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September 30
- NASA Chief: Moon Base Must Precede Mars Mission
- After Shenzhou Success, China Looks to the Future
- Is the Broken Hubble Telescope Worth Saving?
- U.S. Billionaire to Make Second Private Spaceflight
- Do We Live in a Giant Cosmic Bubble?
- NASA Delays Shuttle Mission to Hubble Telescope
September 29
- Snowfall Seen on Mars
- European Spaceship's Death Plunge Caught on Film
- Hubble Space Telescope Suffers Serious Failure
- Orion vs. Apollo: NASA's 21st Century Moonshot
- Griffin: Lasers Key to NASA's Next In-Space Comm Network
- Wind and Snow Do Strange Things on Mars
- SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 1 Rocket Into Orbit
September 28
- Scientists Eager to See European Spacecraft's Death Dive
- China's Third Manned Spaceflight Returns Safely to Earth
September 27
- Chinese Astronauts Prepare For Landing
- Chinese Astronauts Complete First Spacewalk
September 26
- China to Conduct First Spacewalk
- U.S. Senate Approves NASA Legislation
- Cosmonauts Set For Return Home Aboard Soyuz
- The North Star: A Moving Target
- Site of Potential Lunar Colony Detailed in 3-D
September 25
- Russia Launches Three More Navigation Satellites
- Bill Would Permit NASA to Continue Buying Soyuz, Progress Vehicles
- Liftoff! China Launches Third Manned Spaceflight
- Diamonds May Be Life's Birthstone
- The Spectacular Breakup of ATV: One Final Experiment
September 24
- China Set to Launch Third Manned Mission
- Sea Launch Deploys New Galaxy for North America
- NASA Delays Shuttle Mission to Hubble
- Study Suggests It Rained on Ancient Mars
- Red Planet MAVEN: New Probe to Scan Martian Atmosphere
September 23
- Sun's Wind Is Lowest Ever Recorded
- Oh, My! When Worlds Really Collide
- SpaceX Pushes Back Falcon 1 Launch After Static Fire Test
- Hubble Astronauts Behind in Training for Oct. 10 Launch
- Obama Backs NASA Waiver, Possible Shuttle Extension
- Mysterious New 'Dark Flow' Discovered in Space
- Former Astronaut's Son Poised for Space Tourist Trek
- Mars Lander Aims to Look Under a Rock
- Mars Rover Sets Sights on Biggest Crater Yet
- Scuttling Shuttle: Big Challenges for NASA's New Spaceship
- Clouds Lift on Mysterious Winds of Venus
- NASA's Johnson Space Center Reopens After Hurricane
- New Thinking: Saturn's Rings Might Be Ancient
September 22
- Russian Rocket Successfully Orbits Canadian Satellite
- Hubble Astronauts Set for Practice Countdown
- Satellite Insurance Rates Driven by Capacity, Not Track Record
- Sun May Be Galactic Hitchhiker
September 19
- Explosion From Edge of Universe Seen
- Dwarf Planet Named for Hawaiian Goddess
- Shuttle Endeavour Moves to Launch Pad as Rescue Ship
- Navigating by the Stars
September 18
- NASA Eyes Loose Insulation for Hubble Mission
- NASA Cleans Up Cargo for Hubble Shuttle Flight
- Nearby Galaxy Nearly Invisible
- NASA's Most Memorable Missions
- Earth Hot Spots Spark Alien Ideas
- How Rare Is the Earth?
September 17
- New Cargo Ship Arrives at Space Station
- Water Flowed on Mars Longer than Thought
- NASA Eyes Nuclear Power for Moon Base
September 16
- NASA: Hurricane Won't Delay Shuttle Flights
- Reports: China Chooses Fighter Pilot as First Spacewalker
- The Future of America's Space Corps
- Eight-Legged Space Survivor Gives 'Panspermia' New Life
September 15
- China Gears Up for Third Manned Spaceflight
- Possible First Photo of Planet Around Sun-Like Star
- NASA's Hurricane Recovery Could Delay Two Shuttle Flights
- Buyers Bemoan Launcher Prices, Availability
- Galaxy Formation: A Clumpy Affair
September 12
- Experiment Boosts Hopes for Space Solar Power
- Dust Devils Photographed in Martian Arctic
- Star Cluster to Hide Behind Moon
September 11
- Hurricane Ike Delays Space Station Delivery
- NASA Moves Rescue Shuttle, Prepares for Hurricane Ike
- Mini Sub for Small Spaces
- The Yin-Yang of Ultraviolet Radiation
- NASA's New Rocket Passes Early Design Review
September 10
- New Russian Cargo Ship Launches Toward Station
- Scream of Black Hole's Birth Detected Halfway Across the Universe
- Secret of Nearby Explosive Star Revealed
- NASA Scrambles for Samples as Sun Sets on Mars Lander
- Private Suborbital Spaceships Could Aid NASA Science
- Oct. 21 Court Date Set for Ex-Astronaut
- Rocket Racing League’s Engine Switch Leaves Questions
September 9
- Looking Back in Time: Solar Systems Under Construction
- Atlantis Astronauts Gear Up for Risky Hubble Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope Ready for Its Close-up
September 8
- Creature Survives Naked in Space
- Long Wet Periods Sculpted Ancient Mars
- NASA: Space Debris a Higher Risk for Hubble Shuttle Flight
- NASA Helping U.S. Air Force Gear Up for 2009 X-51 Flights
- Comets Disguised as Asteroids
- Former NASA Engineer's Rocket Engine Test Explodes
- An Interview with NASA Chief Mike Griffin
- NASA Chief Vents Frustration in Leaked E-mail
September 7
- China Launches Two Satellites, Readies for Third Manned Spaceflight
September 6
- European Cargo Ship Departs Space Station
- Despite Glitch, European Spacecraft's Asteroid Flyby a Success
September 5
- European Comet Probe Swings Past Asteroid
- Storms Delay Shuttle Missions to Hubble, Space Station
- New Partial Rings Discovered Around Saturn
- Mars Water Mystery Surfaces
- Look, Up in the Sky! Strange Star Names
- Spore is More: Build Your Own Alien at Home
September 4
- Strange New Comet Explains Old Mystery
- Space Shuttle Atlantis Moves to Launch Pad
- Why Early Earth Did Not Freeze
September 3
- Closest Look Yet at Milky Way's Black Hole
- How to Build Lunar Homes From Moon Dirt
September 2
- Russian Cargo Ship Leaves Space Station
- Very Short Movie: The Clouds of Mars
- NASA Holds Space Shuttle Move for Tropical Storm
- New Maps Detail Solar System Objects
September 1
- Strange Clouds Spotted at the Edge of Space
- DC-X Honored for Its Contributions, Potential