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• 16 Feb 2023 (17 hours away): Saturn at solar conjunction

  15-02-2023 23:52 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• Supercharged Valentine's Day auroras give Alaska-based polar lights chaser the night of his life (photos)

  15-02-2023 23:00 via space.com
  
  Vincent Ledvina was as excited as the particles in the atmosphere over his head when a well-timed solar eruption triggered a night of auroral splendor on Valentine's Day.
  
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• 16 Feb 2023 (18 hours away): Saturn at solar conjunction

  15-02-2023 22:43 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• Comet C/2022 A2 (Pan-STARRS) passes close by the sun this weekend

  15-02-2023 22:00 via space.com
  
  The comet C/2022 A2 (Pan-STARRS) will reach perihelion, or the closest point to the sun in its orbit, on Sunday, Feb. 18. The comet will be visible from Earth at dawn and dusk.
  
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• 16 Feb 2023 (19 hours away): Saturn at solar conjunction

  15-02-2023 21:51 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 19 Feb 2023 (4 days away): The Moon at perigee

  15-02-2023 21:29 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• Pakistan gets space-flown seeds from China's Shenzhou 14 mission (video)

  15-02-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  Seeds sent along with a Chinese astronaut mission have been returned to Pakistan following a six-month-long stay aboard the Tiangong space station.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (Yesterday): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (9 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (8 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (7 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (6 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (50 minutes ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (5 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (4 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (4 days ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (3 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (3 days ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (29 minutes ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (23 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (22 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (21 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (20 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (2 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (2 days ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (19 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (18 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (14 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (13 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (12 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (11 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (10 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (1 hour ago): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 21:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 16 Feb 2023 (20 hours away): Saturn at solar conjunction

  15-02-2023 20:56 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (3 minutes away): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 20:56 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (37 minutes away): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 20:23 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• Intuitive Machines rings Nasdaq bell on path to private moon landing

  15-02-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  The moon-landing company went public on the Nasdaq on Wednesday (Feb. 15) amid a renewed focus by NASA to bring humans and robots to the lunar surface.
  
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• 16 Feb 2023 (21 hours away): Saturn at solar conjunction

  15-02-2023 19:48 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (1 hour away): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 19:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• Russia delays launch of replacement Soyuz to March

  15-02-2023 19:28 via space.com
  
  Russia has delayed the launch of a replacement Soyuz to the International Space Station until March, citing the need to look into a leaky Progress freighter.
  
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• 'Star Trek: Picard' Season 3 is almost upon us. What can we expect?

  15-02-2023 19:00 via space.com
  
  "Star Trek: Picard" Season 3 contains all manner of Trekkie throwbacks, Easter eggs and references to The Next Generation.
  
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• 16 Feb 2023 (22 hours away): Saturn at solar conjunction

  15-02-2023 18:54 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 16 Feb 2023 (23 hours away): Saturn at solar conjunction

  15-02-2023 18:10 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (2 hours away): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 18:10 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• How the superfast flight of astronauts and fighter pilots changes their brains

  15-02-2023 18:00 via space.com
  
  Unlike 'Top Gun', real-life fighter pilots are careful thinkers in the air. Learning how their brains change could assist astronauts with critical mission decisions, a new study says.
  
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• What is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope?

  15-02-2023 17:37 via space.com
  
  The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is the next major step in astronomy and will help unlock the secrets of the universe's expansion and dark energy.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (3 hours away): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 17:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• Elegoo Neptune 3 Plus review: the total package

  15-02-2023 16:30 via space.com
  
  The Elegoo Neptune 3 Plus ticks all the boxes when it comes to FDM 3D printers.
  
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• 15 Feb 2023 (4 hours away): Mercury at aphelion

  15-02-2023 16:20 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• New satellite photos show surface cracks from devastating Turkey earthquake

  15-02-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  Earth-observation satellites continue to assess the vast damage in Turkey and Syria caused by the devastating series of earthquakes that struck on Feb. 6.
  
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