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The Sky Today on Saturday, May 16: Whale watching

Astronomy | 2026-05-16, 09:57

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If I Need To Prove My Worth, I Am Not In That Space': Kohli Opens ...

NDTV | 2026-05-16, 09:17

Virat Kohli has made his intentions regarding the 2027 ODI World Cup abundantly clear, insisting there should be no confusion over whether he still wants to represent India on the biggest stage. ...

Small space, big harvest

Moscow-Pullman Daily News | 2026-05-16, 09:03

Short on space? Consider microgardening. Although the term might conjure thoughts of minuscule garden gnomes and fairies, the reality is quite the opposite. You can get a surprisingly high yield from a small space, even a windowsill

Quote by Carl Sagan: “Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If ...

SpaceDaily | 2026-05-16, 08:05

Carl Sagan wrote this line, in a slightly longer form, in the introduction to Pale Blue Dot in 1994. The line has, since his death, become one of those quotes that floats around the internet attached to photographs of distant galaxies, usually presented as a

Zambian space race Fringe show 'disappointed' after London theatre ploughs ahead with play of same name

The Scotsman | 2026-05-16, 07:12

The Zambian show has been in the pipeline for almost a decade ...

NASA still maintains some of the Voyager spacecraft code in a 1970s-era programming language that ...

SpaceDaily | 2026-05-16, 05:41

The popular version of this story has hardened into a fixed shape. NASA still runs the Voyagers on software written in a programming language nobody alive can read, kept going by a handful of engineers all in their eighties, with no one queued up to replace

Elegance and space: a first look inside the new Audi Q9

bizbahrain | 2026-05-16, 04:39

There are cars whose inner qualities say more than impressive performance data. Audi’s first large full-size SUV is one of them. At the heart of the new Audi Q9 is a spacious, exclusive interior – conceived as a sanctuary for family, business, and long

New 250-watt nuclear generator could fuel future NASA Uranus orbiter missions

Interesting Engineering | 2026-05-16, 04:31

NASA could soon gain a more powerful energy source for missions far beyond Mars after a next-generation nuclear space generator cleared a major development milestone. L3Harris announced that its Next-Generation Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, or Next

Extra Space Storage Inc. Announces 2nd Quarter 2026 Dividend

no EC HJ News | 2026-05-16, 02:04

SALT LAKE CITY, May 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Extra Space Storage Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: EXR) announced today that the Company's board of directors has declared a second quarter 2026 dividend of $1.62 per share on the common stock of ...

A history of compassion: Cumberland house stands for decades as landing space for those in need

no EC The Valley Breeze | 2026-05-16, 01:17

CUMBERLAND – In the early 1800s the house at 2510 Mendon Road served as part of a secret network, offering those escaped from slavery a safe place to rest. ...

See photos of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching cargo to ISS from Florida

Florida Today | 2026-05-16, 00:36

After two weather-triggered scrubs earlier this week, NASA and SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket under ideal sunny conditions Friday, May 15, during a dinnertime cargo-resupply mission to the International Space Station. The CRS-34 mission

From colonisation to 'safe space': The story of Dhirri-aay-aay

Back on country, Aunty Polly Cutmore says she feels like a child again when visiting her ancestral lands. Now, as a respected Goombri elder, she shares the stories of her country. ...

NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station

NASA | 2026-05-16, 00:22

The 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space Station with new scientific experiments after NASA home page

SpaceX Dragon Lifts Off to Resupply Expedition 74 Crew

NASA | 2026-05-16, 00:22

At 6:05 p.m. EDT, nearly 6,500 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission for NASA. NASA home page

This Week in Space 210: ESCAPADES at Mars

Twit TV | 2026-05-16, 00:10

Poor Mars. After a warm, wet childhood, the planet dried out and became cold and arid. And why? Mostly because it lost most of its atmosphere, scraped away by solar radiation. NASA's Maven mission studied the phenomenon of atmospheric loss for years, but has

The OpenAI trial wraps up,�and the Musk founder machine keeps spinning

Crunch | 2026-05-16, 00:08

The Musk v. Altman trial came to a close this week,

Dragon Counts Down to Launch to Resupply Space Station

NASA | 2026-05-15, 23:08

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to lift off at 6:05 p.m. EDT aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA home page

Open Space Institute wins legal battle over 15-acre parcel

Daily Freeman | 2026-05-15, 22:34

A state appeals court has ruled

Helio and You: May 2026

NASA | 2026-05-15, 22:25

Earth has four seasons - spring, summer, fall, and winter. Other planets can experience seasons, too, but they might be wildly different from the ones that we are used to. Find out about how seasons work and what role the Sun plays in causing them. NASA home

Maryland students build microwave-sized satellite to study asteroid passing close to Earth in 2029

Wtop | 2026-05-15, 22:14

Members of Terp Raptor attend the 2025 International Planetary Defense Conference.(Courtesy Terp Raptor) Members of Terp Raptor attend the 2025 International Planetary Defense Conference.(Courtesy Terp Raptor) University of Maryland students are racing to

Turbulence in the Milky Way's ISM Distorts Light from Distant Quasars

Universe Today | 2026-05-15, 22:03

We may be getting better images of the

Modifying your DSLR for astrophotography

Astronomy | 2026-05-15, 22:03

There comes a point in many astrophotographers’ lives

Three's a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO

Ars Technica | 2026-05-15, 21:21

The world's leading space powers desperately want to know what the others are up to high above the equator. For more than a decade, the US military has operated a fleet of "inspector"

'Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes' is a relentlessly oppressive roguelite inspired by FTL

Space | 2026-05-15, 20:46

The Cylons are hot on the trail of a fleet of survivors, and rejoining the Battlestar Galactica is their only hope in this brutal roguelite. ...