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• Wonder at the 'false dawn' of zodiacal light in early autumn

  23-09-2022 22:30 via space.com
  
  Zodiacal light is a phenomenon that occurs when sunlight is scattered by interplanetary dust. Until the full moon on Oct. 9, this light will be visible along the eastern horizon in the predawn hours.
  
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• 'Drag sail' to deorbit satellites receives $750K in seed funding

  23-09-2022 22:10 via space.com
  
  Small satellite deorbiting technology received a funding boost from NASA and an investment partner, as the Spinnaker drag sail's team aims for commercial sales in 2023.
  
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• Dead stars in Milky Way's companion galaxy cause mysterious gamma-ray cocoon

  23-09-2022 21:33 via space.com
  
  Rapidly spinning dead stars in the dwarf galaxy Sagittarius are the source of gamma-ray emissions within the massive bubbles that blow out from our galaxy.
  
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• NASA's Artemis 1 moon launch scheduled for Sept. 27 despite gathering storm

  23-09-2022 21:23 via space.com
  
  NASA continues to target Tuesday (Sept. 27) for the launch of Artemis 1 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, even though a big storm could head toward the Space Coast soon.
  
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• FCC denies SpaceX $900 million in Starlink funding

  23-09-2022 20:00 via space.com
  
  Starlink was rejected for a nearly $900 million rural funding opportunity. SpaceX said the funding ruling was 'grossly unfair.'
  
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• Scientists trace high-energy particles back to sun's plasma

  23-09-2022 19:33 via space.com
  
  Scientists may have discovered when and how high-energy particles that bombard Earth emerge from violent environments, such as the sun's atmosphere.
  
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• Best used lenses for digital cameras in 2022

  23-09-2022 16:45 via space.com
  
  Buy used lenses to save money and bag bargains with good discounts without skimping on image quality.
  
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• Raise a bottle: Maison Mumm champagne to fly on Axiom Space missions

  23-09-2022 16:20 via space.com
  
  A champagne developed for the microgravity environment of space has found its ride into Earth orbit. Maison Mumm has partnered with Axiom Space to launch Mumm Cordon Rouge Stellar on future missions.
  
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• Can the James Webb Space Telescope really see the past?

  23-09-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  Astronomers are using the James Webb Space Telescope to look back in time. How is this possible? It's just the nature of light, according to NASA.
  
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• National Geographic Astro Planetarium star projector review

  23-09-2022 15:54 via space.com
  
  An accurate star projector that displays authentic night skies at home based on time and date, this educational planetarium rivals the Sega Toys Homestar Flux.
  
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• See Jupiter at its best in the night sky as it nears closest point to Earth since 1963

  23-09-2022 13:25 via space.com
  
  This marks a rather auspicious week, for we will see Jupiter loom as large and as bright as it ever can get from our earthly vantage point.
  
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• The Drake equation for alien intelligence is more important than ever

  23-09-2022 13:00 via space.com
  
  In 1961, the US astrophysicist Frank Drake, who passed away on Sept. 2 at the age of 92, came up with an equation to estimate the number of intelligent civilizations in the Milky Way right now.
  
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• NASA will update us all on its Artemis 1 moon rocket test today. Here's how to listen live.

  23-09-2022 13:00 via space.com
  
  NASA will provide an update about its Artemis 1 moon mission today (Sept. 23) at 12:30 p.m. EDT (1630 GMT), and you can listen live.
  
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• NASA will give an update on its Artemis 1 moon rocket launch today. Here's how to listen live.

  23-09-2022 13:00 via space.com
  
  NASA will provide an update about its Artemis 1 moon mission today (Sept. 23) at 12:30 p.m. EDT (1630 GMT), and you can listen live.
  
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• NASA giving update about Artemis 1 moon mission today: Listen live

  23-09-2022 13:00 via space.com
  
  NASA will provide an update about its Artemis 1 moon mission today (Sept. 23) at 12:30 p.m. EDT (1630 GMT), and you can listen live.
  
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• NASA's DART asteroid-smashing mission: A complete guide

  23-09-2022 12:37 via space.com
  
  NASA DART mission will be the first to test asteroid deflection for planetary defense by smashing a spacecraft into an asteroid. Explore the mission here.
  
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• VP Kamala Harris calls to diversify US space workforce

  23-09-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Leading space companies such as Boeing and Blue Origin are targeting training opportunities for underrepresented populations in the space workforce.
  
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• See Jupiter at its best this week

  23-09-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  This marks a rather auspicious week, for we will see Jupiter loom as large and as bright as it ever can get from our earthly vantage point.
  
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• James Webb, Hubble space telescopes will try to watch DART asteroid impact

  23-09-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  When NASA's DART mission slams itself into an asteroid called Dimorphos, three different science spacecraft will be trying to watch the action.
  
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• 03 Oct 2022 (10 days away): Moon at First Quarter

  23-09-2022 08:53 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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• 23 Sep 2022 (Yesterday): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (9 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (9 days ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (8 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (8 days ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (7 minutes ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (7 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (7 days ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (6 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (6 days ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (5 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (5 days ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (4 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (4 days ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (3 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (3 days ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (23 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (22 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (21 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (20 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (2 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (2 days ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (19 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (18 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (17 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (16 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (15 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (14 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (13 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 23 Sep 2022 (12 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  23-09-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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