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From 'Tetris' to 'StarCraft 2' — 5 times astronauts took video games into space

How would you like to play a game ... in spaaaaaaccccceeeeeee!!!!

Space

The Blue Moon rises tonight: Where and when to see the second full moon of May

The second full moon of May takes to the night sky tonight. Here's what to expect.

Space

What is a blue micromoon and when is the best time to see it this weekend?

A blue micromoon is a rare spectacle, though it’s not as blue or as micro as you might imagine

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‘There is no way to stop this’: ‘Biotech Barbie’ Cathy Tie on her mission to genetically modify babies

The Canadian entrepreneur has always pushed the boundaries of gene editing, once attempting to turn horses into unicorns. Now she is set on modifying human embryos – something her controversial ex-husband was jailed for doing

The Guardian - UK

'Star City': Release date & how to watch Apple TV's superb Soviet space series

Bundle up for our frigid trek behind the Iron Curtain in this new 'For All Mankind' spinoff

Space

China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts return to Earth after being briefly 'stranded', wrapping up record-breaking mission (video)

China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts returned to Earth on Friday (May 29), wrapping up a record-breaking, and very eventful, space mission.

Space

Rare Blue Moon hides the red light of an ancient star on May 31: Will you be able to see it?

Prepare for a spectacular sight, as the second full moon of May meets the red star Antares this weekend.

Space

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'For All Mankind' spin-off 'Star City' will make you want to know more about the Soviet space program

Stories of NASA and Apollo have passed into folklore, but the equivalent stories from the other side of the Iron Curtain have often been shrouded in secrecy.

Space

Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit from Florida (video)

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit on Friday night (May 28).

Space

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida just hours after Blue Origin rocket explosion (video)

SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday (May 29), about 12 hours after Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on a different pad at the site.

Space

Incredible videos show Blue Origin rocket explosion could be seen from hundreds of miles away

Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket exploded during testing Thursday night, May 28, blasting flames and debris high into the sky in a display visible across wide swaths of Florida.

Space

Record-breaking Europe heat wave from space | Space photo of the day for May 29, 2026

Even the satellites are seeing red.

Space

Don’t shoot for the moon: aiming for ‘above average’ is key to success, maths suggests

Model created by researchers shows better outcomes are often more likely when people are not too ambitious

The Guardian - UK

'The Man Who Fell To Earth' at 50: Was David Bowie’s strange stranded alien his best role ever?

Maverick director Nicolas Roeg delivered a surreal sci-fi classic in 1976 that still resonates today.

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Red dwarf stars are cosmic killers that eat their own planets

Astronomers have discovered the first evidence that tiny red dwarf stars can devour their own planets.

Space

A 'lost planet' may have given Jupiter and Uranus their moons

New research suggests the moons of Jupiter and Uranus may hint that our planetary neighborhood once had a third ice giant.

Space

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes in massive fireball during prelaunch test

Blue Origin's fourth New Glenn rocket exploded during a prelaunch engine test on Thursday night (May 28). It could be a big setback for the company and for NASA's moon ambitions.

The Guardian - AU

Blue Origin rocket explodes during test in latest setback for Jeff Bezos-owned company

No personnel were harmed in the incident, the company said on social media, calling the explosion an ‘anomaly’

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Companies like SpaceX want electromagnetic catapults on the moon. Could they be used as weapons?

A new report stresses the strategic and security implications of placing mass drivers on the moon by arguing that these launchers could serve as valuable first strike weapons systems.

Space

Andy Weir's 'The Martian' just got a deluxe edition to celebrate the book's 15-year anniversary, and it's a stunner

Before 'Project Hail Mary,' Weir wrote the quintessential space saga now being given a stunning makeover

Space

NASA is hatching a 'fast-paced plan' to boost this space telescope. But first, they'll have to find it

NASA is working hard to predict where in Earth orbit its Swift space telescope will be this fall, so that a private spacecraft can meet up with the observatory and boost its altitude.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope discovers a black hole that formed before its host galaxy. Scientists aren't sure how

Observations of "Little Red Dot" ancient galaxies by the James Webb Space Telescope could answer the question: which comes first, the black hole or its galaxy? The shocking answer could represent a complete paradigm shift.

The Guardian - UK

Mosquitoes can become attracted to insect repellant, study suggests

The insect may learn to associate the chemical Deet with a ‘blood meal’, researchers say

Space

Astrophotographer spends 115 hours capturing Horsehead Nebula in striking detail with backyard telescope

The Horsehead Nebula cuts a dark silhouette against glowing clouds in the constellation Orion.

Space

Astronaut captures aurora magic from the ISS | Space photo of the day for May 28, 2026

This is one spectacular photograph.

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