Astronomy news

• NASA to buy 5 more astronaut missions from SpaceX

  02-06-2022 22:26 via space.com
  
  NASA plans to buy five more SpaceX crewed flights to the International Space Station.
  
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• Elon Musk tells SpaceX, Tesla workers they must be in office at least 40 hours a week: report

  02-06-2022 19:52 via space.com
  
  'Remote work is no longer acceptable,' the SpaceX and Tesla CEO reportedly said in memos to both companies.
  
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• Russia will launch a cargo mission to the space station early Friday morning. Watch it live

  02-06-2022 19:03 via space.com
  
  Russia will launch a robotic cargo mission to the International Space Station early Friday morning (June 3), and you can watch the action live.
  
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• Russia launches new Progress 81 cargo ship to International Space Station

  02-06-2022 19:03 via space.com
  
  Russia launched a new robotic cargo mission to the International Space Station early Friday (June 3), its first resupply mission to the orbiting lab since it invaded Ukraine.
  
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• Pew pew! Perseverance rover on Mars picks its own prize rocks to shoot with laser

  02-06-2022 19:00 via space.com
  
  NASA is hailing the Perseverance rover's improved ability to pick its own targets as a way of speeding up science on Mars.
  
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• Our Mars rover mission was suspended because of the Ukraine war — here's what we're hoping for next

  02-06-2022 18:00 via space.com
  
  Just a few months ago, we were confidently expecting to launch our rover, Rosalind Franklin, to Mars in September as part of the ExoMars mission, a collaboration between Europe and Russia.
  
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• Blue-whale-size asteroid to screech past Earth in close encounter on June 6

  02-06-2022 18:00 via space.com
  
  An asteroid up to three times the size of a blue whale will sail past Earth on June 6, 2022.
  
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• The Life and Times of Immortal Stars

  02-06-2022 17:21
  
  Under the right conditions, stars could become immortal. How is this possible, and what does it mean for these stars’ surroundings?
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• 4 hostile alien civilizations may lurk in the Milky Way, a new study suggests

  02-06-2022 17:03 via space.com
  
  New research calculates the odds that humans will contact a 'malicious' alien civilization that wants to invade our planet. Don't worry, the chances are incredibly small.
  
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• Hubble telescope spots peculiar dwarf galaxy with really bright neighbor

  02-06-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a dazzling new view of a busy star birth factory.
  
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• Nikon Z7 II review

  02-06-2022 14:16 via space.com
  
  The Nikon Z7 II is a powerhouse of all-round full-frame mirrorless performance, but it’s especially adept at astrophotography and low light shooting.
  
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• China proposes alien planet mission to hunt habitable worlds by scanning wobbling stars

  02-06-2022 12:37 via space.com
  
  A proposed Chinese mission would look for nearby habitable alien worlds by launching a spacecraft to make ultraprecise measurements of how orbiting planets make a star wobble.
  
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• Strange 'unknown structure,' a faint radio glow thousands of light-years wide, found around closest quasar

  02-06-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  By employing a new technique to make it easier to see faint gas next to the brilliant glare of a quasar, astronomers have discovered that the quasar is ionizing vast amounts of gas.
  
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• See 5 planets align in the night sky this month, a rare treat!

  02-06-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  A "planet parade" will see all five naked-eye worlds line up in their proper orbital order from the sun in Earth's sky this month.
  
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• Faint radio glow thousands of light-years wide discovered around closest quasar

  02-06-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  By employing a new technique to make it easier to see faint gas next to the brilliant glare of a quasar, astronomers have discovered that the quasar is ionizing vast amounts of gas.
  
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• 11 Jun 2022 (9 days away): Conjunction of Venus and Uranus

  02-06-2022 03:18 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°36'.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (Yesterday): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (9 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (9 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (8 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (8 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (7 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (7 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (6 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (6 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (5 minutes ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (5 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (5 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (49 minutes ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (4 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (4 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (3 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (3 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (25 minutes ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (23 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (22 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (21 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (20 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (2 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (2 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (19 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (18 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (17 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (16 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (15 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (14 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (13 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (12 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (11 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 02 Jun 2022 (10 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  02-06-2022 03:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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