Last week was a great week for space-tourism pioneer Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) -- if a bit less great for Virgin Galactic stock. On July 11, Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson successfully flew to space and back aboard the VSS Unity spaceplane. In fact, over the five days since Branson completed his historic flight, Virgin Galactic shares have shed more than 36% of their share price. Read More...
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The Surprising Search for the Milky Way’s ‘Lost Children’
Wikimedia Commons reproduced under a Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0When most people think of “planets,” they probably imagine warm, rocky spheres, blanketed in air, and neatly circling some brightly shining star.In fact, it’s possible most planets don’t belong to a star. These rogue, free-floating planets—“FFPs,” in scientific parlance—chart lonely paths through the vast dark of interstellar space. Cold, dark, and alone.We know hardly anything about FFPs. It’s possible they’re the wandering survivor
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