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April 30
- NASA Predicts Huge Cosmic Explosions
- ESA May Face British Astronaut Quandary
- South Korea's First Astronaut Hospitalized With Back Pain
- Lunar Explorers Will Need MoonSat System
April 29
- Huge Black Hole Catapulted Through Space
- Long-Lived Lightning Storm Rages on Saturn
- Sikorsky's X2: Developing a Faster Helicopter
- Young Galaxies Surprisingly Packed with Stars
- DARPA Works to Perfect Self-Forging, High-Velocity 'Spears'
- Marching Sand Dunes Create Mars Mystery
April 28
- Israeli Satellite Reaches Orbit in Land Launch Debut
- Powerful Black Hole Jet Explained
- TGV Gets Serious with Suborbital Reusable Rocket Design
April 27
- Europe's Second Navigation System Test Satellite Blasts Off
April 26
- Space Shuttle Discovery Moves Closer to Launch
April 25
- Report: Supplying Space Station After Shuttle Will be Difficult
- European Cargo Ship Boosts Space Station's Orbit
- New Exhibit Brings Saturn Down to Earth
- The Future of Space Sports
- Arc to Arcturus
April 24
- Mars Features Resemble Hydrothermal Springs
- Mars Rover's Robotic Arm Glitch Worsens
- Lockheed Test Flies Space Plane Prototype
- Strange Scars on Mars Suggest Recent Glaciers
- Hubble Photographs Dozens of Colliding Galaxies
- Gasping for Breath in the Jurassic Era
April 23
- 'Dramatic' Landing Capped Challenging Spaceflight, Astronaut Says
- NASA Awards Launch Services Contract to SpaceX
- Electric Sail Prototype to Ride the Solar Wind
April 22
- NASA Keeps Close Eye on Russian Spacecraft Investigation
- Report: Russian Spacecraft's Off-Target Landing Fraught with Risk
- Soyuz Spacecraft's Short Landing Raises Concerns for Future Station Flights
- Home of Drifting Star Found
- Primitive Alien Life May Exist, Stephen Hawking Says
April 21
- Space Station Astronauts Marvel at Planet Earth
- Transatlantic Flights Becoming Greener by 2010
- Echo of Ancient Cosmic Explosion Seen
- Testing of NASA's LCROSS Begins Ahead of Schedule
April 19
- Space Station Astronauts Land Off-Target, But Safely
- Ariane 5 Rocket Successfully Orbits Satellite Pair
April 18
- NASA Broadcasts Earth Views in High Definition
- Strange Things Happen at Full Moon
- Flaring Temper Causes Sun to Quake
- Space Station Astronauts Prepare for Landing
- See Mercury, the Elusive Planet
April 17
- New Crew Takes Charge of Space Station
- The Future of Space Science
- Earth Set to Invade Mars
April 16
- Europe Launches Call for New Astronauts
- Space Station Commander Sets New U.S. Record
- Next Space Tourist to Take Custom Snapshots of Earth
- Largest Telescope Would Be Out of this World
April 15
- South Korean Astronaut Shares Laughs, Space Food With Station Crew
- Long Space Missions Risk Cancer and Premature Aging
- NASA Extends Cassini Probe's Mission at Saturn
- Ancient Outburst of Milky Way's Black Hole Discovered
- NASA, Europe Explore Joint Mission to Outer Planets
April 14
- Beauty Shot: Moon Probe Catches Full Earthrise
- Rocket Racing League Sets Date for Exhibition Race
- Holes in the Earth: 170 and Counting
- Astrium's Assurances Sealed Deal for SSTL Acquisition
April 11
- Lander Zeroes in On Martian North Pole
- Two Dog Night in the Sky
- Lunar Science Community Needs Rebuilding, Researchers Say
April 10
- New NASA Spacecraft to Probe Moon Dust
- 'Aliens' Attacking Bosnian Man with Meteorites
- Seawater Holds Clues to Asteroid Impacts
- Missing Link Between Planets and Stars Found
- Scientists: Three Black Holes Can Merge
- South Korean Astronaut, Cosmonauts Arrive at Space Station
- A Shadow of Ourselves
- Intelligence: A Rare Cosmic Commodity
- New Cosmonaut Crew to Dock at Space Station
April 9
- Mars Moon Seen Up Close
- U.S. Air Force, Spy Agency Team up for Space Protection
- Scientists Now Expect to Find Gravitational Waves
April 8
- Shuttle Extension Plan Won't Fly With Safety Group
- For New Station Commander, Spaceflight is All in the Family
- New Station Crew, Korean Astronaut Rocket Into Space
- Solar Wind Source Found
April 7
- South Korea's First Astronaut Hopes to Bring Koreas Closer
- Student Artists Wanted for Space Tourist Emblem
- Robotic Lunar Base With Legs Changes Everything
- Space Station Crew Discards Russian Cargo Ship
- New Space Station Crew Poised for Tuesday Launch
- Massive Star Mystery: Do They Explode?
April 4
- Spacecraft Eyes Venus for Active Volcanoes
- Students to Take Command of Saturn Probe
- Star Theory Gets New Spin
- Spot the Queen's Wig
April 3
- European Space Freighter Makes Docking Debut
- The Mother of All Meteor Storms
- Moon Seen as Laboratory for Life
- Europe's First Space Station Cargo Ship to Dock Today
April 2
- Crew Swap Ahead For Space Station
- European Cargo Ship Cleared to Dock at Space Station
- Mid-Size Black Hole Answers Longstanding Question
April 1
- Shooting Star Shower Spotted on Mars
- Solar Tsunamis Move at Astronomical Speeds
- New German Radar Spy Satellite Reaches Orbit
- Smallest Black Hole Found
- Galaxy Evolution Seen in Action