A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Space Coast on Thursday night (May 1), carrying 28 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.

Source: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)

NASA will keep trying for another six weeks to revive its water-hunting Lunar Trailblazer moon probe, which went silent a day after its Feb. 26 launch.

Source: NASA still trying to revive silent Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter

As we prepare for the arrival of Metroid Prime 4, here's the complete timeline of the entire Metroid series, in both chronological and release order.

Source: Metroid games in order: Chronological and release

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers conducted history's fifth all-female spacewalk on May 1, moving an antenna and partially preparing the ISS for a new set of solar arrays.

Source: NASA astronauts prep ISS for new solar arrays on 5th-ever all-female spacewalk

The Federal Aviation Administration is grounding Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket until the company completes an investigation into the vehicle's April 29 launch failure.

Source: FAA grounds Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket until failure investigation is complete

There's an issue with the fuel line that feeds the Psyche asteroid probe's thrusters with xenon gas. But we needn't worry yet, NASA says.

Source: Psyche spacecraft's sci-fi thrusters suffer glitch on way to metal-rich asteroid

A recent study on ancient Egyptian imagery suggests rare drawings of the sky goddess Nut represent the earliest visualization of the Milky Way galaxy's Great Rift.

Source: These 5000-year-old Egyptian coffins depict the Milky Way galaxy, astrophysicist says

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A Russian cargo ship docked to the International Space Station fired its thrusters Wednesday (April 30) to distance itself from passing piece of orbital space debris.

Source: International Space Station fires thrusters to avoid Chinese rocket debris

Before Saturn and Neptune team up to leave Venus in the dust later in the month.

Source: See Saturn and Venus flank ghostly Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on May 2

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From 'Space: 1999' and 'Battlestar Galactica' to 'UFO' and 'Mork & Mindy,' the 1970s might be the best decade of sci-fi TV yet!

Source: The 10 best sci-fi TV shows of the 1970s

Stacking wheat snack bread, beef steak, cheese spread, potatoes au gratin and gochujang red pepper paste, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim creates his take on a "ranger" burger on the space station.

Source: ISS astronaut shares recipe for a 'ranger' burger | Space photo of the day for May 1, 2025

An object seen to have moved in the time between when it was imaged by the IRAS and AKARI surveys in 1983 and 2006 respectively could be Planet Nine.

Source: Evidence of controversial Planet 9 uncovered in sky surveys taken 23 years apart

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Vesta won't reach opposition with Earth again until Oct. 13, 2026.

Source: Asteroid Vesta is at its brightest this week. Here's how to find it in the night sky

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope offers a "visual feast of galaxies," including objects billions of light years away and the most massive known galactic group.

Source: James Webb Space Telescope captures thousands of galaxies in a cosmic 'feast' (image)

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The annual Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower is due to peak on the morning of May 6. thanks to debris left by the famous Halley's Comet.

Source: The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks May 6. Here's what to expect from the 'crumbs' of Halley's Comet

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An independent analysis of recent data from K2-18b casts doubt on claims of detecting alien life on the distant exoplanet.

Source: Doubts over signs of alien life on ...dence of the scientific process at work'

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NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain will head outside the ISS at around 8 a.m. ET today (May 1) on history's fifth all-female spacewalk, and you can watch it live.

Source: Watch 2 NASA astronauts perform the 5th-ever all-female spacewalk today

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