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• NASA turns the screams of a dying star into music

  12-05-2025 23:00 via space.com
  
  New data from space telescopes has been transformed into cosmic soundscapes, turning the mysterious activity around black holes into a symphony of the universe.
  
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• 22 May 2025 (10 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  12-05-2025 22:07 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°49'.
  
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• Sensors designed to detect nuclear detonations can help track space debris falling to Earth

  12-05-2025 22:00 via space.com
  
  A network of Cold War-era infrasound sensors can help scientists reconstruct trajectories of falling space objects.
  
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• 'Battlefield Earth' is Hollywood's most infamous sci-fi flop, but 25 years on, director Roger Christian is still proud of his work with Travolta (exclusive)

  12-05-2025 21:14 via space.com
  
  "It is pulp science fiction, and nobody got it. We never stood a chance".
  
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• 'Battlefield Earth' is Hollywood's most infamous sci-fi flick, but 25 years on, director Roger Christian remains proud of his work with Travolta (exclusive)

  12-05-2025 21:14 via space.com
  
  "It is pulp science fiction, and nobody got it. We never stood a chance".
  
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• 'Alien: Rogue Incursion' set to burst onto PS5 and PC this fall with non-VR 'Evolved Edition' (video)

  12-05-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  After a strong VR-native version last year, Alien: Rogue Incursion – Part One is invading PS5 and PC with a traditional flat-screen edition in 2025.
  
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• 'Marsquakes' reveal clues about a hidden body of water on Mars

  12-05-2025 19:46 via space.com
  
  A new study offers key insights into Mars' water cycle, but the findings are based on seismic data from just one region, highlighting the need for future missions to confirm the results across the planet.
  
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• Watch flower-like antenna of European forest-watching satellite 'bloom' in space (video)

  12-05-2025 19:00 via space.com
  
  The huge antenna for Europe's newly launched Biomass forest-monitoring satellite has been successfully deployed, a big milestone for the mission.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (Yesterday): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 18:55 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (9 hours ago): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 18:55 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (9 days ago): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 18:55 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (8 days ago): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 18:55 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (7 days ago): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 18:55 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (6 days ago): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 18:55 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (5 days ago): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 18:55 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (4 days ago): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 18:55 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (3 hours ago): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 18:55 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (3 days ago): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 18:55 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (23 hours ago): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 18:55 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (2 days ago): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 18:55 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (10 hours ago): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 18:55 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (10 days ago): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 18:55 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• Every 'Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld' episode, ranked from worst to best

  12-05-2025 18:00 via space.com
  
  Star Wars' latest animated anthology series reintroduces old faces and takes us back to the underworld. Here's our ranking of all six episodes of Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld.
  
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• Vertical view of a very large telescope | Space photo of the day for May 12, 2025

  12-05-2025 17:36 via space.com
  
  ESO's Extremely Large Telescope at Cerro Armazones in Chile's Atacama Desert is seen from directly above while its construction continues.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning images of bright auroras on Jupiter (video)

  12-05-2025 16:04 via space.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope has turned its infrared eyes toward Jupiter, capturing auroras hundreds of times brighter than those on Earth glowing on the gas giant's poles.
  
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• Ancient zircon crystals shed light on 1 billion-year-old meteorite strike in Scotland

  12-05-2025 16:00 via space.com
  Geologists have found that an ancient meteorite hit Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought, which has massive implications for the geological history of the region and some of the U.K.'s earliest land life.
  
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• Sci-fi cult classic 'Event Horizon' scares up a prequel comic series later this year and we can't wait

  12-05-2025 14:00 via space.com
  
  Learn the original fate of the infamous “gravity drive” starship in IDW’s new five-issue summer shocker that emerges from hell in August 2025.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (6 hours away): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 12:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• NASA celebrated this employee's story of resilience, then tried to scrub it from the internet. Then fired her.

  12-05-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's deletion of websites related to women in STEM and other DEIA programs erased this woman's story from the internet. NASA put it back online, but then they fired her.
  
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• The 2025 full Flower Moon rises tonight: Here's what to expect

  12-05-2025 11:00 via space.com
  
  When and where to catch the 2025 full Flower Moon rise tonight (May 12).
  
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• The 2025 full Flower Moon rises tonight: Here's how to see it

  12-05-2025 11:00 via space.com
  
  When and where to catch the 2025 full Flower Moon rise tonight (May 12).
  
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• 12 May 2025 (7 hours away): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 10:56 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (12 hours away): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 06:43 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (13 hours away): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 05:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (14 hours away): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 04:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 22 May 2025 (10 days away): Close approach of the Moon and Saturn

  12-05-2025 03:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other.
  
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• 20 May 2025 (8 days away): Moon at Last Quarter

  12-05-2025 03:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• 17 May 2025 (6 days away): Uranus at solar conjunction

  12-05-2025 03:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 14 May 2025 (2 days away): The Moon at aphelion

  12-05-2025 03:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• 14 May 2025 (2 days away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  12-05-2025 03:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Antarctica amongst others.
  
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• 12 May 2025 (15 hours away): Full Moon

  12-05-2025 03:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 11 May 2025 (Today): Messier 5 is well placed

  12-05-2025 01:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 11 May 2025 (9 days ago): Messier 5 is well placed

  12-05-2025 01:59 via in-the-sky.org
  The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 11 May 2025 (8 days ago): Messier 5 is well placed

  12-05-2025 01:59 via in-the-sky.org
  The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 11 May 2025 (7 days ago): Messier 5 is well placed

  12-05-2025 01:59 via in-the-sky.org
  The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 11 May 2025 (6 days ago): Messier 5 is well placed

  12-05-2025 01:59 via in-the-sky.org
  The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 11 May 2025 (5 days ago): Messier 5 is well placed

  12-05-2025 01:59 via in-the-sky.org
  The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 11 May 2025 (4 days ago): Messier 5 is well placed

  12-05-2025 01:59 via in-the-sky.org
  The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 11 May 2025 (3 days ago): Messier 5 is well placed

  12-05-2025 01:59 via in-the-sky.org
  The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 11 May 2025 (2 days ago): Messier 5 is well placed

  12-05-2025 01:59 via in-the-sky.org
  The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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