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• 08 Apr 2023 (17 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  07-04-2023 23:45 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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• New 'Star Wars: Ahsoka' trailer brings 'Rebels' heroes to live action — and confirms identity of main villain (video)

  07-04-2023 23:26 via space.com
  
  Grand Admiral Thrawn is the "Heir to the Empire" in first look at 'The Mandalorian' spin-off.
  
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• Zoom in on Mars like never before with this epic 3D map of the Red Planet

  07-04-2023 23:00 via space.com
  
  The interactive Global CTX Mosaic of Mars is the most detailed 3D map of Mars ever made. It was developed using 110,000 images taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
  
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• 08 Apr 2023 (18 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  07-04-2023 22:39 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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• SpaceX's Starship looks amazing stacked for launch in these photos

  07-04-2023 22:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX has shared some amazing photos of its giant Starship vehicle stacked for launch at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas.
  
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• 08 Apr 2023 (19 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  07-04-2023 21:38 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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• Astronomers develop new AI software to sharpen photos from ground-based telescopes

  07-04-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  Researchers have developed new AI-powered software that can sharpen astronomical images from ground-based telescopes that are blurred by Earth's atmosphere.
  
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• 08 Apr 2023 (20 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  07-04-2023 20:41 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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• Dwarf star is surrounded by massive 'double ring' that hints at a Saturn-size exoplanet

  07-04-2023 20:30 via space.com
  
  A red dwarf star almost 500 light-years from Earth is surrounded by two rings of dust that might have been separated by the orbit of a Saturn-sized planet.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope spots the Cosmic Seahorse through a gravitational lens (photo)

  07-04-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  The Cosmic Seahorse galaxy is seen through a gravitational lens in a newly released image from the James Webb Space Telescope.
  
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• 08 Apr 2023 (21 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  07-04-2023 19:32 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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• Europe's JUICE mission will explore the Jupiter ocean moons Callisto, Europa and Ganymede. Here's why they're so weird

  07-04-2023 19:00 via space.com
  
  The icy Jupiter moons Callisto, Europa and Ganymede all likely host hidden global oceans, but that's not the only reason they stand out.
  
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• 08 Apr 2023 (22 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  07-04-2023 18:49 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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• NASA's asteroid-smashing DART mission revealed how battered space rock Dimorphos formed

  07-04-2023 18:35 via space.com
  
  Observations by NASA's DART spacecraft suggest that the asteroid Dimorphos formed from material flung into space by its spinning asteroid partner, Didymos.
  
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• 08 Apr 2023 (23 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  07-04-2023 17:47 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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• New 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' teasers and poster drops as pre-order tickets go on sale

  07-04-2023 17:00 via space.com
  
  Dolby Cinema unveils new "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" poster with more Marvel teaser trailers as tickets go on sale.
  
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• Northrop Grumman names cargo craft for fallen Columbia astronaut Laurel Clark

  07-04-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  A NASA astronaut whose first spaceflight was the ill-fated final mission of the space shuttle Columbia is being remembered by Northrop Grumman with the naming of the "S.S. Laurel Clark" cargo craft.
  
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• Pre-orders live for three new Lego Star Wars sets coming in May, including the UCS X-Wing

  07-04-2023 15:39 via space.com
  
  Lego announces three new Lego Star Wars sets which will be available to buy from early May: two dioramas and a UCS X-wing model.
  
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• Eerie ring of red light flashes like a massive UFO above Italy. What was it?

  07-04-2023 15:00 via space.com
  
  An enormous halo of red light flashed in the night sky above Italy before disappearing within milliseconds. It was likely caused by an electromagnetic pulse from a nearby thunderstorm.
  
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• Monster black hole may have killed this galaxy's star-forming power, James Webb Space Telescope reveals

  07-04-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  New James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal that the galaxy GS-9209 had its star-forming power abruptly "quenched" by mysterious forces after millions of years of productivity.
  
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• Runaway supermassive black hole is hurtling through space followed by tail of infant stars (video)

  07-04-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a runaway supermassive black hole racing through space followed by a tail of infant stars 200,000 light-years long.
  
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• Planetary Society leads the charge to save NASA's VERITAS Venus mission

  07-04-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  After dramatic budget cuts stalled NASA's VERITAS Venus mission, the nonprofit Planetary Society urges Congress for a revival.
  
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• 11 Apr 2023 (4 days away): Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky

  07-04-2023 01:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 11 Apr 2023 (4 days away): Mercury at greatest elongation east

  07-04-2023 01:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 11 Apr 2023 (4 days away): Jupiter at solar conjunction

  07-04-2023 01:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Jupiter 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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• 09 Apr 2023 (2 days away): Mercury at dichotomy

  07-04-2023 01:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 09 Apr 2023 (2 days away): Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii

  07-04-2023 01:15 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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• 08 Apr 2023 (Tomorrow): The Moon at aphelion

  07-04-2023 01:15 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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• Artemis 2 moon crew lands on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and 'Today'

  07-04-2023 00:19 via space.com
  
  The first astronaut crew set to visit the moon in over 50 years just made a few publicity pit stops on Earth.
  
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