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• NASA still trying to revive silent Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter

  01-05-2025 23:00 via space.com
  
  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

  01-05-2025 22:00 via space.com
  
  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

  01-05-2025 21:26 via space.com
  
  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

  01-05-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  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

  01-05-2025 20:30 via space.com
  
  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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• 05 May 2025 (4 days away): Close approach of Mars and M44

  01-05-2025 20:01 via in-the-sky.org
  Mars and M44 pass close to each other.
  
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• 02 May 2025 (17 hours away): Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition

  01-05-2025 20:01 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 4 Vesta makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• These 5000-year-old Egyptian coffins depict the Milky Way galaxy, astrophysicist says

  01-05-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  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

  01-05-2025 19:00 via space.com
  
  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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• 01 May 2025 (Yesterday): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 18:54 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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• 01 May 2025 (7 hours ago): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 18:54 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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• 01 May 2025 (4 days ago): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 18:54 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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• 01 May 2025 (3 days ago): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 18:54 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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• 01 May 2025 (23 hours ago): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 18:54 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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• 01 May 2025 (20 hours ago): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 18:54 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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• 01 May 2025 (2 days ago): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 18:54 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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• 01 May 2025 (13 hours ago): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 18:54 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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• 01 May 2025 (1 hour ago): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 18:54 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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• See Saturn and Venus flank ghostly Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on May 2

  01-05-2025 18:00 via space.com
  
  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

  01-05-2025 17:00 via space.com
  
  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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• ISS astronaut shares recipe for a 'ranger' burger | Space photo of the day for May 1, 2025

  01-05-2025 16:30 via space.com
  
  Stacking wheat snack bread, beef steak, cheese spread, potatoes au gratin and gochujang red pepper paste, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim creates his take on a "ranger" burger on the space station.
  
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• 02 May 2025 (21 hours away): Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition

  01-05-2025 16:27 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 4 Vesta makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 01 May 2025 (2 hours away): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 16:27 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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• Evidence of controversial Planet 9 uncovered in sky surveys taken 23 years apart

  01-05-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  An object seen to have moved in the time between when it was imaged by the IRAS and AKARI surveys in 1983 and 2006 respectively could be Planet Nine.
  
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• Asteroid Vesta is at its brightest this week. Here's how to find it in the night sky

  01-05-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  Vesta won't reach opposition with Earth again until Oct. 13, 2026.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope captures thousands of galaxies in a cosmic 'feast' (image)

  01-05-2025 14:00 via space.com
  
  A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope offers a "visual feast of galaxies," including objects billions of light years away and the most massive known galactic group.
  
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• The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks May 6. Here's what to expect from the 'crumbs' of Halley's Comet

  01-05-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  The annual Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower is due to peak on the morning of May 6. thanks to debris left by the famous Halley's Comet.
  
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• 01 May 2025 (7 hours away): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 11:54 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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• Doubts over signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b are rising: 'This is evidence of the scientific process at work'

  01-05-2025 11:00 via space.com
  
  An independent analysis of recent data from K2-18b casts doubt on claims of detecting alien life on the distant exoplanet.
  
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• Doubts mount further over signs of alien life on K2-18b: 'This is evidence of the scientific process at work'

  01-05-2025 11:00 via space.com
  
  An independent analysis of recent data from K2-18b casts doubt on claims of detecting alien life on the distant exoplanet.
  
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• 01 May 2025 (12 hours away): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 06:40 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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• Watch 2 NASA astronauts perform the 5th-ever all-female spacewalk today

  01-05-2025 06:01 via space.com
  
  NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain will head outside the ISS at around 8 a.m. ET today (May 1) on history's fifth all-female spacewalk, and you can watch it live.
  
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• 01 May 2025 (13 hours away): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 05:36 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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• 01 May 2025 (14 hours away): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 04:07 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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• 01 May 2025 (16 hours away): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 02:03 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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• 04 May 2025 (3 days away): Moon at First Quarter

  01-05-2025 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 04 May 2025 (3 days away): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  01-05-2025 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°03'.
  
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• 04 May 2025 (3 days away): Close approach of the Moon and Mars

  01-05-2025 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars pass close to each other.
  
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• 03 May 2025 (3 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  01-05-2025 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°04'.
  
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• 02 May 2025 (Tomorrow): Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition

  01-05-2025 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 4 Vesta makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 01 May 2025 (17 hours away): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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• 01 May 2025 (18 hours away): Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres

  01-05-2025 00:16 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'.
  
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