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November 30
- Presto! Black Hole Creates a Galaxy
- Space Station Crew Will Shrink to Two
- Clue Found to Origin of Cosmic Misfits
November 29
- Sky Calendar: Observing Events for December 2010
November 28
- Japan Launches Spy Satellite Under Veil of Secrecy
- Old Rocket Junk Poses No Threat to Space Station
November 27
- Space Shuttle Atlantis Lands Safely in Florida
- Atlantis Shuttle Astronauts Hope for Morning Landing
November 26
- Astronauts Celebrate Thanksgiving in Space on Two Spaceships
November 25
- Doorstep Astronomy: The 9-Day-Old Moon
- Holiday Sky Treat: Spot the Space Station
- Stellar Fossils from Milky Way's Past Revealed
- Powerful Laser Simulates Stellar Jet
- Astronaut's Cookbook Is a Thanksgiving Treat
- Solar Tsunamis Are Real, NASA Says
- Atlantis Astronauts to Give Their Thanks with Shuttle Stuff(ing)
- Shuttle Atlantis Departs From Space Station
November 24
- STS-129 Mission Updates: Part 1
- Saturn's Flickering Lights Caught on Video
- Astronauts Prepare to Leave Space Station
- Telescope Buying Guide Part 2: How to Select a Telescope
- Telescope Buying Guide Part 1: What You Must Know First
- Telescope Buying Guide Part 3: How to Use a Telescope
- Attempt to Free Mars Rover Snagged by Wheel Stall
- Is Case Finally Closed on 1965 Pennsylvania 'UFO Mystery'?
- Play 'Cosmic Slot Machine' and Help Astronomers
- New Space Telescope to Watch the Sun
- Astronauts to Spend Last Day At Space Station
November 23
- Jeff Bezos' Secretive Rocket Program Picks Science Projects
- Astronauts Wrap Up Final Tasks in Delayed Spacewalk
- New Map Bolsters Case for Ancient Ocean on Mars
- Plan for Human Mission to Asteroid Gains Speed
- Magnetic Assist Helps Big Stars Form
- Great NASA Tech Spinoffs Come Down to Earth
- Astronauts Poised for Mission's Last Spacewalk
November 22
- Cosmonaut Konstantin Feoktistov, First Scientist in Space, Dies at 83
- Shuttle Astronauts Take Time Off in Space
- It’s a Girl! Astronaut’s Daughter Born While He’s in Space
November 21
- Astronauts Speed Through Second Spacewalk
- Astronauts Prepare for Second Spacewalk, New Baby
- New Hope for Plucky Japanese Asteroid Mission
November 20
- NASA: Birth of Astronaut's Daughter Delayed
- NASA Recruits 'Planet 51' Actor Dwayne Johnson to Spread Message
- Astronauts Unfazed by False Alarms in Space
- Key Parts Returned from Hubble Telescope Now on Display at Smithsonian
- Stuck Mars Rover Finally Budges, a Little
- Maine Engineer Wins $250,000 in NASA Space Glove Contest
- New NASA Sky Mapper Heads to Launch Pad
- Giant Cannibal Galaxy's Last Meal
- Astronaut Stuck in Space for Daughter's Birth
November 19
- Teams Compete to Build a Better Astronaut Glove
- PETA Protests NASA Monkey Radiation Experiment
- Dark Energy Search Could Aid Planet Hunters
- Astronauts Breeze Through Mission's First Spacewalk
- Astronauts Gear Up for First Spacewalk
November 18
- NASA to Try to Free Stuck Mars Rover Again
- World's Largest Radio Telescope Network Goes Live
- Meteor Explosion Lights Up Sky Over Utah
- Cosmic Triple-Play: Asteroid Flyby, Fireball over Utah, Meteor Shower
- U.S., China to Explore Cooperation in Space
- Explore the Crescent Moon and Earthshine
- Shuttle Atlantis Arrives at Space Station
- New Experiment to Test Super Teflon in Space
- Hubble Spies Galaxy's Big Bulge
- Shuttle Atlantis Closing In On Space Station
November 17
- Stuck Mars Rover Hits Snag In First Escape Attempt
- Vampire Star Is a Ticking Time Bomb
- Bubbling, Boiling Sun Photographed in Detail
- Astronauts Inspect Space Shuttle for Damage
November 16
- NASA Hails Fifth Shuttle Launch of 2009
- Space Shuttle Atlantis Blasts Off on Delivery Mission
- NASA to Test Drills for Cutting Ice on Mars
- NASA to Begin Escape Attempt for Stuck Mars Rover
- Strong Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Early Tuesday Morning
- Space Shuttle Atlantis Poised for Monday Launch
November 15
- Twitter Fans Flock to Space Shuttle Launch
- Skies Look Clear for Monday Space Shuttle Launch
November 14
- Butterflies to Hitch Orbital Ride on Space Shuttle
- Space Shuttle Atlantis 'Go' For Monday Launch
November 13
- NASA Launches In-House Patch Contest to Mark Shuttle Era's End
- Water Discovery Fuels Hope to Colonize the Moon
- 'Significant Amount' of Water Found on Moon
- Space Shuttle On Track for Monday Launch
- Leonid Meteor Shower 2009 Viewer's Guide
November 12
- Broken Urine Recycler May Affect Space Mission
- Review: As a Disaster Film, '2012' Succeeds
- Stunning New Photograph of Earth from Space
- Atlantis Shuttle Astronauts Prepare for Nov. 16 Launch
- Study Finds Missing Link in How Stars Die
- NASA Unveils Plan to Free Stuck Mars Rover Spirit
- Space Station Gets New Russian Module
- NASA to Subject Monkeys to Radiation
- Discoveries in the Deep: How Astronauts Practice to Explore Other Worlds
November 11
- 60-Year-Old Solar Mystery Finally Explained
- Sky Target: Spot the Double Cluster
- Better Ion Engines May Keep Satellites Alive Longer
November 10
- New Study Finds Middle Child of Black Hole Family
- Ex-Astronaut Avoids Jail, Gets Probation in Love Triangle Case
- New Telescope Photographs Edge-on Galaxy
- 3 Telescopes Combine for Stunning Milky Way Photo
- Troubled Asteroid Mission Stumbles on Road Home
- Planetary Society Resurrects Plan to Launch Solar Sail
- New Russian Docking Port Launches Toward Space Station
- Wild Solar System Spotted Around Distant Star
November 9
- New Russian Module Poised to Launch Toward Space Station
- Thomas J. O'Malley, Dead at 94, Sent Glenn Into Space
- Black Holes: Powerhouses of the Universe
November 7
- Space Junk Buzzes Station as Astronauts Sleep
- Seattle Team Wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Contest
November 6
- U.S. 'Decades Behind' on Space Debris Threat, Official Says
- Station Astronauts May Take Shelter From Space Junk
- Some of the Universe's First Galaxies Discovered
- Rugged, Scarred Terrain Seen in New Mars Images
- Moon's Friends Say 'No' to Future Lunar Crashes
November 5
- Space Elevator Contest Heats Up
- New Type of Supernova Discovered
- Dark Horse Challenges Dark Matter to Explain Missing Matter
- Hubble Gives Best Ever View of Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
- Stars May be Cosmic Road Signs to Intelligent Aliens
- Frost-Covered Mars Lander Photographed From Above
November 4
- Device Like 'Star Trek' Replicator Might Fly on Space Station
- Space Hotel Takes Reservations for 2012 Opening
- Identity of Puzzling Star Revealed
- Water Geysers on Saturn Moon Take Center Stage
- Seeing Double: The Stars of Autumn
November 3
- NASA Launches iPhone App
- NASA Probe Sees Changing Seasons on Mercury
- Rocketeers Win $1 Million in Lunar Lander Contest
- Galaxy's Dying Stars Confirm Cosmic Ray Source
- Deep Space Objects Guide Earth’s GPS System
- Huge Galaxy Cluster Hints at Universe's Skeleton
November 2
- SpaceX Picks Launch Date for New Rocket's Debut
- European Satellite Launched to Study Earth's Water Cycle
- Saturn's Equinox Leaves Rings in Long, Cold Night
November 1
- Strong Leonid Meteor Shower Expected Nov. 17