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China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts take control of Tiangong space station (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China's outgoing Shenzhou 19 crew have handed over the reins of the Tiangong space station to a new set of astronauts.

Watch Atlas V rocket launch 1st big batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites today afer delay
By Mike Wall last updated
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon's first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites today (April 28), and you can watch it live.

The Outer Worlds 2: Release window, trailers, story details & everything else we know
By Fran Ruiz published
Space isn't safe from money-hungry corporations, and sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds 2 will play with that idea in 2025. Here's everything we know about Obsidian's sci-fi sequel.

Scientists find giant, hidden gas cloud only 300 light-years away: 'This cloud is literally glowing in the dark'
By Keith Cooper published
A newly found, huge cloud near our solar system probably won't form stars, but will rather disperse as part of a feedback cycle that regulates star formation.

NYT bestselling author Daniel Wilson's next book is 'Hole in the Sky,' an alien first contact story on a Cherokee reservation, and it's already been picked up by Netflix (interview)
By Jeff Spry published
'This really digs into two of my favorite things: where I'm from in Oklahoma, and robots and science fiction'

A failed Soviet Venus lander will fall back to Earth after being stranded for 53 years
By Leonard David published
A Venus lander launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 has been predicted to fall back to Earth some time in May.

What happens inside neutron stars, the universe's densest known objects?
By Paul Sutter published
Neutron stars are some of the weirdest cosmic objects, and the greatest mysteries lie deep in their hearts.

Astronomers gaze into 'dark nebula' 60 times the size of the solar system (video)
By Robert Lea published
Using the Dark Energy Camera astronomers have found a packed stellar nursery of infant stars in the dark nebula in the 180-light-year-wide Circinus West molecular cloud.

Lego Marvel Rocket & Baby Groot Minifigure set is now 20% cheaper in this Amazon Sci-Fi deal
By Paul Brett published
Deals This fantastic Lego set makes a great display piece but with movable limbs, it's fun for fueling youngsters' Marvel Universe imagination and it's rarely discounted, so grab it while you can.
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