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• 25 Feb 2023 (13 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Uranus

  24-02-2023 23:29 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Uranus pass within 1°10' of each other.
  
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• Faulty power supply scuttled debut launch of Japan's new H3 rocket

  24-02-2023 23:00 via space.com
  
  Japan's space agency says it has identified the issue that caused the first launch of the H3 rocket to be aborted last week.
  
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• 25 Feb 2023 (14 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Uranus

  24-02-2023 22:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Uranus pass within 1°10' of each other.
  
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• 25 Feb 2023 (15 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Uranus

  24-02-2023 21:14 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Uranus pass within 1°10' of each other.
  
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• 25 Feb 2023 (16 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Uranus

  24-02-2023 20:21 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Uranus pass within 1°10' of each other.
  
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• 25 Feb 2023 (17 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Uranus

  24-02-2023 19:22 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Uranus pass within 1°10' of each other.
  
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• The largest 2D map of the sky over Earth just got even bigger

  24-02-2023 19:20 via space.com
  
  The largest two-dimensional map of the sky over Earth ever created just got even larger now covering almost half the sky over Earth.
  
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• Scientists find meteorite in Texas from fireball that exploded with the force of 8 tons of TNT

  24-02-2023 18:29 via space.com
  
  The meteoroid was traveling about 27,000 mph (43,452 kph) when it struck the atmosphere, exploding into smaller pieces — some of which hit the ground.
  
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• Kerbal Space Program 2 is here! Spark joy with exploding rockets today

  24-02-2023 18:17 via space.com
  
  Kerbal Space Program 2, released today (Feb. 24), brings a new set of opportunities to blow up rockets and break things while building a fictional space program for your Kerbonauts.
  
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• 25 Feb 2023 (18 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Uranus

  24-02-2023 18:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Uranus pass within 1°10' of each other.
  
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• 25 Feb 2023 (19 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Uranus

  24-02-2023 17:24 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Uranus pass within 1°10' of each other.
  
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• 25 Feb 2023 (20 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Uranus

  24-02-2023 16:29 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Uranus pass within 1°10' of each other.
  
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• SpaceX test-fires rocket ahead of Crew-6 astronaut launch for NASA (photos)

  24-02-2023 15:59 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's rocket ride fired up its engines today (Feb. 24) ahead of launching its next NASA astronaut mission from Florida.
  
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• NASA's Artemis moon program receives salute from Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin (video)

  24-02-2023 15:39 via space.com
  
  Buzz Aldrin, the second person on the moon, paid tribute to people carrying the "torch of deep space exploration" with NASA's Artemis that may put humans on the lunar surface in 2025.
  
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• 25 Feb 2023 (21 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Uranus

  24-02-2023 15:27 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Uranus pass within 1°10' of each other.
  
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• 25 Feb 2023 (22 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Uranus

  24-02-2023 14:24 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Uranus pass within 1°10' of each other.
  
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• Massive 'forbidden planet' orbits a strangely tiny star only 4 times its size

  24-02-2023 13:34 via space.com
  
  A newly discovered "forbidden" Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a tiny star only four times its size could challenge theories of how gas giants are born.
  
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• 25 Feb 2023 (23 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Uranus

  24-02-2023 13:24 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Uranus pass within 1°10' of each other.
  
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• Watch the moon visit Mars for a close encounter on Feb. 27

  24-02-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  The moon makes a close approach to Mars on Monday (Feb. 27) with the pair of celestial objects also sharing the same right ascension in the night sky in an arrangement known as a conjunction.
  
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• Watch the moon moon visit Mars for a close encounter next week

  24-02-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  The moon makes a close approach to Mars on Monday (Feb. 27) with the pair of celestial objects also sharing the same right ascension in the night sky in an arrangement known as a conjunction.
  
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• Relativity Space sets launch of world's 1st 3D-printed rocket launch for March 8

  24-02-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  The 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket from Relativity Space will fly from Florida's space coast, and will also mark the first natural liquid natural gas booster in space if all goes to plan.
  
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• Relativity Space sets launch of world's 1st 3D-printed rocket for March 8

  24-02-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  The 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket from Relativity Space will fly from Florida's space coast, and will also mark the first natural liquid natural gas booster in space if all goes to plan.
  
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• Russia launches Soyuz capsule without crew to replace leaky spaceship at space station

  24-02-2023 01:49 via space.com
  
  A replacement Soyuz is on the way for three crew members with a leaky craft docked to the International Space Station.
  
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• 28 Feb 2023 (4 days away): Lunar occultation of Mars

  24-02-2023 01:14 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Greenland, Svalbard, Russia and Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
  
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• 28 Feb 2023 (4 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  24-02-2023 01:14 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°04'.
  
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• 28 Feb 2023 (4 days away): Close approach of the Moon and Mars

  24-02-2023 01:14 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Mars pass within 1°03' of each other.
  
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• 27 Feb 2023 (3 days away): The cluster IC 2581 is well placed

  24-02-2023 01:14 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.3) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 27 Feb 2023 (3 days away): Moon at First Quarter

  24-02-2023 01:14 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 25 Feb 2023 (Tomorrow): Close approach of the Moon and Uranus

  24-02-2023 01:14 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Uranus pass within 1°10' of each other.
  
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• SpaceX rolls out rocket for NASA's Crew-6 astronaut launch (photos)

  24-02-2023 00:09 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's rocket ride for its next NASA astronaut launch from Florida is on the pad and ready for flight.
  
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• NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter confirms that China's Zhurong rover has been stationary for months

  24-02-2023 00:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed China's Zhurong rover in the same location for five months, indicating the rover has not yet awoken from hibernation.
  
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