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• Space volcanoes: Origins, variants and eruptions

  01-07-2022 22:03 via space.com
  
  Capable of both destruction and creation, space volcanoes are common on planets and moons throughout the solar system and beyond.
  
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• China's Mars orbiter has mapped the entire Red Planet, nailing key science goal (photos)

  01-07-2022 22:00 via space.com
  
  China's first successful interplanetary mission has completed mapping the Red Planet more than a year after its arrival.
  
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• Exclusive: The hunter becomes the hunted in Marvel Comics 'Predator #1' relaunch

  01-07-2022 21:00 via space.com
  
  Marvel Comics releases its long-awaited "Predator" series from Ed Brisson and Kev Walker.
  
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• NASA's tiny CAPSTONE probe continues spiraling out toward the moon

  01-07-2022 20:07 via space.com
  
  NASA's little CAPSTONE cubesat is making good progress on its long journey to the moon.
  
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• China launches new Gaofen 12 Earth observation satellite

  01-07-2022 20:00 via space.com
  
  China has launched another in its series of Gaofen Earth observation satellites as it continues building out its space infrastructure.
  
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• Astronauts may need to jump in space to fight bone loss

  01-07-2022 19:00 via space.com
  
  A new study suggests that high-impact exercise could help astronauts limit bone loss while in space.
  
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• Tricky Mars rocks making things difficult for NASA's Perseverance rover

  01-07-2022 17:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Perseverance rover is on the hunt for the "goldilocks" of rocks to sample on Mars.
  
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• Satellites watch record-breaking wildfires burn across Alaska

  01-07-2022 17:00 via space.com
  
  A hot, dry start to summer has spurred a record number of wildfires in southern Alaska, and weather satellites are tracking the development of the blazes from space.
  
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• Capturing the onset of galaxy rotation in the early universe

  01-07-2022 16:27
  After the Big Bang came the earliest galaxies. Due to the expansion of the universe, these galaxies are receding away from us. This causes their emissions to be redshifted (shifted towards longer wavelengths). By studying these redshifts, it is possible to characterize the 'motion' within the galaxies as well as their distance. In a new study, astronomers have now revealed a likely rotational motion of one such distant galaxy.
  
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• Surprise 'fossil galaxy' spotted near mighty Andromeda

  01-07-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  An amateur astronomer found a fossilized surprise in the well-studied sky near the bright Andromeda Galaxy.
  
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• NASA will unveil the James Webb Space Telescope's 1st science photos this month. Here's how to watch.

  01-07-2022 14:16 via space.com
  
  After half a year of commissioning in space, the James Webb Space Telescope will release its first science images in July. Here's how you can tune in to the historic event for free.
  
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• July new moon 2022: Young moon passes Mercury

  01-07-2022 12:35 via space.com
  
  The new moon of July occurs on July 28 at 1:55 p.m. EDT (1755 GMT). Our guide describes which planets and constellations are visible during July's new moon 2022.
  
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• Where will NASA set up its moon base?

  01-07-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Artemis Base Camp will be established in the moon's south polar region, in a to-be-determined spot that features plentiful sunlight, direct-to-Earth communications and good access to water ice.
  
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• SpaceX's Starlink satellites will help improve space weather forecasts amid sun's unpredictable activity

  01-07-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's Starlink satellites are providing data to NOAA to help improve space weather forecasts as spacecraft operators struggle with unexpected effects of frequent solar eruptions.
  
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• Another supermoon rises this month with July's 'Buck Moon'

  01-07-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  July's full moon will once again be a supermoon, reaching its perigee or closest point to our planet on July 13.
  
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• A huge comet will make its closest approach to Earth in July. Here's how to watch it live.

  01-07-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  One of the farthest active comets ever spotted will make its closest approach to Earth on July 14, and here's how you can catch the action live.
  
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• On This Day In Space: July 1, 1962: Kennedy Space Center established

  01-07-2022 11:38 via space.com
  
  On July 1, 1962, NASA established the Launch Operations Center — which was later renamed the Kennedy Space Center — on the east coast of Florida.
  
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• Night sky, July 2022: What you can see this month [maps]

  01-07-2022 11:23 via space.com
  
  Find out what to see in your night sky during July 2022 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.
  
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• This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 1 – 9

  01-07-2022 10:43
  
  The Moon waxes across the evening sky from Leo to Scorpius. The five-planet lineup in the dawn is now four. And amateur astronomers hope to be recording as Saturn's hazy moon Titan occult a star about as bright as Titan itself for most of North America.
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• July: Stars of the Summer Sky

  01-07-2022 09:12
  
  
  July offers lots of pretty stars and constellations to check out, and you’ll get a personally guided tour of them by downloading this month’s Sky Tour astronomy podcast.The post July: Stars of the Summer Sky appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• 13 Jul 2022 (12 days away): The Moon at perigee

  01-07-2022 01:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 13 Jul 2022 (12 days away): The Moon at aphelion

  01-07-2022 01:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 13 Jul 2022 (12 days away): Full Moon

  01-07-2022 01:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 10 Jul 2022 (9 days away): Mercury at perihelion

  01-07-2022 01:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 07 Jul 2022 (6 days away): Moon at First Quarter

  01-07-2022 01:16 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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• 04 Jul 2022 (3 days away): The Earth at aphelion

  01-07-2022 01:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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