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June 30
- Air Force Launches Ballistic Missile In Suborbital Test
- NASA Tackles Problem With Asteroid Probe
- Mars Rover Sees Huge Crater Better Than Ever
- Stars Become Two-Faced When They Explode
- New Robotic Cargo Ship Launches to Space Station
- Field Reports: Diving for Life in Canadian Lake
- Supersonic Concept Plane Would Shush Sonic Booms
- New Tips to See Ancient Star Clusters With Telescopes
June 29
- First Direct Photo of Alien Planet Finally Confirmed
- The Truth Behind Eclipses (Vampires Not Included)
- No Time for Sex In Space, Astronaut Says
- Private Falcon 9 Rocket Meets Fiery End After 3 Weeks in Space
- Soyuz Spaceship Moves to New Docking Port After Delay
- Cosmic Noise Could Improve Space Weather Forecasts
- Southern Pinwheel Galaxy Shines In New Photo
June 28
- China Has Not Been Invited to Join International Space Station, NASA Says
- Partial Lunar Eclipse Thrills Weekend Skywatchers
- NASA, White House Launch Digital Comment Box for Space Plan
- White House Unveils New National Space Policy
- Ariane 5 Rocket Launches 2 New Satellites After Multiple Delays
June 27
- New Photo of Earth Taken From the Moon
- New U.S. Space Policy to Emphasize Cooperation
June 25
- Space Station to Put on Sky Show This Weekend
- New Boeing Spaceship Targets Commercial Missions
- Moon Illusion to Supersize Saturday Lunar Eclipse
- Space Shuttle Launch Seen From Jet Fighter
- Nuclear Bombs Could Save Earth from Asteroids
- 'Summer Triangle' Promises Skywatching Treat
- Coldest Known Failed Stars Found
June 24
- U.S. House Members Call for 'Immediate Development' of Heavy-lift Rocket
- Water Reshaped Mars More Extensively Than Thought
- Rare Hole In the Moon Photographed
- Water Flowed on Mars More Recently Than Thought
- Oceans on Venus Might Have Been Habitable
- Canadian Lake Helps Scientists Refine Alien Life-Hunting Skills
- Misconceptions Swirl Around Obama Space Plan
- NASA's New Direction: FAQ
June 23
- Malfunctioning Sun Camera Makes 'Miraculous' Comeback
- Commercial Space Advocates Demand NASA Budget Boost
- Poisonous Superstorm Found on Alien World
- Volcanic Moon of Jupiter Is Smelly and Bizarre
- Israel Launches New Spy Satellite
- Cassini Spacecraft Takes Deepest Dip Yet in Titan's Atmosphere
- Full Moon on Saturday Includes Partial Eclipse
- Cosmic Hit-and-Run Gives Galaxy Starry Tail
June 22
- NASA Seeks to Delay Final 2 Space Shuttle Flights
- Spectacular Space Bubble Photographed by Hubble
- New Moon Map Shows Uranium in Short Supply
- Puffy Star Looks Like Cosmic Jellyfish
- Flashback: Water on Mars Announced 10 Years Ago
June 21
- New German Radar Satellite Launches Into Space
- Buzz Lightyear's Out-of-This-World 'Toy Story' Told by Boy's Space Patch
- 7th-Graders Discover Mysterious Cave on Mars
- Star Caught in Act of Birth
- Amazing Aurora Seen From Space
- Iron Maiden Gets Backstage Pass to NASA
- Obama Asks Congress to Shift $100M from NASA for Job Initiatives
- John Glenn to NASA: Keep Those Space Shuttles Flying
- 'Monster' Black Holes Activate When Galaxies Collide
June 18
- Hundreds of Possible Alien Planets Discovered By NASA Spacecraft
- Spacecraft to Skim Atmosphere of Saturn's Moon Titan
- Amelia Earhart's Watch Reaches Space Station 82 Years After Historic Flight
- Lawmakers Demand Documents Behind Human Spaceflight Plan
- World's Largest Digital Camera Begins Hunt for Killer Asteroids
- Interplanetary Art Smuggler Sought By Moon Mystery Detectives
- Black Hole Chows Down As Scientists Watch
- Partial Lunar Eclipse Coming On June 26
- World's First Solar Sail Photographed in Deep Space
June 17
- Russian Spacecraft Delivers New Crew of 3 to Space Station
- Space News to Webcast Live Chat With NASA's Deputy Chief
- Saturn Lightning Superbolts Revealed in New Photos
- China Launches New Research Satellite Into Orbit
- Space Capsule That Visited Asteroid Heads to Japan
- Cosmonaut Leonid Kizim, Who Visited 2 Space Stations in 1 Mission, Dies
- Robots Could Hunt for Fossils on Europa
- Air Force Sees Hypersonic Weapons and Spaceships in Future
June 16
- Asteroid Probe's Return to Earth Caught by Japanese Telescope
- U.S. Army Orders Huge Airship to Aid Combat Missions
- Small World Beyond Neptune Covered in Ice
- Giant Meteor Caused Jupiter Fireball, Scientists Say
- Telescope Takes Sharpest Pictures of Space Yet From Earth
- Largest Commercial Rocket Launch Deal Ever Signed by SpaceX
- NASA Prepares for Potentially Damaging 2011 Meteor Shower
- Dwarf Planets Pluto and Ceres Make Night Sky Appearance
June 15
- NASA Contractor Cries Foul as Agency Moves to Curb Moon Program
- New Space Station Crew Blasts Off on Soyuz Spaceship
- French Sun Satellite and Swedish Experiment Blast Off on Russian Rocket
- Comet-Chasing Spacecraft to Fly By Asteroid
- Solar System Baby Photos Help Reveal How Planets Form
- Next Mars Rover's Landing Site Narrowed to 4 Choices
- Russian Rocket to Launch New Space Station Crew
- Video Shows Soyuz Spaceship Landing Like Never Before
- NASA Eyes Potential Fix for ISS Computer Glitch
June 14
- Houston, We (Finally) Have an Astronaut
- SETI Institute Names New Chief Alien Life Hunter
- Earth's Colorful Atmospheric Layers Photographed from Space
- Moon Has 100 Times More Water, New Study Suggests
- Hopes High for Asteroid Samples From Japanese Space Capsule
- Oddball Alien Planets Discovered Among Newfound Worlds
- Sun's Strange Behavior Baffles Astronomers
June 13
- Dark Energy and Dark Matter Might Not Exist, Scientists Allege
- Ancient Mars Covered by Vast Ocean
- Japanese Asteroid Probe Makes Historic Return to Earth
- Space Probe, Perhaps with a Chunk of Asteroid, Returns to Earth Sunday
June 12
- Returning Asteroid Probe Could Pave the Way for Manned Missions
June 11
- 5 Reasons to Care About Asteroids
- Asteroid Probe to Light Up Sky Over Australia
- Japanese Spacecraft Deploys Solar Sail
- Amateurs and Professionals Mix at New York Stargazing Event
- How Japan's Hayabusa Asteroid Mission Worked
- NASA Pressed for Specifics on Orion Astronaut Lifeboat
- What We Don't Know About Asteroids
- The Best Time to See Venus Is Now
- NASA Spacecraft Breaks Speed Boost Record
June 10
- World Cup Mania Reaches Astronauts in Space
- NASA Sends Aircraft to Watch Asteroid Probe's Fiery Re-entry
- Halley's Comet and Others May Be Stolen Goods
- Photo of Alien Planet Proves They're Created Quickly
- Earth and Moon Are Younger Than Thought
- Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Io Could be Target for Life
- South Korea's Second Rocket Likely Exploded During Launch
- New Planet-Hunting Robot Telescope Takes First Photos
- Man Accused of Stealing Sally Ride's Flight Suit
June 9
- Bill Nye the Science Guy to Lead Planetary Society
- Astronomers Perplexed by Jupiter Collisions
- NASA: Final Space Shuttle Launch May Move to 2011
- Saturn's Oddball Moons Born From Rings, Study Finds
- More Active Sun Means Nasty Solar Storms Ahead
- Spectacular Moon Photo Caught Over Chile
- NASA Will Launch Your Face to Space For Free
- Galaxy Hunting Season Opens for Skywatchers
- Millionaire Space Tourist Wants to Go Back
June 8
- New Comet Visible in Early Morning Sky
- Four Space Shuttle Fliers Inducted into U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
- 'Rocket Boys' Memoir Aims for Broadway as Musical
- Largest Lake on Saturn's Moon Titan Gets Close-Up
- Extreme Life on Earth Could Survive on Mars, Too
- New Web Site Launches: OurAmazingPlanet
June 7
- Chances for Skywatchers to Spot Private Rocket Are Slim
- Recycled NASA Spacecraft to Fly by Earth, Comet
- Asteroid Probe Tweaks Path Back to Earth
- 'UFO' Spotted Over Australia Likely a Private Rocket
- Strange Discovery on Titan Leads to Speculation of Alien Life
- NASA Wants You ... to Help Find Meteorites
June 4
- Obama Space Plan 'Vindicated' by Private Rocket Launch, Builder Says
- Japanese Satellite Begins Flight to Test Space Age Parts
- MISSION UPDATE: Dragon Capsule Has Reached Orbit
- New Private Rocket Soars Into Space on First Flight
- First Attempt to Launch New Falcon 9 Rocket Aborted
- 6 Private Companies That Could Launch Humans Into Space
- Use Jupiter to Find the Elusive Planet Uranus
- Big Fireball on Jupiter Spotted by Amateur Astronomers
- Stakes Are High for New Falcon 9 Rocket's First Test Flight
June 3
- China Launches New Navigation Satellite Into Orbit
- Rogue Asteroid, Not Comet, Smacked Into Jupiter
- How Early Earth Got Warm and Hospitable
- Rare Mars Rock Holds Clue to Ancient Water
- Walt Whitman Meteor Mystery Solved by Astronomer Sleuths
- High-Tech Space Planes Taking Shape in Italy, Russia
- Florida Gets $15 Million Grant to Help Shuttle Workers
- Record 520-Day Mock Mars Mission Begins in Russia
- Earth's Climate Used to Weigh Chances of Alien Life
- Looking Back: 45 Years of American Spacewalks
June 2
- Touchdown! Soyuz Spaceship's Landing Jets Fire in Photo
- New Private Rocket Now Aiming for Friday Test Launch
- Suit Suite: Cosmic Apparel Over the Years
- Ancient 40-pound Meteorite Pulled From Ditch in Oregon
- Backward-Spinning Black Holes More Powerful
- Baby Steps of Stars Revealed by Hubble Telescope
- Asteroid Probe's Return to Earth Keeps Scientists on Edge
- Planet Triple Play: Saturn, Mars and Venus Appear Together
- Russian Soyuz Spacecraft Lands Safely with Station Crew
- Computer Program Learns to Sort Galaxies Like a Human
June 1
- NASA's Next Big Telescope Kicks Off NY Science Fest
- Space Station Astronauts to Land Tonight
- Thousands of Galaxies Found Packed in Busy Cosmic Clusters
- Flying NASA Telescope Snaps First Photos from Stratosphere