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May 2, 2023

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A lunar eclipse is coming on May 5

(ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

The moon will darken but not completely disappear as it slips into Earth's outer shadow on Friday (May 5), creating a penumbral lunar eclipse.

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Environmental groups sue FAA over SpaceX Starship

(SpaceX)

The agency failed to fully analyze the environmental damage that Starship could cause, according to the suit.

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Space quiz! A lunar eclipse is coming on May 5. Lunar eclipses coincide with what other celestial phenomenon?

Learn the answer here!

Space Deal of the Day

The best budget telescopes under $500 for 2023

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The best budget telescopes under $500 by top brands and reputable retailers. There are even some sub $100 options.

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Spaceflight

Artemis 2 astronauts could phone home with ham radio

(Lockheed Martin)

It's been 40 years since the first astronaut called an amateur radio operator on Earth. Now the moon is in the community's sights.

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China to land astronauts on moon by 2030, scientist says

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China will definitely put boots on the moon within the next seven years, according to a leading Chinese lunar scientist.

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Science & Astronomy

Tiny primordial black holes could have created a Big Bang

(NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/ background, ESA/Gaia/DPAC)

A large population of small black holes could have flooded the young cosmos with particles and radiation, creating their own black hole-powered Big Bang, physicists propose in a new paper.

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Saturn's rings are disappearing. But how quickly?

(NASA/Cassini/James O'Donoghue)

Some of the world's most powerful observatories are poised to study the "ring rain" phenomenon.

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Technology

China's hypersonic research to get boost from satellites

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Galaxy Space's technology could provide connectivity for hypersonic drones and aircraft.

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Radiation detector could protect flyers from cosmic rays

(Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)

These cosmic rays typically come from the extremely distant universe, from ultrapowerful events such as supernovas and quasars.

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Star Wars

Everything about Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

(Disney+)

Preschoolers score a Star Wars show of their own with this bright new Disney+ series.

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