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James Webb Space Telescope finds coldest exoplanet ever seen, and it orbits a dead star

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have confirmed the existence of the first known planet closely orbiting a dead star — offering new insights into how planets may evolve during the final stages of a star's life.

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SpaceX's Starbase becomes a new Texas city after landslide election

People who live near SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas voted on Saturday (May 3) to incorporate the Starship launch as a manufacturing hub as a city.

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Reshaping our return to the moon: Trump's 2026 budget gives Artemis a major facelift

The White House's proposed 2026 budget would reshape NASA's Artemis moon program, canceling the Gateway space station and retiring the SLS rocket and Orion capsule after two more flights.

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Experts alarmed as White House proposes 'largest single-year cut to NASA in American history'

"It would recklessly slash NASA’s science budget by 47%."

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Look up! How to see the Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2025 peak overnight on May 5-6

Eta Aquarids are known for leaving glowing debris trails in their wake.

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'Borderlands 4' shows off new planet Kairos in gameplay deep dive, and it's coming a week earlier than we expected (video)

Gearbox is ready to talk about what's new in Borderlands 4, and the new entry in the iconic sci-fi FPS-RPG series looks like a blast.

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Trump administration proposes slashing NASA budget by 24%

The White House's proposed 2026 budget cuts $6 billion in NASA funding and cancels Mars sample return and the Gateway moon-orbiting space station, among other projects.

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Gaze at a cluster of glowing galaxies | Space photo of the day for May 2, 2025

Galaxy cluster Abell 1489, as imaged by the International Gemini Observatory, contains more than 200 of the gravitationally-bound systems of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas and dust.

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SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 9th test flight (photo)

SpaceX conducted a static fire test of a Starship upper-stage vehicle this week, continuing to gear up for the megarocket's ninth test flight.

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New JWST observations of 'trans-Neptunian objects' could help reveal our solar system's past

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed surface ice methanol — a key building block for organic compounds necessary for life, including sugars — on trans-Neptunian objects.

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DARPA wants a spacecraft to search for water on the moon

DARPA (the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is looking for a private company to build spacecraft to orbit the moon and search for water.

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New images of Soviet Venus lander falling to Earth suggest its parachute may be out

The soon-to-reenter Soviet Cosmos 482 Venus probe is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery provides some interesting details.

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NASA just got the Orion spacecraft that will fly astronauts around the moon on Artemis 2 in 2026

Orion, the next spacecraft to fly humans around the moon, has been delivered to NASA for prelaunch preparations ahead of Artemis 2's planned 2026 liftoff.

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See the moon and Mars buzz a cosmic Beehive this weekend

The Red Planet will buzz the Beehive during May 4-5, with the moon joining the party on May 3.

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This strange bacteria aligns to Earth's magnetic field and needs friends to survive

A unique type of bacteria appears to have social groups — left alone, they'd die.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Space Coast on Thursday night (May 1), carrying 28 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.

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NASA still trying to revive silent Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter

NASA will keep trying for another six weeks to revive its water-hunting Lunar Trailblazer moon probe, which went silent a day after its Feb. 26 launch.

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Metroid games in order: Chronological and release

As we prepare for the arrival of Metroid Prime 4, here's the complete timeline of the entire Metroid series, in both chronological and release order.

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NASA astronauts prep ISS for new solar arrays on 5th-ever all-female spacewalk

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers conducted history's fifth all-female spacewalk on May 1, moving an antenna and partially preparing the ISS for a new set of solar arrays.

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FAA grounds Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket until failure investigation is complete

The Federal Aviation Administration is grounding Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket until the company completes an investigation into the vehicle's April 29 launch failure.

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Psyche spacecraft's sci-fi thrusters suffer glitch on way to metal-rich asteroid

There's an issue with the fuel line that feeds the Psyche asteroid probe's thrusters with xenon gas. But we needn't worry yet, NASA says.

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These 5000-year-old Egyptian coffins depict the Milky Way galaxy, astrophysicist says

A recent study on ancient Egyptian imagery suggests rare drawings of the sky goddess Nut represent the earliest visualization of the Milky Way galaxy's Great Rift.

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International Space Station fires thrusters to avoid Chinese rocket debris

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

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

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

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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