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Rare 'backward' sunspot could supercharge auroras

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Rare 'backward' sunspot could supercharge auroras
(Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
An outburst from a law-breaking new sunspot could pummel Earth with charged particles and trigger strong geomagnetic storms, potentially causing spectacular light shows.
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Vast Space to launch private station on SpaceX rocket
(Vast Space)
California-based startup Vast Space plans to loft its Haven-1 outpost aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than August 2025, the companies announced May 10.
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Runaway black hole chased by star trail really a galaxy?
(ESA/Hubble)
A 200,000-light-year-long chain of stars originally thought to be trailing a runaway black hole may actually be a galaxy in disguise, scientists say.
Full Story: Space (5/10) 
Space Quiz! What meteor shower dropped a meteorite on New Jersey this week?
Learn the answer HERE!
VoteLeonid Meteor Shower
VoteLyrid meteor shower
VotePerseid meteor shower
VoteEta Aquarid meteor shower
Space Deal of the Day
Mandalorian Darksaber Force FX Elite Lightsaber review
(Ian Stokes)
If you're a Mandalorian fan or just a lightsaber collector to rival General Grievous, then the Black Series Darksaber should be on your radar.
Full Story: Space (5/9) 
Skywatching
Meteorite strikes house in New Jersey (photos)
(Hopewell Township Police Department)
No one was injured, and police are still investigating the nature and origin of the space rock after it crashed into a house in Hopewell, NJ. Was it an Eta Aquarid?
Full Story: Space (5/9) 
Spaceflight
China launches cargo ship to Tiangong space station
(CASC)
Tianzhou 6 is packed with clothes, drinking water and food for Tiangong's current crew, the three astronauts of the Shenzhou 15 mission, as well as the future Shenzhou 16 astronauts.
Full Story: Space (5/10) 
Science & Astronomy
Young star shoots out jet like a garden sprinkler
(ESO/Kirwan et al.)
A new image captures a winding jet of material that looks like a garden sprinkler expelled by a young stellar object. The stellar object, formally known as 244-440, resides in the Orion Nebula, a stellar nursery that lies about 1,350 light-years from Earth.
Full Story: Space (5/10) 
Entertainment
Who is Cosmo the Spacedog?
(Marvel Studios)
This psychic 'good dog' has its pedigree in the Soviet space program and the pages of Marvel Comics, and now a starring role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3!
Full Story: Space (5/10) 
 
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