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• Watch SpaceX launch NASA's SWOT water-monitoring satellite today

  15-12-2022 23:37 via space.com
  
  SpaceX will launch a powerful NASA water-watching satellite early Friday morning (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live.
  
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• Watch SpaceX launch NASA water-monitoring satellite early Friday

  15-12-2022 23:37 via space.com
  
  SpaceX will launch a powerful NASA water-watching satellite early Friday morning (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live.
  
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• 16 Dec 2022 (10 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  15-12-2022 23:11 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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• SpaceX fires up Starship prototype again ahead of test flight (video)

  15-12-2022 22:56 via space.com
  
  SpaceX ignited one of the six Raptor engines on its Ship 24 Starship prototype during a static fire test on Thursday (Dec. 15).
  
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• 16 Dec 2022 (11 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  15-12-2022 22:30 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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• Soyuz capsule leak at space station prompts Russia to postpone another spacewalk

  15-12-2022 22:08 via space.com
  
  Russia's space agency has called off another spacewalk at the International Space Station as engineers investigate a coolant leak on a docked Soyuz spacecraft.
  
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• 'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' Season 2 trailer means more mutated mercenary mayhem

  15-12-2022 22:00 via space.com
  
  Disney+ releases a gung-ho new trailer for "Star Wars: The Bad Batch"
  
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• 16 Dec 2022 (12 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  15-12-2022 21:06 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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• NASA probe to inspect the solar system's most active volcanic world, Jupiter's Io

  15-12-2022 21:00 via space.com
  
  After exploring Ganymede and Europa, NASA's Jupiter probe Juno is about to set its sights on the third of the giant planet's four main moons — the mysterious volcanic moon Io.
  
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• 16 Dec 2022 (13 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  15-12-2022 20:06 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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• James Webb Space Telescope hailed as the greatest science breakthrough of 2022

  15-12-2022 20:02 via space.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope has officially been named the big thing of 2022 in science.
  
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• 16 Dec 2022 (14 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  15-12-2022 19:19 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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• Soyuz capsule damaged by uncontrolled leak while at space station, Russia's space agency says

  15-12-2022 19:14 via space.com
  
  Russia's space agency issued a statement on Thursday (Dec. 15) concerning the leak on its Soyuz MS-22 capsule, writing that although the vehicle was damaged, the crew aboard the space station is safe.
  
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• Russian space agency reports Soyuz capsule was damaged due to leak on space station

  15-12-2022 19:14 via space.com
  
  Russia's space agency issued a statement on Thursday (Dec. 15) concerning the leak on its Soyuz MS-22 capsule, writing that although the vehicle was damaged, the crew aboard the space station is safe.
  
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• 50 years late, US gifts Apollo 17 moon rock to people of Cyprus

  15-12-2022 19:00 via space.com
  
  It took 50 years, but a moon rock intended as a goodwill gift to the people of Cyprus is finally being presented to the island nation. The lunar sample will be handed over in Nicosia.
  
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• 16 Dec 2022 (15 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  15-12-2022 18:12 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 Dec 2022 (16 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  15-12-2022 17:06 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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• Encalife SVBONY SV47 10x42 binocular review

  15-12-2022 17:04 via space.com
  
  The Encalife SVBONY SV47 10x42 binoculars are a suitable binocular for beginners, if you can find them at the right price.
  
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• Astronomers discover strange twin planets might be water worlds

  15-12-2022 17:02 via space.com
  
  Two planets found by NASA's retired Kepler Space Telescope may be made mostly of water, according to new research.
  
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• Rocket Lab's 1st US launch may be visible along East Coast on Dec. 16. Here's where to look.

  15-12-2022 17:00 via space.com
  
  Rocket Lab's first-ever launch from U.S. soil will light up the skies for much of the East Coast when it launches from NASA's Wallops Island facility in Virginia Friday (Dec. 16).
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope spots faint galaxy 'PEARLS' in stunning new view

  15-12-2022 16:30 via space.com
  
  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope continues to amaze, this time with an exquisite image revealing previously unseen galaxies in an area known as the North Ecliptic Pole.
  
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• 16 Dec 2022 (17 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  15-12-2022 16:19 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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• Nuclear fusion breakthrough: What does it mean for space exploration?

  15-12-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  Nuclear fusion has broad implications, fueling hopes of clean, limitless energy and the long-held dream of future rockets that are driven by nuclear propulsion.
  
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• 16 Dec 2022 (18 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  15-12-2022 15:21 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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• China's new space station opens for business in an increasingly competitive era of space activity

  15-12-2022 15:00 via space.com
  
  China's space station is an achievement that solidifies the country's position alongside the U.S. and Russia as one of the world's top three space powers.
  
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• Save $250 on the Panasonic Lumix G100 camera this holiday season

  15-12-2022 14:25 via space.com
  
  Save $250 on the Panasonic Lumix G100 mirrorless camera when you get it from Best Buy this holiday season.
  
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• 16 Dec 2022 (19 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  15-12-2022 14:03 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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• NASA has lost contact with a hurricane-watching satellite

  15-12-2022 14:00 via space.com
  
  NASA last heard from one of the eight satellites that comprise the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) in November.
  
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• 21 Dec 2022 (6 days away): December solstice

  15-12-2022 13:22 via in-the-sky.org
  21 December will be the shortest day of 2022 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 16 Dec 2022 (20 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  15-12-2022 13:22 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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• 15 Dec 2022 (6 days ago): 81P/Wild at perihelion

  15-12-2022 13:00 via in-the-sky.org
  81P/Wild makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 15 Dec 2022 (5 days ago): 81P/Wild at perihelion

  15-12-2022 13:00 via in-the-sky.org
  81P/Wild makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 15 Dec 2022 (4 days ago): 81P/Wild at perihelion

  15-12-2022 13:00 via in-the-sky.org
  81P/Wild makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 15 Dec 2022 (3 days ago): 81P/Wild at perihelion

  15-12-2022 13:00 via in-the-sky.org
  81P/Wild makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 15 Dec 2022 (2 days ago): 81P/Wild at perihelion

  15-12-2022 13:00 via in-the-sky.org
  81P/Wild makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 16 Dec 2022 (21 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  15-12-2022 12:06 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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• China launches yet more classified Yaogan reconnaissance satellites to orbit

  15-12-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Wednesday (Dec. 14), carrying yet more satellites for the mysterious Yaogan 36 constellation.
  
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• 16 Dec 2022 (22 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  15-12-2022 11:10 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 Dec 2022 (23 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  15-12-2022 10:11 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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• Soyuz spacecraft leak on space station forces cosmonauts to cancel spacewalk

  15-12-2022 04:57 via space.com
  
  An apparent coolant leak on a crewed Soyuz spacecraft on the International Space Station forced Russian cosmonauts to call off a spacewalk late Wednesday (Dec. 14).
  
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• UPDATE: Russian space agency studying Soyuz spacecraft coolant leak on space station

  15-12-2022 04:29 via space.com
  
  Two cosmonauts will work outside the International Space Station for about seven hours on Wednesday night (Dec. 14), and you can watch the action live.
  
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• 21 Dec 2022 (6 days away): Mercury at greatest elongation east

  15-12-2022 01:08 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 20 Dec 2022 (5 days away): December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2022

  15-12-2022 01:08 via in-the-sky.org
  The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 19 Dec 2022 (4 days away): C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) at perihelion

  15-12-2022 01:08 via in-the-sky.org
  C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 16 Dec 2022 (Tomorrow): Moon at Last Quarter

  15-12-2022 01:08 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 Dec 2022 (Tomorrow): Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2022

  15-12-2022 01:08 via in-the-sky.org
  The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 15 Dec 2022 (Today): 81P/Wild at perihelion

  15-12-2022 01:08 via in-the-sky.org
  81P/Wild makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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