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• 17 Sep 2022 (3 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  16-09-2022 23:56 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'.
  
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• 17 Sep 2022 (23 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  16-09-2022 23:56 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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• 16 Sep 2022 (16 minutes away): Neptune at opposition

  16-09-2022 23:56 via in-the-sky.org
  Neptune is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 16 Sep 2022 (30 minutes away): Neptune at opposition

  16-09-2022 23:42 via in-the-sky.org
  Neptune is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 16 Sep 2022 (49 minutes away): Neptune at opposition

  16-09-2022 23:23 via in-the-sky.org
  Neptune is well placed in the sky.
  
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• China, UAE will collaborate on moon rover missions

  16-09-2022 22:48 via space.com
  
  The UAE's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre announced today (Sept. 16) that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the China National Space Agency to work together on future moon missions.
  
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• 17 Sep 2022 (4 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  16-09-2022 22:47 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'.
  
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• 16 Sep 2022 (1 hour away): Neptune at opposition

  16-09-2022 22:26 via in-the-sky.org
  Neptune is well placed in the sky.
  
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• The queue for the queen: Huge line of Elizabeth II mourners visible from space (satellite photos)

  16-09-2022 22:08 via space.com
  
  Hundreds of thousands of people will join 'The Queue' in London to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II.
  
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• Huge line of Queen Elizabeth II mourners visible from space (satellite photos)

  16-09-2022 22:08 via space.com
  
  Hundreds of thousands of people will join 'The Queue' in London to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II.
  
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• 17 Sep 2022 (5 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  16-09-2022 21:58 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'.
  
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• 16 Sep 2022 (2 hours away): Neptune at opposition

  16-09-2022 21:26 via in-the-sky.org
  Neptune is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 17 Sep 2022 (6 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  16-09-2022 20:49 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'.
  
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• 16 Sep 2022 (3 hours away): Neptune at opposition

  16-09-2022 20:29 via in-the-sky.org
  Neptune is well placed in the sky.
  
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• A massive solar flare knocked out radio in Africa and the Middle East Friday

  16-09-2022 20:14 via space.com
  
  An active sunspot that is just about to exit the visible disk of the sun shot its parting flare at Earth, causing a radio blackout in Africa and the Middle East Friday morning.
  
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• 17 Sep 2022 (7 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  16-09-2022 19:56 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'.
  
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• Weather satellites watch Tropical Storm Fiona develop in the Atlantic (video)

  16-09-2022 19:54 via space.com
  
  Tropical Storm Fiona developed over the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday (Sept. 14) and could eventually become a hurricane. Weather satellites are tracking the storm as it moves through the Caribbean.
  
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• Ultraluminous 'hot DOG' galaxy fed by swarm of surrounding satellite galaxies

  16-09-2022 19:39 via space.com
  
  A massive "hot DOG" galaxy is surrounded by a swarm of smaller galaxies that may be helping it grow to tremendous sizes.
  
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• 16 Sep 2022 (4 hours away): Neptune at opposition

  16-09-2022 19:15 via in-the-sky.org
  Neptune is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 17 Sep 2022 (8 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  16-09-2022 18:56 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'.
  
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• Canon EOS R5 mirrorless camera review

  16-09-2022 18:39 via space.com
  
  The Canon EOS R5 looks to bring full-frame mirrorless technology to the first-class professional market. Has it succeeded?
  
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• 16 Sep 2022 (5 hours away): Neptune at opposition

  16-09-2022 18:23 via in-the-sky.org
  Neptune is well placed in the sky.
  
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• Smallsat launcher ABL Space Systems gearing up for its 1st-ever liftoff

  16-09-2022 18:10 via space.com
  
  ABL completed a key fueling test with its RS1 rocket on the pad at Pacific Spaceport Complex on Alaska's Kodiak Island this week and is working to finalize the window for its debut launch.
  
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• A Month on 'Mars': Return to Earth

  16-09-2022 17:53 via space.com
  
  Despite all the dangers of its rugged surface, our simulated Mars base is inhabited by magic.
  
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• 17 Sep 2022 (9 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  16-09-2022 17:43 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'.
  
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• 16 Sep 2022 (6 hours away): Neptune at opposition

  16-09-2022 17:23 via in-the-sky.org
  Neptune is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 17 Sep 2022 (10 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  16-09-2022 16:47 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'.
  
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• 'The Mandalorian' gets a thrilling new teaser trailer for season 3

  16-09-2022 16:45 via space.com
  
  Lucasfilm drops a rousing new trailer for "The Mandalorian" Season 3 at the D23 Expo.
  
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• 16 Sep 2022 (7 hours away): Neptune at opposition

  16-09-2022 16:28 via in-the-sky.org
  Neptune is well placed in the sky.
  
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• China tests new engine for huge Long March 9 moon rocket

  16-09-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  Chinese engineers have conducted a successful hot fire test of a new, powerful engine for the nation's planned super heavy-lift rocket for moon missions.
  
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• Anycubic Kobra Max review: we like big prints and we cannot lie

  16-09-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  The Anycubic Kobra Max is larger than life, which might be too much for some folks to handle.
  
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• Watch SpaceX launch 54 Starlink satellites from Florida tonight (Sept. 16) after delays

  16-09-2022 15:55 via space.com
  
  SpaceX will send another big batch of Starlink satellites to orbit on Friday night (Sept. 16) — and bring the first stage of a rocket back to Earth.
  
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• 17 Sep 2022 (11 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  16-09-2022 15:47 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'.
  
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• 16 Sep 2022 (8 hours away): Neptune at opposition

  16-09-2022 15:25 via in-the-sky.org
  Neptune is well placed in the sky.
  
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• See elusive planet Neptune in opposition tonight (Sept. 16)

  16-09-2022 14:56 via space.com
  
  Located at the outer edge of the solar system, the distant planet Neptune will make its closest approach to Earth on Friday, when it will be visible in opposition to the sun all through the night.
  
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• 17 Sep 2022 (12 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  16-09-2022 14:45 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'.
  
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• 16 Sep 2022 (9 hours away): Neptune at opposition

  16-09-2022 14:31 via in-the-sky.org
  Neptune is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 17 Sep 2022 (13 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  16-09-2022 13:47 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'.
  
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• 16 Sep 2022 (10 hours away): Neptune at opposition

  16-09-2022 13:17 via in-the-sky.org
  Neptune is well placed in the sky.
  
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• We still haven't found most of Mars' ancient lakes

  16-09-2022 13:00 via space.com
  
  A "new era" in Martian water searches awaits, a new study suggests, with hundreds of ancient lakes likely still lying undetected on the Red Planet.
  
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• See the conjunction of the moon and Mars tonight (Sept. 16)

  16-09-2022 13:00 via space.com
  
  Mars and the moon will make a close approach to each other in the sky tonight (Sept. 16), and here's what you can expect to see.
  
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• 17 Sep 2022 (14 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  16-09-2022 12:50 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'.
  
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• 16 Sep 2022 (11 hours away): Neptune at opposition

  16-09-2022 12:16 via in-the-sky.org
  Neptune is well placed in the sky.
  
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• This spiral galaxy photo from the Hubble Space Telescope is just spectacular

  16-09-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  An intermediate spiral galaxy called NGC 1961 was photographed by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, revealing gorgeous spiral arms and glittering, blue regions of bright young stars.
  
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• Strange quark star may have formed from a lucky cosmic merger

  16-09-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  A team of physicists has found that the remnant of a neutron star merger observed in 2019 has just the right mass to be a strange hypothetical quark star.
  
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• Russia says private satellites could become 'legitimate target' during wartime

  16-09-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  As the United States continues to leverage more commercial satellites for intelligence and communications work, Russia has warned these craft may become a "legitimate target" for wartime operations.
  
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• 17 Sep 2022 (15 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  16-09-2022 11:58 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'.
  
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• 16 Sep 2022 (12 hours away): Neptune at opposition

  16-09-2022 11:21 via in-the-sky.org
  Neptune is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 17 Sep 2022 (16 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  16-09-2022 11:00 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'.
  
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• 16 Sep 2022 (13 hours away): Neptune at opposition

  16-09-2022 10:25 via in-the-sky.org
  Neptune is well placed in the sky.
  
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