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Astronauts 'drop' space tool bag
Spacewalking astronauts working on the International Space Station lose a tool bag in orbit.

Shuttle docks with space station
Space Shuttle Endeavour docks with the International Space Station on an & #34;extreme make-over & #34; mission.

Endeavour space shuttle lifts off
The Nasa space shuttle Endeavour launches on a mission to refit the International Space Station.

Urine passes Nasa taste test
The space shuttle Endeavour is delivering a urine recycling device to the astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Exoplanets finally come into view
Two studies show the first direct images of planets outside our Solar System, including a three-planet system.

Is anybody listening out there?
Messages are beamed to a planet 20 light years from Earth in the hope they will reach intelligent alien life.

Scientists meet for alien summit
The search for alien life outside our solar system will be at the forefront of discussions by scientists.

Exoplanet 'circles normal star'
Astronomers unveil what may be the first picture of an extra-solar planet circling a normal star like our own Sun.

Sky survey yields new cosmic haul
Astronomers uncover a haul of new objects in our Solar System - including an unusual icy object.

Nasa Moonship flight target slips
Nasa has pushed back by a year its internal target date for flying the successor to the shuttle.

World watches total Sun eclipse
Large parts of the Northern Hemisphere have fallen into shadow under the path of a total eclipse of the Sun.

Your pictures: solar eclipse
A total eclipse of the sun has plunged part of the northern hemisphere into shadow.

Nasa reveals final shuttle dates
The US space agency fixes the dates of its last shuttle missions - with Endeavour making the final flight in May 2010.

Physics names winners and losers
UK physics and astronomy will spend nearly £2bn in the next three years, but some programmes face cuts.

Jodrell Bank future looks better
The future of eMerlin, an upgrade to the world-famous Jodrell Bank observatory, is starting to look brighter.

'Non-planet' Pluto gets new class
Astronomy's official naming organisation says objects like the former ninth planet should be known as & #34;plutoids & #34;

Nasa's eye on the 'violent cosmos'
A Nasa spacecraft set for launch in June will explore the Universe with & #34;gamma-ray glasses & #34;.

Tiniest extrasolar planet found
Astronomers have sighted the smallest extrasolar planet yet which orbits a & #34;normal & #34; star.

Record spin for newfound asteroid
The fastest spinning natural object in the Solar System is discovered by a British amateur astronomer.

'Black hole' in UK science funding
Newsnight's Susan Watts speaks to scientists who claim a funding shortfall is threatening research in the UK.