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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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Doubts mount further over signs of alien life on K2-18b: ‘This is evidence of the scientific process at work’

May 1st, 2025 by me

An independent analysis of recent data from K2-18b casts doubt on claims of detecting alien life on the distant exoplanet.

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

May 1st, 2025 by me

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.

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

May 1st, 2025 by me

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

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A thousand stars are fleeing home in a hurry, and scientists don’t know why

May 1st, 2025 by me

Data from Europe’s Gaia spacecraft have revealed that a cluster of 1,000 stars is breaking up much faster than is normal, stumping astronomers.

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