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February 27
- Jupiter Flyby: NASA's Pluto Probe Set for Gas Giant Rendezvous
February 26
- Astronaut Makes Sushi in Space
- Spacecraft Hits Midpoint on Flight to Pluto
- One Last Blast: NASA Performs Final Shuttle Solid Rocket Test
- The 'Evening Star' is Back: How to Spot Venus
- Veil Lifts Slightly on Secretive Blue Origin Rocket Project
- NASA’s New Space Plan a 'Radical Change,' Lawmakers Say
February 25
- New View of Comet Formation Forged in Study of Tiny Particle
- Still No Signal from Frozen Mars Lander
- Deep Space Data Network Gets Antenna Boost
- Number of Worldwide Space Agencies on the Rise
- Scientists Build Gun to Mimic Meteorite Crash
- Elusive Dark Matter May Be Hidden on Earth
- NASA Chief to Senators: Mars is the Ultimate Destination
February 24
- NASA Chief Overhauls Space Agency
- Planet Unwinds in 'Death March'
- Trace the Ecliptic Across the Sky
- Search for Water on Other Planets Takes Giant Leap Forward
February 23
- Saturn Moon Riddled with Gushing Geysers, New Images Reveal
- Alien Star Clusters Fill Our Galaxy
- NASA Prepares Shuttle Discovery for April Launch
- Space Junk Mess Getting Messier in Orbit
- SpaceX's New Rocket At Launch Pad for Final Tests
February 22
- Space Station 98% Complete with 4 Shuttle Flights Remaining
- Astronauts Photograph Rare High-Altitude Clouds
- Astronaut Photographs Shuttle Landing From Space
- Space Shuttle Endeavour Lands Safely in Florida
February 21
- Endeavour Shuttle Astronauts Headed for Florida Landing
- Space Station Computer Failure Knocks Out Communications Briefly
February 20
- Weather Uncertain For Space Shuttle's Sunday Landing
- Shuttle Endeavour Undocks From Space Station
February 19
- Rocket Trouble Delays Launch of European Ice Mission
- Thar She Blows! Saturn Moon Looks Like Moby Dick
- Astronauts Hold Winter Olympics in Space
- Space Telescope Sifts Earth Storms for Radiation Flashes
- Say Hello to NASA’s New Tech Guru
- Spot the Space Station and Shuttle Together
- Shuttle Astronauts Pack Up to Leave Space Station
February 18
- NASA Reveals Winning Patch in End-of-Shuttle Contest
- Pluto, Discovered 80 Years Ago, Still a Big Mystery
- New Commercial Rocket Ready to Do NASA's Heavy Lifting
February 17
- President Obama Quizzes Astronauts on Life in Space
- Plane Crash Kills 3 Tesla Motors Employees
- Cosmic Feast Revealed in New NASA Sky-Mapper Photos
- What Makes Supernovas Go Boom
- Viewing Vesta: Use Binoculars to Spot an Asteroid
- Primitive Stars Lurking Near Milky Way Found
- Cold Weather Forces NASA to Delay Next Shuttle Launch
- Astronauts Bask in Spectacular Views From New Space Windows
February 16
- Star Birth in Living Color
- Our New Solar System: Fresh Views of Planets and Moons
- Martian Hunting: The Search for Extraterrestrial Genomes
- Astronauts Move Space Station Docking Port to New Home
February 15
- Mysterious Origin of Cosmic Rays Pinned Down
- Astronauts Battle Glitches to Move Space Station's Observation Deck
- Out There: A Strange Zoo of Other Worlds
February 14
- Spacewalkers Hook Up Plumbing For New Space Station Room
February 13
- Stunning Space Photo Shows Shuttle in Silhouette
- Astronauts Tackle Glitch With Space Station's New Room
- Astronauts Open Space Station's Newest Room
February 12
- Shuttle Endeavour's Heat Shield Cleared of Concerns
- NASA's Hobbled Spirit Rover Parks for Winter on Mars
- Backward Black Holes Control Fate of Galaxies
- Space Telescope Artwork Heads to Winter Olympics
- Cosmic Winter Olympics: Moon Skiing and Mars Skating
- Space Station Gets New Room, Windows in Spacewalk
- Shuttle Astronauts Gear Up For First Spacewalk
February 11
- New Commercial Rocket Reaches Launch Site for Assembly
- Comet Discovered by New NASA Observatory
- Mars Rock Pile Shows a Layered History
- STS-130 Mission Updates: Part 1
- Stellar Baby Boom of Early Universe Explained
- What Is Life? A New Theory
- NASA Launches New Spacecraft to Study the Sun
- Saturn's Auroras Filmed by Hubble
- Astronauts Work to Fix Space Urine Recycler
February 10
- Earth's Gravity Kept Astronauts Waiting at Space Station's Door
- Should Humans Go Back to the Moon?
- New Solar Probe Launch Stalled by Weather
- Jupiter and Venus to Cross Paths Feb. 16
- Former NASA Public Affairs Official Says He's Under Attack
- New Image Penetrates Heart of Orion Nebula
- NASA to Launch New Solar Probe Today
- Shuttle Astronauts Make Midnight Docking at Space Station
February 9
- Shuttle Endeavour Closes in on Space Station
- Saturn's Moon Does Harbor an Ocean, New Evidence Suggests
- New Solar Observatory to Unlock Sun's Mysteries
February 8
- Astronauts Inspect Shuttle for Damage
- Shuttle Launch Lights the Night for Last Time
- Today's Spiral Galaxies Were Once the Ugly Ducklings
- Space Shuttle Endeavour Soars in Predawn Launch
February 7
- NASA Aims for Monday Space Shuttle Launch After Delay
- New Sunspots Could Produce Space Storms
- Space Shuttle Launch Delayed by Thick Clouds
February 6
- NASA Chief Takes Blame for Budget Backlash
- World's Largest Space Window Headed to Orbit
- Super Bowl's Start Hinges on Space Coin Flip
- NASA Fuels Space Shuttle to Launch on Super Bowl Sunday
February 5
- As Shuttle Launch Looms, NASA Workers in 'Shock' Over Future
- Space Shuttle Endeavour ‘Go’ for Sunday Launch
- NASA Airs ‘Reality Show’ From Space
- New Robot Could Aid Astronauts in Space
- Last Ever Night Shuttle Launch Visible From Eastern United States
February 4
- Mission Atlantis: Stocking Up Space Station
- New Views of Pluto Reveal Weird Bright Spot
- Countdown Going Well for Sunday Shuttle Launch
- Mementos From NASA's Canceled Moon Program Flying on Space Shuttle
- New Space Telescopes Could Spot Dangerous Asteroids
February 3
- Cassini Saturn Probe Gets 7-Year Life Extension
- Moon Tourism by 2020, Entrepreneurs Predict
- Virginia Meteorite Sparks Ownership Debate
- Methane Glows in Alien Planet’s Atmosphere
- Weather Looks Good for Next Space Shuttle Launch
- A Star is Born in Nearby Cosmic Nursery
- Go Cosmic Sightseeing with Orion, the Hunter
February 2
- NASA: New Space Plan Will Take Months
- NASA Awards $50 Million to Commercial Spaceship Builders
- Slam! Two Asteroids Suspected in Space Collision
- Icy Saturn Moon Burps Up Heat and Ice
February 1
- NASA's Far-Out New Plans
- Obama Budget Scraps NASA Moon Plan for '21st Century Space Program'
- Nearby Star System Could Support Earth-Like Planet
- NASA Chief: New Space Policy Will Stress Cooperation
- White House Confirms Course Change for NASA
- Obama Space Plan Sparks Angst Among Lawmakers
- Stuck Rover on Mars Can Still Do Science