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• Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse: Is it the 1st of 4 supermoons?

  13-05-2022 22:58 via space.com
  
  Retired NASA eclipse scientist Fred Espenak has been watching the night sky ever since he was eight years old, and plans once again to look up for the forthcoming lunar eclipse Sunday (May 15).
  
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• NASA astronaut floats on the space station with Earth in the background (photo)

  13-05-2022 20:51 via space.com
  
  NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is seen floating above Earth in a new photo from the International Space Station.
  
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• Satellites watch devastating fires blaze across northern New Mexico

  13-05-2022 19:58 via space.com
  
  Devastating wildfires in New Mexico fueled by high winds are visible from space.
  
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• Why does the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse?

  13-05-2022 19:08 via space.com
  
  During the so-called Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse, the face of the moon will turn a brick-red hue. Here's why.
  
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• Scientists grow 1st plants in moon soil

  13-05-2022 19:00 via space.com
  
  More than 50 years after the first Apollo samples were brought to Earth, scientists have successfully grown plants in lunar soil for the first time.
  
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• Binoculars deals: The best discounts and savings available

  13-05-2022 18:52 via space.com
  
  We've scoured the internet to find the best binoculars deals, with picks from the likes of Celestron, Nikon and more.
  
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• World's most powerful heavy-ion collider to go online this week

  13-05-2022 17:00 via space.com
  
  The collider cost $730 million and is many decades in the making
  
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• New study indicates limited water circulation late in the history of Mars

  13-05-2022 16:34
  A research team has investigated a meteorite from Mars using neutron and X-ray tomography. The technology, which will probably be used when NASA examines samples from the Red Planet in 2030, showed that the meteorite had limited exposure to water, thus making life at that specific time and place unlikely.
  
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• Microbes on Earth's seafloor may aid the search for alien life

  13-05-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  Microorganisms living on a large slab of ancient seafloor in the Persian Gulf may reveal clues about life on other planets.
  
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• Best Marvel movies, ranked

  13-05-2022 13:15 via space.com
  
  Not all superheroes films were created equal… discover the best Marvel movies of all time and see if your favorites made our top 15 ranked list
  
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• Alpha particles and alpha radiation: Explained

  13-05-2022 12:32 via space.com
  
  Alpha particles, also known as alpha radiation, are the star players in the game of alpha decay — here's everything you need to know.
  
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• Watch SpaceX launch dozens of Starlink internet satellites tonight

  13-05-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX plans to launch another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites and land a rocket on a ship at sea on Friday (May 13), and you can watch the action live.
  
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• Watch Rocket Lab catch a falling booster with a helicopter (video)

  13-05-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Rocket Lab has given us new views of its epic booster snag earlier this month.
  
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• Watch Boeing's Starliner capsule meet its rocket ahead of crucial test flight (video)

  13-05-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Starliner is set to launch May 19 on OFT-2, an uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station.
  
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• Milky Way vs M87: Event Horizon Telescope photos show 2 very different monster black holes

  13-05-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Three years after the first-ever image of a black hole, scientists have done it again — this time, closer to home, and of a very different invisible behemoth.
  
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• Amalthea: Jupiter’s unusual inner moon

  13-05-2022 11:52 via space.com
  
  Learn about Jupiter’s weird inner moon Amalthea. It was not only the fifth Jovian satellite to be discovered, but it is also the fifth-largest.
  
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• This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 13 – 21

  13-05-2022 11:02
  The Moon becomes totally eclipsed, Corvus eyes Spica, Draco eyes Vega, and the last star of the rising Summer Triangle clears the horizon.
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• This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 13 – 20

  13-05-2022 11:02
  
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• Colombia signs the Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration

  13-05-2022 01:21 via space.com
  
  It's the 19th country to join NASA in the agreement, following quickly after Bahrain and Singapore in recent weeks.
  
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• Disney's new 'Lightyear' trailer for Buzz Lightyear's time-travel plot

  13-05-2022 01:16 via space.com
  
  The summer movie lineup heats up with this new trailer for Disney Pixar's "Lightyear."
  
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• 'Avatar' will return to cinemas before sequel 'Avatar: The Way of Water'

  13-05-2022 01:03 via space.com
  
  The original "Avatar" blockbuster heads back to multiplexes this fall to prime fans for the Avatar sequel.
  
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• 17 May 2022 (5 days away): Conjunction of Mars and Neptune

  13-05-2022 01:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°34'.
  
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• 17 May 2022 (4 days away): The Moon at perigee

  13-05-2022 01:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 17 May 2022 (4 days away): The Moon at aphelion

  13-05-2022 01:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 16 May 2022 (3 days away): Total lunar eclipse

  13-05-2022 01:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Africa, the Americas, Europe and French Polynesia.
  
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• 16 May 2022 (3 days away): Full Moon

  13-05-2022 01:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 15 May 2022 (2 days away): Venus at aphelion

  13-05-2022 01:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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