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December 31
- NASA's Next Mission May Visit Venus, Asteroid or the Moon
- Hole in the Moon Could Shelter Colonists
- Tonight's Blue Moon: All a Big Mistake
- Commercial Spaceflight: Big Decade, Big Future
December 30
- Speedy Spacecraft Now Halfway to Pluto
- Russia May Attack Asteroid That's Virtually No Threat
- Lost Couple Can't Blame GPS, Air Force Says
- Proton Rocket Sends DirecTV Satellite to Orbit
- Blue Moon to Occur New Year's Eve
- The 9 Top Spaceflight Stories of 2009
December 29
- Sushi in Space: What Astronauts Are Eating These Days
- Smallest Object in Outer Solar System Spotted
December 28
- 9 Astronomy Milestones in 2009
- Partial Lunar Eclipse and Blue Moon New Year's Eve
- Dinosaur-Killing Firestorm Theory Questioned
- Moons Like Avatar's Pandora Could Be Found
December 24
- Doorstep Astronomy: Tour the 7-day-old Moon
- Star Remnants Retain 'Memory' of Explosions
- Astronauts Get Two Christmases in Space
December 23
- Fluffy Mystery at Edge of Solar System Solved
- New Space Telescope to Begin Test Run
- Stars Find Fountain of Youth Via Vampirism and Collisions
- Powerful Mars Orbiter Makes a Comeback
- White Christmas: The Coldest Places in the Solar System
December 22
- New Crew Arrives at Space Station
- Designing an Uplifting End to NASA's Space Shuttle Program
- Mars Rover Makes Discovery While Spinning Its Wheels
- New Crew to Dock at International Space Station
December 21
- The Real Science of 'Avatar'
- Sunlight Glints off Liquid Lake on Titan
- Spirit Surprise: Long-Defunct Mars Rover Wheel Spins
- First African-American in Space Among Four Joining Astronaut Hall of Fame
- Mystery Swirls Around 'Dark Stars'
December 20
- New Crew Launches Toward International Space Station
- Expedition 21 Mission Updates
December 18
- NASA Maps Night-shining Clouds
- ESA Approves Collaborative Mars Program with NASA
December 17
- Launch Abort Motor on NASA's New Spaceship Passes Test
- Over the Arctic, Auroras Collide
- Earth's Upper Atmosphere Cooling Dramatically
- How to Find Signs of Life on Mars
- Chasing Moon Shadows on Jupiter
- Strength of Titanium Parts on Mars Probe Questioned
December 16
- Mars Phoenix Lander Might Rise from the Dead
- Nearby Super-Earth May Be a Waterworld
- Dark Heart of a Nebula Finally Photographed
- NASA Uses Algae to Turn Sewage Into Fuel
December 15
- Cosmic Christmas Spotted in Space
- Black Hole Closer to Earth Than Thought
- Cosmic Treasure Trove of Heavy Metals Found
December 14
- Super-Earths Found Around Sun-Like Stars
- Three Russian Navigation Satellites Launch From Kazakhstan
- 'Space Jellyfish' and Cosmic Blobs Seen by Hubble Telescope
- NASA Launches New Sky-mapping Telescope
- Saturn's Eccentric Orbit Could Explain Moon's Lopsided Lakes
- SpaceX Aims to Launch New Space Station Cargo Ship in 2010
- Does 'Planet 51' Really Exist?
December 13
- Best Meteor Shower of 2009 Peaks Tonight
December 11
- Final NASA Spending Bill Includes Protections for Moon Program
- First Photos by VISTA Telescope Are Stunning
- Virgin Galactic's Spaceship Party Crashed by High Winds
- Wheel Trouble May Doom Stuck Rover on Mars
- Brightest Gamma-Ray Flare in Universe Spotted
- Mars Moons Phobos and Deimos Photographed Together
December 10
- NASA Delays Sky Mapper Launch to Saturday
- Yin-Yang of Saturn's Odd Moon Explained
- Bizarre Sky Spiral Caused by Failed Missile
- 'Gem' of a Meteor Shower Underway
- Key to Mars Channel Mystery May be on Earth
- New Star Found in Big Dipper
December 9
- Saturn's Weird Hexagon Seen in New Images
- Huge Cosmic Explosions Fueled by Magnetism
- NASA Finally Resurrects Sick Mars Orbiter
December 8
- First Monarch Butterflies in Space Take Flight
- NASA, DARPA Host Space Junk Wake-Up Call
- Hubble Telescope Spots Most Distant Galaxies
- Monster Black Holes May Grow in Giant Star Cocoons
- Virgin Galactic's Commercial Spaceliner Makes Public Debut
December 7
- Astronauts, Space Workers Offer Designs for NASA Shuttle Patch Contest
- Rocket's Delayed Launch Waylays New NASA Sky-Mapper
- First Public Spaceship to be Unveiled Today
- Mystery of Changing Star Brightness Deepens
- Public Space Travel: Reality or Mirage?
December 6
- Florida Skywatchers Have Chances to Spot Space Station
December 5
- Japan's New GX Rocket Targeted for Cancellation in 2010
December 4
- Russia Delays Angara Rocket Debut as Testing Progresses
- Virgin Galactic Poised to Unveil Suborbital Space Liner
- The Science Behind Marvel Comics’ New Cosmic Tale
December 3
- NASA Perplexed Over New Rocket's Parachute Failure
- First Photo Taken of Object Around Sun-Like Star, Scientists Say
- Congress Examines Astronaut Safety on Commercial Spaceships
- How to Protect Mars Samples on Earth
- Astronaut Hangout to Close After 30 Years
December 2
- Europe and Japan Ponder Space Station's Long-term Needs
- Wheel Stalls Hinder Stuck Mars Rover Again
- NASA Spends Half of Stimulus Money on Moon Program
- Huge Explosion Reveals the Most Massive Star Known
- World's Largest Milky Way Image Unveiled
- Controversy Flares Over Space-Based Solar Power Plans
- Zenit Rocket Delivers New Communications Satellite to Orbit
December 1
- Russian Satellite Debris Zooms by Space Station
- Another Mars Orbiter Goes Into Safe Mode
- Super Earths May Be Superior at Fostering Life
- Hubble Photographs Billowing Clouds of Cosmic Dust
- Space Station Crew Lands In Kazakhstan