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• 07 Feb 2023 (10 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  06-02-2023 23:20 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• New Mars photo reveals scars from Red Planet's ancient past

  06-02-2023 23:00 via space.com
  
  New photos from the European Mars Express orbiter highlight the planet's diverse surface geology and show how tectonic activity and running water created the fascinating features we see today.
  
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• 07 Feb 2023 (11 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  06-02-2023 22:14 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• Scientists created a weird new type of ice that is almost exactly as dense as water

  06-02-2023 22:00 via space.com
  
  Researchers have created a never-before-seen form of ice with a disorganized structure and a density almost exactly that of liquid water.
  
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• 07 Feb 2023 (12 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  06-02-2023 21:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• SpaceX's 1st Falcon Heavy rocket launched Elon Musk's Tesla into space 5 years ago

  06-02-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  Five years ago today (Feb. 6), SpaceX's brawny Falcon Heavy rocket left Earth for the first time ever, sending a car into orbit around the sun.
  
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• Full Snow Moon, the smallest 'micromoon' of 2023, dazzles winter stargazers

  06-02-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  Stargazers across the world, as well as celebrants of China's Lantern Festival, hailed the arrival of the full snow moon in pictures.
  
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• Turkey earthquake prompts United Nations to activate emergency satellite mapping

  06-02-2023 20:41 via space.com
  
  The United Nations Satellite Centre has activated its emergency mapping service following a devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria to provide imagery that aids in disaster relief.
  
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• 07 Feb 2023 (13 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  06-02-2023 20:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• Ultra-rare 'rainbow clouds' light up the Arctic Circle like auroras in stunning new photos

  06-02-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  Rare clouds that give off bright, multi-colored light like an aurora were recently spotted at multiple locations in the Arctic. But what causes them?
  
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• Senator Mark Kelly, Roy Bridges to enter Astronaut Hall of Fame

  06-02-2023 19:06 via space.com
  
  The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame will induct two space shuttle pilots: Roy Bridges, who flew at the start of the program, and Mark Kelly, who helped bring it to a close, at a public ceremony in May.
  
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• 07 Feb 2023 (14 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  06-02-2023 19:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• God killers target Sisko and Worf in IDW's 'Star Trek: Day of Blood' story arc

  06-02-2023 19:00 via space.com
  
  IDW Publishing kicks off their summer crossover event with "Star Trek: Prelude to Day of Blood" in May 2023.
  
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• Only filmed interview with Georges Lemaître, 'father of the Big Bang,' rediscovered after 60 years

  06-02-2023 18:54 via space.com
  
  The only known filmed interview with physicist and Catholic priest Georges Lemaître, who originally proposed the Big Bang theory, has been found on a video that was lost nearly 60 years ago.
  
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• Watch the 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' world premiere red carpet event live online tonight!

  06-02-2023 18:34 via space.com
  
  Marvel Studios kicks off the world premiere of "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania" with a free livestream party on Feb. 6, 2023.
  
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• Potensic Atom SE review

  06-02-2023 18:21 via space.com
  
  The Potensic Atom SE is a fantastic drone for beginners, offering a foldable design and a sub 250g weight, but with limited camera controls for photos and videos.
  
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• 07 Feb 2023 (15 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  06-02-2023 18:12 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 07 Feb 2023 (16 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  06-02-2023 17:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 07 Feb 2023 (17 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  06-02-2023 16:06 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 07 Feb 2023 (18 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  06-02-2023 15:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• Do we live in a rotating universe? If we did, we could travel back in time

  06-02-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  A rotating universe would be capable of rotating your future into your own past, allowing you to travel back in time.
  
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• SpaceX eyeing March for 1st Starship orbital flight, Elon Musk says

  06-02-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX will try to launch its huge Starship rocket to Earth orbit for the first time next month, provided the vehicle passes its remaining tests, Elon Musk said.
  
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• Astronomers poised to hunt new kind of gravitational wave

  06-02-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  The gravitational waves would be weak, but potentially detectable by the next joint observing run of the world's gravitational-wave detectors.
  
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• 07 Feb 2023 (22 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  06-02-2023 11:25 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 07 Feb 2023 (23 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  06-02-2023 10:20 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 14 Feb 2023 (8 days away): Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii

  06-02-2023 01:19 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Guyana amongst others.
  
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• 13 Feb 2023 (7 days away): Moon at Last Quarter

  06-02-2023 01:19 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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• 11 Feb 2023 (5 days away): Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto

  06-02-2023 01:19 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°34'.
  
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• 08 Feb 2023 (2 days away): NGC 2808 is well placed

  06-02-2023 01:19 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 08 Feb 2023 (2 days away): α-Centaurid meteor shower 2023

  06-02-2023 01:19 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 07 Feb 2023 (Tomorrow): The Moon at aphelion

  06-02-2023 01:19 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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