Top news for December 21, 2008

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Scientists have spotted unexpected X- and C-shaped structures in the atmosphere. They are struggling to explain them

The moon's thin atmosphere is made by constant meteorite bombardment

On this day in space! Oct. 14, 1947: Chuck Yeager smashes the sound barrier.

SpaceX Crew-8 astronaut mission: Live updates

International Space Station: Live updates

Boeing Starliner 1st astronaut flight: Live updates

NASA Johnson Dedicates Dorothy Vaughan Center to Women of Apollo

David Keith Has an Idea to Slow Global Warming: Geoengineering

Joe Engle, Trailblazer as Test Pilot and an Astronaut, Dies at 91

An Egyptian mummy’s silent ‘scream’ might have been fixed at death