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It is an international dumping ground for derelict spacecraft, wreckage from colliding satellites, remains from mischievous anti-satellite testing, spent rocket stages, discarded lens caps and clamp bands, paint chips and, yes, at one point, even a lost-to-space tool bag. Full Story »

The revamped Hubble Space Telescope has spied what might be the oldest, most distant galaxies yet seen, astronomers announced today. Full Story »

The biggest black holes in the universe are also the most perplexing. Scientists have long been confused about just how the earliest, most massive black holes formed, but new evidence now suggests they could have originated inside giant cocoon-like stars. Full Story »

MOJAVE, Calif. – It was pre-sold as an "out of this world premier" – and you can't get more off-world than Virgin Galactic's Monday unveiling of a spaceliner built to whisk customers to the edge of space. Full Story »

Two months ago, NASA put out the call to its past and present employees: design a patch to symbolize the end of the space shuttle program coming to a close in 2010, and the chosen artwork will fly to orbit on one of the final flights. Full Story »

MOJAVE, Calif. – It has been pre-sold as an "out of this world premiere" – and you can't get more off-world than unveiling a spaceliner built to whisk customers to the edge of space. Full Story »

Unusual fluctuations in the brightness of older sun-like stars have long mystified astronomers, and new, detailed observations of the phenomenon have only deepened the mystery. Full Story »

MOJAVE, California – Today's planned unveiling of SpaceShipTwo here at the Mojave Air and Space Port is generating high-altitude hope and a good dose of hype for public space travel, yet there are those who wave an advisory flag. Full Story »

Skywatchers in Florida have two chances to spot the International Space Station fly high overhead in the next week. Full Story »

All is in readiness for next Monday's unveiling of SpaceShipTwo – the first-class space tourist's wonder machine at the core of the space tourism firm Virgin Galactic's suborbital fleet. Full Story »