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Astrophotographer captures Pleiades 'Seven Sisters' glowing through ghostly blue veil

Wispy nebula clouds can be seen reflecting the blue-white light of the Pleiades in the stunning amateur photo.

Space

Apple's Next Big Sci-Fi Franchise Teases Its Biggest Leap Yet

Getting to Titan is rough when things are on fire on Mars. But, in 'For All Mankind,' the next big mission is still happening.

Inverse

This SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch looks amazing from space in these wild satellite photos

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket flew for the first time in 18 months Wednesday (April 29), and a sharp-eyed satellite was watching.

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Welcome home! Artemis 2's Orion capsule returns to Florida after epic moon mission (photo)

Artemis 2's Orion capsule has returned to its Florida launch site, just three weeks after carrying four astronauts on a historic journey around the moon's far side.

Space

Donald Trump Claims He Would Have No Trouble Making It as an Astronaut, Citing His 'Very Good Physical Condition'

During a White House event honoring NASA's Artemis II crew, Trump joked about qualifying as an astronaut, overshadowing the crew's achievements

International Business Times UK

'The Martian' becomes real life: Meet 'Spudnik,' the space potato

Fuzzy, purple, and edible, Spudnik is a marvel.

Space

'I'm Physically Very Good': Trump Boasts He'd Have 'No Trouble' as Astronaut, NASA Reacts

During a White House briefing with the Artemis II crew, President Trump humorously suggested his own capabilities for space travel, overshadowing the event's focus on the astronauts' achievements.

International Business Times UK

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Trump hosts crew of historic Artemis mission: ‘I would have had no trouble making it’

The astronauts joined president in Oval Office for a press conference, and it wasn’t long before he praised himself

The Guardian - US

Trump invited the Artemis 2 moon astronauts to the White House. Here's what happened

President Trump hosted the Artemis 2 moon astronauts at the White House today (April 29), congratulating the quartet and musing about the possibility of going to space himself.

Space

SpaceX Approves Elon Musk Pay Package Linked to Mars Settlement Goal

SpaceX has approved a bold pay package for Elon Musk tied to reaching a $7.5 trillion valuation and building a permanent human colony on Mars.

International Business Times

James Webb Space Telescope's strange little red dots may really be 'black hole stars', X-ray data suggests

Finding X-rays coming from one of the little red dots discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope could be the key to answering what these weird objects truly are.

Space

Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches 32 Amazon internet satellites to orbit

Liftoff occurred at 4:57 a.m. EDT on Thursday (April 30).

Space

SpaceX rocket debris could slam into the moon: Here's what you need to know

Earth's moon is to be on the receiving end of a spent rocket stage in early August - the leftovers from a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch last year.

Space

Elon Musk gets an apology from California regulators as a SpaceX lawsuit is settled

California regulators apologized to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as they settled a lawsuit that claimed a state agency showed political bias against the rocket company and its chief executive

The Independent UK

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The cosmos wears a galactic sombrero | Space photo of the day for April 29, 2026

The Sombrero galaxy's name fits perfectly.

International Business Times UK

Mother of Titan Sub Victim Reveals All Remains Were Returned in a Mix of 'Slush' in Shoeboxes

The mother of a Titan sub victim has described how remains from the 2023 implosion were returned months later in small boxes, calling them a mix of 'slush' after DNA recovery efforts.

Space

Is Tatooine the norm? Planets may prefer living with two suns instead of one

New simulations suggest binary star systems may be ideal for planet formation, and may produce more gas giants than single-star systems.

The Independent UK

NASA's Artemis II moonship returns home to its launch site after historic voyage

The spacecraft that flew four astronauts around the moon is back where its record-breaking journey began

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Starbirth shuts down 40,000 light-years from the Milky Way's core — and astronomers don't know why

Astronomers have found the boundary of star formation in the Milky Way's spiral disk — and it's not as far out from the center of our galaxy as you might imagine.

Space

NASA chief Jared Isaacman says he's fighting for Pluto: 'I am very much in the camp of 'make Pluto a planet again'

Should Pluto be a bona fide planet again? NASA is working to "revisit the discussion" on Pluto's planethood status, according to agency chief Jared Isaacman.

Space

These astronauts are trying to uphold the US Constitution: 'We need to make sure that people are using facts and evidence'

When we build things on wonder, it naturally opens the mind.

Space

Artemis 3 SLS rocket's core stage arrives in Florida for 2027 launch (photo)

The core stage for NASA's Artemis 3 rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday (April 27), completing a barge journey of 900 miles (1,450 kilometers).

Space

Canadian astronaut Josh Kutryk finally flying to ISS after Boeing Starliner mishap: 'I'm committed to making the most of this unique opportunity'

Just two weeks after Canada made history on the Artemis 2 moon mission, Canadian astronaut Josh Kutryk was assigned to the upcoming Crew-13 mission to the ISS.

International Business Times UK

FBI Says No Proof of Link in Cases of Missing And Dead Scientists While NASA Says There Is No Threat

The FBI and NASA dismiss conspiracy theories linking missing and deceased US scientists, citing no evidence of coordinated targeting.

Space

Scientists learn how much baby stars in Orion weigh — by watching their dance moves

By peering deep inside Orion's star-forming gas clouds, radio astronomers have been able to directly measure the masses of young binary stars, confirming that our theoretical models are on the right lines.

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