Space and astronomy news highlights include a rare blue micromoon visible this weekend, Blue Origin's rocket explosion setback, and a meteor fireball photobombing an erupting Philippine volcano, while broader science coverage includes cancer research breakthroughs and wildlife discoveries.

A rare blue micromoon will be visible in Sunday's early morning skies this weekend—the second full moon of May that will appear smaller and dimmer than usual, offering stargazers a unique celestial spectacle.

Blue Origin experienced a major setback when its rocket exploded during testing at the launchpad, with no personnel harmed but creating complications for NASA's lunar base plans and Jeff Bezos's competition against SpaceX's Starlink.

A fireball meteor briefly outshone lava rivers flowing from the Philippines' most active volcano in a rare split-second cosmic photobomb captured by observers.

Cornell researchers discovered an underground bee colony with an estimated 5.5 million bees—one of the largest ever recorded—thriving beneath a New York cemetery for over a century.

Scientists identified four distinct types of sleep in zebrafish by tracking eye movements, revealing sleep patterns analogous to the complex sleep cycles of humans and other animals.

Research shows H5N1 bird flu poses significant pandemic risks if it mutates to jump to humans, potentially causing an outbreak worse than COVID-19.

A genomic breast cancer test showed promise in trials, suggesting patients with low test scores could avoid chemotherapy and receive hormone therapy alone with near-identical health outcomes.

A multi-cancer blood test (Galleri) screening 142,000 NHS patients failed to meet its main goal of reducing late-stage cancer diagnoses despite being promoted as a breakthrough test for over 50 cancer types.

New technology systems to prevent ship collisions with endangered North Atlantic right whales are entering use, though the Trump administration is considering whether they could replace existing protections.