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• SpaceX may launch Starship orbital test flight next week: reports

  03-04-2023 23:30 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket could attempt to go orbital for the first time early next week, provided regulatory approvals come through.
  
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• Antarctica's sea ice reaches its lowest level since records began, for the 2nd year in a row

  03-04-2023 23:00 via space.com
  
  Antarctica's sea ice recently shrank to its lowest extent since satellite records began more than 40 years ago.
  
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• Jupiter missions: Past, present and future

  03-04-2023 22:54 via space.com
  
  A rundown of every mission to Jupiter past to present, as well as the new ones on the horizon.
  
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• Here's what we've learned from NASA's DART asteroid-slamming mission so far

  03-04-2023 22:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's DART mission, an attempt to discover if a spacecraft impact can shift an asteroid away from a collision course with Earth, has been described as a "smashing success."
  
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• Meet the 4 astronauts flying on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission

  03-04-2023 21:31 via space.com
  
  A brief introduction to Artemis 2 astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.
  
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• Meet Jeremy Hansen, the Canadian astronaut on board Artemis 2 moon mission

  03-04-2023 19:00 via space.com
  
  Learn all about Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who will fly on the historic Artemis 2 moon mission with three NASA colleagues.
  
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• Four for the moon! NASA names Artemis 2 astronaut crew for 1st lunar mission since Apollo

  03-04-2023 17:42 via space.com
  
  NASA has named its first moon crew in over 50 years. The agency announced Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of NASA and Canada's Jeremy Hansen as the Artemis 2 crew.
  
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• NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission: Live updates

  03-04-2023 16:03 via space.com
  
  NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.
  
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• These Celestron SkyMaster binoculars are up to 47% off

  03-04-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  The Celestron SkyMaster 20x80 binoculars are ideal for stargazing and are now 47% off, we've spotted the pro model on sale too.
  
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• Launch of private moon rover this year will kick off lunar Bitcoin treasure hunt

  03-04-2023 15:00 via space.com
  
  LunarCrush plans to send a Bitcoin bounty to the moon aboard Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover in 2023.
  
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• 'Return of the Jedi' 40th anniversary sees Lando and Stormtroopers get their own 'Star Wars' comics

  03-04-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  Marvel Comics is releasing "Star Wars: Lando #1" and "Star Wars: The Empire #1" for "Return of the Jedi's" 40th anniversary this year.
  
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• Why will NASA's Artemis 2 only fly around the moon, not orbit or land?

  03-04-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  NASA landed 12 astronauts on the moon during the Apollo program more than half a century ago. So why is the upcoming Artemis 2 mission just doing a lunary fly-around?
  
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• Extremely flat cosmic explosion dubbed 'the Cow' defies explanation

  03-04-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  A bizarre object called "the Cow" is the flattest explosion ever detected, and the first example of a rare phenomenon called a fast blue optical transient (FBOT).
  
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• 09 Apr 2023 (6 days away): Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii

  03-04-2023 02:05 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 Antarctica, Australia, French Southern Territories and Heard Island and McDonald Islands amongst others.
  
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• 02 Apr 2023 (6 days ago): The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed

  03-04-2023 01:56 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 9.0) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 02 Apr 2023 (5 days ago): The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed

  03-04-2023 01:56 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 9.0) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 02 Apr 2023 (4 days ago): The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed

  03-04-2023 01:56 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 9.0) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 02 Apr 2023 (3 days ago): The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed

  03-04-2023 01:56 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 9.0) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 02 Apr 2023 (2 days ago): The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed

  03-04-2023 01:56 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 9.0) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 09 Apr 2023 (6 days away): Mercury at dichotomy

  03-04-2023 01:25 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 08 Apr 2023 (5 days away): The Moon at aphelion

  03-04-2023 01:25 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• 06 Apr 2023 (3 days away): Full Moon

  03-04-2023 01:25 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 05 Apr 2023 (3 days away): The Jewel Box cluster is well placed

  03-04-2023 01:25 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Jewel Box open star cluster (NGC 4755, also known as the Kappa Crucis Cluster; mag 4.2) in Crux culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 04 Apr 2023 (2 days away): Messier 94 is well placed

  03-04-2023 01:25 via in-the-sky.org
  
  M94 (mag 9.0), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 02 Apr 2023 (Today): The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed

  03-04-2023 01:25 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 9.0) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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