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

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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What is the best time to see the Eta Aquariids meteor shower? Where and how can I see it in Australia?

This display caused by Earth passing through debris from Halley’s Comet will be most visible on Wednesday – but only if you’re up before dawn

The Guardian - AU

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

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

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

Space

Have scientists solved the mystery of gold’s origin in the universe?

A study gives clues to cosmic origin of gold and heavy elements, and they were created earlier than we thought.

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk gets approval for his new Texas city ‘Starbase’

Residents, primarily SpaceX employees, voted overwhelmingly in favor of the incorporation

The Independent UK

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

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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What would it be like living on Tatooine from 'Star Wars'? This exoplanet orbiting twin suns could tell us

Luke found life on Tatooine to be boring, but he should be glad, because as we have seen, binary stars have the potential to play all kinds of havoc on their orbiting circumbinary planets.

Space

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch site set to become Texas’ newest city

Texans near Boca Chica Beach went to the polls to vote on the measure that would incorporate the neighborhood and call it Starbase

The Independent UK

Astrophotographer captures the moon and Jupiter suspended above one of Europe's oldest lakes (photo)

Astrophotographer Riste Spiroski has captured a striking view of the moon and Jupiter in the sky over Lake Ohrid, one of Europe's deepest and most ancient lakes.

Space

A whole 'population' of minimoons may be lurking near Earth, researchers say

The discovery of 2024 PT5, a small, rocky body dubbed a "minimoon" during its discovery last year, hints at a hidden population of lunar fragments traveling near Earth.

Space

SpaceX workers in South Texas vote yes to create City of Starbase

Critics of Elon Musk and SpaceX say that a new city will give more power to a company they believe is harming the environment.

The Texas Tribune

Elon Musk’s company town: SpaceX employees vote to create ‘Starbase’

Residents – most of them SpaceX workers – in remote Texas community approve plan to create new city

The Guardian - US

Musk's Dreams For Starbase City In Texas Hang On Vote

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's dream of gaining city status for his SpaceX spaceport in the southern US state of Texas could become a reality on Saturday, with voters set to green light Starbase as a new municipality.

International Business Times

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Voters to decide if the Texas home of Elon Musk's SpaceX should become an official city: Starbase

Voters are deciding if the South Texas home of Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX will become an official city known as Starbase

Space

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.

Space

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.

International Business Times

Trump NASA Budget Prioritizes Moon, Mars Missions Over Research

President Donald Trump's proposed NASA budget released Friday puts crewed missions to the Moon and Mars front and center --- slashing science and climate programs as it seeks to shrink the agency's funding by nearly a quarter.

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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.

Space

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%."

Space

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.

Space

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.

Space

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.

Space

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.

Space

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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