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In The Stars: 2,000 New Asteroids Found In Old Files

Astronomers have unearthed traces of nearly 2,000 new asteroids found by the Hubble Space Telescope but hidden in its files for 20 years.

Zenger

Did you see the Super Flower Blood Moon last night? It was stunning

South America and much of the continental United States had the best view of Sunday night's lunar eclipse, which lasted nearly five hours.

WEKU

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Red moon: How to watch the total lunar eclipse tonight

Eclipse will begin on Sunday evening

The Independent UK

Humans have big plans for mining in space – but there are many things holding us back

Like Earth, planetary bodies such as the Moon, Mars, asteroids and comets contain substantial deposits of valuable resources. This has caught the attention of both researchers and industry, with hopes of one day mining them to support a space economy.

The Conversation

Super Blood Moon to be visible in the UK tonight as total lunar eclipse occurs

The overnight total lunar eclipse is expected to begin at 3:27am on May 16

Nottingham Post

"Cambridge, we have a problem"

"Cambridge, we have a problem" doesn't quite have the same ring to it

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How do astronomers find exoplanets? 5 of the best methods, explained

With 5000+ exoplanets out there, not all detection methods are built the same.

Inverse

Lunar law: Canada can now prosecute crimes committed on the Moon

The issue of space law came up in 2019, but Canada is getting a leg up in advance of human settlement on the Moon.

Inverse

Meet the former Nazi rocket scientist who all too accurately saw the future

As well as serving in the SS and a second act as a Nasa engineer, Wernher von Braun wrote a Martian sci-fi novel with a prescient twist…

The Guardian - UK

NASA's ailing Mars lander captures the biggest Marsquake yet

While Insight may soon go offline, Mars decided to give it at least one last show, jolting the craft with a 5.0 magnitude marsquake

Inverse

Scientists successfully grow plants in soil from the moon

The study makes use of lunar soil samples collected from Apollo 11, 12 and 17.

WEKU

Jupiter: Facts about the biggest planet in our solar system

Discover interesting facts about Jupiter, its many moons, and whether the gas giant and its moons could host extraterrestrial life

LiveScience

Total lunar eclipse will be visible in Chicago Sunday night during blood-red ‘eclipse for the Americas’

Around the city and suburbs, a partial eclipse will be visible beginning at 9:27 p.m. Sunday, with the total phase starting at 10:29 p.m. and its peak at 11:11 pm., according to the Adler Planetarium.

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About half the US population will likely miss out on the lunar eclipse Sunday night

PHILADELPHIA — Clouds and showers are poised to spoil not only another weekend in the Eastern United States, they are likely to ruin one of the year’s most anticipated astronomical events — a total lunar eclipse Sunday night into early Monday.

The Independent UK

Moon goes blood red this weekend: 'Eclipse for the Americas'

A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America

Inverse

Once a year, we get closer to NASA's Voyagers — here's why

They aren't going backward — we're just going forward. Our orbit to the Sun makes us closer to our large adult sons.

Mic

We’re growing plants in moon dirt now

Scientists took soil first collected during the Apollo moon missions and managed to get plants to sprout.

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Rare spectacular blood moon total lunar eclipse seen this weekend

Full 'Flower Moon' coincides with a total lunar eclipse

Wales Online

New NASA picture from surface of Mars shows 'doorway' on Red Planet

Image comes as the US Congress prepares to hold an open hearing about UFOs

Daily Record

NASA says asteroid taller than Empire State Building to pass by Earth this weekend

The rock, dubbed a 'Potentially Hazardous Asteroid' by NASA, is whizzing by the planet on Sunday.

Axios

21 federal agencies are monitoring Ukraine war's environmental toll

Ukraine requested assistance in creating a "before" and "after" view of its environment.

Wales Online

Asteroid larger than Empire State building will pass Earth this weekend

NASA has designated the rock, called 388945 (2008 TZ3), a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid because of its relative proximity to Earth

Zenger

Scientists Capture First-Ever Image Of ‘Unseeable’ Black Hole

Milky Way phenomenon said to be 4 million times bigger than the sun.

The Hindu

Scientists successfully grow plants in moon soil for first time

In a boast to future Moon settlements, NASA planted seeds of a diminutive flowering weed called Arabidopsis thaliana in the soil from the moon – samples of which were retrieved during the NASA missions in 1969 and 1972 – has sprouted

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