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The private space company test fired the engines on upgraded Falcon 9 (v.1.1) on September 19th, 2013. The target launch window for the rocket opens on September 29th.

Illustration of the Voyager 1 spacecraft. (Credit: NASA) [More] --

The unmanned Cygnus spacecraft is expected to be grappled by astronauts using the orbiting outpost's huge robotic arm at 7:25 a.m. EDT Sunday. If all goes according to plan, the spacecraft will be secured to its docking ...

SPACE.com readers around the world sent in their best photos of the Harvest Moon full moon of September 2013. See the amazing photos here.

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Ceres is a dwarf planet, the only one located in the inner reaches of the solar system. It is the largest object in the asteroid belt.

Regulus is a bright star in the northern sky that has at least two known stellar companions.

Earth will be able to host life for just another 1.75 billion years or so, according to a study published on 18 September in Astrobiology . The method used to make the calculation can also identify... --