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• 04 Jun 2022 (23 hours away): Saturn enters retrograde motion

  03-06-2022 23:52 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope coverage wins Pulitzer Prize for science writer Natalie Wolchover and Quanta

  03-06-2022 23:40 via space.com
  
  Science writer Natalie Wolchover has received a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for her work at Quanta Magazine explaining the intricate story of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
  
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• 'Thor: Love and Thunder' new trailer tells the tale of the 'space viking'

  03-06-2022 23:21 via space.com
  
  "He went from dad bod, to god bod" and boy, Korg's not wrong
  
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• NASA picks new experiments for commercial delivery to moon in 2026

  03-06-2022 21:35 via space.com
  
  Privately developed spacecraft will carry a new suite of science gear to the moon in 2026 to support NASA's Artemis lunar exploration program.
  
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• Over 100 hidden asteroids detected thanks to new algorithm studying old telescope data

  03-06-2022 20:00 via space.com
  
  Researchers using an innovative astrodynamics algorithm have uncovered over 100 asteroids that had gone undetected in archived images of the sky.
  
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• The 'supermoon' season of 2022 continues with the Full Strawberry Moon on June 14

  03-06-2022 19:33 via space.com
  
  The Full Strawberry Moon of June 14 may appear ever-so-slightly bigger and brighter than usual when it rises this month, making it a "supermoon."
  
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• See the new trailer 'Star Wars Jedi: Survivor' coming in 2023

  03-06-2022 19:20 via space.com
  
  Avid video gamers hunting for immersive diversions in the galaxy far, far away were rewarded with a first look at the "Star Wars Jedi: Survivor" game.
  
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• What's it like to be on Venus or Pluto? We studied their sand dunes and found some clues.

  03-06-2022 17:00 via space.com
  
  What is it like to be on the surface of Mars or Venus? Or even further afield, such as on Pluto, or Saturn's moon Titan?
  
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• Blue Origin space tourist launches: Live NS-21 mission updates

  03-06-2022 16:27 via space.com
  
  Blue Origin will launch 6 passengers on the NS-21 space tourism mission on June 4, 2022. Here are live updates of the launch.
  
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• New, extremely reactive chemical discovered in the atmosphere

  03-06-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  Millions of tons of a type of extremely reactive chemical can form in the atmosphere each year, with implications for health and the global climate.
  
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• Dress to impress: US Space Force releases new grooming and uniform guidelines

  03-06-2022 15:00 via space.com
  
  The U.S. Space Force has just outlined new grooming and uniform policies for members of the service, who are known as Guardians.
  
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• On This Day In Space: June 3, 1965: Astronaut Ed White takes 1st American spacewalk

  03-06-2022 13:11 via space.com
  
  On June 3, 1965, NASA astronaut Ed White became the first American to walk in space. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.
  
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• Monument to NASA's fallen Apollo 1 crew dedicated at national cemetery

  03-06-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  A monument now stands at Arlington National Cemetery in memory of the Apollo 1 crew, the first astronauts to die in their spacecraft, 55 years after the fire took their lives.
  
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• Monster black holes may have murdered their host galaxies in the early universe

  03-06-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  A study of a sample of galaxies that existed up to 12.5 billion years ago has provided further evidence that radiation from active supermassive black holes suppresses star formation.
  
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• Jupiter is a whirling world in stunning (and woozy) footage from Juno spacecraft

  03-06-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Hang on tight as you watch this new footage of Jupiter. This sped-up view shows the perspective of NASA's Juno spacecraft as it flew above the gas giant on April 9.
  
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• Chinese astronaut gives hair-washing demonstration in space (video)

  03-06-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping shows how she kept her hair clean while aboard the Tianhe space station module.
  
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• This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 3 – 11

  03-06-2022 11:12
  
  For three nights running, the waxing Moon will pose equidistant from the two brightest stars of Leo. The Cassiopeia W lies exactly level in the north. And for that to happen, Kochab has to be straight above Polaris.
  The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 3 – 11 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• 11 Jun 2022 (8 days away): Conjunction of Venus and Uranus

  03-06-2022 01:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°36'.
  
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• 11 Jun 2022 (8 days away): C/2021 E3 (ZTF) at perihelion

  03-06-2022 01:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  C/2021 E3 (ZTF) makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 10 Jun 2022 (7 days away): Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2022

  03-06-2022 01:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 07 Jun 2022 (4 days away): Moon at First Quarter

  03-06-2022 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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• 06 Jun 2022 (3 days away): Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition

  03-06-2022 01:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 04 Jun 2022 (Tomorrow): Saturn enters retrograde motion

  03-06-2022 01:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky.
  
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