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June 30
- For Visits to Asteroid & Mars, NASA Needs New Ways to Do Everything
- 'Stealth' Solar Eclipse Occurs Friday
- With NASA's Shuttle Era Ending, Layoffs Loom for Space Workers
- Mysterious Light Burst Captured by Hawaii Telescope
- NASA Gives Senate Panel Documents on Heavy-lift Rocket
- 8 Surprising Space Shuttle Facts
- Haunting Moon Photo: Shadows Loom Over Huge Lunar Crater
- NASA's Plan for Private Space Taxis Takes Step Forward
- Air Force Rocket Launches New Tactical Military Satellite
June 29
- 9 Weird Things That Flew on NASA's Space Shuttles
- 50 Years of Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft: It All Started with Satellite Transit 4A
- Best Time to See Summer Star Clusters Is Now
- Moon & Venus to Shine Together at Dawn Thursday
- Astronomers Find Brightest Object of Early Universe
- Will We Really Find Alien Life Within 20 Years?
- Remote Nabro Volcano Eruption Revealed in Satellite Photos
- Space Station's Brush with Space Junk Highlights Growing Threat
- Tiny Cannibal Star Blasts Out Four-Hour Superflare
- Countdown: 10 Amazing Space Shuttle Photos
June 28
- Gallery: Inside Shuttle Discovery, a Reporter's-Eye View
- NASA: Last Space Shuttle Mission Will Launch July 8
- Is the 'UFO Mothership Over London' Video Real?
- Partial Solar Eclipse Occurs This Week, But Will Anyone See It?
- Air Force to Launch New Tactical Military Satellite Wednesday
- Rep. Giffords Makes Public Appearance at NASA Ceremony
- NASA Discusses Plan for Last Space Shuttle Launch
- Space Junk Forces Astronauts to Take Shelter in Russian Spaceships
- Earth's Beauty From Space: Q&A With 'Space Clown' Guy Laliberte
- How the Space Shuttle Was Born
June 27
- Sunset Rocket Launch Wednesday May Surprise East Coast Residents
- Asteroid Buzzes Earth in Close Shave: First Photos
- Painted Rocket Launches Blast Off in NYC Art Gallery
- U.S. Space Entrepreneur Accused of Aiding Iran Satellite Launch
- Close Shave: Asteroid to Just Miss Earth Today
- Flying Telescope Chases Down Pluto's Shadow
- Will Newly Discovered Comet Dazzle or Disappoint in 2013?
June 25
- This Week in Space Photos: June 25, 2011
June 24
- Moon & Jupiter Pair Up Before Dawn Sunday
- Asteroid to Pass Extremely Close By Earth On Monday
- Privately Built SpaceShipTwo Keeps Passing Glide Tests with Flying Colors
- Solstice Sun Storm May Spark Dazzling Northern Lights Today
- Chilean Volcano Colors Southern Hemisphere Skies
- 'Missing' Moon Dust Turns Up at St. Louis Auction
- Asteroid Mission Hints at Humanity's Past and Future
June 23
- Flying Saucers Turn 64! A Look Back at the Origin of UFOs
- NASA Probe on Target for Asteroid Encounter Next Month
- Discovery Adds Mystery to Earth's Genesis
- Final Space Shuttle Crew Rehearses Launch Day for July Liftoff
- Space Shuttle Memories: Share Your Experiences for NASA's Last Flight
- 'Frankenstein' Spacecraft Seeks Geological Ghosts of Mars
- NASA's Next Mars Rover Lands ... in Florida
- Photos: Curiosity Rover, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory
- Spinning Robotic Landers Make Space Exploration a Hop and Skip
- Supergiant Star's Rainbow Nebula Revealed
- Three Planets Now Shining Like Jewels in Dawn Sky
June 22
- Earth Must Be Ready for Next Big Solar Storm
- Ride on Hypersonic Plane to Cost $10,000 or More
- Icy Saturn Moon May Be Covering a Salty Sea
- Last Space Shuttle Crew Eager For July Launch
- NASA to Go Boldly … to the Arctic, Again
- Strange Galaxy Cluster Born From Huge Cosmic Crash
- SpaceX Sues Expert Who Questioned Safety of Private Falcon 9 Rocket
June 21
- NASA Spacecraft Reveals Moon As Never Before
- Robot Spaceship Burns Up in Earth's Atmosphere On Purpose
- Saturn's 'Ice Queen' Moon Helene Shimmers in New Photo
- Astronaut Husband of Rep. Giffords Announces Retirement from NASA, Navy
- Back on the Ground: Q&A With Astronaut Cady Coleman
- Astronaut Cady Coleman Reflects on 159 Days in Space
- Russia Launches Robot Cargo Ship Toward Space Station
- Simmering Sun: Summer Solstice Starts with Solar Storm
- How to See the Great Hercules Cluster of Stars
- What If the Forces that Form Molecules Were Stronger (Or Weaker)?
- How to Keep Spacesuits Germ-Free on Mars
June 20
- Pluto's Mysterious Moons, Nix & Hydra, Turn 5
- Comet-Chasing Probe Snaps First Photos of Icy Target
- Last Shuttle Crew Arrives at NASA Spaceport for Launch Practice
- NASA Computer Named World's 7th Fastest
- Summer Solstice Stuff You Didn't Know
- Huge Robot Cargo Ship Departs Space Station
- Skywatching Events for June 2011
- The Greatest Mysteries of Venus
June 18
- Father's Day in Space: How Astronaut Dads Cope in Orbit
- Movie Review: 'Green Lantern' Avoids Cheese and Charm in Film Debut
- NASA's New Heavy-Lift Launcher Would First Fly With Solid Rocket Boosters
- Photos: NASA's Ares 1 Rocket Test Launch
June 17
- What if Earth Were Twice as Big?
- Satellites Help in Battle to Contain Arizona Wildfires
- Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11 Moon Landing Divorces Third Wife
- NASA Delivers Cargo to Launch Pad for Last-Ever Shuttle Flight
- Newfound Comet Will Swing By Earth in 2013
- Dusty Nearby Galaxy Blazes Bright in Hubble Photo
- Huge Heat Shield Has Huge Task: Protecting NASA's Next Mars Rover
- Photos: Long Total Lunar Eclipse of June 15, 2011
June 16
- Lockheed Martin Space Division Plans Layoffs for 1,200 Employees
- NASA Spacecraft Reveals Mercury's Surprising 'Personality'
- DARPA Lays Out Tech for 100-Year Starship Program
- Quirky Comet Hartley 2 Confounds Theories on Early Solar System
- Rare Sight: Giant Black Hole Devours Star, Fires Beams at Earth
- Cassini Spacecraft at Saturn Has Minor Short Circuit, NASA Says
- Sun Has Giant Supersonic Waves Bigger Than Earth
- Solar Storms Sparked By Giant 'Magnetic Rope,' Study Finds
- 'Green Lantern's Ring' Shines in NASA Space Photo
- Longest Total Lunar Eclipse in 11 Years Thrills Skywatchers
June 15
- Astronaut's Wife, Rep. Giffords, Discharged From Hospital
- Iran Launches Observation Satellite: Reports
- Total Lunar Eclipse of June 2011: First Photos
- How the sun's 11-year solar cycle works
- Secrets of Earliest Black Holes Found in Ancient Galaxies
- NASA's Voyager 1 Probe May Exit Solar System Next Year
- Chinese Moon Probe Begins Deep Space Exploration
- NASA Fuels Shuttle Atlantis in Test for Last Launch
- NASA Photos: Raging Arizona Wildfires Seen From Space
- What If the Sun Were Half As Big?
- 10 New Alien Planets a Diverse Bunch, Telescope Shows
- Unusual Total Lunar Eclipse Coincides with Full Moon Tonight
June 14
- How a Sun Weather Lull Affects Earth
- Sun's Fading Spots Signal Big Drop in Solar Activity
- NASA Spacecraft Discovers 122 Pairs of Star Twins
- Newt Gingrich on Space Exploration: 'NASA Is Standing in the Way'
- What If the Moon Had Never Formed?
- How NASA Prepares for the Final Space Shuttle Launch
- Blood Red Moon: Photos of 2010's Total Lunar Eclipse
June 13
- NASA to Launch Robot Gas Station Experiment on Final Shuttle Flight
- 'Face of Gandhi' Found On Google Mars
- Robot Mars Lander Gets Experiments for 2016 Mission
- Video of Huge Asteroid Vesta Reveals Weird Dark Spot
- Europe Aims to Launch Robotic Mini-Shuttle By 2020
- The Greatest Mysteries of Mercury
- How Far Is It to the Edge of the Solar System?
- Longest Total Lunar Eclipse in 11 Years Occurs Wednesday
June 12
- First Photos of Wounded Rep. Giffords, Astronaut's Wife, Released
June 11
- NASA Rocket Launch Photos: Ocean-Watching Aquarius Satellite Blasts Off
- Spellbinding-Long Total Lunar Eclipse Occurs Next Week
June 10
- Monster Black Hole Twins Found Inside Galaxy's Belly
- 'Major Result' on Sunspot Cycle to be Announced Tuesday
- Exploded Star's Guts Shining Bright Again, Photo Shows
- First iPhones in Space to Launch on Last Shuttle Mission
- Virgin Galactic Pushes Private Spaceship Envelope in Test Flights
- NASA Launches Satellite to Map Saltiness of Earth's Oceans
- NASA to Launch Salt-Measuring Satellite Friday
June 9
- Soyuz Capsule Arrives at Space Station with New Crew
- Huge Magnetic Bubbles May Churn at Solar System's Edge
- NASA Satellite Snaps 3 Billionth Photo of Earth
- Cosmic Cookers: Asteroids May Have Nurtured Seeds of Life
- 500-Day Mock Mission to Mars Passes One-Year Mark
- Gargantuan Sun Explosion Rocks Astronomers
- Saturn Forms Night Sky Triangles With Stars and Moon
- What Makes an Alien Encounter Movie Believable?
- How to Launch a Student Balloon Into the Stratosphere
- Photos: NASA's Phoenix Lander on Mars
- Soyuz Spacecraft Closing in On Space Station
June 8
- Seeing Things On Mars: A History of Martian Illusions
- NASA's Next Mars Rover Still Faces Big Challenges, Audit Reveals
- Super Explosive Stars Are Rare New Breed
- Astronaut Mark Kelly Has David Bowie Moment in U2 Concert
- New Telescope in Chile Unveils Stunning First Images
June 7
- Historic Photos Show Shuttle Endeavour & Space Station Together for Last Time
- Photos: Portraits of Shuttle Endeavour at Space Station
- Final Space Shuttle Mission Gets 'Nose Art' Tribute
- Russian Soyuz Launches New Space Station Crew Into Orbit
- Sun Unleashes 'Spectacular' & Powerful Eruption
- Australian Government Loses All Its UFO Files
- Strange Star Cluster in a Class of Its Own
- Clues to Moon's Volatile Past Revealed by New Laser Map
- Green Thumb in Space: Astronaut to Grow Zero-G Cucumbers
- Image of the Day: May 2011
- New Space Station Crew to Launch Into Orbit Today
- Did a Wandering Jupiter Stunt Growth of Mars?
June 6
- Edge of Solar System Filled with Bubbles, NASA Says
- Did an Amateur Astronomer Spot a Secret Mars Base?
- SPACE.com Launches Facebook Sweepstakes Offering Dozens of Prizes
- When New Yorkers Look Up: Skywatching in the Big Apple
- New 'Star Trek' Game Lets You Be Kirk and Spock
- In Hunt for Alien Planets, Frustration Lingers Over Canceled Missions
June 3
- Danish Amateurs Launch Homemade Rocket, Aim for Future Spaceflight
- Space Shuttle Sonic Booms Lead to Arrests in Burglary Spree
- Discovery of Deepest Worms Holds Promise for Mars Life
- Students Win NASA Moon Robot Competition
- Photos: NASA's Project Morpheus Robot Lander
- NASA Robot Moon Lander Test Sparks Grass Fire
- Saturn Dances With a Double Star in June Night Sky
- Space Station Gets Unprecedented Views of Earth Coasts
- Gigantic Star Shines Brightly, But Is a Loner
June 2
- Rare 'Midnight' Partial Solar Eclipse Amazes Northern Skywatchers
- Photos: 'Midnight' Partial Solar Eclipse of 2011
- Truck-Size Asteroid Zips Close by Earth
- Mysterious Origins of Dark Sunspots Explained
- Spacecraft Sensors Could Detect Collisions
- Thunder on Saturn Moon Could Shed Light on Lightning
- Best Gravity Map Yet Shows a Lumpy, Bumpy Earth
- Astronomers Nab $500,000 Prize for Hunting Elusive Dark Matter
- Man-Size Meteor From Comet Lights Up Georgia Sky
June 1
- Moons Around Asteroid Reveal a Giant Rubble Pile
- Space-Time Ripples: How Scientists Could Detect Gravity Waves
- Shuttle Endeavour's Next Mission: Getting Cleaned Up for Museum Life
- Shuttle Endeavour's Space Finale an 'Incredible' Trip, Astronauts Say
- Photos of Space Shuttle Endeavour's Last Landing
- Spaceflight May Compromise Immune System, Study Finds
- For NASA, Just One Last Space Shuttle Flight Remains
- Twins! Distant Galaxy Looks Like Our Own Milky Way
- Space Shuttle Endeavour Returns to Earth After Final Mission
- Shuttle Endeavour By The Numbers: NASA's 19-Year-Old Space Baby
- One Final Trip: Shuttle Atlantis Moves to Launch Pad for Last-Ever Mission