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• 20 Jul 2022 (11 hours away): 134340 Pluto at opposition

  19-07-2022 23:53 via in-the-sky.org
  
  134340 Pluto is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (16 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  19-07-2022 23:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (14 hours away): Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition

  19-07-2022 23:12 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• The Tin Man gets his heart in 'The Orville' Season 3 episode 7 'From Unknown Graves'

  19-07-2022 23:00 via space.com
  
  We also get our first look at the "builders" who originally constructed the Kaylon artificial lifeforms
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (12 hours away): 134340 Pluto at opposition

  19-07-2022 22:53 via in-the-sky.org
  
  134340 Pluto is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (17 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  19-07-2022 22:39 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (15 hours away): Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition

  19-07-2022 22:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (13 hours away): 134340 Pluto at opposition

  19-07-2022 21:53 via in-the-sky.org
  
  134340 Pluto is well placed in the sky.
  
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• Dim Pluto reaches its brightest as the third-quarter moon meets Mars in the night sky

  19-07-2022 21:31 via space.com
  
  Here's how to observe these solar system worlds overnight Wednesday (July 20) and Thursday (July 21).
  
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• Hypersonic air-breathing weapon concept passes 2nd flight test

  19-07-2022 21:30 via space.com
  
  Two major U.S. defense contractors announced the successful test flight of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, or HAWC, on Monday (July 18).
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (18 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  19-07-2022 21:26 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (16 hours away): Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition

  19-07-2022 21:12 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (14 hours away): 134340 Pluto at opposition

  19-07-2022 20:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  134340 Pluto is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (19 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  19-07-2022 20:37 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (17 hours away): Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition

  19-07-2022 20:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• Space flames and microgravity liquids: Astronauts mark 20 years with space station equipment

  19-07-2022 20:00 via space.com
  
  In space, no one wants to deal with the cleanup from liquids, flames or other messy science experiments.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (15 hours away): 134340 Pluto at opposition

  19-07-2022 19:50 via in-the-sky.org
  
  134340 Pluto is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (20 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  19-07-2022 19:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (18 hours away): Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition

  19-07-2022 19:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (16 hours away): 134340 Pluto at opposition

  19-07-2022 19:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  134340 Pluto is well placed in the sky.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope's atmosphere studies could provide clues to land and sea on alien worlds

  19-07-2022 19:00 via space.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope could reveal hints about exoplanet surfaces by studying the planets' atmospheric temperatures and moisture levels.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (21 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  19-07-2022 18:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (19 hours away): Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition

  19-07-2022 18:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• Black holes may die differently than we thought

  19-07-2022 18:00 via space.com
  
  New research motivated by string theory suggests possible, and equally strange, fates for evaporating black holes.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (17 hours away): 134340 Pluto at opposition

  19-07-2022 17:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  134340 Pluto is well placed in the sky.
  
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• These 2 private companies aim to beat SpaceX to Mars with 2024 flight

  19-07-2022 17:55 via space.com
  
  Two private companies, Relativity Space and Impulse Space, unveiled plans for the first commercial flight to Mars in 2024 using reusable rockets.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (22 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  19-07-2022 17:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (20 hours away): Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition

  19-07-2022 17:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (18 hours away): 134340 Pluto at opposition

  19-07-2022 17:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  134340 Pluto is well placed in the sky.
  
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• A Black Hole Lurks in a Galaxy Near Our Own

  19-07-2022 16:54
  
  Astronomers have found a dormant black hole orbiting a massive blue star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
  The post A Black Hole Lurks in a Galaxy Near Our Own appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (23 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  19-07-2022 16:24 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise.
  
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• Satellites watch as Europe continues to swelter and temperatures smash more records

  19-07-2022 16:17 via space.com
  
  Smashed temperature records, wildfires and broiling soil are revealed in satellite data as Europe swelters in an extreme heatwave that is set to exacerbate a months-long drought.
  
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• Europe hits record-high temperatures as satellites track heat wave from space

  19-07-2022 16:17 via space.com
  
  Smashed temperature records, wildfires and broiling soil are revealed in satellite data as Europe swelters in an extreme heatwave that is set to exacerbate a months-long drought.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (21 hours away): Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition

  19-07-2022 16:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• Space agriculture boldly grows food where no one has grown before

  19-07-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  One argument in favor of space exploration highlights benefits that help study, monitor and address serious concerns on Earth, like climate change and food production.
  
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• Radio “Heartbeat” Teases Fast Radio Burst Origins

  19-07-2022 15:52
  
  Scientists have observed pulses from a fast radio burst, suggesting the flash might have come from a neutron star.The post Radio “Heartbeat” Teases Fast Radio Burst Origins appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (19 hours away): 134340 Pluto at opposition

  19-07-2022 15:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  134340 Pluto is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (22 hours away): Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition

  19-07-2022 15:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• NASA delays ice-hunting VIPER moon rover launch to 2024, a one-year slip

  19-07-2022 15:00 via space.com
  
  NASA has delayed to launch of its VIPER moon rover to 2024, a one-year slip, due to the need for tests of its Astrobotic lunar lander.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (20 hours away): 134340 Pluto at opposition

  19-07-2022 14:57 via in-the-sky.org
  
  134340 Pluto is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (23 hours away): Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition

  19-07-2022 14:06 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (21 hours away): 134340 Pluto at opposition

  19-07-2022 14:06 via in-the-sky.org
  
  134340 Pluto is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (22 hours away): 134340 Pluto at opposition

  19-07-2022 13:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  134340 Pluto is well placed in the sky.
  
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• Space tourism is looking for liftoff in China

  19-07-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Chinese launch services company CAS Space has signed a cooperation agreement with a giant state-owned travel company in an apparent boost for fledgling space tourism efforts in China.
  
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• Sotheby's to auction Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 moon landing artifacts

  19-07-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Sotheby's is set to auction items from Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 moon landing artifacts collection.
  
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• Massive stellar pairs spewing X-rays offer a glimpse into the Milky Way's past

  19-07-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Massive binary star systems in the galaxy form at the edges of open clusters or the leading edge of a spiral arm, a team of astronomers found.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope's 'jewel-filled' photo is stunning. But what are we even looking at here?

  19-07-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  On July 12, NASA revealed the deepest image of the universe ever taken, courtesy of the James Webb Space Telescope. But what's really happening in this historic image?
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (23 hours away): 134340 Pluto at opposition

  19-07-2022 11:48 via in-the-sky.org
  
  134340 Pluto is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 22 Jul 2022 (3 days away): Lunar occultation of Uranus

  19-07-2022 03:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of Brazil.
  
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• 19 Jul 2022 (Yesterday): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  19-07-2022 02:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°13'.
  
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