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![Asteroid 7335 (1989 JA), measuring four times as wide as the Empire State Building is high, will make a close approach to Earth on May 27, 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zBM8q5UfqnVK9GNGyq8nu8-320-80.jpg)
Asteroid four times the size of the Empire State Building barreling toward Earth on May 27
By Brandon Specktor published
The near-Earth asteroid 7335 (1989 JA) will make a close approach to our planet on May 27, 2022, flying within about 2.5 million miles of Earth.
![Artist’s impression of newly discovered extra-galactic pulsar, PSR J0523-7125, within the Large Magellanic Cloud.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KJpc6HQxAf7M2CjXNtx5hP-320-80.jpeg)
Distant 'galaxy' isn't a galaxy at all — but one of the brightest pulsars ever detected
By Brandon Specktor published
The pulsar PSR J0523−7125 is so bright that astronomers thought it was a distant galaxy.
![The Large Magellanic Cloud, as seen by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope (left) and the new James Webb Space Telescope (right).](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SfYnjggHhaa5JXe5RdN5w3-320-80.jpg)
James Webb telescope reaches 'perfect' alignment ahead of debut science images
By Brandon Specktor published
The James Webb Space Telescope's four science instruments are 'perfectly aligned' and ready to begin observations this summer, NASA said in a news conference.
![A camera in Georgia caught a 'space jellyfish' soaring through teh mornign sky.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9t3htVNz2cMT9LcnFaumr9-320-80.png)
Cameras caught a 'space jellyfish' fly over Georgia. Here’s what it really was.
By Brandon Specktor published
A so-called “space jellyfish” seen in the sky over Georgia was actually a SpaceX rocket launch. Here’s why it looked so weird.
![Canada (pictured several hundred thousand miles in the background) may start prosecuting astronauts for crimes committed on the moon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w4kACTD8rxoenggyrTnLEX-320-80.jpg)
Astronauts can no longer commit crimes on the moon, Canada decrees
By Brandon Specktor published
The Canadian government is considering a measure that will make it illegal for Canadian astronauts to commit crimes in space.
![The final scene from 'The Empire Strikes Back'](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8XNK6SaugJpxripL3Q5VQc-320-80.jpg)
May the 4th be with you: 7 wild 'Star Wars' technologies scientists are building right now
By Brandon Specktor published
From warp drives to lightsabers to deadly battle droids, here are 7 futuristic Star Wars technologies that scientists are working on in real life.
![An artist's impression of star formation in the early universe, a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hBSsL8ATm8FZQWaJ6sPGs8-320-80.jpg)
The universe could stop expanding 'remarkably soon', study suggests
By Brandon Specktor published
The universe may stop expanding in just 100 million years if dark energy decays over time, a new study suggests.
![An artist's impression of a transitioning red quasar -- a bright, compact object shrouded in clouds of red dust](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J8e89HzHnaXaJjKKHJWDw7-320-80.jpeg)
Ultra-rare black hole ancestor detected at the dawn of the universe
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists may have detected the first known 'transitioning red quasar' in the universe, dating to just 750 million years after the Big Bang.
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