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    NASA Spacecraft Reveal Largest Crater in Solar System
    Frozen Water Confirmed on Mars
    Students Launch Rocket at White Sands
    Mars Lander Scoops Soil for Analysis
    LIGO Observations Probe the Dynamics of the Crab Pulsar

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    2008 Space and Astronomy News
        Mars Lander Puts Arm, Tools to Work
        New Measurements Reveal Slimmer Milky Way
        Vandenberg Launches Minuteman III
        Lockheed Martin to Build GPS III System
        NASA Briefings and TV Coverage Schedule for Phoenix Mars Landing
        Intense Testing Paved Phoenix Road to Mars
        Saturn Does the Wave in Upper Atmosphere
        Ocean Survey Spacecraft Arrives at Vandenberg
        Stalling Motor Plagues Mars Rover
        JPL Invites Public to Open House
        Boeing Selected to Launch WorldView-2
        NASA Sets Sights on Lunar Dust Mission
        CU to Launch Sounding Rocket Payload
        Vandenberg Launches Minuteman III
        Cassini Detects Organic Material at Enceladus
        Lieutenant's Experiment Flies on Shuttle
        Water Vapor Detected in Protoplanetary Disks
        Atlas V Launch a Success
        Asteroid's Moon to Occult Star
        Ames Tests Kepler Image Detectors
        Lunar Eclipse Visible for North America
        Saturn Has a 'Giant Sponge'
        Vandenberg Prepares for First Atlas V Launch
        Linked Hawaiian Telescopes Catch a Nova Surprise
        NASA Scientists Get First Images of Earth Flyby Asteroid
        Caltech Receives $24M for Space Institute
        Inspection Under Way at Vandenberg AFB
        SOFIA Completes Closed-Door Test Flight
    2007 Space and Astronomy News
        Catalina Sky Survey Discovers Space Rock that could Hit Mars
        USAF Weather Satellite Delivered to Vandenberg
        Keep Track of New Worlds: PlanetQuest 2.0
        Youthful Star Sprouts Planets Early
        Astronomers Say Moons Like Ours Are Uncommon
        NASA Tests Parachute for Ares Rockets
        Meteors Heat Up November Mornings
        Cosmic Ray Mystery Solved?
        NASA to Establish Lunar Science Institute
        7th Space Warning Squadron Guides Interceptor
        Solar Telescope Reaches 120,000 Feet
        NASA Extends Operations for Mars Rovers
        Spacecraft Tests Ion Engine
        Multiwavelength Images of Universe Available on Google Sky
        First Contact: Sputnik
        Missile Defense Exercise Successful
        Mission to Detect Black Holes Scheduled for 2011 Launch
        DigitalGlobe Successfully Launches Worldview-1
        NASA Collaborates with Russia on Foton-M3 Mission
        Caltech Astronomers Obtain Sharpest-Ever Pictures of the Heavens
        Gift Supports Automated Planet Finder
        Scientists Find Elusive Waves in Sun's Corona
        Palomar Sky Survey Featured in Google Sky
        Speeding-Bullet Star Leaves Enormous Streak Across Sky
        Astronauts to Study Bacterial Growth in Space
        Largest Extrasolar Planet Found
        Dreamy Lunar Eclipse
        Ball Aerospace Prepares to Ship WorldView I
        Star Spews Molecules Needed for Life
        START Exercise Preps Vandenberg for Inspectors' Visit
        NASA Awards Upper Stage Engine Contract for Ares Rockets
        Great Perseids
        Astronomers Find Most Distant Galaxies
        Hydrocarbons Found on Saturn Moon
        Mars Rover Ready For Descent Into Crater
        QuikSCAT Marks Eight Years in Orbit
        Nanotechnology Sensor Tested in Space
        Strong Evidence that Mars once had an Ocean
        Launch Preparations Underway at Vandenberg
        Mount Wilson Telescope Array Images Altair
        Running Rings Around the Galaxy
        CU-Boulder Selected for Sounding Rocket Payload
        U. of Colorado to Partner on Chile Infrared Telescope
        Adaptive Optics Pinpoints Supermassive Black Holes
        Extreme Winds Rule Exoplanet's Weather
        Mars Lander Delivered to NASA
        Aqua Satellite Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
        JPL Open House Announced
        Panel Releases Solar Cycle 24 Forecast
        Clock Counting Down for NASA Launch
        NASA to Study Clouds at Edge of Space
        NASA Finds Evidence for New Molecular Structure in Space
        Astronomers Invite Public to UA to 'Share the Stars' on Astronomy Day
        Long Wavelength Array Prototype Sees First Light
        Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
        Arizona Telescope to get Billion-Pixel Camera
        Vandenberg Launch to Exercise Massive Radar
        Kuiper-Belt Object was Broken by Massive Impact
        Spacecraft to Study Clouds at Edge of Space Arrives at Vandenberg
        Double-Star Systems Cycle Between Big and Small Blasts
        Airmen Receive Cutting-Edge Satellite Training
        Lunar Spacecraft Passes Critical Review
        Urban Glow Hides Stars, Disrupts Animal Life
        Spectra of Extra-Solar Planet Puzzles Astronomers
        Firms to Develop Innovative Space Insulation
        Cal Tech Announces Joint Search for Gravitational Waves
        Minuteman GPS Tracking System Flown
        Minuteman III Launched
        USAF Environmental Satellite Begins Operation
        Advanced EHF Payload Antennas Integrated
        DOE Supports UC Santa Cruz Dark Matter and Supernovae Research
        Ceremony Marks Minuteman III/MK21 Deployment
        Minuteman III Propulsion Contract Awarded
        Rocket Re-entry over Colorado and Wyoming

    2006 Space and Astronomy News
        NASA Teaches Old Rovers New Tricks
        NASA Data Helps Pinpoint Wildfire Threats
        Spitzer Detects Glow of Universe's First Objects
        Spacecraft Reads Clues in Mars Layers
        GeneSat-1 To Hitch Ride On Rocket
        Geminid Meteors Peak December 13-14: Special Presentation at Flandrau
        HiRISE Team Releasing Flood of Mars Images
        Mars Craft Goes Silent
        Milky Way's Dark Matter Halo Revealed
        Utah Rocket Motor Test
        Meteors Streak Into View This Weekend
        Satellite Sensor to Measure Airglow
        Delta IV Launch Successful
        Weather Satellite Ready for Launch
        Construction of WISE Satellite Approved
        Rocket Launch a Learning Experience
        Planet Hunters Wanted
        Griffith Observatory to Reopen
        California Astrophysicist Wins Nobel Prize
        Mars Rover Arrives at Dramatic Vista
        Titan IV Solid Rocket Motors Destroyed
        Mars Radar Ready for Work
        Massive Solar Arrays Installed on Space Station
        Jupiter-Sized Planet Found Using Novel Telescope Network
        Vandenberg Supports Missile Defense Test
        Huge Black Holes Stifle Star Formation
        Minor Planet Named After UCSD Dean
        Network Leads Astronomers to Major Discoveries
        Mercury's Morning Show
        Cassini Finds Lakes on Titan's Arctic Region
        NASA Partners with AirLaunch
        Vandenberg Launches Minuteman III
        Southern California Astronomy Exposition
        Raytheon Selected for GPS Receiver Development
        NASA Satellites Find Balance in South America's Water Cycle
        University to Build Telescope in Southern Utah
        Historic New Mexico Launch Scheduled
        Globemaster Airdrops Falcon Small Launch Vehicle
        Minuteman III Launch
        Huge Amateur Radio CubeSat Launch Set for June 28
        Lockheed Martin-Developed U.S. Navy Tracking Antenna Supports Minuteman III Flight Test
        Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Passes Conceptual Design Review
        Saturn's Moon Enceladus May Have Rolled Over To Put A Hot Spot At The Pole
        New Space Observations Poised to Save Lives from Floods, Landslides
        Astrophysicists Discover 'Compact Jets' From Neutron Star
        Rocketdyne Engine Selected for Cargo Vehicle
        A Ruler To Measure The Universe
        JPL Open House: An Invitation to Explore New Worlds
        The Year's Brightest Comet
        Powerful CARMA Brings Cool, Far Out Astrophysics More in Focus
        Boeing Delta II Lifts NASA Spacecraft to Orbit
        AFSPC Celebrates 10 Years of MSX
        U.S.-Taiwan Satellite Constellation to Launch
        Spitzer Finds Hints of Pulsar Planet Formation
        NSF Funds Telescope Upgrade
        Mini-Comets Approaching Earth
        Scientists Issue Solar Forecast
        Orbiter Nears Red Planet
        MSU Rocket Roars into Space
        Hunting for Exploding Stars
        Center Dedicated to Save Meteorites
        SuitSat
        Solar Physicists Report Paradox
        3,2,1 ... Blastoff! Vandenberg Preps for Another Year of Flawless Launches
        Sky Survey Tops 2005 Discoveries
        Search for Interstellar Dust
        Advanced Instrument Delivered

    2005 Space and Astronomy News
        Student-Built Instrument To Monitor Dust
        NASA Prepares for Stardust Return
        Wings Keep Minuteman Ready
        Rockwell Components Enroute to Mars
        Hunting Antarctic Meteorites
        Vandenberg Launches Final Titan IV
        Mars Doubles in Brightness
        Satellites to Study Clouds and Aerosols
        Minuteman III Launch Scheduled
        Vandenberg to Launch Minuteman III
        X-15 Pilots Receive Astronaut Wings
        Minuteman III Launch
        Grants Awarded to NEO Spotters
        Vandenberg Aids in Discovery Landing
        Mars Probe Ready for Launch
        It Came From Outer Space
        Clue to Glowing X-Ray Sky Found
        Scientists Discover Tenth Planet
        Spitzer Finds Life Components
        Minuteman III Launch
        Columbia's Last Flight Formed Antarctic Clouds
        Deep Impact Coverage
        UA Set to Cast First Mirror for World's Largest Telescope
        Watch the First Solar Sail Fly Overhead!
        Astronomers Discover Most Earth-Like Extrasolar Planet Yet
        Weather Satellite Delivered to Launch Site
        Atlas V Team Achieves Milestone
        Worldwide Network to Track Solar Sail Spacecraft
        Voyager Enters Solar System's Final Frontier
        Cloudsat Arrives at Launch Site
        NASA & NOAA to Launch Environmental Satellite
        Minuteman III Launch
        Genesis Researchers Optimistic
        Signs of Alien Asteroid Belt Seen
        Friday Occultation
        Minotaur Launch Scheduled
        Atlas Rocket Motor Tested
        Quasars Provide Core Samples of Universe
        Minuteman Launch Rescheduled
        Wednesday Minuteman Launch
        Cassini Finds an Atmosphere on Enceladus
        CloudSat Concludes Environmental Testing
        Dryden Assists Shuttle Return to Flight
        Mars Rovers Continue Exploration
        Atlas V Arrives at Vandenberg
        NASA Helps Measure Titan Winds
        NOAA Satellites Assist In Rescues
        Team Measures Arctic Atmosphere
        Rover Finds Meteorite on Mars
        Portrait of a Star on Edge
        Iapetus' Bulging Waistline
        Shuttle Mapping Mission Finale

    2004 Space and Astronomy News
        Cassini Mission Status
        Probe Set to Detach From Cassini
        Aura Sheds Light on Air Quality
        NMSU Satellites to Launch Friday
        Colfax Comet on the Way
        Wetland Changes Affect Florida Freezes
        Solar Sail Launch Scheduled
        Cassini Peeks Below Titan's Clouds
        Minuteman III Communications Improved
        New Telescope Passes Milestones
        Engineers Studying Mars Rover Problem
        Advanced EHF Technology Demonstrated
        X-43A Captive Carry Rescheduled
        SpaceX to Demonstrate Responsive Launch
        Genesis Salvage Efforts Continue
        Minuteman Launch Scheduled
        First Light for Airborne Observatory
        Genesis Impacts Utah Desert
        Satellites Detect Glow from Plankton
        Groundbreaking for Cosmic Ray Project
        Martian Bedrock Hints at Watery Past
        Solar Sail Craft Achieves Milestone
        New Class of Cosmic Explosion Identified
        MESSENGER Viewing Opportunity
        Friday Minuteman III Launch
        Peacekeeper Launch this Wednesday
        DART Arrives at Vandenberg
        Delta II/Aura Launch Rescheduled
        AURA Launch Coverage
        Cassini Arrives at Saturn
        NASA Announces Cassini Coverage
        Historic Flight Slated for Tomorrow
        Mars Rovers going the Extra Mile
        Shuttle Rocket Motor Tested
        Cassini Nears Phoebe
        SPEAR Images Supernova Shock Wave
        Historic Launch Attempt Scheduled
        Earthshine Reveals Climate Fluctuations
        Adaptive Optics Research Reaches the Stars
        Taurus/ROCSAT-2 Launch on Schedule
        Mars Rover Inspects Stone Ejected from Crater
        Searching for ET at Home
        Evidence of Meteor Impact Found off Australia
        X-15 Astronaut Honored with Desert Memorial
        Genesis Spacecraft on Final Lap Toward Home
        Mars Rovers Finish Primary Mission
        JPL Announces Open House
        Gravity Probe B Launched
        Arctic Sea Ice Study May Stir Up Climate Models
        First Aerospike Engine Flight Successful
        Mars Rover Finds Rock Resembling Meteorites
        X-43 Flight Produces Treasure Trove of Data
        Gravity Probe B to Test Einstein
        Spirit Finds Hints of Past Water
        NASA's X-43A Hypersonic Aircraft Ready for Flight
        Vandenberg AFB to Launch Minuteman III
        "Fab Five" Make Rare Appearance in Night Sky
        Vandenberg Payload Reveals Benefits of Santa Anas
        ICESat Instrument Verified
        Lockheed Martin Plays Role in Comet Mission
        Scientists Discover New Planetoid
        Mars Rover Pictures Raise "Blueberry Muffin" Questions
        X-43A Completes Captive-Carry Flight
        Cassini Mission Status
        Lecture to Focus on Venus Transit
        Rover Lowers Wheels, Looks Around in Infrared
        Vandenberg Launches Booster

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