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• Scientists discover signs of 'modern' glacier on Mars that hints at buried water ice

  16-03-2023 23:00 via space.com
  
  Remnants of a modern glacier have been found near Mars' equator, suggesting ice may still exist at shallow depths in the area, which could have significant implications for future human exploration.
  
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• 17 Mar 2023 (12 hours away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 22:57 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 17 Mar 2023 (13 hours away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 22:31 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• Watch a small asteroid fly by Earth closer than the moon tonight in this free livestream

  16-03-2023 22:31 via space.com
  
  The near-Earth asteroid 2023 EY will pass within 149,000 miles (239,800 kilometers) of Earth tonight (March 16), and you can watch it live thanks to a free telescope livestream.
  
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• Maple leaf to the moon: Canadian Space Agency debuts new logo

  16-03-2023 22:00 via space.com
  
  When the first Canadian to launch to the moon lifts off with NASA's next Artemis mission, he or she will do so wearing a new symbol of Canada's efforts in space: the Canadian Space Agency's new logo.
  
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• 17 Mar 2023 (14 hours away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 21:12 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• Student-led 'beach ball' space antenna aims to boost cubesat communications

  16-03-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  University of Arizona students' inflatable "beach ball" antenna prototype could change the way small satellites send data back to Earth.
  
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• Solving space junk problem may require lasers and space tugs, NASA says

  16-03-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  A new NASA report evaluates the costs and benefits of various space debris removal efforts for the estimated 100 trillion bits of space junk in orbit.
  
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• 17 Mar 2023 (15 hours away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 19:57 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• Asteroid feared to hit Earth in 2046 will almost certainly miss, NASA says

  16-03-2023 19:00 via space.com
  
  An asteroid that was initially given 1-in-600 chance of wiping out an entire city on Valentine's Day 2046 is now expected to almost definitely whizz past us without incident.
  
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• 17 Mar 2023 (16 hours away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 18:53 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• Virgin Orbit pauses operations while it looks for funding

  16-03-2023 18:21 via space.com
  
  Launch company Virgin Orbit has temporarily halted operations and furloughed most of its employees as it looks for funding, according to media reports.
  
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• 17 Mar 2023 (17 hours away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 18:20 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• Exclusive: NASA astronaut Mae Jemison stars in Disney+ episode of 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'

  16-03-2023 18:19 via space.com
  
  Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space, voices a fictional app in a new episode of 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' that runs March 18, during Women's History Month.
  
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• 17 Mar 2023 (18 hours away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 17:14 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• Jupiter moon Europa's buried ocean may alter rotation of its icy shell

  16-03-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  The vast, swirling ocean within Jupiter's moon Europa may be affecting the rotation of its icy crust, scientists say.
  
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• 17 Mar 2023 (19 hours away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 15:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 17 Mar 2023 (20 hours away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 15:21 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• SpaceX delivers new science experiments to ISS to explore origins of life on Earth

  16-03-2023 15:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX delivered a fresh round of science payloads to the International Space Station that will explore topics such as how to minimize microbial contamination inside spacecraft.
  
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• 17 Mar 2023 (21 hours away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 14:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 'Star Trek: Picard' season 3 episode 5 features the brief return of another 'TNG' favorite

  16-03-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  Who's going to get wheeled out next week for their official Federation farewell? Keiko O'Brien perhaps, or how about Lt. Reginald Barclay?
  
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• Everything we know about Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

  16-03-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  Miles Morales, Spider-Gwen, and more Spider-People than we can count are coming back this year in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Here’s the full rundown.
  
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• 17 Mar 2023 (22 hours away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 13:19 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• Orion constellation goes from hunter to hunted in the March night sky

  16-03-2023 13:00 via space.com
  
  The constellation of Orion the Hunter becomes 'Orion the hunted' during mid-March as its bright stars light up the southern night sky and make a tantalizing target for skywatchers.
  
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• SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrives at space station with NASA supplies

  16-03-2023 12:54 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule carrying nearly 6,300 pounds of supplies arrived at the International Space Station Thursday morning (March 16).
  
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• 17 Mar 2023 (23 hours away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 12:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• Not dead yet: Active volcano spotted on Venus

  16-03-2023 11:00 via space.com
  
  Scientists studying data sent home by NASA's Magellan spacecraft in the early 1990s say they have found an active volcano on Venus.
  
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• New Horizons Pluto probe notches 3 new discoveries in outer solar system

  16-03-2023 11:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's New Horizons probe flew by Pluto nearly eight years ago, but the epic encounter is still bearing scientific fruit.
  
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• New Horizons Pluto probe notches 3 more discoveries in outer solar system

  16-03-2023 11:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's New Horizons probe flew by Pluto nearly eight years ago, but the epic encounter is still bearing scientific fruit.
  
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• Active volcano spotted on Venus. The planet's not dead yet.

  16-03-2023 11:00 via space.com
  
  Scientists studying data sent home by NASA's Magellan spacecraft in the early 1990s say they have found an active volcano on Venus.
  
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• 21 Mar 2023 (5 days away): New Moon

  16-03-2023 01:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.
  
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• 20 Mar 2023 (4 days away): March equinox

  16-03-2023 01:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere.
  
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• 19 Mar 2023 (3 days away): The Moon at perihelion

  16-03-2023 01:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 19 Mar 2023 (3 days away): The Moon at perigee

  16-03-2023 01:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 19 Mar 2023 (3 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  16-03-2023 01:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°35'.
  
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• 17 Mar 2023 (Tomorrow): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 01:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 21 Mar 2023 (6 days away): New Moon

  16-03-2023 00:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.
  
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• 15 Mar 2023 (Yesterday): Neptune at solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 00:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 15 Mar 2023 (9 hours ago): Neptune at solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 00:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 15 Mar 2023 (8 hours ago): Neptune at solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 00:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 15 Mar 2023 (7 hours ago): Neptune at solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 00:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 15 Mar 2023 (6 hours ago): Neptune at solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 00:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 15 Mar 2023 (6 days ago): Neptune at solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 00:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 15 Mar 2023 (57 minutes ago): Neptune at solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 00:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 15 Mar 2023 (5 hours ago): Neptune at solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 00:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 15 Mar 2023 (5 days ago): Neptune at solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 00:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 15 Mar 2023 (4 hours ago): Neptune at solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 00:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 15 Mar 2023 (4 days ago): Neptune at solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 00:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 15 Mar 2023 (31 minutes ago): Neptune at solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 00:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 15 Mar 2023 (3 minutes ago): Neptune at solar conjunction

  16-03-2023 00:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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