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Some ‘Star Wars’ stories have already become reality

Just 48 short years ago, movie director George Lucas used the phrase “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” as the opening to the first “Star Wars” movie, later labeled “Episode IV: A New Hope.” But at least four important aspects of the “Star Wars” saga are…

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NASA astronauts step outside space station to perform the 5th all-female spacewalk

An astronaut who missed out on the first all-female spacewalk is getting her chance six years later

The Independent UK

Asteroid Vesta is at its brightest this week. Here's how to find it in the night sky

Vesta won't reach opposition with Earth again until Oct. 13, 2026.

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James Webb Space Telescope captures thousands of galaxies in a cosmic 'feast' (image)

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope offers a "visual feast of galaxies," including objects billions of light years away and the most massive known galactic group.

Space

Trump’s tariffs: ‘It feels like Covid 2.0. So many things are getting disrupted’

Pittsburgh residents, workers and business owners react to the increasingly fraught trading reality now upending supply chains and hitting prices

The Guardian - UK

Watch 2 NASA astronauts perform the 5th-ever all-female spacewalk today

NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain will head outside the ISS at around 8 a.m. ET today (May 1) on history's fifth all-female spacewalk, and you can watch it live.

Space

Cyclones on Jupiter and a moon with flowing magma: NASA Juno probe's latest discoveries are awesome

NASA's mission to Jupiter has revealed new findings about the giant planet and its volcanic moon.

Space

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New Horizons' new map of the galaxy | Space photo of the day for April 30, 2025

This spectrograph map, generated from data collected by NASA's New Horizons probe, depicts the relatively uniform brightness of the ultraviolet "Lyman-alpha" background surrounding our Sun and its area of influence.

Space

NASA has used the US military for astronaut rescue for decades. So why ask private companies for help now?

NASA is asking private industry and academia for ideas for new rescue services for its astronauts on Earth in the event of emergencies.

Space

Oldest gold in the universe may finally have an explanation: 'It's answering one of the questions of the century'

Dead stars may have started churning out vast amounts of gold much earlier in the universe than previously thought, a new study hints. Powerful magnetar flares may be the reason.

LiveScience

John Lithgow to launch into life of Apollo 11 astronaut in new podcast 'BUZZ'

Having explored the 'third rock from the sun,' John Lithgow is heading for its moon. The actor is set to star in the new podcast "BUZZ" about the life of one of the first humans to land on the moon.

Space

David Tennant calls out Alex Jones for dropping huge 'spoiler' about his new reality show Genius Game

The Doctor Who star, 54, appeared on The One Show to chat to Jones and Angellica Bell about his new ITV competition series, Genius Game

Evening Standard

Robots: Facts about machines that can walk, talk or do tasks that humans can't (or won't)

Discover interesting facts about what defines robots, what they can do, and if they'll replace humans.

LiveScience

NASA engineer Ed Smylie, who led carbon dioxide fix on Apollo 13, dies at 95

It was about one in the morning, four hours after an explosion tore through the Apollo 13 spacecraft, when Ed Smylie realized they had to do something about the carbon dioxide.

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Senate committee advances Trump's nomination of Jared Isaacman for NASA Chief forward

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to forward Jared Isaacman's confirmation as the new NASA administrator.

Space

Tank for 1st Artemis touchdown on the moon | Space photo of the day for April 29, 2025

At NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, the liquid hydrogen tank for the Artemis 3 Space Launch System rocket was moved into the factory's final assembly area on April 22, 2025.

Space

The pursuit of truths: A letter on the boy who cried aliens (op-ed)

As scientists, we must not forget our collective direction: the pursuit of truths and our responsibility to share these truths — and only these truths — with humanity.

The Independent UK

Ben Affleck says the Armageddon commentary track is the ‘best work of his career’

‘I didn’t know any better than to be really honest,’ admitted the actor

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Pine Barrens ablaze as seen from orbit | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2025

Satellite imagery reveals scope of damage from one of the largest fires New Jersey has seen in decades.

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'I didn't look too good because I didn't feel too good': NASA astronaut Don Pettit explains why he seemed so unwell after landing (video)

Seventy-year-old NASA astronaut Don Pettit looked pretty peaked shortly after returning to Earth from the ISS this month. And he was pretty peaked — he'd just thrown up on the Kazakh steppe.

The Independent UK

Nasa’s oldest astronaut feels ‘30 years old again’ in space

Nasa’s oldest full-time astronaut is back home and doing well, a week after wrapping up a seven-month space mission

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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)

'This really digs into two of my favorite things: where I'm from in Oklahoma, and robots and science fiction'

The Independent UK

China says it is on track to put boots on Moon by 2030 as Nasa’s Artemis struggles with delay

Chinese spacecraft is slated to attain crewed flight capability by 2027 to 2028

The Independent UK

Nasa rover spots strange Martian rock that looks like ‘chocolate cake’

Rock formation resembles layered cake that has icing picked off

The Independent UK

Secretive Russian satellite appears to be spinning out of control

Cosmos 2553 is linked to Russia’s nuclear weapons program

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