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• 11 Jun 2022 (15 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Uranus

  10-06-2022 23:23 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°36'.
  
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• Space Center Houston celebrates Artemis with new exhibit, Moon2Mars festival

  10-06-2022 23:17 via space.com
  
  NASA's Artemis program has inspired a new exhibit and annual Moon2Mars festival at Space Center Houston, the agency's Texas visitor center.
  
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• Momentus troubleshooting problems with newly launched space tug

  10-06-2022 22:39 via space.com
  
  Momentus' newly launched Vigoride space tug has been experiencing some issues in orbit.
  
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• 11 Jun 2022 (16 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Uranus

  10-06-2022 22:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°36'.
  
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• Crash as Trash

  10-06-2022 22:14
  
  When should we start thinking about cleaning up our space junk on Mars?
  The post Crash as Trash appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• Stratolaunch ends 6th test flight of Roc, the world's largest airplane, early after unexpected results

  10-06-2022 22:07 via space.com
  
  The world's largest plane took off for its sixth test flight on Thursday (June 9) but ended up landing before completing all of its flight objectives.
  
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• June full moon guide 2022: Feast your eyes on the 'Strawberry Supermoon'

  10-06-2022 22:05 via space.com
  
  June's full moon, known as the Strawberry Moon, will come the same day the moon reaches the closest point in its orbit aroundEarth, making it a "supermoon".
  
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• 'Where Starships Go To Die' is a terrifying new sci-fi thriller from AfterShock Comics

  10-06-2022 22:03 via space.com
  
  AfterShock Comics releases a brilliant new sci-fi adventure in "Where Starships Go To Die."
  
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• 16 Jun 2022 (6 days away): Mercury at greatest elongation west

  10-06-2022 21:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky.
  
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• 10 Jun 2022 (6 days ago): Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2022

  10-06-2022 21:37 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 10 Jun 2022 (5 days ago): Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2022

  10-06-2022 21:37 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 10 Jun 2022 (4 days ago): Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2022

  10-06-2022 21:37 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 10 Jun 2022 (3 days ago): Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2022

  10-06-2022 21:37 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 10 Jun 2022 (2 days ago): Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2022

  10-06-2022 21:37 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 11 Jun 2022 (17 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Uranus

  10-06-2022 21:25 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 (18 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Uranus

  10-06-2022 20:21 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 (19 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Uranus

  10-06-2022 19:23 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°36'.
  
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• Father's Day gifts 2022: The best gifts in the universe

  10-06-2022 18:59 via space.com
  
  There are loads of great Father's Day deals and gifts out there, and we've scoped out the very best on the market.
  
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• 11 Jun 2022 (20 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Uranus

  10-06-2022 18:29 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°36'.
  
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• Sci-fi adventure game 'Deliver Us Mars' launches on September 27

  10-06-2022 18:15 via space.com
  
  Frontier Foundry has revealed the release date for the ambitious sequel to 'Deliver Us Moon.'
  
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• Astronomers may have detected a 'dark' free-floating black hole

  10-06-2022 18:02
  Astronomers have discovered what may be a free-floating black hole by observing the brightening of a more distant star as its light was distorted by the object's strong gravitational field -- so-called gravitational microlensing.
  
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• A once and future Mars: Finding the space history in 'For All Mankind' season 3

  10-06-2022 17:55 via space.com
  
  Were it not for a difference in our timelines, the title of the season 3 opening episode of "For All Mankind" might have been a spoiler.
  
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• 'For All Mankind' Season 3 premieres on Apple TV Plus with a strange dose of a Mars-crazed 1990s

  10-06-2022 17:43 via space.com
  
  Apple TV+ officially launches the Mars-centric Season 3 of "For All Mankind" on June 10, 2022
  
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• 11 Jun 2022 (21 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Uranus

  10-06-2022 17:24 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°36'.
  
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• Asteroid Ryugu contains material older than the planets, among the most primitive ever studied on Earth

  10-06-2022 17:00 via space.com
  
  Analysis of Hayabusa2's samples from the asteroid Ryugu shows they date to before the formation of the planets.
  
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• 11 Jun 2022 (22 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Uranus

  10-06-2022 16:26 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°36'.
  
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• NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has a 'pet rock' along for the ride

  10-06-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has picked up a "pet rock" hitchhiker that has held on for months.
  
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• 11 Jun 2022 (23 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Uranus

  10-06-2022 15:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°36'.
  
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• Canon EOS R3 review

  10-06-2022 15:13 via space.com
  
  A professional mirrorless camera with a superb focusing system, high frame rate, a new sensor and great image quality.
  
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• Lego Marvel Carnage review

  10-06-2022 13:18 via space.com
  
  Creating Carnage with Lego bricks.
  
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• NASA's Psyche mission delay means change of targets for secondary asteroid probes

  10-06-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  The delay in the planned launch of NASA's Psyche mission to visit what is thought to be the exposed core of a protoplanet is upsetting plans for two small tag-along satellites to visit other asteroids.
  
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• Europe will launch a 'lurking' probe in 2029 to watch for an interstellar comet

  10-06-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Europe's Comet Interceptor probe will lurk in space, waiting for a pristine interstellar comet to zoom by.
  
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• Astra to launch of two tiny hurricane-studying NASA satellites on June 12

  10-06-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Astra aims to launch two cubesats for NASA's TROPICS hurricane-studying mission on Sunday (June 12), provided alicense is granted by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
  
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• Astra targeting Sunday for launch of two tiny hurricane-studying NASA satellites

  10-06-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Astra aims to launch two cubesats for NASA's TROPICS hurricane-studying mission on Sunday (June 12), provided alicense is granted by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
  
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• This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 10 – 18

  10-06-2022 11:09
  
  The waxing gibbous Moon shines with Spica, then occults Delta Scorpii. Meanwhile, all seven planets other than Earth are forming into a diagonal line across the east to southeast at dawn.
  The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 10 – 18 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• Scientists release first analysis of rocks plucked from speeding asteroid

  10-06-2022 01:50
  Scientists have now begun to announce the first results from the analysis of a handful of dirt that Hayabusa2 managed to scoop off the surface of a speeding asteroid. What they found suggests that this asteroid is a piece of the same stuff that coalesced into our sun four-and-a-half billion years ago.
  
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• 15 Jun 2022 (5 days away): The Moon at aphelion

  10-06-2022 01:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 14 Jun 2022 (5 days away): The Moon at perigee

  10-06-2022 01:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 14 Jun 2022 (4 days away): Full Moon

  10-06-2022 01:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 11 Jun 2022 (Tomorrow): Conjunction of Venus and Uranus

  10-06-2022 01:13 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 (Tomorrow): C/2021 E3 (ZTF) at perihelion

  10-06-2022 01:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  C/2021 E3 (ZTF) makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 10 Jun 2022 (Today): Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2022

  10-06-2022 01:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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