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 | Bundle up, and watch shooting stars streak across the sky. By Michael E. Bakich
Published: December 29, 2005 |
 | With a direct test, scientists have proven Einstein's famous equation is right. By Liz Kruesi
Published: December 29, 2005 |
 | The Hubble Space Telescope images two additional moons and two faint new outer rings, for a total of 27 moons and two complex ring systems. By Laura Layton
Published: December 28, 2005 |
 | Launched in February 1999, NASA's Stardust spacecraft will soon return to Earth with comet samples. By Jeremy McGovern
Published: December 22, 2005 |
 | The New Horizons mission aims to get a good look at the solar system's most distant reaches. By Laura Layton
Published: December 21, 2005 |
 | A surprise flash greeted NASA scientists when they reviewed a video tape of the lunar surface. By Matt Quandt
Published: December 19, 2005 |
 | A newly discovered Kuiper Belt object may be a captured planet from another star system. By Laura Layton
Published: December 15, 2005 |
 | Scientists hope a return mission to Jupiter will answer their questions. By Michael Carroll
Published: December 15, 2005 |
 | Mars Express instrument discovers evidence of past water on Red Planet. By Bruce Moomaw
Published: December 14, 2005 |
 | Still collecting data after 2 years on Mars, the twin rovers prepare for their second winter. By Bruce Moomaw
Published: December 9, 2005 |
 | A water jet on the small moon Enceladus feeds material into Saturn's E ring.
Bas den Hond
Published: December 8, 2005 |
 | A new method to measure Earth's ionosphere could alert GPS users to signal failure.
Bas den Hond
Published: December 7, 2005 |
 | A new Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image reveals the Crab Nebula in unprecedented detail. By Matt Quandt
Published: December 6, 2005 |
 | After observing the Sun for a decade, the spacecraft is a model of reliability and productivity. By Jeremy McGovern
Published: December 2, 2005 |
 | The Huygens spacecraft landed on Saturn's moon Titan 11 months ago. Scientists are now beginning to understand this extraordinary world with its thick atmosphere and geologically active surface. By Richard Talcott
Published: December 1, 2005 |
 | The Cassini spacecraft's camera captures a fine spray of water ice emanating from the surface of a geologically active saturnian moon. By Richard Talcott
Published: December 1, 2005 |
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