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• Earth looks stunning in this 1st full view from the NOAA-21 satellite (photos)

  30-12-2022 22:00 via space.com
  
  The Earth looks amazing in this first global view from NOAA's new NOAA-21 imaging satellite, which launched in November 2022.
  
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• See the rare 'planet parade' of 5 naked-eye planets in these photos by an astronomer

  30-12-2022 21:00 via space.com
  
  Clear skies beckoned Wednesday (Dec. 28) in Rome, allowing the Virtual Telescope Project's Gianluca Masi to get busy with a year-end broadcast.
  
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• Is there life on Mars? A NASA scientist explains in new video

  30-12-2022 20:00 via space.com
  
  NASA astrobiologist Heather Graham answers pressing questions about life on Mars.
  
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• See Mars 'peek out' from behind the moon in stunning eclipse photo

  30-12-2022 19:00 via space.com
  
  An astrophotographer has captured a highly detailed image of the Red Planet reappearing from behind the moon after a lunar occultation.
  
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• Detecting life on Saturn moon Enceladus would require 100 flybys through its geyser plume, study suggests

  30-12-2022 18:00 via space.com
  
  Detecting life on the icy Saturn moon of Enceladus could be achieved without even landing, but it wouldn't be easy, scientists say.
  
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• See the best photos from the International Space Station of 2022 in this NASA video

  30-12-2022 17:01 via space.com
  
  NASA has released a stunning series of images that celebrate 2022 aboard the International Space Station.
  
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• Boom Supersonic unveils new Symphony engine for faster-than-sound Overture airliner

  30-12-2022 15:00 via space.com
  
  Boom Supersonic has unveiled its new Symphony engine to serve as the cutting-edge propulsion system for its Overture airliner.
  
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• US Space Force launches new recruitment site with flashy Vulcan Centaur rocket

  30-12-2022 14:00 via space.com
  
  Space Force has a new look for its recruiting website: a simulated launch of the United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket bringing a GPS satellite to space.
  
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• This wild interstellar picogram probe idea could carry engineered microbes to other stars

  30-12-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Microbes carried by laser-propelled sails could serve as interstellar probes that can build communications stations to phone home from Alpha Centauri.
  
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• The most distant spacecraft in the solar system — Where are they now?

  30-12-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Humans have sent four spacecraft out of the solar system, with another swiftly approaching the edge of our solar system — and they have a lot to teach us about our place in space.
  
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• Watch SpaceX launch an Israeli reconnaissance satellite in its final flight of 2022 tonight

  30-12-2022 03:06 via space.com
  
  You can watch SpaceX's final launch of 2022 for free as the company aims for its 61st mission of the year, nearly doubling the mark set in 2021.
  
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• SpaceX launches Israeli reconnaissance satellite, lands rocket in final flight of 2022

  30-12-2022 03:06 via space.com
  
  You can watch SpaceX's final launch of 2022 for free as the company aims for its 61st mission of the year, nearly doubling the mark set in 2021.
  
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• 04 Jan 2023 (5 days away): Quadrantid meteor shower 2023

  30-12-2022 02:43 via in-the-sky.org
  The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 30 Dec 2022 (Yesterday): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (9 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (8 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (7 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (6 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (54 minutes ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (5 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (5 days ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (4 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (4 days ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (3 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (3 days ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (23 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (22 minutes ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (22 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (21 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (20 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (2 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (2 days ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (18 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (17 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (16 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (15 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (14 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (13 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (12 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (11 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (10 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (1 hour ago): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:21 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (9 minutes away): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 02:11 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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• 30 Dec 2022 (50 minutes away): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 01:30 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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• 03 Jan 2023 (4 days away): Lunar occultation of Mars

  30-12-2022 01:30 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of Africa and Maldives.
  
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• 03 Jan 2023 (4 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  30-12-2022 01:30 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°32'.
  
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• 02 Jan 2023 (3 days away): Mercury at perihelion

  30-12-2022 01:30 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 01 Jan 2023 (2 days away): Lunar occultation of Uranus

  30-12-2022 01:30 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of Europe and Canada.
  
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• 01 Jan 2023 (2 days away): Conjunction of Venus and Pluto

  30-12-2022 01:30 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°52'.
  
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• 30 Dec 2022 (1 hour away): Moon at First Quarter

  30-12-2022 00:26 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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