More than 13,700 people have signed a petition to NASA to name the space agency’s planned Lunar Gateway after Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who died last month at the age of 90.

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On This Day in Space! May 19, 2000: STS-101 launches with 1st 'Glass Cockpit'
On May 19, 2000, the space shuttle Atlantis launched with the very first "glass cockpit." See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!

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Author Alexander Freed's 'Alphabet Squadron' trilogy concludes with 'Star Wars: Victory's Price'
Yrica Quell and her rebel starfighter pilots are back for one more clash with the Empire's Shadow Wing.

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Distant star drowns its partner in gas, forming gorgeous 'Necklace Nebula'
NASA shared an image of the stunning Necklace Nebula, created by two stars locked in a dance of mutually assured destruction.

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Clouds of self-levitating soot might help halt global warming
A new geoengineering method using soot mixed with sunlight-reflecting particles that would rise into the stratosphere on their own creates new possibilities for geoengineering.

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UFO answers coming soon? US government to report on mysterious sightings
We could soon start getting answers to some vexing UFO questions.

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Pictures from space! Our image of the day
The sun sets above Jezero Crater on Mars in an image captured by the NASA Perseverance rover on May 17.

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NASA rocket launch sparks stunning green and violet clouds in night sky (photos)
A suborbital launch created violet and green lights in the sky this weekend in a larger effort to understand spaceborne energy transport.

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Atlas V rocket launches SBIRS Geo-5 missile warning satellite for US Space Force
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched a missile-warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force into orbit today (May 18), marking the first launch of the year for the company.

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Discovery Channel's 'Who Wants To Be An Astronaut' will launch a contest winner into orbit with Axiom Space
The Discovery Channel has teamed up with Axiom Space to launch a contest winner into orbit in a competition series "Who Wants To Be An Astronaut."

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Rocket Lab investigates launch failure, begins inspecting recovered booster
Rocket Lab is diving into two big jobs, one of which is much more pleasant than the other.

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Watch an Atlas V rocket launch US Space Force missile-warning satellite today
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch an Atlas V rocket into space today (May 18), and you can watch the action live online.

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Super Flower Blood Moon 2021: Where, when and how to see the supermoon lunar eclipse
On May 25-27, much of the world will see a lunar eclipse that coincides with the moon's closest approach to Earth — making it a "supermoon" eclipse that will turn the moon reddish.

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Scientists ponder how to get samples from Saturn's weird moon Titan
A concept of a sample-return mission to Saturn's moon Titan envisions using local lakes of hydrocarbons as a source of fuel to power the trip home.

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Solar Orbiter captures its 1st video of eruption on the sun
A sun-studying spacecraft nabbed its first footage of a solar outburst before its science mission has officially begun.

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Exclusive: Watch a deleted scene from 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 1 Blu-ray release
Boimler decides to break Starfleet rules in this funny deleted animatic sequence.

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What is the Big Bang Theory?
The Big Bang Theory explains how the universe began.

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China's newly landed Mars rover Zhurong likely to roll into action this weekend
China's first-ever Mars rover will roll into action on the Red Planet this weekend, if all goes according to plan.

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Atlas V rocket launch carrying Space Force missile-warning satellite delayed to Tuesday
United Launch Alliance scrubbed the launch of an Atlas V rocket today (May 17) due to an issue with the rocket's liquid oxygen system.

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