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• Final 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' trailer dives into the Quantum Realm

  10-01-2023 22:11 via space.com
  
  A new trailer for "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" showcases much more of Kang's chaos as the titular heroes dive into the bizarre Quantum Realm.
  
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• SpaceX fires up Falcon Heavy rocket ahead of Saturday launch (photo)

  10-01-2023 21:54 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket has flexed its muscles ahead of a planned liftoff this weekend.
  
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• China issues gold and silver coins to mark completion of Tiangong space station

  10-01-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  China's first space station is now complete in Earth orbit — and on a new set of coins. The People's Bank of China has issued gold and silver coins in celebration of China's Tiangong space station.
  
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• Astronomers find 2nd Earth-size planet in intriguing alien solar system

  10-01-2023 20:51 via space.com
  
  NASA's leading planet-hunting spacecraft has spotted its second planet that matches Earth's size and may be able to retain liquid water — and both worlds orbit the same star.
  
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• Failed Virgin Orbit launch leaves open opportunity for UK as a space 'underdog'

  10-01-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  The first-ever orbital rocket launch from British soil failed on Monday (Jan. 9) in a disappointing setback to the country's sovereign space ambitions.
  
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• LauncherOne rocket from failed Virgin Orbit launch spotted crashing to Earth (video)

  10-01-2023 19:45 via space.com
  
  An observer captured the fiery return to Earth of a failed Virgin Orbit rocket on Monday evening (Jan. 9).
  
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• Hungry black holes trapped in an intimate dance feast on leftovers from a galactic merger

  10-01-2023 19:00 via space.com
  
  A nearby galaxy merger harbors two black holes locked in a cosmic dance, according to new research.
  
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• Not far out: can games predict the future of commercial space travel

  10-01-2023 18:30 via space.com
  
  Spacelines From The Far Out is a new video game that simulates commercial space travel, but how realistic is its portrayal? We spoke to space historian and author Rod Pyle to find out.
  
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• Virgin Orbit, UK space agency to investigate rocket launch failure

  10-01-2023 17:30 via space.com
  
  Virgin Orbit and the United Kingdom Space Agency announced they will investigate the loss of the Launcher One rocket during its first United Kingdom launch attempt.
  
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• Everything we know about Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

  10-01-2023 16:16 via space.com
  
  Kang the Conqueror arrives in the MCU through Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which is kicking off Phase 5. Here’s everything we know about it so far.
  
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• SpaceX launches 1st European solar sail on Transporter 6 mission

  10-01-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  French firm's solar sail launched on SpaceX mission last week.
  
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• Early James Webb Space Telescope findings take center stage at key astronomy conference

  10-01-2023 15:00 via space.com
  
  Results shared Jan. 9 at the "Super Bowl of astronomy" highlight how the James Webb Space Telescope is living up to its potential — and how much more is waiting to be unveiled.
  
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• Pew, pew! Massive 'oddball' blasts a jet of material at over a million mph

  10-01-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  Located around 4,000 light years away the massive "oddball" star MWC 349A is ejecting a jet of material at mind-boggling speeds of over a million miles per hour.
  
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• SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy rocket is gearing up for launch in these photos

  10-01-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy rocket is in the hangar at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, prepping for a launch in the coming days.
  
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• SpaceX gearing up for 5th Falcon Heavy launch (photos)

  10-01-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy rocket is in the hangar at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, prepping for a launch in the coming days.
  
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• SpaceX and NASA target Crew-6 astronaut launch in mid-February

  10-01-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  NASA and SpaceX are targeting mid-February for the launch of the next commercial crew mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
  
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• Virgin Orbit rocket suffers anomaly during 1st launch from UK

  10-01-2023 01:25 via space.com
  
  Virgin Orbit suffered an anomaly on its highly anticipated "Start Me Up" launch, the first-ever orbital mission from the U.K.
  
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• 18 Jan 2023 (8 days away): 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction

  10-01-2023 01:18 via in-the-sky.org
  134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 17 Jan 2023 (7 days away): Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii

  10-01-2023 01:18 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia, Christmas Island, Spratly Islands and Paracel Islands.
  
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• 16 Jan 2023 (6 days away): Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition

  10-01-2023 01:18 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 15 Jan 2023 (5 days away): Moon at Last Quarter

  10-01-2023 01:18 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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• 12 Jan 2023 (2 days away): Mars ends retrograde motion

  10-01-2023 01:18 via in-the-sky.org
  Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 12 Jan 2023 (2 days away): C/2022 E3 (ZTF) at perihelion

  10-01-2023 01:18 via in-the-sky.org
  C/2022 E3 (ZTF) makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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