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Full moons of 2025: When is the next full moon?
May's full moon is the Flower Moon, rising May 12. It will also be a micromoon, appearing slightly smaller than usual.
Gigantic, glow-in-the-dark cloud near Earth surprises astronomers
The discovery of Eos, the closest known molecular cloud to Earth and one of the largest structures in the night sky, hints at the presence of many previously unseen clouds throughout the galaxy.
Oldest gold in the universe may come from a place scientists never expected
Dead stars may have started churning out vast amounts of gold much earlier in the universe than previously thought, a new study hints. Powerful magnetar flares may be the reason.
Doomed Soviet satellite from 1972 will tumble uncontrollably to Earth next week — and it could land almost anywhere
The lander section of the Kosmos 482 probe was launched in 1972 and designed to survive on Venus. Now it's due a fiery reentry to Earth.
Astronomers discover giant 'bridge' in space that could finally solve a violent galactic mystery
Scientists have found evidence for a cosmic collision in the Perseus cluster, a group of thousands of galaxies not far from our own.
James Webb Space Telescope finds a wild black hole growth spurt in galaxies at 'cosmic noon'
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered into galaxies that existed at cosmic noon to hunt ravenously feeding black holes and bursts of starbirth.
China saves 2 doomed satellites with novel 'gravitational slingshot'
Chinese engineers have rescued two satellites that were stuck in the wrong orbit using a novel 'gravitational slingshot' method.
Scientists spot 'dark nebula' being torn apart by rowdy infant stars
The National Science Foundation's Dark Energy Camera reveals a stunning glimpse into the 'dark nebula' known as the Circinus West molecular cloud, a region of space that's so dense with gas that light can't escape it.
