Space and astronomy news dominated by celestial events and space industry developments, while medical breakthroughs continue to reshape cancer treatment approaches.

A blue micromoon will be visible this weekend - a rare lunar phenomenon where the second full moon of a calendar month appears smaller and dimmer than usual due to its distance from Earth at perigee.

A fireball meteor briefly outshone lava flows from the Philippines' most active volcano in a spectacular space-Earth collision captured on camera, demonstrating the dramatic visibility of incoming celestial objects.

Blue Origin experienced a major setback with a rocket explosion on its launchpad Thursday, creating significant challenges as Jeff Bezos attempts to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX and Starlink dominance in the commercial space sector.

Researchers identified four distinct types of sleep in zebrafish by tracking eye movements, revealing sleep patterns analogous to complex human sleep architecture and advancing understanding of sleep evolution across species.

Scientists have raised new questions about Ebola and Hantavirus outbreaks after discovering that current circulating variants differ significantly from species identified decades ago, complicating response strategies.

Innovative technology systems are being deployed to prevent ship collisions with critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, with the Trump administration considering whether such systems can replace existing protection regulations.

A rare hidden treasure of snake specimens in Ecuador's Amazon foothills - collected over decades by a 101-year-old farmer and catalogued by a young scientist - has been transformed into a comprehensive scientific survey of one of Earth's most biodiverse habitats.

Multiple medical trials showcased unprecedented cancer treatment breakthroughs including a daily pill doubling survival in pancreatic cancer, a vaccine eradicating entire tumors, and a genomic test potentially sparing millions of breast cancer patients from chemotherapy.

Poor sleep quality has been identified as a contributing factor to rising cancer rates among people under 50 globally, adding new insight into demographic shifts in cancer epidemiology and prevention strategies.