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Astrophotographer captures remarkable view of galactic 'Eyes' with backyard telescope
By Anthony Wood published
The string of galaxies is just a small part of the colossal Virgo Galaxy Cluster

Blue Origin's lunar lander mockup is ready for NASA Artemis astronaut training
By Josh Dinner published
A mockup of Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander has been assembled at the Johnson Space Center, and is ready for Artemis astronauts to come aboard to begin training.

'Smallville' at 15: An imperfect Superman show, but the best Clark Kent story ever told
By Sergio Pereira published
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's non-canonical Superman!

Lasers shine a new light on the space junk air pollution problem
By Leonard David published
Scientists are using a new technique to study incoming space debris and its effects on Earth's atmosphere.

On this day in space! May 13, 1964: Apollo spacecraft launches for abort test
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On May 13, 1964, NASA launched the second abort test of the Apollo spacecraft.

The Whirlpool Galaxy comes alive | Space photo of the day for May 13, 2026
By Chelsea Gohd published
M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, looks incredible in this new snap by the James Webb Space Telescope.

30-mile-high clouds of acid on Venus are made by the largest 'hydraulic jump' in the solar system
By Keith Cooper published
A 3,700-mile-long cloud bank on Venus forms through the same phenomenon that describes how water spreads out in your kitchen sink, scientists say.

'Like putting a microscope into the core of the sun': World's 1st space-based neutrino detector launches to orbit
By Tereza Pultarova published
The world's first space-based neutrino detector launched to space this month to study elusive neutrino particles that constantly bombard Earth.

Cost estimate for 'Golden Dome' missile defense system balloons to $1.2 trillion
By Mike Wall published
It will likely cost about $1.2 trillion to develop and operate President Trump's planned "Golden Dome" missile defense system, according to a new Congressional Budget Office report.
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