✧ Cape Canaveral Launches (May 8–12, 2025)

• May 10, 2:28 AM EDT — Falcon 9 | Starlink Group 6-91
  Scheduled to launch from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.Spaceflight Now

• May 11, 12:24 AM EDT — Falcon 9 | Starlink Group 6-83
  Scheduled to launch from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center.

NASA’s Hubble Pinpoints Roaming Massive Black Hole

Space Jaws: Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the galaxy… astronomers have spotted a rogue black hole slurping down a star like cosmic calamari—and it's not even in the middle of its galaxy. In a discovery worthy of a sci-fi blockbuster, NASA's Hubble and Chandra telescopes caught a supermassive black hole feasting off-center, giving scientists their first look at a rare “wandering” stellar predator. It's messy, it’s powerful, and it just rewrote the rules on where cosmic jaws can strike. Full story here.

Elon Musk suspects that Falcon 9 rocket was blown up by sniper

Sabotage or Supercool Science? The SpaceX Sniper Saga Returns
Back in 2016, a Falcon 9 met its fiery end on a Florida launch pad—and rumor had it, so did Elon Musk’s trust in rooftops. Among whispers of sabotage and even a “sniper” on the competitor's roof, SpaceX launched an investigation that included bullet tests and plenty of bureaucratic elbowing. Fast forward eight years, and a newly revealed FBI letter has closed the case once and for all. No sniper. Just an overachieving helium tank and a lesson in cryogenic chemistry. It was the rocket boom that nearly broke the company—but like any great origin story, it only made the hero stronger. Full story here.

Space x Entertainment: How Entertainment Has Rocketed into the Space Travel Industry

Once upon a rocket launch, space was for scientists and silent awe—now it’s got live cams, blackjack tables, and celebrity joyrides. From “traveltainment” to NASA Originals, live streaming is beaming us into a future where Mars missions and memes share equal screen time. As Katy Perry orbits our consciousness beside booster flames, one thing’s clear: the final frontier is now also a front-row seat. Full story here.

IT’S FRIDAY Y’ALL ~ LET’S GET THIS PARTY STARTED

✧Weekend Vibes✧

✧ The Read ✧

Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky
In this gripping 2024 release, Professor Arton Daghdev, a political dissident and xenobiologist, is exiled to Kiln—a hostile prison planet teeming with bizarre, symbiotic lifeforms. Tasked with studying the remnants of an alien civilization, Daghdev uncovers secrets that challenge humanity's understanding of evolution and consciousness. Tchaikovsky masterfully blends themes of authoritarianism, scientific inquiry, and first contact, crafting a narrative that's both thought-provoking and thrilling. A must-read for fans of speculative biology and dystopian intrigue. Read review

✧ The Watch ✧

Dark Matter (Apple TV+, new series) – Based on Blake Crouch’s bestseller, this mind-bending series explores identity and alternate lives through the eyes of a man trapped between realities.
Watch on Apple TV+ →

Outer Range: Season 2 (Prime Video, May 16) – The Wyoming rancher with a hole to another time is back. Cosmic Western weirdness returns just in time.
Watch on Prime Video →

Boy Kills World (In theaters now) – A deaf warrior trained in brutal combat takes on a dystopian regime with surreal visuals and action that doesn’t blink.
Official Site →

Star Wars: Tales of the Empire (Disney+) – Two villains. Two destinies. A dark animated dive into the stories behind the Empire’s most enigmatic figures.
Watch on Disney+ →

Love, Death & Robots: Vol. 4 (Netflix) – Stunning animation and brain-bending stories return in another season of sci-fi and surrealism.
Watch on Netflix →

✧ GTFO ✧

~ Round here ~
May 10, 2:28 AM – Falcon 9 (Starlink 6-91) launch from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral
May 11, 12:24 AM – Falcon 9 (Starlink 6-83) launch from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
May 9–11 – Harley-Davidson Test Ride Days at Space Coast Harley
Event info →
Star Wars Weekends – Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex continues themed events and photo ops
View schedule →

~ Further afield ~

May 11 – International Astronomy Day – Local observatories and planetariums host hands-on science and stargazing

May 6–12 – Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower – Peak may be over, but the streaks are still going—best seen just before dawn

~UNTIL NEXT TIME~