDEO: Goodbye to the NASA Shuttle Program

Space Shuttle: A Brief History

VIDEO: A by the numbers look at the final shuttle launch.

Space Shuttle Facts in 60 Seconds

VIDEO: First manned separation flight test of Shuttle Enterprise

Aug. 12, 1977: Shuttle Enterprise Test

VIDEO: Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Apollo 11: First Moonwalk Remembered

July 11, 1979: Skylab Breaks Apart

Today in History: Viking I Lands on Mars

July 18, 1975: Russian-U.S. Space Mission

July 11, 1969: First Man on the Moon

July 19, 1966: Gemini 10 Mission

Today in History: NASA Agena Launch

July 3, 2006: Asteroid Passes By Earth

June 24, 1983: Sally Ride Returns From Space

June 21, 2004: Space Tourism Takes Off

Today in History: Atlantis Docks With Mir

June 18, 1983: First U.S. Woman in Space

June 9, 1986: Investigation of Challenger

June 6, 1965: Gemini 4 Prepares for Return