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Old Soviet Venus lander's fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash. Here's why

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus probe will fall back to Earth from orbit soon, and it may well make it to the ground in one piece.

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Sun unleashes jaw-dropping filament eruption — but Earth dodges the blast (photo)

GOES-19 satellite captures breathtaking footage as a towering solar filament erupts over the sun's eastern limb.

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3D-print a realistic supernova remnant with NASA's new models of Chandra X-ray images

New 3D-printable models of Chandra X-ray Observatory images will allow you to hold a star in your hands and touch a supernova remnant.

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Lunar laser: China makes 1st daytime laser-ranging measurement from Earth to the moon

China has achieved a milestone feat, making the first-ever laser ranging measurement from Earth to the moon during the daytime.

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Belgian artist of 'Fallen Astronaut' figurine on the moon dies at 99

A Belgian sculptor credited with the "Fallen Astronaut" figurine left on the surface of the moon in 1971 has now fallen himself. Paul Van Hoeydonck died on May 3, at his home in Antwerp.

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Venus, Saturn and Neptune align in the predawn sky this week: Here's how to spot them

A treat for the early risers out there.

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Japan's Resilience moon lander arrives in lunar orbit ahead of June 5 touchdown

Japan's private Resilience lunar lander arrived in orbit around the moon on Tuesday (May 6), a month ahead of its planned touchdown try.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Space Coast on Tuesday night (May 6), carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.

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SpaceX gets FAA approval for 25 Starship launches per year

The FAA has approved SpaceX's request to increase the maximum number of Starship launches from its Starbase site in South Texas per year from five to 25.

Space

See what it's like to witness Earth's poles from space in this stunning 4-hour SpaceX video

SpaceX's Fram2 captured stunning views of the Earth as the mission's private astronauts became the first to orbit over the planet's polar regions.

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Asteroid Vesta could be a fragment of a solar system planet, but which one?

The interior of asteroid Vesta has been shown not to be a protoplanet after all, meaning that new explanations for its origin are needed.

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Rooms and a view | Space photo of the day for May 6, 2025

NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 crew member Nichole Ayers took this photo of the forward portion of the International Space Station on May 1, 2025.

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Elon Musk Tells FOX Host That Mars Mission is 'Insurance' For Human Life, Predicts The Sun Will Eventually Destroy Earth

Elon Musk called Mars colonization "life insurance" for humanity in a Fox News interview, warning that Earth will eventually be destroyed by the sun.

Latin Times

Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2025 delights stargazers around the world with dramatic shooting stars (photos)

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaked on May 5-6, and the astrophotography community were there to watch it unfold.

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'Right now, we are in what has to be a Golden Age of asteroid exploration.' Scientists celebrate NASA's latest space rock flyby

Asteroid experts are pondering the scientific output from the NASA Lucy spacecraft after it shot by its celestial destination, the main belt asteroid named Donaldjohanson.

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NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket gets 2nd stage even as Trump tries to scrap Space Launch System (photos)

NASA's next moon rocket is stacking higher at the Kennedy Space Center, as the interim cryogenic propulsion stage is added to the launch vehicle.

Space

New US Space Force documentary 'Always Above' lands in planetariums

A new 12-minute U.S. Space Force documentary called "Always Above" will be featured in planetariums throughout the country beginning on Friday, May 2, 2025.

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Hubble spies a skewed spiral galaxy | Space photo of the day for May 5, 2025

Arp 184 or NGC 1961, a skewed or "peculiar" spiral galaxy, is still stunning in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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What is the best time to see the Eta Aquariids meteor shower? Where and how can I see it in Australia?

This display caused by Earth passing through debris from Halley’s Comet will be most visible on Wednesday – but only if you’re up before dawn

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A giant crater on the moon may hold remnants of an ancient magma ocean. Artemis astronauts could bring home samples of it

Crewmembers on upcoming Artemis missions could potentially return samples from the moon's mantle back to Earth, providing insight into the final stages of lunar formation.

Space

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks tonight: Here's how to see fragments of Halley's comet burn up in the atmosphere

Crack out the deck chairs, we're going Eta Aquarid meteor hunting. Here's when and where to look.

Al Jazeera

Have scientists solved the mystery of gold’s origin in the universe?

A study gives clues to cosmic origin of gold and heavy elements, and they were created earlier than we thought.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk gets approval for his new Texas city ‘Starbase’

Residents, primarily SpaceX employees, voted overwhelmingly in favor of the incorporation

Space

What time is it on the moon? US House space committee wants a standard lunar clock

Time moves faster on the moon, and now we're one step closer to getting a lunar time zone to keep track of it.

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What would it be like living on Tatooine from 'Star Wars'? This exoplanet orbiting twin suns could tell us

Luke found life on Tatooine to be boring, but he should be glad, because as we have seen, binary stars have the potential to play all kinds of havoc on their orbiting circumbinary planets.

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