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Look up! How to see the Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2025 peak overnight May 5-6
By Anthony Wood published
Eta Aquarids are known for leaving glowing debris trails in their wake.

'Borderlands 4' shows off new planet Kairos in gameplay deep dive, and it's coming a week earlier than we expected (video)
By Fran Ruiz published
Gearbox is ready to talk about what's new in Borderlands 4, and the new entry in the iconic sci-fi FPS-RPG series looks like a blast.

Trump administration proposes slashing NASA budget by 24%
By Mike Wall published
The White House's proposed 2026 budget cuts $6 billion in NASA funding and cancels Mars sample return and the Gateway moon-orbiting space station, among other projects.

Gaze at a cluster of glowing galaxies | Space photo of the day for May 2, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Galaxy cluster Abell 1489, as imaged by the International Gemini Observatory, contains more than 200 of the gravitationally-bound systems of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas and dust.

SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 9th test flight (photo)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX conducted a static fire test of a Starship upper-stage vehicle this week, continuing to gear up for the megarocket's ninth test flight.

New JWST observations of 'trans-Neptunian objects' could help reveal our solar system's past
By Stefanie Waldek published
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed surface ice methanol — a key building block for organic compounds necessary for life, including sugars — on trans-Neptunian objects.

On this day in space! May 2, 2005: Maser 10 launches on final flight of Skylark rocket
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On May 2, 2005, the Skylark sounding rocket launched on its 441st and final flight.

DARPA wants a spacecraft to search for water on the moon
By Julian Dossett published
DARPA (the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is looking for a private company to build spacecraft to orbit the moon and search for water.
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