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August 31
- New Spacecraft Will Hunt for Mars' Lost Water
- Space Agencies Set Roadmap for Manned Mars Mission
- Impossible Star Defies Astronomers' Theories
- Space Cannibal: Ginormous Black Hole Caught Eating Another
- Jupiter Probe Snaps Family Photo of Earth & Moon
- Hubble Telescope Videos Show Baby Stars Spewing Violent Jets
- Space Station's Robot Mechanic Makes Out-of-This-World Repair
- How to Send Astronauts to Asteroids? Earth Needs to Know, Report Suggests
August 30
- Proposed Missions Could Deflect Space Rocks Like Asteroid Apophis
- NASA Tests Asteroid Exploration Tech in Arizona Desert
- Report: Russia Identifies Cause of Rocket Launch Failure
- Brilliant Meteor Lights Up Sky Over Atlanta
- Russian Rocket Crash Could Delay Private Mission to Space Station
- Saturn's Odd Pockmarked Moon Revealed in New Photos
August 29
- NASA Space Centers Clean Up in Irene's Aftermath
- How Would NASA & Russia Evacuate the International Space Station?
- Miniature Nuclear Reactor Could Power Mars & Moon Colonies
- Photos: Russian Robot Cargo Ship Progress 44 Lost After Launch
- Astronauts May Evacuate Space Station in November, NASA Says
- Season for Mysterious 'Night-Shining' Clouds Is Here
- Satellite Takes Last Look at Earth
- 'Exotic Galaxy' With Black Hole Heart Wows Astronomers
- Space Station Crew Closely Watching Russian Rocket Crash Investigation
August 28
- Private US Supply Ship for Space Station Arrives at Launch Site
- New Evidence for Cold Ocean on Early Mars
August 27
- Satellite Photo Shows Hurricane Irene Battering US East Coast
- NASA: James Webb Space Telescope to Now Cost $8.7 Billion
August 26
- Hurricane Irene Puts NASA Space Centers on Alert
- Extraterrestrial Hurricanes: Other Planets Have Huge Storms, Too
- NASA Chose Right Museums for Retired Space Shuttles, Report Finds
- Comet Double Feature: Comets Elenin & Garradd Now Showing in Night Sky
- Closest Supernova in 25 Years Is a 'Cosmic Classic,' Astronomers Say
- Astronauts Watch Hurricane Irene's Fury from Above
- Milky Way's Baby Stars Linked to Stellar Growth Spurt
August 25
- US Military Video Shows Hypersonic Aircraft Test Flight
- Russia May Launch Another Soyuz Rocket Friday Despite Recent Failure
- NASA Watches Hurricane Irene Ahead of Twin Moon Probe Launch
- Mystery Solved: Earth's Meteorites Came From Stony Asteroids
- Surprise! Alien Planet Made of Diamond Discovered
- Hurricane Irene Looks 'Terrifying' From Space, Astronaut Says
- Russia's Rocket Failures Spark Increasing Worry in US
- Hurricane Irene Photos From Space
- How Cold Is a Y Dwarf Star? Even You Are Warmer
- Black Hole Caught in Act of Swallowing Star
August 24
- How to See Mars & Moon Together Thursday Morning
- How Russian Spacecraft Crash Affects Space Station & Crew
- East Coast Earthquake Shakes Up NASA
- Eye of Hurricane Irene Spotted from Space
- Russian Space Station Cargo Ship Crashes in Failed Rocket Launch
- Striking Photo Looks Into the 'Eyes' of Cosmic Virgin
- Pluto's Planet Title Defender: Q & A With Planetary Scientist Alan Stern
- A Conversation With Pluto's Killer: Q & A With Astronomer Mike Brown
- Five Years Later, Pluto's Planethood Demotion Still Stirs Controversy
August 23
- 45 Years Ago: How the 1st Photo of Earth From the Moon Happened
- NASA Teams With Publisher on Sci-Fi Book Series
- The 5 Strangest Facts About Pluto
- Dwarf Planet Pluto Holds Big Surprises for Speedy NASA Probe
- China Pressing On With Space Lab Launch Despite Rocket Failure
- Astronaut Photographs Hurricane Irene From Space Station
- The New Space Frontier: Live Video of Earth in HD Coming Soon
August 22
- NASA Picks 3 Pioneering Technologies for Deep Space Travel
- It's Alive! Humanoid Robot Powers Up on Space Station
- The Dirt on Mars' Soil: More Suitable for Life Than Thought
- Postcards From Mars: NASA Rover Snaps New Photos of Huge Crater
- Meet the Solar System's Dwarf Planets
August 21
- 'UFO' Over Chinese Airport Just an Unusual Cloud
August 19
- Lost Russian Communications Satellite Found in Wrong Orbit
- Cosmic Crashes May Give Habitable Planets the Boot
- New Report: Aliens Will Fix Global Warming ... Or Kill Us
- Best Time to Spot Neptune This Year Is Monday Night
- The Greatest Mysteries of Saturn's Moons
- Moon Teams Up With Bright Jupiter Tonight
- Synthetic Life Could Help Colonize Mars, Biologist Says
- Vegans on Mars? PETA Says Yes, Please
- NASA Tests Deep Space Capsule for Launch & Landing
August 18
- Astronauts Visit NYC's Future Space Shuttle Home
- NASA Video Shows Huge Sun Storm Grow to Engulf Earth
- Astronaut Beams First 3-D Video from Space Station
- Sunspot-Spotting Method May Improve Solar Storm Warnings
- Superfast Military Aircraft Hit Mach 20 Before Ocean Crash, DARPA Says
- China Loses Experimental Satellite in Rocket Launch Failure
- Dnepr Rocket Launches 7 New Satellites Into Earth Orbit
- Russia Loses Contact With Satellite After Rocket Launch
- Can Life Evolve From a Different Chemical Code?
August 17
- NYC Mayor Honors NASA's Last Space Shuttle Crew
- Meteorites Possible From Midwest US Fireball
- Moon May Be Younger Than You Think, Evidence Suggests
- Giant Space 'Blob' Glows Green From Galaxies Within
- Photos: Astronauts in NYC! Final Shuttle Crew's Big Apple Tour
- Comet Elenin: Biggest Questions (and Answers) From NASA
- Earth Isn't Expanding, Scientists Say
- Stephen Colbert Gets 'Space Nut' From Last Shuttle Astronauts
- Comet Elenin Poses No Threat to Earth, NASA Says
- Will We Be Able to Deflect an Earthbound Asteroid?
August 16
- Last Space Shuttle Crew Lands at NYC Museum With Huge Crowd
- NASA to Discuss Solar Storm Tracking Efforts Today
- China's First Space Lab Tiangong 1 May Launch Soon
- China Launches New Ocean-Watching Satellite
- Mt. Etna's Violent Bursts Spotted from Space
- Disney World Offers Hotel 'Tribute' for NASA Shuttle Workers
- When Galaxies Collide: A Q&A on Our Milky Way's Future
- Colliding Galaxies Offer Preview of Milky Way's Demise
- Mystery of Saturn Moon's Bizarre Giant Cloud Solved
August 15
- Vibrating Glove May Give Helping Hand to Astronauts & Surgeons
- Space Radar Captures Echoes of Meteor Shower
- NASA's Last Space Shuttle Crew Takes Manhattan This Week
- Photos: Sesame Street's Elmo Visits NASA
- Astronaut Snaps Spectacular Meteor Photo From Space
- The Greatest Mysteries of Saturn
- NASA Robot Landers Test Future Space Exploration Tech
- Dawn Spacecraft Begins Science Mission at Asteroid Vesta
August 13
- Perseid Meteor Shower Dazzles Skywatchers Despite Full Moon
- NASA Prepares Next Mars Rover for November Launch
August 12
- 'Dog Days' of Summer End With Dog Star's Sky Return
- Colliding Galaxies Form Exclamation Point in Space
- Chinese Rocket Launches New Satellite for Pakistan
- NASA Opens New Office for Deep Space Missions
- NASA Primes Twin Moon Gravity Probes for September Launch
- Historic Images: Two Shuttles Meet Nose to Nose
- Hubble Telescope Finds Glowing 'Necklace' in Space
- Perseid Meteor Shower Light Show Peaks Tonight
- Weird! Our Universe May Be a 'Multiverse,' Scientists Say
August 11
- 2 NASA Space Shuttles Meet Nose-to-Nose
- Coal-Black Alien Planet Is Darkest Ever Seen
- Superfast Military Aircraft Crashed in Pacific Ocean, DARPA Says
- Superfast Military Aircraft Lost in Test Flight
- Gallery: DARPA's Falcon Hypersonic Glider's Mach 20 Launch Test
- Space Junk Cleanup Poses Grand Challenge for 21st Century
- Jodie Foster Helps Revive SETI Search for Aliens
- NASA Sun-Watching Satellite Spots Comet Elenin in Deep Space
- Photos: Amazing Perseid Meteor Shower Displays
August 10
- More Than 1,000 Shuttle Workers to Lose Jobs This Month
- Astronauts Spy Beautiful Summer Day in NYC
- DARPA Readies Hypersonic Aircraft for Mach 20 Launch Test
- Massive Japan Quake Even Rattled Upper Atmosphere
- NASA Rover Arrives at Huge Mars Crater After 3-Year Trek
- Perseid Meteor Shower Competes With Full Moon on Friday
- NASA Picks 7 Private Spaceships for Trips to Edge of Space
- How Does the Sun Spark X-Class Solar Flares?
- Scientists Cook Up Jupiter's Atmosphere on Earth
- 'Fluffy' Spiral Galaxy Shines in New Photo
August 9
- Solar Storms Building Toward Peak in 2013, NASA Predicts
- NASA Rover Nears Rim of Giant Crater on Mars
- Sun Unleashes Largest Solar Flare in Years
- Potential Mars Water 'A Big Deal,' Scientists Say
- Moonless Earth Could Potentially Still Support Life, Study Finds
August 8
- Skywatching Events for August 2011
- Meteor Explosion Surprises Pacific Island Nation of Niue
- NASA Invests in Far-Out Space Tech for Future Missions
- Building Blocks of DNA Found in Meteorites from Space
- Perseid Meteor Shower: Best Times to Spot 'Shooting Stars' This Week
- Why Doesn't the International Space Station Have a Name?
- Nemesis No More? Comet-Hurling 'Death Star' Most Likely a Myth
August 6
- Boeing Needs Space Pilots for Spaceship & Rocket Test Flights
- Dazzling Northern Lights Possible for Northern US This Weekend
August 5
- NASA Wants Gas Stations In Space
- Art of Space: NASA Exhibit Launches Artist as Icon
- After 'Phenomenal' Launch to Jupiter, Long Wait Begins, Scientists Say
- Satellite Grappler Snags Top Space Business Prize
- Next Stop, Jupiter! Launch Photos of NASA's Juno Mission
- NASA Launches Spacecraft on Journey to Jupiter
- The Greatest Mysteries of Jupiter's Moons
- NASA to Launch Juno Mission to Jupiter Today
August 4
- Hints of Water Spark Fresh Hope for Life on Mars
- Target: Jupiter — Missions to the Solar System's Largest Planet
- FAQ: Significance of Liquid Water On Mars
- LEGO Figures Flying On NASA Jupiter Probe
- Mystery Lines on Mars Carved By Water, Study Suggests
- NASA's Juno Mission to Jupiter to Be Farthest Solar-Powered Trip
- Special Florida Events for NASA's Jupiter Probe Launch on Friday
- Private Spaceship Builder Wants to Go to Mars — To Save Humanity
August 3
- 3 Small, Icy Worlds Discovered in Pluto's Territory
- How to Spot Giant Asteroid Vesta in Night Sky This Week
- NASA's Juno Probe Promises to Send Best Ever Photos of Jupiter
- Spacewalking Cosmonauts Throw Amateur Radio Satellite Into Orbit
- Solar Flare May Spark Dazzling Northern Lights Displays Friday
- Earth Had Two Moons That Crashed to Form One, Study Suggests
- Spacewalkers' Amateur Satellite Toss Stalled at Space Station
- Russian Cosmonauts Begin Six-Hour Spacewalk
- NASA's New Juno Mission to Explore Jupiter's Mysteries
- 96 Hidden Star Clusters Discovered by Dust-Piercing Telescope
- Moon, Saturn & Star Form Last Evening Sky Triangle for Now
- Russian Cosmonauts to Take Spacewalk Today
- NASA Rover Drives 20 Miles on Mars
August 2
- Asteroid Vesta Home to 'Snowman' Made of Craters
- NASA Launches New Open Government Blog
- Crop-Circle Artists Becoming High Tech
- Photos: Our Changing Moon
- Debris From Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster Found in Texas
- NASA's Juno Mission to Jupiter Poised for Friday Launch
- Image of the Day: July 2011
- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Returns to Cast Critical Vote
- New Private Rocket's Launch Debut Delayed Two Months
- Shadowy Galaxy Has More Dark Matter Than Any Other Known
- Smiley Face on the Sun? New Video Shows All
- NASA Closes Historic Antenna Station That Tracked Every Space Shuttle Launch
- Seattle Space Needle Puts Free Spaceflight Up for Grabs
August 1
- Intense Solar Flare Erupts From the Sun
- Is Hollywood's 'Alien Fever' Inspired by Real Science Finds?
- NASA Spacecraft Shows Giant Asteroid Vesta Like Never Before
- Oxygen Molecules Discovered in Deep Space for First Time
- Amazing New Sun Photos from Space
- NASA Shuttle Fleet Finds New Life in Displays, Parts
- Hunting for 'Worms From Hell': One Reporter's Journey