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November 2, 2020

The International Space Station has been humanity’s foothold in orbit for 20 years, ,

For 20 years, humans have had an unbroken presence in orbit on the International Space Station.


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Published on November 02, 2020 14:30

Pictures from space! Our image of the day, ,

Space can be a wondrous place, and we’ve got the pictures to prove it! Take a look at our favorite pictures from space here, and if you’re wondering what happened today in space history don’t miss our On This Day in Space video show here!

 


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Published on November 02, 2020 12:21

Space calendar 2020: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more!, ,

Here’s a guide to all the rocket launches and astronomical events in 2020, as well as milestones for space missions, anniversaries and conferences.


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Published on November 02, 2020 11:24

Watch live today: NASA celebrates 20 years of crews on the International Space Station, ,

NASA will webcast a series of programs today (Nov. 2) to showcase 20 years of continuous crewed flights to the International Space Station and you can watch it here.


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Published on November 02, 2020 09:56

More than half of all sunlike stars in the Milky Way may have a habitable planet, ,

On average, each sunlike star in the Milky Way likely harbors between 0.4 and 0.9 rocky planets in its “habitable zone,” researchers have found.


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Published on November 02, 2020 09:48

2020 Full Moon Calendar, ,

The full moon happens once a month. Find out when.


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Published on November 02, 2020 09:13

Astronaut ‘ties’ past 20 years of crews on space station to simple tool, ,

Astronaut Kate Rubins picked out a simple tool to represent the past 20 years of crewed operations on the International Space Station.


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Published on November 02, 2020 06:34

November 1, 2020

On This Day in Space: Nov. 1, 1962: Soviet Union launches Mars 1, ,

On Nov. 1, 1962, the Soviet Union launched the Mars 1 spacecraft. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!


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Published on November 01, 2020 04:50

International Space Station at 20: Former astronauts talk about living and working in space, ,

The International Space Station is celebrating 20 years of having astronauts continuously living and working on the orbiting lab.


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Published on November 01, 2020 04:49