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Virgin Galactic plans to start flying paying customers this year

Virgin Galactic's suborbital spaceliner is grounded at the moment, but the company is confident it'll be fully up and running by the end of the year.

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'Frozen in place' fossils reveal dinosaur-killing asteroid struck in spring

Spring is a time for budding flowers, tender green leaves and baby animals. But 66 million years ago, that gentle season instead brought mass death and carnage from Earth's catastrophic impact with a massive space rock.

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What was the Star of Bethlehem?

The Star of Bethlehem led the three wise men to Jesus' birth, according to the New Testament. But what was the Star of Bethlehem? There are several theories.

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Russian military could target satellites in Ukraine conflict, NRO chief warns: report

Commercial and government satellites could be targets of the Russian military as it seeks advantage in Ukraine, the head of the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office said.

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Is our universe a holographic projection? Scientists are using black holes and quantum computing to find out.

Scientists are using quantum computing to understand what's inside a black hole and test if our universe is a holographic projection.

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Rocket Lab aims to break in new launch pad with next space mission

Rocket Lab has finished work on the second pad at its New Zealand launch complex — and this newly built Pad B is set to host its first liftoff as early as Monday (Feb. 28).

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Cosmic detectives investigate the origins of Milky Way material

An analysis of light coming from hundreds of thousands of stars in our galaxy , the Milky Way, revealed where chunks of the galaxy came from.

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A giant Mars dust pile is sculpted by the wind in this photo by a European probe

An enormous dust deposit on Mars shows the power of Martian wind in a new image snapped from orbit.

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What is a 'morning star,' and what is an 'evening star'?

What is a "morning star," and what is an "evening star"? Aren't they all planets? Can a planet sometimes be both of those things, or neither? Here's the complete guide for understanding these stargazing terms.

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US launch providers eyeing Russia-Ukraine situation

The situation is sensitive and complicated, given that Russia is a key partner in the International Space Station and also supplies engines for two high-profile U.S. launch companies.

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European space partnerships with Russia face uncertain future amid Ukraine tension

What does the invasion in Ukraine mean for Europe's space partnership with Russia, and can business continue as usual despite European countries rolling out economic sanctions?

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Hubble telescope spots a 'Space Triangle' galaxy crash spawning new stars

A head-on collision between galaxies has created a vast, cosmic triangle in deep space glittering with star formation in a new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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IDW honors 'The Rocketeer' 40th anniversary with daring new comic book miniseries

IDW Publishing honors the 40th anniversary of Dave Stevens' "The Rocketeer" with a soaring miniseries starting this April.

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Can our brains help prove the universe is conscious?

Scientists have long pondered how matter in the universe gives rise to our subjective experience of reality and if consciousness could permeate space and time.

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Loop quantum gravity: Does space-time come in tiny chunks?

Quantum mechanics tells us that the forces of nature come in discrete, tiny chunks. Gravity, the bending of space-time, is a force. So is space-time quantized as well?

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Real shooting stars exist, but they aren't the streaks you see in a clear night sky

Some stars travel at high speeds through the universe and sometimes leave spectacular clouds of dust and gas in their wake.

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Petition calls for US government release of UFO videos

A new petition calls for the United States government to release to the public all unclassified videos of unidentified flying objects (UFOS).

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Can you build and manage orbital stations in Orbit.Industries?

The strategy game's open beta is available to play and you can build and manage your own orbital stations.

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NASA will update us all on its Artemis 1 moon mission Thursday. Here's how to follow it live.

NASA will give an update about its Artemis 1 moon mission on Thursday (Feb. 24), and you can tune in.

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The European Space Agency wants to be able to launch its own astronauts

The European Space Agency (ESA) is pushing for its members to back a program to allow it to independently send astronauts to space and set ambitious, long-term human exploration goals.

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'Tatooine-like' planet spotted from Earth points to future discoveries

A ground-based telescope's detection of a known Tatooine-like planet could herald new discoveries of similar planets, researchers say.

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