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• 16 Jul 2022 (21 hours away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  15-07-2022 23:51 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• Exclusive: Vice TV explores the making of 'Star Wars' with its new 'Icons Unearthed' docu-series

  15-07-2022 23:21 via space.com
  
  Brian Volk-Weiss and The Nacelle Company present a new "Star Wars" history series for Vice TV.
  
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• 16 Jul 2022 (22 hours away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  15-07-2022 22:57 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 21 Jul 2022 (6 days away): Lunar occultation of Mars

  15-07-2022 22:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of Eastern Asia and United States.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (Yesterday): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (9 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (8 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (7 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (6 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (6 days ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (55 minutes ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (5 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (5 days ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (40 minutes ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (4 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (4 days ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (3 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (3 days ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (27 minutes ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (23 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (22 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (21 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (20 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (2 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (2 days ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (19 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (18 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (17 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (16 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (15 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (14 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (13 minutes ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (13 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (12 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (11 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (10 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (1 hour ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 22:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• Watch SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule dock with the space station Saturday morning

  15-07-2022 22:11 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule will meet up with the International Space Station on Saturday (July 16), and you can watch the orbital action live.
  
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• Dragon capsule docks with space station on SpaceX's 25th cargo mission

  15-07-2022 22:11 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule met up with the International Space Station on Saturday (July 16), delivering more than 5,800 pounds (2,630 kilograms) of supplies to the orbiting lab.
  
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• 16 Jul 2022 (23 hours away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  15-07-2022 21:57 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (19 minutes away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 21:57 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (38 minutes away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 21:38 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• Virgin Galactic opening new spaceship factory in Arizona

  15-07-2022 21:29 via space.com
  
  Suborbital space tourism provider Virgin Galactic could build up to six spaceships a year at its newly announced Arizona facility.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (51 minutes away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 21:25 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• Russian cosmonaut will fly to space station with SpaceX this fall

  15-07-2022 20:44 via space.com
  
  NASA announced today (July 15) that it has signed a deal with Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos to exchange seats on craft traveling to and from the International Space Station.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (1 hour away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 20:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• NASA commissions independent review of delayed Psyche mission to metal asteroid

  15-07-2022 20:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Psyche asteroid mission is moving into a review after software testing issues forced an extended launch delay to at least July 2023. Its future remains uncertain.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (2 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 19:18 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• Jupiter is now rising in the evening sky. Here's how to spot the king of the night.

  15-07-2022 19:00 via space.com
  
  Jupiter is starting to rise around midnight, and will even meet up with the moon on Tuesday (July 19).
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (3 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  15-07-2022 18:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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