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Russia's new homegrown Soyuz 5 rocket aces debut launch

Russia launched its Soyuz 5 medium-lift rocket for the first time ever on Thursday (April 30), and things apparently went well.

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Online violence and deepfakes push women out of work, survey finds

About a quarter of women surveyed experienced anxiety and depression following online violence, such as cyberflashing and deepfakes

The Independent UK

Artemis 3 has been pushed to late 2027. Can NASA still land astronauts on the moon in 2028?

Artemis 3 slips to late 2027 as Starship and Blue Moon lag, delaying NASA’s lunar return timeline and jeopardizing a 2028 moon landing.

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US Space Force wants space-based missile interceptors for Golden Dome ready by 2028

The United States Space Force has created a new program to develop space-based missile interceptors, with the goal of being able to demonstrate their capability by 2028.

Space

Is Venus volcanically active? Big Hawaiian eruption in 2022 could help scientists find out

Evidence suggests that Venus is still volcanically active, and new data about a big eruption in Hawaii a few years ago could help scientists find out for sure.

Space

Meet the legendary heroes and villains of 'Masters of the Universe' (video)

'When we started visualizing this world, we wanted to do right by the fans'

Space

Astrophotographer captures Pleiades 'Seven Sisters' glowing through ghostly blue veil

Wispy nebula clouds can be seen reflecting the blue-white light of the Pleiades in the stunning amateur photo.

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This SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch looks amazing from space in these wild satellite photos

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket flew for the first time in 18 months Wednesday (April 29), and a sharp-eyed satellite was watching.

Space

Welcome home! Artemis 2's Orion capsule returns to Florida after epic moon mission (photo)

Artemis 2's Orion capsule has returned to its Florida launch site, just three weeks after carrying four astronauts on a historic journey around the moon's far side.

Space

An Amazon rainforest river from space | Space photo of the day for April 30, 2026

The Ucayali River snakes across the rainforest in this image captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir from the International Space Station.

Space

Scientists attempt to bring African antelope back from extinction after two centuries

Colossal Biosciences’ ’de-extinction’ programme aims to revive species such as the dire wolf, the woolly mammoth and the dodo

The Independent UK

'This is going to be what makes the Earth secure.' How one California company plans to protect us from dangerous asteroids

Exploration Labs has proposed the first commercial deep space ride share mission, known as Apophis EX, to rendezvous with potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis.

Space

'The Martian' becomes real life: Meet 'Spudnik,' the space potato

Fuzzy, purple, and edible, Spudnik is a marvel.

Space

Trump hosts crew of historic Artemis mission: ‘I would have had no trouble making it’

The astronauts joined president in Oval Office for a press conference, and it wasn’t long before he praised himself

The Guardian - US

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Knee surgery for cartilage damage does not benefit patients, study suggests

People with meniscus tears who underwent surgery had poorer knee function and worse osteoarthritis after 10 years than those who did not

Space

Trump invited the Artemis 2 moon astronauts to the White House. Here's what happened

President Trump hosted the Artemis 2 moon astronauts at the White House today (April 29), congratulating the quartet and musing about the possibility of going to space himself.

Space

Is Ben Mauro's 'Huxley' graphic novel universe the next big thing in sci-fi? (interview)

'It's exciting to see things come to life and see it grow and expand. It just makes me happy every day.'

Space

James Webb Space Telescope's strange little red dots may really be 'black hole stars', X-ray data suggests

Finding X-rays coming from one of the little red dots discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope could be the key to answering what these weird objects truly are.

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The Guardian - UK

Astrophysics wasn’t Carole Jordan’s only legacy

Letter: Gillian Morriss-Kay explains why she was also a formidable advocate for women

The Guardian - UK

Cause of falling fertility rates isn’t biological

Letters: Peter Foreshaw Brookes says economic conditions and smartphone usage (and its effects on coupling) are more likely causes

Space

Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches 32 Amazon internet satellites to orbit

Liftoff occurred at 4:57 a.m. EDT on Thursday (April 30).

Space

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 4 gets release date and trailer packed with space cowboys, black holes, and a T-rex

"We really think it's our best season yet."

Space

SpaceX rocket debris could slam into the moon: Here's what you need to know

Earth's moon is to be on the receiving end of a spent rocket stage in early August - the leftovers from a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch last year.

Space

The cosmos wears a galactic sombrero | Space photo of the day for April 29, 2026

The Sombrero galaxy's name fits perfectly.

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Help scientists find spacetime warps in these Euclid Space Telescope images

A new citizen science project invites the public to scan never-before-seen images from the Euclid Space Telescope in search of galaxies bending spacetime.

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