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A Soyuz rocket carried into space components for a European GPS system--but the bigger news was the launch site, the European Space Agency home in French Guiana. John Matson reports
A sub-satellite of the Saturnian moon would explain two of the most puzzling features of Iapetus. John Matson reports
The WISE spacecraft's census of near-Earth asteroids lowers the population of the big, bad ones. John Matson reports
China launches the unmanned Tiangong 1 later this week, setting up opportunities for docking and long-duration stays. John Matson reports
To evolve into our current solar system, the original version probably had a fifth gas giant, computer simulations indicate. John Matson reports
NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite will fall out of orbit soon, with large pieces perhaps reaching Earth's surface, according to NASA's Nick Johnson at a telephone press conference. John Matson reports
NASA will teach writers about space science and promote sci-fi novels in the hope of inspiring young readers to learn science and math and become part of the space workforce. John Matson reports
NASA's WISE satellite has found a Y dwarf star, cool enough to touch, that is the hub of the seventh closest star system to us. John Matson reports
Newly discovered exoplanet HD 85512 b could be hospitable to life. John Matson reports
Seven years into its three-month mission, the Mars rover Opportunity reaches Endeavour Crater, a possible geologic treasure trove. John Matson reports
A telescopic sky survey finds 14 previously unknown objects in and around the Kuiper Belt. John Matson reports
The space shuttle era is over, but a mission to Jupiter is next up on the launch pad. John Matson reports
A Hubble telescope search for dust rings around Pluto turned up a previously unknown moon. John Matson reports
NASA's Kepler mission's principal investigator, Bill Borucki, talks about the search for exoplanets that might be habitable. Part 2 of 2. John Matson reports
NASA's Kepler mission's principal investigator, Bill Borucki, talks about the search for exoplanets that might be in habitable zones around their stars. John Matson reports
