Shuttle Endeavour blasts off
Endeavour and six astronauts rocketed into orbit Monday on what’s expected to be the last nighttime launch for the shuttle program, hauling a new room and observation deck for the International Space Station. Full Story

Hawking to visit Waterloo, Ont.
Stephen Hawking will conduct research at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ont., in June and July to make up for a visit he cancelled last summer due to illness. Full Story

Space station getting a bay window
Life has never been so good off the planet, and it's about to get better. Full Story

Comet-like object may be linked to dinosaur killer
Astronomers have found a comet-like object they believe was created by the collision of two asteroids, possible siblings of the rogue rock blamed for killing the dinosaurs millions of years ago. Full Story

Meteorite stirs ownership debate
An out-of-this world rock has become the centre of a down-to-earth dispute over who its rightful owner should be. Full Story

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