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• US Representatives worry Trump's NASA budget plan will make it harder to track dangerous asteroids

  16-05-2025 23:01 via space.com
  
  During a House Committee on Space, Science and Technology hearing, experts discussed the state of NASA's planetary defense capabilities.
  
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• Watch Rocket Lab launch private Japanese Earth-observing satellite early May 17

  16-05-2025 23:00 via space.com
  
  Rocket Lab is scheduled to launch an Earth-observing satellite for the Japanese company iQPS early Saturday morning (May 17), and you can watch the action live.
  
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• Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-observing satellite

  16-05-2025 23:00 via space.com
  
  Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing satellite for the Japanese company iQPS early Saturday morning (May 17).
  
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• 'It's funny science fiction, but it's not parody' — 'Murderbot' creators talk nailing the tone for Apple TV+’s latest sci-fi series (exclusive)

  16-05-2025 22:00 via space.com
  
  The Oscar-nominated siblings discuss adapting Martha Wells's award-winning sci-fi novels for the small screen, as Murderbot hits Apple TV.
  
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• NASA continues building next-gen Roman Space Telescope despite budget worries

  16-05-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  One half of the powerful new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope passed major milestone tests, demonstrating space readiness.
  
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• From Leaping Leo to the Big Dipper: Here's how to see the bright stars of spring rising in the east this season

  16-05-2025 20:15 via space.com
  
  The bright constellations of winter have departed in the west, while the stars of spring are climbing the eastern and southern skies.
  
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• ‘Exodus: The Archimedes Engine’ author Peter F. Hamilton talks building a brand-new sci-fi video game universe for Exodus (exclusive)

  16-05-2025 19:00 via space.com
  
  We talked with author Peter F. Hamilton about Exodus: The Archimedes Engine, a prequel novel to the sci-fi RPG video game Exodus.
  
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• Perseverance watches moonrise on Mars | Space photo of the day for May 16, 2025

  16-05-2025 18:25 via space.com
  
  NASA's Perseverance rover captured Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, shining in the pre-dawn sky over the Red Planet on March 1, 2025.
  
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• NASA picks Rocket Lab to launch shoebox-sized Aspera space telescope in 2026

  16-05-2025 17:09 via space.com
  
  NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch its Aspera smallsat mission, which will study gases in the vast regions of space between galaxies.
  
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• Giant young star is growing by 2 Jupiter masses every year, new study shows

  16-05-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  New radio observations of the star HW2 show one of the fastest growth rates ever recorded, shedding light on how massive stars form from swirling gas disks.
  
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• This has to be the ultimate sci-fi streaming bundle for 2025 – Save 43% on a Disney Plus subscription bundle in this huge streaming deal

  16-05-2025 15:43 via space.com
  
  Max, soon to be HBO Max again, Disney Plus and Hulu are the ultimate sci-fi streaming bundle for 2025: Stream Andor, Alien: Earth, Star Wars, Peacemaker and more for less.
  
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• US and China need a space hotline for orbital emergencies, experts say

  16-05-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  The Council on Foreign Relations released a new report calling for the United States to make space a top national priority.
  
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• Best model rocket deals 2025: Discounts on Estes, Revell and more

  16-05-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  Blast off for less with the best model rocket deals as we've rounded up the biggest offers on the best sets from top manufacturers on Amazon, Walmart, Kohl's and more.
  
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• Solar storms and cyberattacks can both cause blackouts. Knowing the difference could save billions of dollars

  16-05-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  Space weather and cyberattacks can cause similar disruption to our civilization's indispensable technology systems. Telling one from the other swiftly and reliably can make billions of dollars' worth of difference.
  
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• Why scientists are so excited about the highest-energy 'ghost particle' ever seen

  16-05-2025 11:00 via space.com
  
  Scientists have found a neutrino that could come from a gamma-ray burst, an active black hole or a collision between a cosmic ray and photons in the cosmic microwave background.
  
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• 23 May 2025 (8 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  16-05-2025 01:24 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°59'.
  
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• 23 May 2025 (7 days away): Close approach of the Moon and Venus

  16-05-2025 01:24 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Venus pass close to each other.
  
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• 22 May 2025 (6 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  16-05-2025 01:24 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 (6 days away): Close approach of the Moon and Saturn

  16-05-2025 01:24 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other.
  
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• 20 May 2025 (4 days away): Moon at Last Quarter

  16-05-2025 01:24 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 (2 days away): Uranus at solar conjunction

  16-05-2025 01:24 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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• Launch of Australia's 1st homegrown orbital rocket delayed indefinitely due to payload fairing issue

  16-05-2025 00:30 via space.com
  
  Australian company Gilmour Space stood down from the debut launch of its Eris rocket today (May 15), and it's unclear when the pioneering vehicle will take to the skies.
  
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• Norway becomes 55th nation to sign NASA Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration

  16-05-2025 00:00 via space.com
  
  Norway has added its name to the growing list of nations signing onto NASA's Artemis Accords, continuing the space agency's efforts to establish internationally cooperative space exploration.
  
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