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December 31
- Deal Sets Space Tourist Flights from New Mexico
- Future of Commercial Spaceflight Uncertain, But Promising
- 'Space Rose' Adds New Year's Parade to 5.3 Million Mile Journey
- Spectacular New Images Showcase Saturn's Rings
- Russian Girl Creates Next Soyuz Crew Patch
December 30
- New Columbia Accident Report to Help Astronaut Safety
- Report: Columbia Astronauts Killed in Seconds
- Celestial Show Set for New Year's Eve
- Amazing Mars: Discoveries in 2008
December 29
- Russia Launches Three New Glonass Navigation Satellites
- Astronomers Aim to Grasp Mysterious Dark Matter
December 26
- 2009 to Arrive Not a Second Too Soon
December 25
- Astronauts Send Christmas Wishes from Space
December 24
- China Launches for Record 11th Time in 2008
- Leaving Home: The Legacy of Apollo 8
- 2008: A Momentous Year in Spaceflight
December 23
- NASA Taps SpaceX, Orbital Sciences to Haul Cargo to Space Station
- Top 5 Amazing Astronomy Discoveries in 2008
- Spacewalkers Add New Experiments to Space Station
- Engine That Almost Launched Apollo 8 Moonshot Found 40 Years Later
December 22
- Space Station Astronauts Set for Spacewalk
- Galactic Halfway House Discovered
December 21
- SpaceShipTwo Carrier Craft Makes Successful First Flight
December 20
- NASA Astronaut Readapts to Life on Earth
December 19
- NASA Might Change Hubble Mission Requirement to Keep Ares 1-X on Schedule
- Majel Roddenberry, Widow of 'Trek' Creator, Dies
- Stellar Meteor Shower Jan. 3
- New Space Toilet Has No Door...Yet
December 18
- Jovian Moon Plays Peekaboo
- Discovery Indicates Mars Was Habitable
- Search the Skies with Jill Tarter
- Habitable Planets: Four Types Proposed
- NASA Seeks Museums to Take Retired Shuttles
December 17
- Asteroid Hunt Goes Granular
- Test Flight Planned for SpaceShipTwo Carrier
- Commercial Spaceport in New Mexico Gets FAA Launch License
December 16
- Leaks Found in Earth's Protective Magnetic Field
- New Teams Join $30 Million Moon Rover Contest
- Mysterious Dark Energy Confirmed By New Method
- Earth's Atmosphere "Breathes" More Rapidly Than Thought
- Black Holes Are Like Doughnut Holes
- Solar Flare Surprise: Pure Hydrogen Shot at Earth
December 15
- Lander Data Sheds Light on Mars Polar Water
- China Launches New Earth-Observing Satellite
- Global Satellite Telephony Competitors Sharpen Knives for Tough '09
- Found: The Dimmest Bulbs in Space
December 12
- Mars Orbiter Completes Main Mission
- Hot Star Found
- New Cloak of Plasma Found Around Earth
- Moon Muscles in on December Geminids
December 11
- NASA Chief 'Appalled' By Accusations He's Not Cooperating with Obama's Team
- Year's Biggest Full Moon Friday Night
- Comet Threat More Constant Than Thought
December 10
- 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' Remake Goes Green
- Shuttle Flying Piggyback on 747 to Florida
- Water Vapor Detected on Distant Planet
- Who Owns the Moon?
- New Infrared Image of Swan Nebula
- Giant Virtual Telescope to Study Starbirth
- New Observations Detail Milky Way's Big Black Hole
December 9
- Sweet Find in Search for Alien Life
December 8
- Seth Shostak on the Set of 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'
- Secretive Space Vehicle Tested at Private Texas Site
- Shuttle Endeavor’s Trip to Florida Delayed Again
- Ailing Economy Not Expected to Derail Iridium Deal
- Eerie Green Space Cloud Explained
December 7
- Shuttle's Piggy-Back Ride to Florida Could Happen Monday
December 5
- Delays and Cost Overruns Epidemic at NASA, Former Official Charges
- Explore Moon Mountains from Your Backyard
December 4
- Hubble Repair Mission Set for May 12, 2009
- Strong Leonid Meteor Shower Predicted for 2009
- Mars Wobbles Created Climate Swings
- Hubble Sees a Celestial 'Snow Globe'
- Students Find Planet Outside Our Solar System
- Mars Science Laboratory Delayed to 2011
- New Image Details Jewel in Southern Sky
- Simulation Shows Bacteria Could Live on Mars
- The Mother of All Beacons
December 3
- New Light Shed on Ancient Exploding Star
- Study Explains Dark Spots on Venus
- Huge Sun Shield Built for Space Telescope
- Obama to Review Costs of Shuttle Replacement Vehicle
December 2
- Russians Track Troubled U.S. Spy Satellite
- Odd Comet Possibly from Another Star System
- Chinese Space Officials Meeting with NASA Today
- 747 to Carry Space Shuttle Back to Florida
- Invisible Lights on Mars Mapped
December 1
- Planet Found Orbiting Puffed-Up Star