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November 30
- Private Spaceship Could Start Carrying Tourists Within a Year
- NASA Ponders December Launch Options for Shuttle Discovery
- NASA to Unveil Discovery That Affects Search for Extraterrestrial Life
- Joint Space Programs Rarely Save Money, Report Finds
- First Orion Space Capsule Could Ride Huge Rocket In 2013
- Wisconsin Man Builds Backyard Planetarium
- Old Galaxy Still Giving Birth to Baby Stars
November 29
- Boomerang-Shaped Galaxy Reveals Clues to Colossal Clusters
- Experts Question Usefulness of Air Force's Robotic X-37B Space Plane
- Virgin Galactic Keeps Mum On Orbital Spaceflight Ambitions
- Virgin Galactic Keeps Mum On Orbital Spaceflight Ambitions
- Andromeda Galaxy Visible to Eagle-Eye Skywatchers
- Experts Question Usefulness of Air Force’s Robotic X-37B Space Plane
- 'Top Chef's' Short Ribs Get NASA Twist for Spaceflight
- Book Review — 'Packing for Mars' Travels Light
- Science of 'Battlestar Galactica' Revealed at NY Comic Con
- Robot 'Transformers' Invade Space Shuttle Launch Site For Sci-Fi Film
- Chinese Military Communications Satellite Reaches Orbit
- NASA Has a Ball on Set of TV's 'Big Bang Theory'
- NASA Packs Up Robot Helper for Space Station Trip
- Humanoid Robot Hitching Space Ride on Shuttle Discovery
- Swedish Satellites Perform a Space Waltz Rendezvous
- Recycled Military Jets Serve as Satellite Launchers
- Designers of Hopping Spacecraft Hope to Win Private Moon Race
- My Date With R2: Reporter Meets NASA's Strong, Silent Space Robot
- Under New Plan, Satellites to Beam Solar Power Down From Space
- Jupiter's Moons to Perform Weekend Show for Skywatchers
- The Leonid Meteor Shower Revealed: Shooting Star Show's Brilliant History
- Sun Unleashes Most Powerful Solar Flare in Years
- The Really Strange Story Behind Sunday's Blue Moon
- New High-Tech Satellites Launched Into Orbit
- Strip Mining 'Avatar's' Planet Paradise
- Search for Intelligent Aliens Takes Center Stage This Weekend at SETIcon
- If Aliens Exist, They Will Probably Love Bach
- Fighting for Pluto's Planet Title: Q & A With Planetary Scientist Alan Stern
November 26
- Andromeda Galaxy Visible to Eagle-Eye Skywatchers
- Could Space Farmers Grow Crops On Other Planets?
- Soyuz Capsule Lands Safely With Space Station Crew
November 25
- Saturn Moon Rhea's Surprise: Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere
- American Astronauts Give Thanks for Safe Space Station Flight
- Stars Love Jets, Cosmic Study Shows
- Jupiter's Missing Cloud Stripe Bounces Back Big Time
November 24
- NASA Resurrects Cassini Spacecraft In Time for Saturn Moon Flyby
- U.S. Postal Service Reveals Designs for 2011 Space Stamps
- Review: 'Skyline': When Aliens Land in L.A.
- How Should Earth Respond When Aliens Say Hello?
- Latest Launch Delay May Push Shuttle Discovery's Final Flight Into Christmas
- Einstein's 'Biggest Blunder' Turns Out to Be Right
- 50-Year Mystery of Strange Pulsating Stars Solved
- Russia Wants Nuclear-Powered Spaceships and Space Debris Shields
- Hubble's Striking Photo of Dying Star Heralds Birth of Nebula
- What's Cooking On the Space Station? An Early Thanksgiving Feast
November 23
- Europe's New Astronaut Class Makes the Grade
- NASA Chief Gives Details On Recent China Trip
- Mars Craters Named After NASA's Apollo 12 Moonships
- 500th Alien Planet Discovered, With Hundreds More to Come
- New York City Deserves a Space Shuttle, Museum Official Says
- NASA to Revive Cassini Spacecraft at Saturn
- Former Space Shuttle Manager Decries NASA's Requirements for Commercial Spacecraft
- Thanksgiving Holiday Serves Up Star Clusters for Skywatchers
- Mission Proposed to Send Astronauts to the Moon's Far Side
November 22
- Sea of Constellations Visible For Northern Hemisphere Skywatchers
- Extra Shuttle Flight Will Protect Against Private Spaceship Delays, NASA Chief Says
- Mars Craters Named After NASA's Apollo 12 Moonships
- Space Shuttle Discovery Repaired for Final Voyage
- Secretive Air Force X-37B Robotic Space Plane May Be Nearing Mission's End
- Review: 'Skyline': When Aliens Land in L.A.
- SpaceX Receives FAA License to Return Private Spaceships From Earth Orbit
- For Recovering Veterans, 'Anti-Gravity' Treadmill Akin to Spaceflight
- Universe's Most Powerful Explosions Can Leave Black Hole Graves
- Seasonal Red Planet: NASA's Spirit Rover Completes One Full Martian Year
- Secret U.S. Spy Satellite Launches Into Orbit on Huge Rocket
November 20
- Fueling Problem Delays Launch of Huge Rocket Carrying Secret U.S. Satellite
- Tiny Asteroid That Buzzed Earth Is a Fast-Spinning Rock
- Rocket Loaded With Solar Sail and Satellites Blasts Off From Alaska
November 19
- Eminent Astronomers Brian Marsden, 73, and Allan Sandage, 84, Die From Illnesses
- Bones of Danish Astronomer Tycho Brahe May Yield Clues to His Death
- The Really Strange Story Behind Sunday's Blue Moon
- Private SpaceShipTwo Heads for New Territory
- Planet from Alien Galaxy Offers Glimpse of Earth's Demise
- The Man Who Killed Pluto: Q & A with Astronomer Mike Brown
- Should Pluto Be a Planet After All? Experts Weigh In
- Comet Pelted NASA Probe with Bits of Ice During Flyby
November 18
- Virgin Galactic's Private Spaceship Aces Its 3rd Glide Flight
- Huge Magnetic Plasma 'Snake' Spotted On the Sun
- Earth at Night: Astronaut Shares Dazzling Photos From Space Station
- NASA Now Aiming for Dec. 3 Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery
- NASA Drill Team Breaking the Antarctic Ice
- Fumes of Dry Ice, Not Water, Are Blasting from Comet
- First Alien Planet From Another Galaxy Discovered
- Huge Magnetic Plasma 'Snake' Spotted On the Sun
- Moderate Leonid Meteor Shower Doesn't Disappoint Skywatchers
- First Alien Planet From Another Galaxy Discovered
- World's Space Agency Leaders Discuss Common Goals at Summit
- U.S. Military in Talks to Share Fireball Data from Secret Satellites
- Photo of Dying Stars Looks Like Cosmic Jellyfish With Rings
- Cosmonauts Take Spacewalk Outside International Space Station
- Essential U.S. Spy Satellite Launching Thursday
November 17
- Essential U.S. Spy Satellite Launching Friday
- NASA Has a Ball on Set of TV's 'Big Bang Theory'
- Security Summit to Force Space Station Crew to Land Early
- Radioactivity Could Power Hopping Robots on Mars
- Fumes of Dry Ice, Not Water, Are Blasting from Comet
- Radioactivity Could Power Hopping Robots on Mars
- Security Summit to Force Space Station Crew to Land Early
- Full Moon to Dance With Pleiades Star Cluster
- Best Time to See the Leonid Meteor Shower Is Now
November 16
- Infamous Contrail (aka the 'Mystery Missile') Spotted in Satellite Image
- Saturn Surprises Scientists by Varying Its Energy Output
- Small Asteroid to Give Earth a Close Shave
- Asteroid Dust Successfully Returned by Japanese Space Probe
- Explosive Find: Double Stars Likely to Merge With a Bang
- Full Moon to Dance With Pleiades Star Cluster
- Explosive Find: Double Stars Likely to Merge With a Bang
- U.S. and Australia Join Forces to Track Space Junk
- Infamous Contrail (aka the 'Mystery Missile') Spotted in Satellite Image
- Saturn Surprises Scientists by Varying Its Energy Output
- Looking for Earth-like Alien Planets? Focus on the Blue Ones
November 15
- NASA to Launch Small Science Satellites From Alaska
- Fourth Crack Discovered On Space Shuttle Discovery's Fuel Tank
- The Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Wednesday: Tips for Skywatching
- Spacewalking Cosmonauts Upgrade International Space Station
- Multi-billion Dollar Broadband Dream Rockets Into Reality With Launch
- Evidence Found for Youngest Black Hole Ever Seen
- NASA's Space Telescope Cost Overruns May Imperil Other Projects
- Body of Danish Astronomer Tycho Brahe Exhumed from Tomb
- For Astronauts' Spouses, the Countdown Begins After Launch
- Fourth Crack Discovered On Space Shuttle Discovery's Fuel Tank
- Cosmonauts Take Spacewalk Outside International Space Station
- N.M. Spaceport Kicks Into High Gear for Commercial Spaceflight
November 12
- Third Crack Found in Metal Skin of Shuttle Discovery's Fuel Tank
- Life on a Space Station: Q&A With NASA's Chief Astronaut Peggy Whitson
- Chubby Galaxy Cluster Suggests Dark Energy Was Stronger Long Ago
- Out of This World! Paper Airplane Snaps Amazing Space Photos
- 30-Year Saturn Odyssey: From NASA’s Voyagers to Cassini Today
- Third Crack Found in Metal Skin of Shuttle Discovery's Fuel Tank
- Life on a Space Station: Q&A With NASA's Chief Astronaut Peggy Whitson
- Balloons in Space: A History
- The Leonid Meteor Shower Revealed: Shooting Star Show's Brilliant History
- In Race for Private Space Stations, It's U.S. Versus Russia
November 11
- Print Your Own Space Station — in Orbit
- Determining 500th Alien Planet Will Be a Tricky Task
- Print Your Own Space Station — in Orbit
- NASA Tracks Space Shuttle Discovery Gas Leak to Faulty Seal
- Veterans Day In Space: Astronauts Honor Sacrifice By Vietnam Vet
- Far Side of the Moon Explained
- Building the International Space Station (Photos)
- NASA Tracks Space Shuttle Discovery Gas Leak to Faulty Seal
- SpaceX Raises Another $50 Million to Build Private Spacecraft
- NASA's Webb Space Telescope Mired By Budget Woes From the Start
- Search for Life on Mars a Top Priority for Robot Probes, Scientists Say
November 10
- NASA's Next Big Space Telescope to Cost an Extra $1.5 Billion
- Misfit Failed Star Is Stinky, Cold and Glowing Green
- New Cracks Found on Shuttle Discovery's External Fuel Tank
- Primordial Haze Theory Competes with Primordial Soup in Debate over Life
- For Recovering Veterans, 'Anti-Gravity' Treadmill Akin to Spaceflight
- NASA Doles Out $7.5 Million for Heavy-Lift Rocket Studies
- Pentagon: Mystery Contrail Spotted Off Calif. Coast Was No Missile
- Venus and Saturn Now Grace the Predawn Sky
- Galaxy Collision May Reveal Insights on Universe's Evolution
- Iran's Space Program: Lots of Talk, but a Chance to Shine
November 9
- The Falcon and Dragons of SpaceX
- Huge Bubbles Found at Milky Way's Heart Could Signal a Black Hole Eruption
- NASA Engineers Examine Space Shuttle Discovery Ahead of Repairs
- Spiral Galaxies May Die From Within
- Mysterious Missile Launch Off Calif. Coast Sparks Investigation
- Dwarf Planet Eris May Be Smaller Than Pluto After All
- Under New Plan, Satellites to Beam Solar Power Down From Space
- SpaceX's Debut Launch of Private Space Capsule Slips to Dec. 7
- Mystery Missile Launches Off California Coast
- World Action Plan Emerging to Combat Asteroid Threat
November 8
- Attempted Shuttle Launch Attracts Billionaire, Google … and a Mystery Man in a Dog Suit?
- China Unveils First Moon Photos From New Lunar Orbiter
- Sun Unleashes Most Powerful Solar Flare in Years
- Newly Discovered Fast-Changing Comet Visible in Small Telescopes
- NASA's Solar Shield to Protect Power Grids From Sun Storms
- Recycled Comet-Hunting Spacecraft Is Not Dead Yet
- Space Travel is Bad Medicine for Your Bones
- NASA's Solar Shield to Protect Power Grids From Sun Storms
November 6
- Election Results Could Put NASA's Future Under Fire
- New Italian Satellite Launches on 350th Delta 2 Rocket
- Cassini Spacecraft Malfunction Prevents Flyby of Saturn's Moon Titan
November 5
- NASA: Discovery's Launch Delay Shouldn't Impact Shuttle Fleet Retirement Schedule
- Shuttle Discovery's Last Launch Pad Trip
- Meteors From Comet Hartley 2 Amaze Skywatchers
- Legendary Private Spaceship Designer Burt Rutan Announces Retirement
- Morning Star: Pre-dawn Launch of Shuttle Discovery
- NASA Postpones Shuttle Discovery Launch to Nov. 30 for Repairs
- NASA: Discovery's Launch Delay Shouldn't Impact Shuttle Fleet Retirement Schedule
- Lockdown at NASA's Glenn Center in Ohio Caused By Emergency System Glitch
- China Reaches New High for Most Space Missions in a Year
- Fuel Leak Delays Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery
- NASA Launching LEGO Space Shuttle Toy on Real Shuttle Discovery
- Return of the Leonids: Annual Meteor Shower Arrives This Month
- NASA Begins Fueling Space Shuttle Discovery For Final Mission
November 4
- Rare Close Encounter With Comet Hartley 2 Surprises and Thrills Scientists
- Using Space-Time Distortions, Scientists Discover Hidden Galaxies
- First Close-up Photos of Comet Hartley 2 Reveal a Space Peanut
- Comet Hartley 2 Gets Visit from Deep Impact Spacecraft
- 'Snowball Earth' Scenario Plunged Our Planet Into Million-Year Winters
- Stormy Weather Delays Space Shuttle Discovery's Launch At Least 24 Hours
- NASA Prepares Space Shuttle Discovery for Final Launch Today
November 3
- After Elections, Critics of Obama's NASA Plan Likely to Take Over 2 Key Committees
- Close Encounters of the Comet Kind: A Brief History
- New Russian Military Satellite Launches on Soyuz Rocket
- Black Holes Gave Our Baby Universe a Fever
- Earliest Galaxies Helped Lift Universe's Cosmic Fog
- Comet Hartley 2 Fires Out Poison Gas as NASA Probe Nears
- Electrical Glitch and Weather May Threaten Shuttle Discovery's Thursday Launch
- NASA Clears Shuttle Discovery for Thursday Launch as Stormy Weather Looms
- Jupiter's Moons to Perform Weekend Show for Skywatchers
- Deep Impact Spacecraft Closing in on Comet Hartley 2
- Q&A With Malcolm Hartley, Discoverer of Comet Hartley 2
November 2
- Electrical Glitch Delays Space Shuttle Discovery's Launch to Thursday
- 5-Star Space Food: Astronaut Cuisine Hits Lofty Heights
- NASA Studying Engine Computer Glitch on Space Shuttle Discovery
- Looking Back: A Decade of Astronauts on the International Space Station
November 1
- Saturn's Shimmying Rings May Be Imitating Galaxy
- Discovery Shuttle Astronauts Cut Loose in Goofy Photo
- Brilliant Venus May Prompt 'UFO' Sightings
- Biologist: Space Travelers Can Benefit From Genetic Engineering
- Comet Hartley 2 Could Deliver 'Bonus' Meteor Shower
- Photos From Hayabusa: Japan's Asteroid Mission
- NASA Clears Space Shuttle Discovery for Final Launch on Wednesday
- Is the International Space Station Worth $100 Billion?
- Space Shuttle Discovery's Retirement Plan in Limbo
- Shuttle Discovery's Final Crew is an Experienced Astronaut Bunch
- NASA's Tricky Art of Choosing Space Shuttle Launch Windows