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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

Submit on Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 17:11

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)

Submit on Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 03:11

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.

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20 years ago, ‘Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith’ hit theaters… but 2 weeks earlier, the tie-in game had already spoiled the ending

Submit on Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 01:11

2005 was a fantastic year for original Star Wars video games, but Revenge of the Sith’s direct adaptation, quirks and all, shouldn’t be forgotten.

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

Submit on Monday, May 5th, 2025 23:11

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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New US Space Force documentary ‘Always Above’ lands in planetariums

Submit on Monday, May 5th, 2025 23:11

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

Submit on Monday, May 5th, 2025 21:11

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.

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

Submit on Monday, May 5th, 2025 20:11

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

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

Submit on Monday, May 5th, 2025 17:11

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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