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May 31
- NASA Green Lights June 8 Launch for Atlantis
- Mars' Gooey Core is Freezing
- Art for E.T.'S Sake
- Citizen Scientists Measure Bright Skies
- Streams of Stars Reveal Cannibal Nature of Milky Way
- Shields Up! Cosmonauts Install Protective Space Station Panels
May 30
- Oddball Planet Puzzles Astronomers
- Soyuz Lofts Replacement Satellites for Globalstar
- Cosmonauts Prepare for Today's Spacewalk
- Astronomers Find Thousands of New Galaxies
- Radio 'Screams' Forecast Dangerous Solar Storms
May 29
- Final Push to Launch Countdown Under Way
- Mystery of Runaway Black Holes Solved
- Cracked Pad 37 on the Mend: Delta IV on Schedule for August Launch
- Battle of the Winds Rages at Crashing Stellar Pair
- Fungi Thrive on Dangerous Radiation
- When Courting Capital, New Space Companies Should Stress Competence Over Coolness
May 28
- 28 New Exoplanets Discovered
- Small Stars Create Big Fuss
- Getting Business Off The Ground
May 27
- Ex-Astronaut Says NASA Asteroid Report Flawed
May 26
- NASA Ames' 'Second Life' Blends Cyberspace with Outer Space
- Pixel Lunar Lander Makes Progress Despite Challenges
- For Space Entrepreneurs, Access Equals Economic Growth
May 25
- NASAâ€™s Road to Moon, Mars Paved With Budget Woes
- Lawmakers May Seek Criminal Probe into DVD Destruction by NASA Lawyer
- Cut in Astronaut's Glove Leads to Changes at NASA
- Space Venture Symposium Highlights Industry Diversity
- The Truth Behind This Month's Blue Moon
May 24
- Benson Space Unveils New Dream Chaser Design
- Wandering Black Holes Take Food With Them
- Aviation: Always Hip, Not Always Headlined
- National Space Society Conference Kicks Off in Dallas
- Will Work for Spaceflight: A Personal Account on How to Reach Space
- Mapping an Alien World
May 23
- Airplane Flies Close to Shuttle Atlantis
- NASA Adds Docking Capability For Next Space Observatory
May 22
- Boeing Names First Dreamliner Private Owner, Unveils 747-8I VIP Interior Concepts
- Physicists Predict the Death of Cosmology
- Constantly Colliding Clumps Found in Saturn's Rings
- Unwanted Life Forms Abound in Sick Spacecraft
- Tracing Our Sunâ€™s Family Tree
- NASA Names Flying SOFIA Observatory 'Clipper Lindbergh'
May 21
- NASA Rover Finds Surprising Evidence for Mars' Watery Past
- Undersea NASA Expedition a Success
- How to Weigh a Black Hole
- Export Rules Boost U.S. Civil Servant Role in ATV Mission
May 18
- NASA Planet-Hunting Mission Could Find Spock's Homeworld
- Private Rocket's Cargo Found: Ashes of Star Trek's 'Scotty,' Others Recovered
- Record-Setting ISS Astronaut Glad to be Home
- Planet Parade: Spot Four Worlds in the Night Sky
May 17
- New Launch Delay for Second Private Space Station Prototype
- Space Station Astronaut Calls Undersea Lab
- Merging Black Holes Observed in New Detail
- NASA Prepares Missions to Launch
- Planet of Promise: Small, Rocky World Could Harbor Life
- Solar Power From Space: A Better Strategy for America and the World?
May 16
- Exotic World Said to Harbor 'Hot Ice'
- Moon's Geysers Created by Ice Fractures
- More Nations Crave Independent Satellite Navigation Systems
May 15
- Recycling Center Needed On the Moon
- Hubble Reveals Ghostly Ring of Dark Matter
- Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns to Launch Pad After Repairs
- NASA Robot to Explore 'Bottomless' Pit
- Solar System Sails Sideways Through Milky Way
- Fresh Cargo Ship Docks at International Space Station
May 14
- Training Hits High Gear for Next Space Station Astronaut
- Andromeda Galaxy Might Steal Our Solar System from Milky Way
- Early Moon Photos Revealed More Than Was Known
- Damaged Shuttle Booster Segments Returned to ATK
May 12
- Shuttle Launch Ride Enters Final Countdown
- Russian Cargo Ship Hauls Supplies, Snails Towards ISS
May 11
- NASA: Fuel Tank Repairs Complete for Shuttle Atlantis
- NASA to Discuss Fuel Tank Repair Progress for Shuttle Atlantis
- Moon and Venus Pair Up May 19
- Regolith Rumble: Stage Set for Moon Dirt Digging Contest
May 10
- Ancient Star Nearly as Old as the Universe
- The Phoenix Has Landed: Mars Probe Airlifted to KSC from Colorado
- NASA, FAA Team Up to Teach Science and Aerospace Skills
- Cremated Remains of 200 Lost in Mountains After Trip to Space
- Political Barriers Hinder Education of Future Scientists
- Tomorrow's Airliners: Stronger, More Comfortable and Mainly Plastic
- A Family Expedition to the Red Planet
May 9
- Sizzling Planet Makes Some Stars Look Cool
- Scientists Map Weather on Distant World
May 8
- Cassini Probe Spies Source of Saturn's Jet Streams
- Queen Elizabeth II Hears from Space Station Crew in NASA Visit
- Old Rockets Carry Bacteria to the Stars
May 7
- Rocket Racing Team Withdraws from League
- Astronomers Astonished by 'Monstrous' Star Explosion
- Methane Rocket Engine Successfully Tested
- Deep Diving Team to Test Robotic Surgeons on Sea Floor
- NASA Science Chief Puts Principal Investigators on Notice
May 6
- TV's Space Week: Reaching for the Space Station and Beyond
May 4
- See Mars in the Morning
- Space Satellite Spots Its First Extrasolar Planet
- Ariane 5 Rocket Hauls Two Communications Satellites to Orbit
- Homemade Space Glove Wins NASA Contest
May 3
- Rover Finds Evidence for Volcanic Burst on Mars
- Original Astronaut Wally Schirra Dies at 84
- Culture in the Cosmos
- Surprise Slosh! Mercury's Core is Liquid
- Very Light Jets: Affordable to Fly and Maybe to Buy
- UP Aerospace Launch: A Giant Candle for Closure
May 2
- Fuel Tank Repairs Enter Second Phase for Shuttle Atlantis
- Boom, Boom, Boom Goes Starbirth
- Ice Patches Found on Mars Eyed for Next Mission
- Senator Calls on NASAâ€™s Chief Counsel To Resign
- Astronomers Find Extrasolar Planet Heavyweight Champ
- Japan Prepares Space Station's Largest Laboratory for Flight
- Computers Simulate 50 Percent of a Mouse Brain
May 1
- TV Crime Drama Borrows Plot From Nowak Case
- Competition Set for NASA's Astronaut Glove Challenge
- NASA Probe Reveals New Views of Jupiter
- Dark Future Predicted for the Universe