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• 2022 was 5th-hottest year on record despite cooling La Nina conditions

  13-01-2023 22:00 via space.com
  
  2022 was among Earth's 10 warmest years on record despite cooling La Niña conditions, and rising greenhouse gas concentrations hint that the worst is yet to come.
  
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• Tim Dodd, the 'Everyday Astronaut,' gets down to Earth about SpaceX moon trip

  13-01-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  Space.com caught up with Tim Dodd in an exclusive interview to discuss his 'Everyday Astronaut' status and how he's preparing himself for his citizen voyage to the moon and back.
  
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• Q&A with Tim Dodd: 'Everyday Astronaut' discusses future moon trip with SpaceX

  13-01-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  Space.com caught up with Tim Dodd in an exclusive interview to discuss his 'Everyday Astronaut' status and how he's preparing himself for his citizen voyage to the moon and back.
  
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• Darth Vader stars in new 'Black, White & Red' anthology in April

  13-01-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  Relive Vader's biggest battles in Marvel Comics' "Star Wars: Darth Vader - Black, White & Red" anthology coming in April 2023.
  
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• Hungry black hole is transforming star into a stellar taffy and a cosmic donut

  13-01-2023 19:00 via space.com
  
  A distant black hole has a real sweet tooth, stretching a star that ventured too close to it into a stellar taffy and a doughnut the size of the solar system before devouring it.
  
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• These are the most detailed images of the moon ever taken on Earth

  13-01-2023 18:00 via space.com
  
  The final project, which will be 1,000 times more powerful, will be used to help spot potentially hazardous objects flying toward Earth.
  
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• As sun's most active regions turn toward Earth, potential for violent solar activity builds

  13-01-2023 17:00 via space.com
  
  As solar activity ramps up, two giant active regions of the sun are moving to face Earth, bringing with them an increased possibility of violent space weather.
  
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• The Matrix Resurrections would make an amazing video game

  13-01-2023 16:10 via space.com
  
  We're starting to believe that The Matrix Resurrections could be turned into an outstanding video game, and here's why.
  
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• China launches new commercial communications satellite to orbit

  13-01-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Thursday (Jan. 12), carrying the APStar 6E satellite to orbit.
  
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• Mars rover Perseverance spots Ingenuity helicopter resting on sand dune (photo)

  13-01-2023 15:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Perseverance Mars rover snapped a photo recently of its robotic cousin Ingenuity as the tiny helicopter rested on a Red Planet sand dune.
  
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• Lego Star Wars UCS Republic Gunship review

  13-01-2023 14:57 via space.com
  
  The first prequel-era Ultimate Collector Series set in over a decade is a fine addition to Lego Star Wars’ premium range of adult-targeted models.
  
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• Mars meteorite with organic molecules holds clues to chances of ancient life

  13-01-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  Scientists have discovered a wealth of organic compounds within a Martian meteorite, which could help researchers discover if Mars could have hosted life.
  
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• NASA starts designing futuristic space telescope to hunt for alien Earths

  13-01-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's latest flagship telescope is still in its first year of science, but the agency isn't only hard at work building its successor — it's starting to plan that next mission's successor as well.
  
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• Bright green comet a rare 'messenger from the outer reaches of our solar system,' astronomers say

  13-01-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  Astronomers involved with the discovery of comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) are just as excited about its discovery as the public is.
  
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• A dazzling green comet not seen since the Stone Age has stargazers thrilled in these amazing photos

  13-01-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  The brilliant green comet C/2022 E3 (ZFT) has captivated astrophotographers and may even become visible to the unaided eye soon.
  
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• 20 Jan 2023 (7 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury

  13-01-2023 01:00 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°56'.
  
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• 19 Jan 2023 (6 days away): γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2023

  13-01-2023 01:00 via in-the-sky.org
  The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 18 Jan 2023 (5 days away): 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction

  13-01-2023 01:00 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 (4 days away): Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii

  13-01-2023 01:00 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 (3 days away): Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition

  13-01-2023 01:00 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 15 Jan 2023 (2 days away): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-01-2023 01:00 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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