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• 09 Apr 2022 (9 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  08-04-2022 22:53 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 09 Apr 2022 (10 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  08-04-2022 22:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 09 Apr 2022 (11 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  08-04-2022 21:24 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• NASA plans to resume crucial Artemis 1 moon mission test on Saturday

  08-04-2022 21:04 via space.com
  
  With the private Ax-1 astronaut mission safely on its way to the space station, NASA plans to resume the "wet dress rehearsal" of its Artemis 1 moon mission this weekend.
  
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• A 'beautiful, beautiful launch:' Teams celebrate private Ax-1 mission's landmark liftoff

  08-04-2022 20:26 via space.com
  
  Four private astronauts left Earth this morning (April 8), riding a SpaceX capsule toward the International Space Station on a history-making liftoff that wowed observers.
  
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• 09 Apr 2022 (12 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  08-04-2022 20:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 09 Apr 2022 (13 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  08-04-2022 19:22 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• Snap up a huge $500 discount on the Panasonic Lumix S1H camera

  08-04-2022 18:58 via space.com
  
  Get Amazon's best price on a professional quality mirrorless camera and save a big chunk of money.
  
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• Sony 20mm f/1.8 G lens review

  08-04-2022 18:22 via space.com
  
  Is the Sony 20mm f/1.8 G lens the best E-mount lens for wide-field astrophotography?
  
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• 09 Apr 2022 (14 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  08-04-2022 18:06 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• Heliocentrism: Definition, origin and model

  08-04-2022 18:03 via space.com
  
  Heliocentrism places the sun at the center of the Solar System. This is the history of how scientists discovered our place and in the Solar System.
  
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• SpaceX launches Ax-1, the 1st fully private astronaut mission to the space station

  08-04-2022 17:52 via space.com
  
  This morning (April 8), a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off, launching the first fully private crewed mission to the International Space Station.
  
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• NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates

  08-04-2022 17:01 via space.com
  
  Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
  
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• 09 Apr 2022 (15 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  08-04-2022 16:52 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 09 Apr 2022 (16 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  08-04-2022 16:21 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates

  08-04-2022 16:02 via space.com
  
  See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.
  
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• The sun's atmosphere: Photosphere, chromosphere and corona

  08-04-2022 15:31 via space.com
  
  The sun's atmosphere has three layers: The photosphere, the chromosphere and the corona.
  
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• 09 Apr 2022 (17 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  08-04-2022 15:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• Two Years to the 2024 American Total Solar Eclipse!

  08-04-2022 15:00
  
  It’s never too early to start getting excited — and begin planning — for an event as spectacular as a total solar eclipse.
  The post Two Years to the 2024 American Total Solar Eclipse! appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• Earth's layers: Exploring our planet inside and out

  08-04-2022 14:47 via space.com
  
  Earth is made up of several layers: the lithosphere, asthenosphere, lower mantle (also known as mesospheric mantle), outer core and inner core.
  
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• Axiom-1 mission all-private crew to make and carry history on space station

  08-04-2022 14:25 via space.com
  
  Artifacts from the first heavier-than-air powered flying machine, the first spacecraft to carry humans to land on the moon and the first Israeli to fly in space are headed into orbit with Ax-1.
  
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• 09 Apr 2022 (18 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  08-04-2022 14:20 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 09 Apr 2022 (19 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  08-04-2022 13:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 09 Apr 2022 (20 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  08-04-2022 12:26 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• Space board game deals 2022

  08-04-2022 12:25 via space.com
  
  Several retailers are offering space board game deals and discounts.
  
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• We're two years away from the Great North American Solar Eclipse of 2024!

  08-04-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Book your travel, buy your glasses, and get ready for the show of the decade on April 8, 2024
  
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• The private Ax-1 astronaut mission heralds an exciting new era in spaceflight (op-ed)

  08-04-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  The upcoming Ax-1 mission is perhaps the beginning of a new era in human spaceflight — not because of the identity of the private astronauts, but because of the ecosystem that's emerging around them.
  
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• NASA's Ingenuity helicopter makes its 24th flight on Mars

  08-04-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Ingenuity helicopter completed its 24th Martian flight on Sunday (April 3), a short repositioning hop that covered 154 feet (47 meters) in 69.5 seconds.
  
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• Hubble Space Telescope spots extreme weather on strange alien worlds

  08-04-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Since astronomers began finding exoplanets in the 1990s, they've uncovered a lot of hot Jupiters, and now NASA's most venerable telescope is playing meteorologist.
  
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• This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 8 – 16

  08-04-2022 11:18
  
  The gibbous Moon passes through Leo and Virgo as it waxes toward full, forming new Moon-and-stars "lunarisms" (patterns) each evening. Mercury begins a new apparition in the sunset. At dawn, Jupiter emerges to join the lineup of Venus, Mars, and Saturn.
  The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 8 – 16 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• 09 Apr 2022 (21 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  08-04-2022 11:06 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• April 8, 1964: 1st test flight of Gemini spacecraft

  08-04-2022 10:25 via space.com
  
  On April 8, 1964, NASA launched the first uncrewed test flight of the new Gemini spacecraft. This was the very first mission of Project Gemini, which would later send crews of two into orbit.
  
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• SpaceX launching private Ax-1 astronaut mission today: Watch it live

  08-04-2022 10:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX will launch a former NASA astronaut and three paying customers on a journey to the International Space Station. That mission, called Ax-1, lifts off today (April 8)!
  
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• 09 Apr 2022 (22 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  08-04-2022 09:50 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 09 Apr 2022 (23 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  08-04-2022 09:12 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 18 Apr 2022 (10 days away): Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus

  08-04-2022 01:38 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°08'.
  
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• 16 Apr 2022 (8 days away): Full Moon

  08-04-2022 01:38 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 14 Apr 2022 (6 days away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  08-04-2022 01:38 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 13 Apr 2022 (5 days away): Mercury at perihelion

  08-04-2022 01:38 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 12 Apr 2022 (4 days away): Conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune

  08-04-2022 01:38 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Jupiter and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°06'.
  
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• 09 Apr 2022 (Tomorrow): Moon at First Quarter

  08-04-2022 01:38 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• Private Ax-1 astronauts ready to launch on SpaceX rocket tomorrow

  08-04-2022 00:42 via space.com
  
  The first all-private crewed mission to the International Space Station is ready to fly, mission leaders announced today (April 7).
  
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