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- December 31
- December 30
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- NASA Finds New Cracks on Space Shuttle's Fuel Tank
- New Year's Eve Sky Show Stars Venus and the Moon
- Brazil to Join European Southern Observatory
- Buzz Aldrin Sues Over Image on Moonwalk Trading Card
- 11 Things Americans Will Be Doing in Space in 2011
- European Rocket's Flawless Launch Caps String of Success in 2010
- 'Zombie' Satellite Comes Back to Life
- Russian Space Officials Punished for Botched Satellite Launch
- December 29
- December 28
- December 27
- December 26
- December 25
- December 24
- December 23
- December 22
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- Images Reveal Clues to Universe's Friskiest Black Holes
- Winter Stargazing: Orion and Friends Shine Brightly
- The End of the Universe: Q & A with Astronomer Chris Impey
- New Funding Bill Temporarily Freezes NASA's Budget
- Earth Biodiversity Pattern May Trace Back to Bobbing Solar System Path
- Solar Sail Flotilla Could Divert Possibly Dangerous Asteroid
- Space Shuttle Discovery Returns to Assembly Building
- December 21
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- Experts Push for a NASA Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft
- Black Hole Spews Jets in New Telescope's First Image
- NASA Probe Maps Moon in Unprecedented Detail
- Q&A: Engineer Hopes to Buy Satellite to Provide Free Internet
- Images of Mars' Phoenix Lake Region Reveal Complex Terrain
- Stunning Lunar Eclipse Photos Reveal Blood-Red Moon
- Sun's Gravity Could Be Tapped to Call E.T.
- December 20
- December 19
- December 18
- December 17
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- First Measurement of Earth's Inner Magnetism Made
- Lunar Eclipse Could Boost Underdog Meteor Shower
- Venus Probe's Problems May Cause Japan to Scale Back
- Three New Crewmembers Arrive at International Space Station
- Rare Event: Total Lunar Eclipse to Coincide With Winter Solstice
- NASA Fuels Space Shuttle Discovery to Test Damaged Tank
- Amazing Spectacle: Total Lunar Eclipse Monday Night
- Saturn Moon's 'Lake Ontario': Shallow and Virtually Wave-free
- Rare Space Molecules Point Toward Star Nurseries
- New Crew to Rendezvous with Space Station Today
- Whopping Celestial Baby Boom Revealed in Early Universe
- December 16
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- Mars Rover Makes Detour, With Help From Above
- New Telescope in Chile to Witness Birth of Galaxies
- NASA to Test Shuttle Discovery's Damaged Fuel Tank Friday
- Orbits Space Wallpaper
- Tilted Arc Space Wallpaper
- All Together Now Space Wallpaper
- Crash Vega Space Wallpaper
- NASA's Speediest Probe Gains on Far-Out Pluto
- Field Report: Astrobiologists Drill Into Antarctic Ice
- Life's Building Blocks Found on Surprising Meteorite
- Congress, Spaceport Propose Display Plans for Retired Space Shuttles
- New Comet Finding May Alter Theories About Life on Earth
- Cosmic Dust Blocks Biggest Space Explosions
- Cosmic Dust Blocks Biggest Space Explosions
- December 15
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- Website Lets You Smash Asteroid into Earth, See Aftermath
- Aerospace Company Unveils Details of Commercial Space Taxi Bid
- The Andromeda Galaxy Space Wallpaper
- Space Wallpaper of Jupiter
- Cracking a Mystery: Space Walnut Created by Moons Crashing
- Kepler Telescope Glitch Briefly Sidelines Its Planet Hunt
- How to Watch the Dec. 20 Total Lunar Eclipse
- Russia's Soyuz Blasts Off With New Crew for Space Station
- NASA Rocket Flies Through Earth's Shimmery Auroras
- Mars Odyssey Probe Is Red Planet's Longest Running Mission
- 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' Film Trailer Transforms Apollo History
- Russian Soyuz to Launch New Crewmembers to Space Station Today
- December 14
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- Huge Solar Explosions Can Rock the Entire Sun
- Nuke-the-Asteroid Idea Revived to Protect Earth
- The Red Planet Space Wallpaper
- Shadows on the Moon Space Wallpaper
- Space Shuttle Endeavour Space Wallpaper
- Earth in Space Wallpaper
- Space Wallpaper of Venus
- Sparkling Spiral Galaxy Space Wallpaper
- JPL's Favorite Space Wallpaper
- Ice Volcano Found on Saturn Moon Titan
- Skywatchers Capture Gorgeous Photos of Geminid Meteor Shower
- How I Finally Saw a Rocket Launch: A New Reporter's Firsthand Account
- Life's Ingredients Could Form on Titan's Surface
- Star Explosion Shines Like Christmas Ornament In Hubble Photo
- New Alien Planet Discovered By Qatar-Led Team
- Space Superfund Needed to Clean Mounting Orbital Trash
- NASA Names New Chief Scientist to Guide Science Programs
- NASA's Voyager 1 Spacecraft Nearing Edge of the Solar System
- December 13
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- Giant Black Hole Swallows Smaller One in Breakthrough Simulation
- NASA's Next Mars Rover, Curiosity, Is an Internet Star
- NASA Halts Monkey Radiation Experiment for Now
- Jupiter, the Moon and Meteor Shower to Put on Sky Show Tonight
- Venus Visible In the Daytime Sky
- Russia's Proton Rockets to Resume Launches This Month After Failure
- Best Meteor Shower of 2010 Peaks Tonight
- Saturn's Rings May Be Remains of Ripped-Apart Moon
- December 10
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- Neil Armstrong Explains His Famous Apollo 11 Moonwalk
- Geminids to Shower Meteor 'Gems' on Skywatchers Next Week
- 'Transformers 3' Film Trailer Rewrites Historic Moon Landing
- NASA Solar Sail Satellite May Not Have Ejected from Mothership After All
- Private Dragon Spacecraft's Next Mission Could Visit Space Station, SpaceX Says
- Russian Proton Rockets Grounded Pending Launch Failure Investigation
- NASA Probe Poised to Set Record for Longest Mars Mission
- December 9
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- House Passes U.S. Spending Bill With More Money for NASA
- Flying Telescope Snaps First Science Photos
- Wheel of Cheese Launched Into Space On Private Spacecraft
- Ancient Crashes Blasted Precious Metals Into Earth, Moon and Mars
- Scientists Use Earth for Clues Into History of Mars
- White House Asks Congress for More Weather Satellite Money
- Exquisite Photo Shows Ancient Star Cluster
- December 8
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- Private Space Capsule Launch 'Mind-Blowingly Awesome'
- SpaceX's Private Spacecraft Makes a Splash With Experts
- NASA Sold Computer Hard Drives Containing Sensitive Government Info
- Space Dragon Soars! Photos From SpaceX's First Space Capsule Demo Flight
- Total Solar Eclipse of 2010
- Alien Planet Discovered, But It Should Not Exist
- Ancient Radio Waves Hold Key to Universe's First Light
- Scorching Hot Alien Planet Abounds With Carbon
- SpaceX's Private Dragon Spaceship Launch Wins Twitter Praise
- Meteor Shower and Total Lunar Eclipse to Wow Skywatchers This Month
- Millionaire's Private Space Capsule Splashes Down After Successful Maiden Voyage
- December's Geminid Meteor Shower Mystifies Scientists
- SpaceX Aborts Private Space Capsule's First Launch Attempt
- MISSION UPDATE: SPLASHDOWN! SpaceX's Dragon Splashes Down in the Pacific Ocean
- Q & A with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk: Master of Private Space Dragons
- Japanese Spacecraft Misses Venus
- Distant Star Enveloped By Ingredients for Fake Diamonds
- December 7
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- NASA Solar Sail Satellite Ejects from Mothership in Space
- What Exactly Is a 'Sputnik Moment?'
- SpaceX Examines Cracked Engine Nozzle on Private Rocket
- Holiday Treat: December's Total Lunar Eclipse Is Best One Until 2014
- Details of NASA's International Space Station Disposal Plan Revealed
- Japan's First Venus Probe Hits Major Snag While Attempting to Enter Orbit
- High Stakes Loom Over SpaceX's Private Space Capsule Launch Test
- Distant Galaxy Cluster Has a Cold Quasar Heart
- December 6
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- Huge Solar Flare Creates Gorgeous Filament
- China's Lofty Goals: Space Station, Moon and Mars Exploration
- Fender Bender: NASA's DART Spacecraft Bumped Into Target Satellite
- SpaceX Delays Launch of First Private Space Capsule
- SpaceX Rocket Performs Engine Test for Dec. 7 Space Capsule Launch
- China's Lofty Goals: Space Station, Moon and Mars Exploration
- Russian Satellites Crash Into Pacific Ocean After Failed Launch, Reports Say
- Holiday Lights: Forgotten Winter Constellations Now Visible at Night
- Japanese Space Probe to Arrive at Venus Monday Evening
- 'Programming Error' May Have Botched Russian Rocket Launch, Report Says
- INFOGRAPHIC: Inside Look at SpaceX's Dragon Capsule
- SpaceX's Private Dragon Space Capsule Ready for Tuesday Launch
- December 3
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- Best Meteor Shower of 2010 Arrives in December
- NASA Offers Space Shuttle Tiles To Schools
- NASA Offers Space Shuttle Tiles To Schools
- First Landing Photos: Secret X-37B Robot Space Plane Lands in Calif.
- Private Rocket Tests Engines for Dec. 7 Launch of Commercial Space Capsule
- NASA Delays Shuttle Discovery's Final Launch to February Over Fuel Tank Cracks
- LIVE from SpaceX: Falcon 9 Rocket to Test Fire Engines
- A Week's Warning of Asteroid Strike Would Be Simple, Scientist Says
- Secretive X-37B Robot Space Plane Returns to Earth on Autopilot
- December 2
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- Space Shuttle Discovery's Final Launch Date Still Unclear
- NASA to Outsource Space Station's Science Projects
- NASA Hasn't Found Alien Life, But Arsenic Microbe Still 'Phenomenal'
- Alaska Spaceport Hopes to Snag More Rocket Launches
- Arsenic-Eating Bacteria Opens New Possibilities for Alien Life
- Amazing Auroras of 2010
- Martian Meteorite Not Evidence of Extraterrestrials, Scientists Say
- NASA to Discuss Space Shuttle Discovery's Launch Plans
- December 1
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- Senators Vow To Enforce NASA Authorization Act
- Atmosphere of Alien Super-Earth Revealed for First Time
- Discovery May Triple the Number of Stars In the Universe
- Venus to Shine Brightest On Saturday
- Icy Saturn Moon's 'Tiger Stripes' More Extensive Than Thought
- Are Mystery Clouds of Venus a Warning Sign for Earth's Climate Battle?
- Triple Sky Show: Venus, Moon and Bright Star to Dazzle Thursday
- Giant Stealth Planet May Explain Rain of Comets from Solar System's Edge
- Secret X-37B Robotic Space Plane Returning to Earth Soon
