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August 31
- Big Alien Planet's Weather Forecast: Hot and Extra Cloudy
- Few Asteroids Look Ripe for Astronaut Visit By 2025
- Fire and Ice: Satellite Burns Up in Earth's Atmosphere to End Polar Mission
- NASA Funds Test Flights for Private Experimental Rockets
- NASA Tests New Rocket Motor Despite Uncertain Future
- Gravity-Mapping Satellite's Communications Glitch to Be Fixed Soon
- Dead Spacecraft on Mars Lives on in New Study
- Hurricane Earl Photographed From Space by Astronaut
August 30
- Historic Mercury Launch Pad Reimagined As Classroom
- Air Force Devises Backup Plan to Salvage Ailing Satellite
- Oh Gee: Weightless Flight with James Cameron Goes Up for Bid
- NASA Team Heads to Chile to Help Trapped Miners
- Space Shuttle Technician Turns Sunrise Tradition Into Book
- Astronaut William Lenoir, Who Flew on 1st Operational Shuttle Mission, Dies
- Private Danish Rocket Aims for Sunday Launch
- 'Plymouth Rock' Deep Space Asteroid Mission Idea Gains Ground
August 27
- Photos Show Strange Elongated Martian Crater
- Private Danish Rocket to Launch Mock Astronaut Tuesday
- Boeing Moves Forward With Commercial Space Capsule
- Young Mars Crater Contains Water Ice, Photo Shows
- 'Avatar' Director James Cameron Stars in NASA Videos
- NASA Jump-Starts Space Technology Program
- New Cosmic Photo Reveals Eye-Catching Rosette Nebula
- Human Brain Tricked to Feel Dizzying Spaceflight Side Effects
August 26
- 5 Intriguing Earth-Sized Planets
- Newfound Alien Planets May Include Smallest One Yet
- Antimatter-Hunting Experiment Delivered for Last Space Shuttle Flight
- Sun's Fluctuations Caused Partial Collapse of Earth's Atmosphere
- Russia Plans to Start Cosmodrome Work in 2011
- Sound Waves on Distant Star Reveal Sun-Like Cycle
- Moon-Size View of Mars? An Old Hoax Returns
August 25
- You Can Catch a Crescent Venus in Telescopes
- Super-Sized Black Holes Traced to Collisions of Earliest Galaxies
- Trapped Miners In Chile to Get NASA Advice
- Giant Rings Around Galaxies Perplex Astronomers
- Secret of Twin Asteroid Birth Revealed
August 24
- New Private Space Capsule Passes Big Drop Test
- See Jupiter and the Moon: 6 Degrees of Separation
- China Launches New Earth-Mapping Satellite
- NASA Gears Up for Big Asteroid Encounter
- Tonight's Full Moon Won't Really Be Full
- Alien Solar System Looks Strikingly Like Ours
- Secret X-37B Space Plane Has Changed Orbit
August 23
- Dnepr Rocket Successfully Orbits Japanese Satellites
- NASA to Reveal Big News From Planet-Hunting Spacecraft Today
- Farthest Full Moon of 2010 on Tuesday Is Smallest, Too
- See the Secretive X-37B Space Plane in Orbit with Phone App
- New Fireball on Jupiter Spotted By Skywatchers
- Psychics Claim of Evidence of Life on Mars Debunked
August 22
- Solar System May Be 2 Million Years Older Than Thought
August 20
- Planetary Society Urges Congress to Reconsider Space Exploration Plan
- Rock Out In Space: NASA Lets Public Pick Wake-Up Songs for Astronauts
- Former Astronaut Lisa Nowak's Navy Career Is Over
- Virgin Galactic Spaceship-Launching Jet Damaged in ‘Minor’ Runway Accident
- New Space Observatory Could Join Hunt for Alien Planets
- Asteroid Threat Early Warning System Proposed
August 19
- Cosmic First: Pulsing Neutron Star Eclipsed By Stellar Companion
- Astronauts Say Tricky Space Station Repair a Success
- NASA Recruits Singer Mary J. Blige to Inspire Young Women
- Colliding Black Holes Should Unleash Detectable Energy Jets
- Incredible, Shrinking Moon Revealed in Photos
- Dark Energy Mystery Illuminated By Cosmic Lens
- Senator Pushes for Tax Breaks for Private Spaceships
- Trip to Mars Would Turn Astronauts Into Weaklings
August 18
- New U.S. Postage Stamps to Honor Mercury Probe, Alan Shepard
- 1st Communication Satellite: A Giant Space Balloon 50 Years Ago
- Ghost-Like Nebula Revealed in Haunting Space Photo
- New NASA Spaceships Forge Through Uncertain Atmosphere
- Young Stars Blamed for Space Cloud Ripples
- Massive Mega-Star Challenges Black Hole Theories
- NASA May Push Next Shuttle Flight to March 2006
- Cassini Spacecraft Photographs Three Saturn Moons
- Neptune Nears End of First Orbit Since Its Discovery in 1846
- 'Star Wars' Fans Feel the Need for Real Hyperspeed
August 17
- First Piece Of Chinese Space Station Assembled For 2011 Launch
- NASA Revives Space Station Systems After Tricky Repairs
- Do We Dare Let Aliens Know We're Here?
- Head-On Crash Spotted Between Solar Wind and Earth's Magnetic Field
- Wanted: A Solar Space Robot That Roves By Night
- NASA Takes Huge Moon Rover for a Test Drive ... and Dance
August 16
- Supernova Explosions Offer Potential Spin on Life's Origins
- Some Parts of Earth Are Similar to Jupiter's Moon Europa
- Success In Orbit: Astronauts Replace Vital Space Station Cooling Pump
- Proof of Aliens Could Come Within 25 Years, Scientist Says
- 50-Year-Old Skydiving Altitude Record Could Be Broken Soon
- Space Station Astronauts Tackle Third Spacewalk to Fix Cooling System
August 15
- 'Star Wars' Fans Look For Love at Sci-Fi Convention
- Father of SETI Honored 50 Years After First Search for Alien Life
- Father of SETI Honored 50 Years After First Search for Alien Life
- George Lucas Thrills Die-Hard Fans at 'Star Wars' Celebration
August 14
- Air Force Launches Advanced New Military Satellite
- If Aliens Exist, They Will Probably Love Bach
- NASA Packs Up Robot Helper for Space Station Trip
- Proposal for Next Big Telescope Puzzles Some Astronomers
August 13
- 'Dog Days' of Summer Have Celestial Origin
- 50 Years of Listening for Aliens: Q & A With SETI Pioneer Jill Tarter
- Saving Humanity's Star-Gazing History
- $1.6 Billion Telescope Would Search Alien Planets and Probe Dark Energy
- Perseid Meteor Shower Lives Up to Its Promise
- Cosmic Photo Reveals Majestic Spiral Galaxy In Packed Cluster
- Anticipation High for New Decadal Astronomy Report
August 12
- Search for Intelligent Aliens Takes Center Stage This Weekend at SETIcon
- New Kind of Star Explosion Discovered
- Asteroid Near Neptune Found in Gravitational Dead Zone
- Strange Spinning Star Discovered by Volunteers
- Baby Stars Sparkle in New Photo of Tarantula Nebula
- Perseid Meteor Shower Poses Minimal Risk to Spacewalking Astronauts
- Spectacular Meteor Shower and Rare Planet Alignment Coincide
- Strange Hook-Shaped Galaxy Photographed By Hubble Telescope
August 11
- NASA: 4 Spacewalks Needed to Complete Space Station Repairs
- 'Star Wars' Creator Calls Off Duel over 'Lightsaber' Laser Pointer
- Space Station Astronauts Remove Faulty Pump in Urgent Repairs
- Star Birth Frenzy Revealed in New Photo
- Part of Space Station Could Carry Crew to an Asteroid, NASA Says
- Space Station Astronauts Take 2nd Spacewalk to Make Repairs
- Promising Perseid Meteor Shower Makes Impressive Start
August 10
- Stephen Hawking Says Humanity Won't Survive Without Leaving Earth
- China Launches New Spy Satellite
- Astronauts Set to Attempt More Space Station Repairs Wednesday
- Former NASA Chief Sean O'Keefe, Son Survive Alaska Plane Crash
- Peek at Huge Asteroid Provides More Questions Than Answers
- Former NASA Chief Sean O'Keefe On Plane That Crashed In Alaska
- How 'Star Wars' Changed the World
- Perseid Meteor Shower Unleashes Bright Fireball
August 9
- Dazzling Show of Northern Lights Isn't Over
- U.S. Army Wants Nanomissiles to Launch Small Satellites
- NASA Drone Will Fly Into Hurricanes to Look at Lightning
- NASA Targets Wednesday For Next Space Station Repair Attempt
- Europe's Next Weather Satellite Passes Vacuum Test
- Experts Will Weigh In On How to Put Humans On an Asteroid
- Entrepreneur Elon Musk On Weathering the CEO Storm
- Ancient Meteorite Impact Shattered Santa Fe
August 7
- NASA: Third Spacewalk Required to Fix Space Station Cooling System
- Record-Setting Spacewalk at Space Station Falls Short on Repairs
- Spacewalking Astronauts Tackle Major Space Station Repair
August 6
- Solar Tsunami Revealed in New Photo
- FAQ: How Do Astronauts Take Spacewalks?
- Space Station Astronauts Set for Dramatic Spacewalk Repairs
- Look Up! Rare 3-Planet Sky Triangle Plus Stellar Meteor Shower
- FAQ: International Space Station Cooling System Pump Failure
- Senate Approves NASA Bill, Extra Space Shuttle Flight
- Graphic: Inside and Out: The International Space Station
- Solar Sail Spacecraft Steers with Sunlight for First Time
- Excellent Perseid Meteor Shower Expected Aug. 11-13
- Space Station Crew Safe From Sun's Wrath as Flare Strikes
- Looking for the Moon? It Rises at Dawn
August 5
- Colliding Galaxies Swirl in Dazzling New Photo
- NASA Rocket Lights Up Predawn Sky Above Virginia
- Sun's Lull Linked to Altered Plasma Conveyor Belt
- Moon's Shell May Be Wet, But Inside Is Bone Dry
- European Rocket Launches 2 African Satellites
- Amazingly Fast Eruption on the Sun Photographed
- Deep-Diving Robot Finds Microbial Zoo in Underwater Sinkhole
- NASA Delays Critical Space Station Repairs to Saturday
August 4
- Bull's-Eye on Mars Revealed
- Robot Butler for Astronauts Is a Hit on Twitter
- Telescope's New Laser Vision Makes the Heavens Less Blurry
- New Mars Orbiter Will Be a Super-Sniffer
- Saturn's Aurora Heartbeat Discovered
- Stellar Explosion Seen in 3-D
- Giant Swimming Pool Helps NASA Plan Emergency Spacewalks
- Three Bright Planets Visible in Night Sky Triangle
August 3
- A Real Mess in Orbit: Space Junk to Hang Around Longer Than Expected
- NASA Delays Start of Major Space Station Repairs to Friday
- Graphic: NASA's Space Station Cooling System Malfunction Explained
- Can Life on Earth Escape the Swelling Sun?
- NASA Delays Deciding Where Retired Space Shuttles Will Be Displayed
August 2
- NASA Scrambling to Plan Vital Space Station Repairs
- Spectacular Northern Lights Show Signals Sun Is Waking Up
- Big Space Station Can Have Big Malfunctions
- Scientists Learning What to Expect in Space
- Cooling System Malfunction Highlights Space Station's Complexity
- NASA Plans Emergency Spacewalks to Fix Space Station
August 1
- Space Station Suffers Cooling System Malfunction