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May 31
- Another Comet Plunges Into Sun During Solar Storm
- Astronauts Pay Tribute to Shuttle Endeavour Ahead of Final Landing
- Astronaut Husband of Rep. Giffords Eager to See Her After Spaceflight
- Gallery: Shuttle Atlantis' Last Launch Pad Trek
- Partial Solar Eclipse's Midnight Twist: Starts Thursday, Ends Wednesday
- Spectacular Photos: Shuttle Endeavour Over Earth at Night
- Last Space Shuttle to Fly Headed for Launch Pad Tonight
- Astronauts Prepare to Land Shuttle Endeavour for Last Time Wednesday
- A Galaxy Zoo: Photos From NASA's WISE Telescope
May 30
- Shuttle Astronauts Serenaded by Song Contest Winners
- With Real Space Station Complete, Astronauts to Build LEGO Version
- Milky Way Galaxy Is Bent Like a Sombrero
- Shuttle Endeavour Undocks from Space Station for the Last Time
May 29
- Shuttle Endeavour Astronauts Say Goodbye to Space Station
- Unprecedented Space Test: Astronauts to Try New Spaceship Docking System
- Amazing Spacewalk Photos: Shuttle Endeavour at Space Station
- Dark Matter, Spiders and Worms: Weird Science on Shuttle Endeavour's Final Flight
May 28
- Venomous Spiders Spin Weightless Webs in Space
- Remembering Spirit: Q & A With Mars Rover Chief Steve Squyres
- Astronaut Breaks US Spaceflight Record in Orbit
May 27
- Rare Triple Sky Treat: Lunar, Solar Eclipses in June and July
- Memorial Day in Space: No Holiday for Shuttle Astronauts
- Four Planets Align Near Moon on Memorial Day Weekend
- NASAcronyms: How OSIRIS-REx Got Its Name
- Video Shows SpaceShipTwo's First Feathered Re-Entry Test
- Last Chance to See Space Shuttle Endeavour in Night Sky … Ever
- NASA's Good Ship Endeavour: Two Captains in Space and at Sea
- Why NASA Chose Potentially Threatening Asteroid for New Mission
- Astronauts Complete Space Station in 4th, Final Spacewalk
- Shuttle Astronauts Perform Mission's 4th and Final Spacewalk
- For Spacewalking Astronauts, Itchy Eyes Are One Pain of Many
May 26
- NASA Busts Woman Selling $1.7M Moon Rock
- New Robot Spaceship Gets Brainy Name: Albert Einstein
- Moon's Interior Wet As Earth's, Rocks Indicate
- Star's Green Crystal 'Rain' May Solve Comet Mystery
- Rep. Giffords' Astronaut Husband to Share Views of Earth From Space
- Photos: Shuttle Endeavour's Final Mission - Part 2
May 25
- Endeavour Crew Inspects Shuttle Heat Shield for Last Time
- NASA to Launch Asteroid-Sampling Spacecraft in 2016
- Nix NASA Completely, Apollo Astronaut Says
- What Will NASA Name Its New Spaceship?
- Huge Space Explosion Is Farthest Thing Ever Seen
- NASA to Announce New Planetary Science Mission
- Mars Formed Fast in Massive Early Growth Spurt
- New 3-D Map of Universe Is Best One Yet
- Spacewalking Astronauts Upgrade Space Station Despite Discomfort
- U.S. Army Wants Tiny Satellites as Orbital Spies
- Shuttle Astronauts Tackle Third Spacewalk at Space Station
- May 25, 1961: JFK's Moon Shot Speech to Congress
- The Moon and Man at 50: Why JFK's Space Exploration Speech Still Resonates
- Astronauts to Try Cosmic 'Hokey Pokey' Before Wednesday Spacewalk
May 24
- NASA Gives Up On Stuck Mars Rover Spirit
- NASA Unveils New Spaceship for Deep Space Exploration
- Photos: NASA's Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle for Deep Space Flights
- Endeavour Astronauts Hit Midpoint of Marathon Shuttle Flight
- NASA to Announce Big Decision on Human Spaceflight Future
- Star That Changed the Universe Shines in Hubble Photo
- JFK's Moon Shot: Q & A With Space Policy Expert John Logsdon
- Gallery: Space Station's Expedition 27 Crew Returns Home
- Satellite Photos Show Iceland's Grimvotn Volcano Eruption From Space
- Soyuz Capsule Lands Safely With Space Station Crew
May 23
- Suborbital Rocket Launches Human Remains, Wedding Rings into Space
- Historic Photo Op: Shuttle Endeavour, Space Station Photographed as Soyuz Departs
- Space Traffic Jam Means Weird Sleep Patterns for Astronauts
- Ciao, Earth! Italian Astronauts in Orbit Speak With President of Italy
- Alien Solar Systems Are Much Different Than Our Own
- Giant Black Hole's Massive Jets Get Close-Up in New Photo
- Endeavour Astronauts Talk With Tucson Elementary Students
May 22
- Loose Bolts on Space Station Give Spacewalkers Trouble in Orbit
- Shuttle Crew Tackles Second Spacewalk at Space Station
May 21
- NASA Clears Shuttle Endeavour Heat Shield of Concerns
- Pope Benedict XVI Makes 1st Heavenly Call to Astronauts in Space
- Endeavour Astronauts Inspect Divot on Space Shuttle's Belly
May 20
- NASA, Russia Give 'Go' for Shuttle-Station Photo Op
- Endeavour Shuttle Crew to Inspect Damaged Heat Shield Tile
- Contest Unveils Year's Best Night Sky Photos
- Last-Ever Shuttle Launch Set for July 8, NASA Says
- After Doomsday: How Humans Get Off Earth
- 'A Trip to the Moon': 1902 Film Classic Gets 21st Century Facelift
- Galactic 'Fountain of Youth' Flows in Hubble Photo
- Spacesuit Glitch Cuts Spacewalk Short at Space Station
- New Technique Could Identify Planets With Extraterrestrial Trees
- Shuttle Astronauts Perform Mission's First Spacewalk at Station
May 19
- NASA Studies Tile Damage on Shuttle Endeavour Heat Shield
- Scientists Celebrate Momentous Start of Huge Magnet on Space Station
- Jupiter's Moon Shadows Move Like Clockwork
- Monster Storm Rearranges Saturn Before Our Eyes
- Dark Energy Is Real, New Evidence Indicates
- NASA Picks Experiments to Fly on Private Spaceships
- Giffords' Brain Surgery Went Well, Her Astronaut Husband Says From Space
- Astronauts Install $2 Billion Device to Study Invisible Universe on Space Station
- Plans Unveiled for Einstein Observatory to Study Gravity Ripples from Black Holes
May 18
- Shuttle Delivers $2 Billion Astrophysics Experiment to Space Station
- Planet Gliese 581d Star's Habitable Zone Explained
- In Space, Astronaut Mark Kelly Keeps Focus As Wife Has Brain Surgery
- Photos: Satellite Sizes Up Monster Alabama Tornado
- Lonely Rogue Worlds Surprisingly Outnumber Planets with Suns
- Beer for Space Tourists: More Taste, Fewer Wet Burps
- How Earth's Magnetic Field Would Look from Space
- Wounded Rep. Giffords Undergoes Brain Surgery With Husband in Space
- NASA to Launch New Ocean-Watching Satellite in June
- Shuttle Endeavour Docks At Space Station for the Last Time
- Space Shuttle Astronauts Challenge Earth to Chess Match
- First Person: Space Reporter's View of Shuttle Endeavour's Last Launch
- Shuttle Endeavour Closing in On Space Station for Final Visit
- NASA Computer Hacked, Satellite Data Accessed
May 17
- Shuttle Endeavour and Space Station Visible in Southern Night Sky
- Is the Rocky Alien Planet Gliese 581d Really Habitable?
- Satellite Image Reveals Spread of a Megacity
- NASA Prepares Shuttle Atlantis for One Final Launch
- SETI Search for E.T. Targets Potentially Earth-Like Planets
- Photos of Space Shuttle Endeavour's Final Launch
- Plasma Bubbles Feed Huge Solar Storms
- N.J. Woman's Spectacular Shuttle Launch Photos From Airplane Wow Web
- Astronauts Inspect Shuttle Heat Shield for Dings
- Shuttle Endeavour Chasing Space Station in Orbit
May 16
- No Heaven? Why Stephen Hawking's Comment Doesn't Matter
- Student Balloon Photographs Shuttle Endeavour's Launch Into Orbit
- Super-Windstorms Can Strip Galaxies of Star Stuff
- For NASA, No Time for Tears After 2nd-to-Last Shuttle Launch
- Wounded Rep. Giffords Says Husband's Shuttle Launch Is 'Good Stuff'
- NASA Launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on Final Voyage
- Veteran Astronaut Crew at Helm of Shuttle Endeavour's Final Flight
- NASA Fuels Space Shuttle Endeavour for Monday Launch
May 15
- NASA to Launch Next-to-Last Shuttle Flight Monday
- Antimatter Hunter: Q&A with Nobel Laureate Sam Ting
May 14
- NASA Clears Endeavour for Next-to-Last Shuttle Flight
- Live Long and Prosper? Endeavour Shuttle Crew Recreates 'Star Trek' Film Poster
- Flying NASA's Baby Spaceship: Q&A with Shuttle Endeavour's 1st Commander
- The People Behind Endeavour: Engineers Reflect on NASA's Youngest Shuttle
May 13
- Before & After Satellite Photos of the Mississippi Flood in Memphis
- NASA Divers Test Asteroid-Hopping Skills Under the Sea
- Comet Dive-Bombs Sun During Big Solar Eruption
- Starry Dog Constellation a Skywatcher's Best Friend
- Saturn Forms Triangle With Moon and Star This Weekend
- NASA Begins Countdown for Next-to-Last Shuttle Launch
- How to Clean Up Space Junk: DARPA's Orbital Catcher's Mitt
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE Aquarius - Salt Sniffer for the Seven Seas
May 12
- Japanese Satellite Declared Dead in Orbit
- Mystery Boom in Virginia Likely a Meteor
- How Lightning Sparks High-Energy Bursts in the Atmosphere
- Internal Fire Bakes Jupiter's Pizza Moon Io
- Washington Worries China Will Challenge U.S. Dominance in Space
- Galactic Star Laboratory Shines in New Hubble Photo
- Astronauts Return to Florida for Monday Shuttle Launch
- How Rogue Alien Planets Could Host Extraterrestrial Life
- What's 96 Percent of the Universe Made Of? Astronomers Don't Know
May 11
- Superflare from Crab Nebula Has Astronomers Mystified
- Ideas Wanted for 100-Year Starship Project by DARPA, NASA
- Four Planets Now Performing Sky Dance at Dawn
- Weird Alien Planets Stuck in Backwards Orbits Explained
- Japanese Sci-Fi Movie to Film Scenes at NASA Space Center
- Giant Asteroid Vesta Revealed in NASA Spacecraft's 1st Photo
- Funding Boost for FAA's Commercial Space Office Questioned
- Dying Stars to Collide and Create Stellar Baby
May 10
- Shuttle Commander, Station Spacewalker Join Astronaut Hall of Fame
- NASA Builds Asteroid Landscape on Ocean Floor
- NASA Balloon to Carry Student Experiments Into Stratosphere
- How to See Venus and Jupiter Converge on Wednesday
- Seeking Life's Imprint in Morocco's Desert Sands
- Photos: STS-134: Shuttle Endeavour's Final Voyage
- NASA Morpheus Lander Set to Test Moon Tech
- The Next Mars Rover: Q&A With Mars Science Laboratory Manager Pete Theisinger
May 9
- Wimpy Comet Elenin Headed for Inner Solar System
- NASA's Next-to-Last Shuttle Launch to Blast Off May 16
- 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Yields New Mineral
- Mercury, Venus, Mars & Jupiter Converge in Night Sky
- Small Businesses Provide NASA with High-Tech Solutions
- See Sunset from an Astronaut's Perspective
- Image of the Day: April 2011
- NASA Offers $200 Million for Gas Station Demo in Space
- Ugly Truth of Space Junk: Orbital Debris Problem to Triple by 2030
May 8
- Saturn's Moon Titan May Have Been Planetary Punching Bag
May 7
- U.S. Military Launches New Missile Warning Satellite Into Space
- Earth From Space: Amazing Photos by Astronaut Ron Garan
May 6
- Mother's Day in Space: Astronaut Mom Connects With Son From Orbit
- Satellite Photos Show Navy SEAL Helicopter Used in Osama bin Laden Raid
- Mars Crater Named After Historic Freedom 7 Spacecraft
- NASA: No Shuttle Launch for Endeavour Until May 16, Earliest
- Soviet Spacesuit Fetches $242,000 in NY Auction
- Shuttle Worker's Death at Launch Pad Ruled a Suicide
- SPACE.com Facebook Q&A: 10 Alan Shepard Questions for Biographer Neal Thompson
- NASA Shortlists 3 Ambitious Planetary Missions for 2016 Launch
- White House: China is Potential Partner in Future Mars Exploration
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE Gravity: Space-Time Warp
- China's First Space Station: A New Foothold in Earth Orbit
- Four Planets Visible Close Together Before Sunrise
May 5
- NASA Tests Space Shuttle Repairs for Endeavour's Last Launch
- Satellite Launch on Friday to Boost U.S. Missile Defense
- Space Tourist Trips Around the Moon Get Roomier Spaceship
- Meteor Shower Tonight to Rain Bits of Halley's Comet on Earth
- Alan Shepard's Space Race: Soviet Victory Frustrated First American in Space
- NASA Celebrates First American in Space on 50th Anniversary
- Private Rocket Price Check: SpaceX Chief Elon Musk Sets the Record Straight
- NASA Chief's View On 50 Years of American Spaceflight
- NASA at Crossroads After 50 Years of U.S. Spaceflight
May 4
- UFO Battles Captured on Video? Not Likely, Expert Says
- New U.S. Stamps Honor Astronaut Alan Shepard and Mission to Mercury
- Cosmic Snake Star Pattern Now Slithering Across Night Sky
- NASA Gravity Probe Confirms Two Einstein Theories
- Virgin Galactic's Space Tourist Ship Passes Major Flight Test
- How to Boost Interest in Space: Talk About Poop
- Shuttle Launch Delay Carries Big Space Traffic Consequences
- Italian Astronaut Mourns Mother's Death from Space
- FAQ: Alan Shepard's Historic Flight as First American in Space
- Like 'Don Draper in a Spacesuit': Q&A With Alan Shepard Biographer Neal Thompson
- New Photos Show Lopsided Galaxy Called 'Meathook'
May 3
- NASA Spacecraft Closing in On Huge Asteroid Vesta
- Space Souvenir Auction to Mark Birth of U.S. Spaceflight
- Big Asteroid's Approach in November Excites Astronomers
- Skywatching Guide: Meteor Showers of 2011
- Italian Astronaut's Mother Dies While He's in Space
- All Signs Point to Hidden Ocean on Saturn Moon Titan
May 2
- Leonid Meteor Shower Photos of 2002
- NASA Delays Final Launch of Shuttle Endeavour Again
- Meteor Shower Spawned by Halley's Comet Peaks Friday
- During Shuttle Launch Delay, Endeavour Astronauts Keep Training
- Alien Planet Nearly Dense as Lead
- Satellite Photos Show Likely Osama Bin Laden Compound
- Gallery: Space Shuttle Endeavour Construction Photos
- Rotating Sunspots Triggered Massive Solar Flare
- Moon Microbe Mystery Finally Solved
May 1
- NASA's space shuttle program in pictures: A tribute
- NASA Delays Shuttle Endeavour's Last Launch a Week for Repairs
- Largest 3-D Map Opens Window to the Ancient Universe
- Space Shuttle Endeavour Won't Launch Monday, NASA Says