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January 31
- Explorer I Launch Team Recalls America's First Satellite
- 50 Years Later: First U.S. Satellite's Souvenirs Still Circle the Earth
- Galactic Wi-fi?
January 30
- NASA Eyes Kinked Space Shuttle Hose for Feb. 7 Launch
- NASA Spots Mysterious 'Spider' on Mercury
- ISS Expedition 16 Mission Updates: Part 1
- Spacewalkers Bring Space Station a Step Closer to Full Power
- Space Rock Misses Mars, Barely
- NASA Pushes More Safety Tech Five Years After Columbia
January 29
- Young Engineer Leads Effort To Make Space a Topic of Presidential Debate
- Europe Sets Launch Plan for First Unmanned Cargo Ship
- Rogue Stars: The Miscreants of Our Galaxy
- Blast Investigation Delays Rocket Engine Work for SpaceShipTwo
January 28
- Astronauts to Repair Solar Wing Motor in Wednesday Spacewalk
- 'Thrillionaire' Signs on as Backup Space Tourist
- First Images of Approaching Asteroid
- Dust Strangely Vaporized by Stellar Explosion
- Major Milestones Ahead for New Mexico Spaceport
- Smash! The Search for 'Sparticles'
January 27
- NASA Remembers Three Space Tragedies
January 26
- Space Shuttle Atlantis on Track for February Launch
January 25
- Giant Storms Erupt on Jupiter
- Spectacular Sky Show: Venus, Jupiter and the Moon
- High-Energy X-Rays Detected at Galaxy Cluster
January 24
- Female Figure on Mars Just a Rock
- Mars' Natural Sculptures Pose Mystery
- Large Asteroid to Fly Past Earth
- Astrobiologists to Convene at AbSciCon 2008
- Killer Space Rock Theory Is Soaking Wet
- Astronaut Survey Finds no Evidence of Launch Day Drinking
January 23
- Virgin Galactic Unveils Suborbital Spaceliner Design
- A Whole New View: Hubble Overhaul to Boost Telescope's Reach
January 22
- Sun's Magnetic Secret Revealed
January 21
- Next Space Tourist Begins Training for Spaceflight
- Amazing Old Stars Give Birth Again
- Spot Hopes to Meet Consumer Imagery Demand with New Satellite
January 20
- Giuliani Pushes Space Program During Florida Visit
January 19
- NASA's Next Rocket May Shake Too Much
January 18
- Report Cites Rocketship Builder in Explosion Inquiry
- There's Got to Be an Invisible Sky
- Moonwalker Film to Raise Funds for Apollo Memorial
- Full Moon Names for 2008
January 17
- Ulysses Soars Over Sun's North Pole
- Pools of Invisible Matter Mapped in Space
January 16
- SOFIA and KAO: Passing the Torch
- Spacecraft Beams Home New Images of Mercury
- Curious Clouds Seen at Mars
- Space Station Modules Proposed by UK Scientists
- Next Space Station Crew Looks to Spring Launch
January 15
- Ulysses Soars Over Sun's North Pole
- Sea Launch Rocket Successfully Returns to Flight
- Black Holes Spin Near Speed of Light
January 14
- Space Probe Swings by Mercury
- The Enduring Mysteries of Mercury
January 12
- Explosions Starve Black Holes
- NASA Sets Feb. 7 Launch Date for Shuttle Atlantis
January 11
- Space Cloud to Collide With Our Galaxy
- Source of Mysterious Antimatter Found
January 10
- 2008 Preview Night Sky Highlights
- NASA Eyes Feb. 7 Launch Date for Shuttle Atlantis
- Big Space Thing Looks Like a Moth
- Even Thin Galaxies Pack Hefty Black Holes
- Hall of Fame to Induct Mir, Hubble, ISS and Space Shuttle Astronauts
- Four Stars Found in Amazingly Tight Bunch
- Astrobiology 101: Where Teachers are the Students
- Spiral Galaxy Winds Backwards
- Space Rock Won't Wallop Mars, Scientists Say
January 9
- Colossal Black Hole Shatters the Scales
- Rogue Black Holes Might Fill Our Galaxy
- Faraway Planets Collided, Study Suggests
- Alliant Techsystems Buys Canadian Space Hardware Firm
- The Surprising Evolution of Deep Space Missions
January 8
- Asteroid's Chances of Smacking Mars Dip
- NASA: Safety First for Last Shuttle Flight to Hubble
- Baby Versions of Milky Way Spotted
- Cosmic Blue Blobs Discovered
- Lowest Radar Echo Detected from Moon
- Hubble Tune-Up Plans Detailed
- New Risk to Earth Found in Supernova Explosions
January 7
- Report: Russia's Mock Mars Mission to Cost $15 Million
- Precursor of Life Molecules Found Around Star
- How Tennis Shoes and Tug-of-War Toppled the Mighty Saturn V
- Our Universe: Dark and Messy
- Gantry Delay Pushes Back 1st Soyuz Flight from Guiana
January 4
- Space Station Crew Prepares for Spacewalk Repair
- Old Comets for a New Year
January 3
- Shuttle Launch Date Slips as NASA Tackles Sensor Fix
- Asteroid's Martian Impact: What Might Happen
- Saturn's Spots Mystify Astronomers
- Astronomers Imagine Comet's Birth
- Satellite Sheds Light on Earth's Highest Clouds
- NASA Buys Microgravity Flights From Zero-G
- Must-See Meteor Shower Friday Morning
- Nature's Own New Year Fireworks
- 4 Years on Mars: Rovers Continue to Amaze
January 2
- Lofty Launch Goals Set for 2008
- Young Planet Orbits Sun-Like Star
- Hot on the Trail of Cosmic Rays