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• 28 Apr 2022 (15 hours away): The Moon at perihelion

  27-04-2022 23:51 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• Ingenuity Mars helicopter snaps amazing photos of Perseverance rover's landing gear (video)

  27-04-2022 23:45 via space.com
  
  NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter continues to give us Red Planet views we've never seen before.
  
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• 28 Apr 2022 (16 hours away): The Moon at perihelion

  27-04-2022 23:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• How to watch the April 2022 solar eclipse online

  27-04-2022 22:06 via space.com
  
  The first solar eclipse of 2022 arrives this week across parts of the Southern Hemisphere — here's how you can watch the event live online from other parts of the world.
  
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• 28 Apr 2022 (17 hours away): The Moon at perihelion

  27-04-2022 22:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• The instability at the beginning of the solar system

  27-04-2022 21:40
  Michigan State University's Seth Jacobson and colleagues in China and France have unveiled a new theory that could help solve a galactic mystery of how our solar system evolved. Specifically, how did the gas giants -- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune -- end up where they are, orbiting the sun like they do? The research also has implications for how terrestrial planets such as Earth were formed and the possibility that a fifth gas giant lurks 50 billion miles out into the distance.
  
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• 30 Apr 2022 (3 days away): New Moon

  27-04-2022 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare.
  
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• 28 Apr 2022 (18 hours away): The Moon at perihelion

  27-04-2022 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (Yesterday): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (9 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (8 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (7 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (6 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (54 minutes ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (5 minutes ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (5 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (4 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (3 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (3 days ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (25 minutes ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (23 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (22 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (21 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (20 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (2 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (2 days ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (19 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (18 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (17 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (16 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (15 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (14 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (13 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (12 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (11 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (10 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (1 hour ago): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 21:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (21 minutes away): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 20:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 28 Apr 2022 (19 hours away): The Moon at perihelion

  27-04-2022 20:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (58 minutes away): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 20:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• Beam up these 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Starfleet boots from designer John Fluevog

  27-04-2022 19:30 via space.com
  
  The "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" fashionable Starfleet boots from designer John Fluevog can be yours for $399.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (1 hour away): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 19:24 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• 28 Apr 2022 (20 hours away): The Moon at perihelion

  27-04-2022 19:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins to become first Black woman on ISS crew

  27-04-2022 18:41 via space.com
  
  NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is making history as the first Black woman to be on an International Space Station crew.
  
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• 28 Apr 2022 (21 hours away): The Moon at perihelion

  27-04-2022 18:12 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (2 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 18:12 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• Supernova reveals secrets to astronomers

  27-04-2022 17:57
  An international group of astronomers has used observations to unlock a puzzling mystery about a stellar explosion discovered several years ago and evolving even now. The results will help astronomers better understand the process of how massive stars live and die.
  
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• 'Star Trek: Voyager's' triumphant creation stars in crowdfunded documentary 'To the Journey'

  27-04-2022 17:28 via space.com
  
  "Star Trek: Voyager" scores a comprehensive new making-of documentary from filmmaker David Zappone.
  
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• 27 Apr 2022 (3 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-04-2022 17:22 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°00'.
  
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• How to Observe and Measure Naked-eye Sunspots

  27-04-2022 17:20
  
  As Solar Cycle 25 ticks up, naked-eye sunspots are becoming more frequent. They're not only fun to observe, but with this simple method you can determine just how big they are. We also have news on a bright supernova!
  The post How to Observe and Measure Naked-eye Sunspots appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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