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• NASA's Europa Clipper probe snaps ghostly thermal portrait of Mars en route to Jupiter

  13-05-2025 23:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft captured a thermal image of Mars during a gravity-assist flyby, testing instruments ahead of its mission to explore Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa.
  
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• A tiny glass bead from the moon offers clues to its hidden interior

  13-05-2025 22:00 via space.com
  
  A glass bead retrieved by China's Chang'e-5 lunar mission is offering a glimpse into the moon's hidden interior and violent past.
  
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• Lanterns: Release window, plot, cast & everything we know about DC Studios' Green Lantern show

  13-05-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  After Superman and Peacemaker season 2, the DCU will expand with a new live-action take on the Green Lanterns for HBO.
  
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• He's the 17-time WWE world champion, but John Cena still can't get into the Justice League in the 'Peacemaker' season 2 trailer (video)

  13-05-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  Full-throttle James Gunn is a glorious thing as witnessed in this promo for the R-rated Max series.
  
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• China launches trio of Yaogan remote-sensing satellites to orbit (video)

  13-05-2025 19:00 via space.com
  
  On Sunday (May 11), China launched a trio of Yaogan satellites classified as electromagnetic environment detection spacecraft.
  
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• 14 May 2025 (12 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  13-05-2025 18:32 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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• Live 4K video from space! See 24/7 views of Earth from the ISS via Sen cameras

  13-05-2025 18:00 via space.com
  
  Witness live views of Earth from the International Space Station as it orbits the planet. Space streaming company Sen is broadcasting 24/7 from the ISS in beautiful 4K HD.
  
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• Watch the sun unleash 600,000-mile-long eruption in fiery outburst (video)

  13-05-2025 17:00 via space.com
  
  Solar material from the eruption will likely miss Earth.
  
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• Hubble captures 'candyfloss' clouds | Space photo of the day for May 13, 2025

  13-05-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  A sparkling cloudscape is revealed by the Hubble Space Telescope, which used its instruments to capture multiple wavelengths when pointed at a dwarf galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud.
  
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• Watch red supergiant star Antares shine close to the near-full moon on May 13

  13-05-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  It's all a matter of perspective.
  
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• DJI Mavic 4 Pro drone review

  13-05-2025 14:05 via space.com
  
  The DJI Mavic 4 Pro is an impressive prosumer drone that redefines what's possible in terms of technology and aerial photo and video capture.
  
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• Modern-day alchemy! Scientists turn lead into gold at the Large Hadron Collider

  13-05-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider — the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator — have observed a real-life transmutation of lead into gold.
  
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• May's full Flower Moon delights skywatchers worldwide with stunning lunar display (photos)

  13-05-2025 11:42 via space.com
  
  See the best photos of May 2025's full Flower Moon as it rose over landmarks and landscapes worldwide in a dazzling lunar display.
  
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• Trump's 2026 budget plan would cancel NASA's Mars Sample Return mission. Experts say that's a 'major step back'

  13-05-2025 11:00 via space.com
  
  The White House says NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is a waste of money, but experts say the mission could help it achieve its goal of putting humans on Mars.
  
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• SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)

  13-05-2025 08:38 via space.com
  
  SpaceX launched 26 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California Monday night (May 12), on the first leg of a spaceflight doubleheader.
  
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• SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on record-breaking 28th flight (video)

  13-05-2025 07:27 via space.com
  
  SpaceX continues to push the boundaries of rocket reuse, launching a batch of Starlink satellites atop a Falcon 9 that was flying for a record 28th time.
  
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• 22 May 2025 (9 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  13-05-2025 04:24 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°49'.
  
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• 22 May 2025 (9 days away): Close approach of the Moon and Saturn

  13-05-2025 04:24 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other.
  
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• 20 May 2025 (7 days away): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-05-2025 04:24 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 (5 days away): Uranus at solar conjunction

  13-05-2025 04:24 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 (Tomorrow): The Moon at aphelion

  13-05-2025 04:24 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 (Tomorrow): Lunar occultation of Antares

  13-05-2025 04:24 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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• Europe's Proba-3 satellites ace landmark formation-flying test (video)

  13-05-2025 00:00 via space.com
  
  Europe's Proba-3 satellites have demonstrated ultra-precise formation flying in orbit for the first time, a milestone with big implications for both science and future space missions.
  
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