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Join our Space.com Forums giveaway to win a space shuttle Endeavour model!

You can win a scale model of NASA's space shuttle Endeavour or a sweet space t-shirt in Space.com Forum giveaway this month.

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Amazing Virgin Galactic video shows Richard Branson's Unity 22 crew soaring into space

New camera views from the cockpit and carrier launch plane follow Richard Branson on his debut flight on a Virgin Galactic spaceship.

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Russia's new Nauka module readied for launch to International Space Station

Russia's Nauka laboratory module is now slated to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 21.

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Apple TV+ delivers mindblowing new trailer for 'Foundation' sci-fi TV series

Isaac Asimov's seminal sci-fi saga, "Foundation," arrives on Apple TV+ with major stars, massive spaceships, and the tragic fall of a dynastic empire.

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Dozens of starless 'rogue' alien planets possibly spotted

Astronomers have spotted more strange "free-floating" planets that could roam deep space untethered to any star.

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These are the best astronomy images of 2021

The best astronomy photos of 2021 invite the eye upward and outward, bringing stunning views such as auroras above Earth and visions of a stellar nursery

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Can we explain dark matter by adding more dimensions to the universe?

Dark matter could be even weirder than anyone thought, say cosmologists who are suggesting this mysterious substance could interact with itself in a higher dimensional universe.

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Four ways artificial intelligence is helping us learn about the universe

The universe is getting bigger and so too is the amount of information we have about it.

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China could gain a monopoly on space stations. Here's what to expect.

After NASA decommissions the ISS, China's Tiangong will probably be the only functioning space station — until NASA launches its Lunar Gateway.

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With Virgin Galactic's launch of Richard Branson in the books, all eyes are on Blue Origin and Jeff Bezos

Richard Bransons' flight Sunday (July 11) was just the first of two planned billionaire spaceflights this month. Blue Origin boss Jeff Bezos is scheduled to fly on July 20.

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Elon Musk unveils SpaceX's newest drone ship for rocket landings at sea

The drone fleet used by SpaceX to catch falling rockets now has a third autonomous ship, whimsically called "A Shortfall of Gravitas."

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South African telescope captures stunning image of radio galaxy

A stunning new image from the South African MeerKAT telescope captures powerful radio emissions woven through space.

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14 years of solar eclipse chasing (and counting): a team travels the world to study solar wind

The solar system is bathing in a sea of charged particles that emanate from the sun, and one research team spent 14 years chasing solar eclipses to learn more about this stellar spray.

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Virgin Galactic teams with Omaze to raffle off 2 tickets to space to the public

Virgin Galactic will partner with a charity fundraising platform to offer the out-of-this-world opportunity.

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'Welcome to the dawn of a new space age,' Richard Branson says after Virgin Galactic flight

Virgin Galactic's newly minted astronauts are beyond thrilled following their journey to space on the company's first fully crewed spaceflight.

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From iron rain on exoplanets to lightning on Jupiter: four examples of alien weather

The continuing research with exoplanets involves trying to identify their atmospheric composition, specifically to answer the question of whether life could exist there.

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Werner Herzog documentary 'Last Exit: Space' coming to Discovery+ this year

There are more than 100 billion planets in the Milky Way. Could one of them be our new home?

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Virgin Galactic launches Richard Branson to space in 1st fully crewed flight of VSS Unity

Early this morning (July 11), billionaire Richard Branson and three other passengers briefly went to space for the first fully crewed spaceflight of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo spaceplane.

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The private Inspiration4 crew launching with SpaceX experience zero gravity for 1st time

Virgin Galactic's billionaire founder Richard Branson decided to bike to the launch pad at Spaceport America ahead of his long-awaited trip to space.

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This NASA-supported plant experiment will launch to space on Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 flight

Three tubes of plants will be among the experiments flying to space on Virgin Galactic's Unity space plane with the company's founder Richard Branson and his crew today (July 11).

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SpaceX's Elon Musk and celebrities cheer on Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 launch (video)

SpaceX's Elon Musk is among the high-profile people celebrating Branson's preparations for space.

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