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• 28 Jul 2022 (22 hours away): Jupiter enters retrograde motion

  27-07-2022 23:53 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky.
  
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• 'Castaway' gamma-ray bursts come from distant early galaxies

  27-07-2022 23:28 via space.com
  
  Intense blasts of radiation called gamma-ray bursts originate from neutron star mergers in distant galaxies, but until now the origins of some of these eruptions couldn't be pinpointed.
  
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• 28 Jul 2022 (20 hours away): New Moon

  27-07-2022 22:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare.
  
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• 28 Jul 2022 (23 hours away): Jupiter enters retrograde motion

  27-07-2022 22:42 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky.
  
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• 28 Jul 2022 (21 hours away): New Moon

  27-07-2022 22:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare.
  
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• Experimental Zephyr drone sets new record for uncrewed flight duration

  27-07-2022 22:00 via space.com
  
  The experimental Airbus Zephyr drone has been airborne for over 42 straight days, setting a new record for an uncrewed flight.
  
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• China steers cargo spacecraft to fiery death in Earth's atmosphere

  27-07-2022 21:42 via space.com
  
  China guided its Tianzhou 3 cargo spacecraft to a fiery death in Earth's atmosphere late Tuesday night (July 26).
  
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• 28 Jul 2022 (22 hours away): New Moon

  27-07-2022 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare.
  
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• The north pole of Jupiter has mesmerizing storms, new Juno images reveal

  27-07-2022 21:00 via space.com
  
  Powerful storms around the North Pole of Jupiter swirl in mesmerizing images captured by NASA's Juno probe during its close approach to the giant planet on July 5.
  
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• Brilliant fireball explodes high in Texas sky before dawn (video)

  27-07-2022 21:00 via space.com
  
  A bright fireball exploded over Texas on Sunday night (July 24), waking up hundreds of residents with a sonic boom, which suggests parts of the rock may have reached Earth.
  
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• Mars sample return mission adds 2 helicopters, scraps 'fetch' rover

  27-07-2022 20:08 via space.com
  
  The redesigned NASA-European campaign will task the Perseverance rover with delivering Red Planet samples to a rocket, with the drones as backup retrieval options.
  
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• 28 Jul 2022 (23 hours away): New Moon

  27-07-2022 19:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare.
  
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• The Oculus Quest 2 is about to get $100 more expensive - get one before the price hike

  27-07-2022 19:06 via space.com
  
  The VR headsets are rising in price to $399.99 for the 128GB model and $499.99 for the 256GB model.
  
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• 'I Am Groot!' Marvel Studios unleashes 1st trailer for 'Guardians of the Galaxy' animated spinoff

  27-07-2022 19:00 via space.com
  
  Marvel Studios delivers a sneak peek at Disney's new "I Am Groot" series during their San Diego Comic-Con panel.
  
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• Everything that we know about Star Wars: Andor - release date, cast, trailers

  27-07-2022 18:37 via space.com
  
  Make ten men feel like a hundred as we run down everything we know about Andor, the Star Wars prequel to Rogue One.
  
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• NASA tests prototype electric astronaut van for Artemis moon missions

  27-07-2022 18:00 via space.com
  
  NASA photos show the agency's all-electric "Crew Transportation Vehicle" to drive Artemis astronauts to the launch pad.
  
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• Scientists spot alien worlds orbiting exotic star pairs using new technique

  27-07-2022 17:00 via space.com
  
  A new technique could help astronomers detect exoplanets that orbit exotic binary star systems called cataclysmic variables.
  
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• Solving an Earthshine Mystery

  27-07-2022 16:05
  
  Something we take for granted about the crescent Moon's appearance may be nothing more than an optical illusion.
  The post Solving an Earthshine Mystery appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• Starlink service endangered by proposed 5G plan, SpaceX says

  27-07-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX is fighting against a possible regulatory change, saying it could cripple the company's Starlink satellite-internet business.
  
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• OneWeb eyes merger with Eutelsat amid SpaceX Starlink expansion

  27-07-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  The space broadband business is getting a new direction as OneWeb and Eutelsat agree to a merger plan, which requires approvals to proceed.
  
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• Space Perspective unveils capsule design for balloon-borne tourist flights (images)

  27-07-2022 14:07 via space.com
  
  Space Perspective's balloon-borne capsule won't have the gumdrop shape we typically associate with that aerospace term.
  
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• 'Neutrino factories' could hold the solution to the cosmic ray mystery

  27-07-2022 13:31 via space.com
  
  The origins of high-energy particles that bombard the Earth from deep space may have been revealed for the first time by new research.
  
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• Explosive volcanism on Mars deposited rare mineral into Gale Crater, NASA rover finds

  27-07-2022 13:30 via space.com
  
  A concentrated clump of a rare mineral was discovered in the Gale crater in 2016 by the Curiosity rover. Now, researchers may finally know how it got there.
  
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• Noctilucent clouds: Everything you need to know about the rare 'night-shining' clouds

  27-07-2022 12:36 via space.com
  
  Noctilucent clouds are the highest clouds in the atmosphere and are only visible under specific conditions. Here we explore the strange clouds in more detail.
  
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• Danuri: Facts about the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO)

  27-07-2022 12:27 via space.com
  
  The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) called Danuri is the Republic of Korea's first space mission that will travel beyond Earth's orbit and study the moon.
  
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• The James Webb Space Telescope is on the hunt for the universe's 1st-ever supermassive black holes

  27-07-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Even NASA's next-generation space observatory can't manage to see supermassive black holes directly, but that doesn't mean astronomers can't use its data to better understand the mysterious behemoths.
  
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• How seriously should we take Russia's latest threat to leave the ISS?

  27-07-2022 02:16 via space.com
  
  Russia's announcement Tuesday (July 26) that it would leave the ISS after 2024 sounds definitive, but experts disagree on how far the country will go.
  
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• 30 Jul 2022 (3 days away): Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2022

  27-07-2022 01:06 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 29 Jul 2022 (2 days away): The Moon at perihelion

  27-07-2022 01:06 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 29 Jul 2022 (2 days away): Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2022

  27-07-2022 01:06 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 29 Jul 2022 (2 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury

  27-07-2022 01:06 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°35'.
  
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• 28 Jul 2022 (Tomorrow): New Moon

  27-07-2022 01:06 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare.
  
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• 28 Jul 2022 (Tomorrow): Jupiter enters retrograde motion

  27-07-2022 01:06 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky.
  
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