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Archive for May, 2025

International Space Station fires thrusters to avoid Chinese rocket debris

May 2nd, 2025 by me

A Russian cargo ship docked to the International Space Station fired its thrusters Wednesday (April 30) to distance itself from passing piece of orbital space debris.

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See Saturn and Venus flank ghostly Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on May 2

May 1st, 2025 by me

Before Saturn and Neptune team up to leave Venus in the dust later in the month.

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ISS astronaut shares recipe for a ‘ranger’ burger | Space photo of the day for May 1, 2025

May 1st, 2025 by me

Stacking wheat snack bread, beef steak, cheese spread, potatoes au gratin and gochujang red pepper paste, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim creates his take on a “ranger” burger on the space station.

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The 10 best sci-fi TV shows of the 1970s

May 1st, 2025 by me

From ‘Space: 1999’ and ‘Battlestar Galactica’ to ‘UFO’ and ‘Mork & Mindy,’ the 1970s might be the best decade of sci-fi TV yet!

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Evidence of controversial Planet 9 uncovered in sky surveys taken 23 years apart

May 1st, 2025 by me

An object seen to have moved in the time between when it was imaged by the IRAS and AKARI surveys in 1983 and 2006 respectively could be Planet Nine.

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

May 1st, 2025 by me

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)

May 1st, 2025 by me

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.

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The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks May 6. Here’s what to expect from the ‘crumbs’ of Halley’s Comet

May 1st, 2025 by me

The annual Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower is due to peak on the morning of May 6. thanks to debris left by the famous Halley’s Comet.

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