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Europe's ExoMars parachute still experiencing problems in drop test

One of the main parachutes of the European ExoMars rover has suffered damage during the latest high altitude drop test, which took place a little over a year before the mission's scheduled launch.

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SpaceX rolls giant Super Heavy rocket to launch pad for testing (video)

The first true Super Heavy booster was rolled out of the high bay where it was stacked to a launch pad Thursday (July 1) at SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas.

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Queen Elizabeth II reviews Spire's Earth-observing satellites in Glasgow (photos)

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has learned about the benefits of satellite data in the battle against climate change during a visit to the Glasgow facilities of Earth observation company Spire.

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Space miners may use rockets to harvest the moon's water ice (video)

Three companies — Masten Space Systems, Lunar Outpost and Honeybee Robotics — are developing a new system that would use rockets to mine water ice on the moon.

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Top sci-fi movies and TV shows to watch on Amazon in July

Time to catch up on some long overdue sci-fi, so here's our handy guide to what's on.

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Russian Progress cargo ship docks at space station after two-day journey

An uncrewed Russian cargo spacecraft has arrived at the International Space Station after a two-day journey to deliver food, fuel and supplies for the orbiting outpost’s crew.

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Virgin Galactic says it will launch Richard Branson to space on July 11.

Billionaire Richard Branson is set to fly to space aboard Virgin Galactic's next flight, which could take off as soon as July 11.

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Virgin Galactic says it will launch Richard Branson to space on July 11

Billionaire Richard Branson is set to fly to space aboard Virgin Galactic's next flight, which could take off as soon as July 11.

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Transgender astronomers speak out about outdated name change policies

An open letter to a scientific journal has sparked a conversation around diversity, inclusion and safety in the astronomy community.

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Newly found mega comet may be the largest seen in recorded history

A giant comet found far out in the solar system may be 1,000 times more massive than a typical comet, making it potentially the largest ever found in modern times.

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Supermassive black holes could host giant, swirling gas 'tsunamis'

Could gas escaping the gravitational grasp of supermassive black holes be forming "tsunamis" in space?

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Chris Pratt tells of his love for sci-fi as 'The Tomorrow War' arrives on Amazon Prime Video

As Amazon Prime's newest sci-fi action blockbuster "The Tomorrow War" arrives on our screens, we spoke to stars Chris Pratt and Edwin Hodge about their love for science fiction.

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Smallest, densest white dwarf ever discovered packs the sun's mass into a moon-size stellar corpse

Astronomers may have discovered the smallest and heaviest white dwarf star ever seen, a smoldering ember about the size of our moon but 450,000 times more massive than Earth, a new study finds.

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NASA preparing to switch glitchy Hubble Space Telescope to backup hardware if needed

As NASA continues to diagnose a computer glitch on the Hubble Space Telescope, engineers are preparing to turn on backup hardware.

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The Cygnus spacecraft: Northrop Grumman's cargo ship

Information about Northrop Grumman's uncrewed Cygnus cargo vehicle.

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Blue Origin will fly female aviator Wally Funk, one of the Mercury 13, on 1st crewed launch

Aviator Wally Funk wanted to be an astronaut in the earliest days of spaceflight. Sixty years later, she'll finally go to space with Blue Origin on July 20.

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UAE's Hope Mars orbiter spots elusive aurora on Red Planet

The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Hope Mars mission made its first major finding just a couple months after arriving at the Red Planet when it snagged unprecedented observations of a tricky aurora.

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Best night sky events of July 2021 (stargazing maps)

See what's up in the night sky for July 2021, including stargazing events and the moon's phases, in this Space.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software.

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Many nearby Earth-size exoplanets could be hiding in plain sight

The universe is populated with stars that live in pairs, and these systems could mean double trouble for scientists wanting to find Earth-like planets.

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On its first try, China's Zhurong rover hit a Mars milestone that took NASA decades

China's Zhurong rover landed safely on Mars on May 15, making China only the third country to successfully land a rover on the red planet.

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Mars methane mystery may be starting to clear up

Scientists now seem to understand why the gas has been detected at ground level on Mars but not higher up in the air.

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