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Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight May 5–6

Moonlight will mute the display for many northern skywatchers.

New Meteor Shower Traces to Asteroid Crumbling Near the Sun

Starlink Satellite Fragments After On-Orbit Anomaly; SpaceX Reports No New Risk

SpaceX Targets Vandenberg Starlink Launch Poised To Push Constellation Past 10,000

FCC Chair Rebukes Amazon Over SpaceX’s One‑Million‑Satellite Plan

Starlink 5103 Burns Up Over Victoria in Pre‑Dawn Reentry, Astronomers Say

Study Shows Seismic Networks Can Track Falling Space Debris Using Sonic Booms

Damaged Shenzhou 20 Lands Safely After Uncrewed Return to Dongfeng

China Launches Uncrewed Shenzhou 22 to Restore Tiangong Crew’s Ride Home

Shenzhou-21 Undocks to Return Shenzhou-20 Crew After Debris Damage Found

China Delays Shenzhou-20 Crew Return After Suspected Debris Strike

China Delays Shenzhou 20 Crew’s Return After Suspected Space‑Debris Strike

South Australian Museum Probes Tesla Windscreen After Suspected Meteorite Strike on Remote Highway

Peer-Reviewed Studies Link 1950s Sky Flashes to Nuclear Tests and UAP Reports

United 737 Diverts After Cockpit Windshield Strike at Cruise Altitude as NTSB Probes Possible Balloon Hit

Fiery Object Found Near WA Mine Ruled Out as Aircraft, Suspected Space Debris

United 737 MAX 8 Diverts After Cockpit Windshield Cracks at Cruise as NTSB Opens Probe

Starlink Satellites Are Reentering Daily, Raising Safety and Environmental Questions

Suspected Rocket Fuel Tank Falls Onto Argentine Farm, Prompting Toxicity Warning

Argentine Air Force Moves Suspected Rocket Fuel Tank From Chaco to Buenos Aires for Analysis