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Russian cosmonauts move vital radiator for International Space Station in 5-hour spacewalk

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin completed a spacewalk to activate a radiator that they earlier helped relocate outside of the International Space Station.

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Europe's JUICE Jupiter probe fixes antenna glitch in deep space (video)

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE, deployed its Radar for Icy Moons Exploration antenna today (May 12) after more than three weeks of troubleshooting efforts.

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Private moon lander's launch with SpaceX delayed to this fall

Intuitive Machines plans to touch down at the south pole of the moon, but there will be a wait as it continues to ready its lander for the ambitious mission.

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UAE's ambitious asteroid mission will tour 7 space rocks

The United Arab Emirates is targeting seven different space rocks with its ambitious mission to the main asteroid belt.

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James Webb Space Telescope studies mysterious exoplanet with a possible watery past

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a closer look at a mysterious "mini-Neptune" that is like nothing found in the solar system and may have had a watery past.

Space

Saturn regains status as planet with most moons in solar system

Discovery of 62 new moons restores ringed planet’s lead after it was briefly overtaken by Jupiter

The Guardian - UK

Astronomers Discover the Dark Source of the Brightest Cosmic Blast Ever

AT2021lwx is outshining and outlasting supernovas by a big margin.

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Saturn reclaims 'moon king' title with 62 newfound satellites, bringing total to 145

Saturn is once again the solar system's "moon king," snatching the crown back from Jupiter after the discovery of 62 new moons. Saturn now has a whopping 145 known satellites.

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Don't miss Venus in the late night sky right now before it turns into a 'Morning Star'

Venus will begin staying out later and later in the coming weeks until it leaves the night sky to become a dazzling fixture in the predawn morning through the end of 2023.

Space

Don't miss the half-lit moon during its third quarter phase today

The moon will be in its third quarter phase on Friday, May 12, with its face half-lit, halfway between its fully illuminated full moon phase and its completely dark new moon phase.

Space

Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts perform spacewalk today

Two Russian cosmonauts will perform a roughly seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (May 12), and you can watch it live.

Space

2 'super-Earth' exoplanets spotted in habitable zone of nearby star

NASA's TESS spacecraft spotted two super-Earth planets as they crossed the face of their star within its 'habitable zone.'

Space

Enormous asteroid the size of 74 Conor McGregor's to 'slam into Earth's orbit' within hours

According to NASA, asteroid 2023 HT4 boasts an astonishing diameter of 130 meters. We have calculated this as roughly the same as 74 Conor McGregor's standing one on top of the other.

Irish Mirror

Astronomers spot the largest cosmic explosion ever seen

The explosion is more than 10 times brighter than any known supernova, research suggested

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Daily Mirror

Astronomers spot incredible cosmic explosion that is largest and brightest ever seen

Scientists led by the University of Southampton have spotted explosion AT2021lwx, which occurred nearly eight billion light years away

Al Jazeera

Astronomers identify largest cosmic explosion ever observed

The explosion – AT2021lwx – is a fireball 100 times the size of our Solar System and 10 times brighter than a supernova.

Space

Boom! Astronomers just watched the largest explosion in space rage for 3 years

The largest cosmic explosion ever seen by astronomers has been raging for three years and is ten times more powerful than a supernova. It may be driven by a black hole ripping apart a gas cloud.

The Guardian - UK

Astronomers capture largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed

Fireball ‘100 times the size of the solar system’ thought to have been caused by gas being sucked into supermassive black hole

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Curiosity rover finds water-carved 'book' rock on Mars (photo)

A book-shaped rock on Mars was likely carved by ancient water running through the area, scientists on NASA's Curiosity rover mission say.

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Perseverance rover spies signs of ancient raging rivers on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover has found evidence that a deep and fast-moving river once coursed through Mars' Jezero Crater, shaking up current ideas of past Red Planet water flow.

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1 million cosmic baby pictures form a vast star atlas for astronomers

The secrets of star formation are slowly coming to light in a huge new star atlas generated by astronomers, based on images of stellar nurseries.

Space

A powerful eruption on the sun could create widespread auroras tonight

A pair of eruptions seen on the sun might lead to a display of auroras for parts of the northern and central United States on May 11.

Inverse

Stunning Mosaics Piece Together Previously Unseen Details of Star Birth

Scientists peered into five stellar nurseries to uncover the secrets of star formation. The results could help answer questions about our own Solar System.

Space

Strange sounds recorded high in Earth's atmosphere have scientists baffled

A solar-powered balloon mission has detected a strange low-frequency sound from an unidentified source high in the air above Earth.

Space

Some mysterious 'fast radio bursts' may erupt from two-star systems

A new study has determined the most likely origin of one repeating fast radio burst to be a dense object — potentially a neutron star — with a binary companion.

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