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• 14 Feb 2023 (7 hours away): Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii

  13-02-2023 23:49 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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• Russia releases 1st images of damage to leaky Soyuz spacecraft (photos)

  13-02-2023 23:43 via space.com
  
  On Monday (Feb. 13), the Russian space agency Roscosmos released the first public images of a radiator leak aboard a Soyuz spacecraft docked at the International Space Station.
  
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• 14 Feb 2023 (8 hours away): Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii

  13-02-2023 22:41 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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• 'Sphere' is 25 and coming to TV soon. Here's why Michael Crichton's mind-bending sci-fi tale is still awesome

  13-02-2023 22:00 via space.com
  
  Director Barry Levinson's adaptation of Michael Chricton's underwater sci-fi thriller, "Sphere," turns 25 today.
  
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• 14 Feb 2023 (9 hours away): Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii

  13-02-2023 21:39 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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• What are these mystery objects that US fighter jets keep shooting down?

  13-02-2023 21:10 via space.com
  
  What do these sky-high visitations mean, if anything, to the UFO/UAP community? Are there any lessons to be learned from these incidents?
  
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• 14 Feb 2023 (10 hours away): Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii

  13-02-2023 20:39 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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• 14 Feb 2023 (11 hours away): Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii

  13-02-2023 20:00 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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• SpaceX to launch 1st Saudi woman to space on private Ax-2 mission

  13-02-2023 19:40 via space.com
  
  A Saudi Arabian woman will reach space for the first time this spring on the private Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station, if all goes according to plan.
  
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• 14 Feb 2023 (12 hours away): Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii

  13-02-2023 18:54 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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• SpaceX Starlink launch grazes the moon in gorgeous photos

  13-02-2023 18:00 via space.com
  
  The moon almost photobombed the Sunday (Feb. 12) SpaceX Falcon 9 launch that took place with Starlink satellites on board.
  
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• 14 Feb 2023 (13 hours away): Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii

  13-02-2023 17:49 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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• 18 Feb 2023 (5 days away): C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) at perihelion

  13-02-2023 17:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 14 Feb 2023 (14 hours away): Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii

  13-02-2023 17:02 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 (Yesterday): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (9 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (8 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (7 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (6 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (5 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (5 days ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (48 minutes ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (4 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (4 days ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (3 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (3 days ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (23 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (22 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (21 minutes ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (21 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (20 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (2 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (2 days ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (19 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (18 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (17 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (16 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (15 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (14 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (13 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (12 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (11 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (10 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (1 minute ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (1 hour ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 17:01 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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• See the half-lit last quarter moon rise tonight

  13-02-2023 17:00 via space.com
  
  Tonight the moon will reach its third-quarter phase, the last phase in the moon's monthly four-phase cycle. It will continue to wane until the new moon on Feb. 20.
  
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• Everything we know about Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion

  13-02-2023 17:00 via space.com
  
  SHIELD director Nick Fury returns to the fray in Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion, the first Disney Plus series of the MCU’s Phase 5. Here’s what we know so far.
  
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• 13 Feb 2023 (35 minutes away): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 16:25 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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• 13 Feb 2023 (50 minutes away): Moon at Last Quarter

  13-02-2023 16:11 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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• New UFO docuseries seeks to shed light on flying saucer folklore

  13-02-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  A new National Geographic docuseries by investigative journalist Leslie Kean aims to shed light on the modern UFO phenomenon.
  
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