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• Humanity will go to Mars 'in this decade,' SpaceX president predicts

  06-05-2022 21:23 via space.com
  
  Astronauts will likely make it to the Red Planet's surface before the end of the 2020s, according to SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope begins final check-outs before science observations

  06-05-2022 18:57 via space.com
  
  NASA's next-generation observatory is entering the last stages of preparation before showing scientists an all-new view of the universe.
  
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• Virgin Galactic pushes 1st planned commercial passenger flight to 2023

  06-05-2022 18:36 via space.com
  
  Aspiring space tourists will need to wait a little longer before soaring into suborbital space with Virgin Galactic.
  
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• Will Russia leave the ISS? Take Roscosmos chief's words with a grain of salt

  06-05-2022 17:44 via space.com
  
  You may have heard that Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin recently threatened, yet again, to pull his nation out of the International Space Station program. Here's what's actually going on.
  
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• Will Russia leave the International Space Station? Take Roscosmos chief's words with a grain of salt

  06-05-2022 17:44 via space.com
  
  You may have heard that Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin recently threatened, yet again, to pull his nation out of the International Space Station program. Here's what's actually going on.
  
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• Large Hadron Collider experiment investigates neutrino's minuscule mass

  06-05-2022 17:44 via space.com
  
  Scientists are investigating the elusive neutrino with a new experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
  
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• LinkSpace returns: Chinese startup plans rocket launch and landing this year

  06-05-2022 17:40 via space.com
  
  China's LinkSpace plans to send a rocket into space and land it safely in late 2022, three years after the startup's last major test.
  
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• Hyperfast white dwarf stars provide clues for understanding supernovae

  06-05-2022 17:33
  Scientists have used computer modeling to show how a hypothesized type of supernova would evolve on the scale of thousands of years, giving researchers a way to look for examples of supernovae of this model, known as 'D6.'
  
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• Black holes: Everything you need to know

  06-05-2022 17:33 via space.com
  
  Black holes are real, they're some of the strangest objects in space. Discover what black holes are and how they form with our informative black hole guide.
  
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• Lockheed Martin tests new hypersonic weapon concept for DARPA

  06-05-2022 17:00 via space.com
  
  Lockheed Martin tested a hypersonic weapon prototype for the U.S. military's DARPA that flew at 5 times the speed of sound.
  
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• Astronomers spot the brightest intergalactic pulsar yet beyond the Milky Way

  06-05-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  PSR J0523-7125 is more than 10 times brighter than any known radio pulsar outside the Milky Way.
  
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• The next giant leap: Interview with 'Deliver Us Mars' game developers

  06-05-2022 15:00 via space.com
  
  We talk to Koen and Paul Deetman, the founders of KeokeN Interactive about their ambitious new space adventure game, Deliver Us Mars.
  
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• The next giant leap: Interview with Deliver Us Mars' developers

  06-05-2022 15:00 via space.com
  
  We talk to Koen and Paul Deetman, the founders of KeokeN Interactive about their ambitious new space adventure game, Deliver Us Mars.
  
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• Venus-like worlds are surprisingly common in 'habitable' zones

  06-05-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  The current definition of habitable zone only examines the amount of sunlight reaching a planet. It may be time to question that definition.
  
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• Meringue on the moon: Top Chef winning dish to fly on NASA mission

  06-05-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Buddha Lo's pavlova will someday travel "miles and miles" on a NASA mission. Lo, a cheftestant on the Bravo competition "Top Chef: Houston," won the show's space food challenge.
  
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• Listen to the 'echoes' of black holes chowing down on stars

  06-05-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Researchers have detected eight new "echoing" black hole systems in the Milky Way, and they sound like passing through an eerie wind tunnel.
  
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• Best star projectors: Indoor views of the night sky

  06-05-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  The very best star projectors for staying cosy beneath the cosmos.
  
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• SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites, lands Falcon 9 rocket at sea after record-tying 12th flight

  06-05-2022 11:09 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 53 Starlink satellites to orbit on its record-tying 12th space mission this Friday (May 6), and you can watch the action live.
  
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• This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 6 – 14

  06-05-2022 11:07
  
  The Moon aligns with Pollux and Castor – but how precisely for you? Three zero-magnitude stars form a far-flung spring triad. And with Libra and Bootes up, the two oldest things you will ever see await your binoculars or scope.
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• Parker Solar Probe: First spacecraft to "touch" the sun

  06-05-2022 11:01 via space.com
  
  NASA's Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to study the sun closer than ever before. Learn more about the fastest spacecraft to date in our solar probe guide.
  
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• 17 May 2022 (11 days away): The Moon at perigee

  06-05-2022 10:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 06 May 2022 (9 days ago): η-Aquariid meteor shower 2022

  06-05-2022 10:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 06 May 2022 (8 days ago): η-Aquariid meteor shower 2022

  06-05-2022 10:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 06 May 2022 (7 days ago): η-Aquariid meteor shower 2022

  06-05-2022 10:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 06 May 2022 (6 days ago): η-Aquariid meteor shower 2022

  06-05-2022 10:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 06 May 2022 (5 days ago): η-Aquariid meteor shower 2022

  06-05-2022 10:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 06 May 2022 (4 days ago): η-Aquariid meteor shower 2022

  06-05-2022 10:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 06 May 2022 (3 days ago): η-Aquariid meteor shower 2022

  06-05-2022 10:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 06 May 2022 (2 days ago): η-Aquariid meteor shower 2022

  06-05-2022 10:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 06 May 2022 (11 days ago): η-Aquariid meteor shower 2022

  06-05-2022 10:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 06 May 2022 (10 days ago): η-Aquariid meteor shower 2022

  06-05-2022 10:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• Crew-3 astronauts on SpaceX Dragon Endurance splash down from space station

  06-05-2022 07:09 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's Dragon capsule "Endurance" brought four astronauts back from the International Space Station after an almost six-month stay. The splashdown off the coast of Florida safely returned Crew-3.
  
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• 16 May 2022 (10 days away): Total lunar eclipse

  06-05-2022 01:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Africa, the Americas, Europe and French Polynesia.
  
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• 16 May 2022 (10 days away): Full Moon

  06-05-2022 01:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 15 May 2022 (9 days away): Venus at aphelion

  06-05-2022 01:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 09 May 2022 (3 days away): Moon at First Quarter

  06-05-2022 01:09 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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• 08 May 2022 (2 days away): η-Lyrid meteor shower 2022

  06-05-2022 01:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 06 May 2022 (Today): η-Aquariid meteor shower 2022

  06-05-2022 01:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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