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• 15 Apr 2023 (5 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 23:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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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• No asteroid impacts needed: Newborn Earth made its own water, study suggests

  14-04-2023 23:00 via space.com
  
  Contrary to a popular theory that icy comets or asteroids delivered water to a dry newborn Earth, the planet itself may have produced its earliest water supply, a new study suggests.
  
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• 15 Apr 2023 (6 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 22:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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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• How do we know how far away and early in the universe galaxies are?

  14-04-2023 22:00 via space.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted galaxies further away in the universe than any other instrument before. How can we be sure these early galaxies aren't closer and more recent?
  
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• Relive the launch of Europe's JUICE mission to Jupiter in these stunning photos

  14-04-2023 21:30 via space.com
  
  The European Space Agency (ESA) launched its flagship Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission on Friday (April 14), producing some stunning images in the process.
  
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• 15 Apr 2023 (7 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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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• China's Shenzhou 15 astronauts quietly conduct 3rd spacewalk (video)

  14-04-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  China's Shenzhou 15 astronauts completed their third spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station in late March under a cloud of secrecy.
  
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• 15 Apr 2023 (8 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 20:10 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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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• James Webb Space Telescope eyes Hubble Ultra Deep Field in stunning detail (photo)

  14-04-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope looked at the same distant patch of sky that Hubble did, revealing yet more detail in the famous Ultra Deep Field.
  
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• SpaceX fires up powerful Falcon Heavy rocket ahead of April 18 launch

  14-04-2023 19:59 via space.com
  
  SpaceX performed a static fire test with its Falcon Heavy rocket on Thursday (April 13), gearing up for a planned launch on April 18.
  
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• 'Star Trek: Picard' season 3 episode 9 is a predictable set up to an overkill of nostalgia

  14-04-2023 19:30 via space.com
  
  With only one or two very minor variations, this third season has become a formulaic, cookie-cutter copy of the previous two
  
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• Clearing the air from Apollo to Artemis, NASA tests new CO2 scrubber on space station

  14-04-2023 19:00 via space.com
  
  A new air filtration system with a magnetic-bearing blower has been installed on the International Space Station. The carbon dioxide scrubber could advance life support for astronauts on the moon.
  
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• 15 Apr 2023 (9 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 18:52 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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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• Bizarre object 10 million times brighter than the sun defies physics, NASA says

  14-04-2023 18:00 via space.com
  
  A bizarre 'ultraluminous X-ray source' shines millions of times brighter than the sun, breaking a physical law called the Eddington limit, a new study finds.
  
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• 15 Apr 2023 (10 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 17:52 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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 Apr 2023 (11 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 17:22 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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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• Meteorite hunt! Museum offers $25k reward for fragment of Maine space rock

  14-04-2023 17:00 via space.com
  
  The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel is offering a hefty reward for anyone who can produce a significant fragment of a fallen meteorite.
  
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• JUICE Jupiter mission marks a massive milestone for European space exploration

  14-04-2023 16:30 via space.com
  
  The newly launched JUICE Jupiter mission is Europe's first flagship exploration mission and its first voyage to the outer solar system — and it could pave the way for even bolder efforts.
  
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• Bag a bargain: Celestron Firstscope telescope deal now under $55

  14-04-2023 16:04 via space.com
  
  The Celestron Classic Firstscope 76mm is a great low price and now you can save a further $10 buy applying a coupon on Amazon.
  
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• Lab-grown solar flares reveal secrets of the sun's coronal loops

  14-04-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  Mini solar flares created in the lab could improve our understanding of coronal loops and the high-energy emissions from the sun that can threaten communication and power systems on Earth.
  
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• 15 Apr 2023 (12 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 15:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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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• Gaze into the mesmerizing Whirlpool Galaxy high in the sky tonight

  14-04-2023 15:00 via space.com
  
  Skywatchers will get the opportunity to take a good look at the galaxy Messier 51 with its incredible whirlpool shape when it rises high in the sky over Earth on Friday, April 14.
  
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• 15 Apr 2023 (13 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 14:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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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• Europe successfully launches JUICE mission to study Jupiter's icy moons

  14-04-2023 14:47 via space.com
  
  JUICE, Europe's first-ever Jupiter mission, launched Friday morning (April 14) on an ambitious quest to unlock the secrets of the giant planet's icy ocean moons.
  
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• 15 Apr 2023 (14 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 14:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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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• NASA wants fleet of spacecraft to watch infamous Apophis asteroid approach Earth: report

  14-04-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  The Apophis asteroid, recently cleared of imminent wrongdoing to Earth, already has one spacecraft visitor expected. NASA wants industry to send more.
  
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• 15 Apr 2023 (15 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 12:57 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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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• Lego Star Wars Princess Leia (Boushh) Helmet review

  14-04-2023 12:47 via space.com
  
  It might not be the most iconic Star Wars helmet, but this Lego Princess Leia (Boushh) model is a joy to build.
  
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• 15 Apr 2023 (16 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 12:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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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• James Webb Space Telescope finds tiny early galaxy packing big star-forming punch

  14-04-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has observed a galaxy in the early universe that could be the progenitor of galaxies such as our own Milky Way.
  
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• 50 flights on Mars! Ingenuity helicopter's record-setting hop is a giant leap for exploration

  14-04-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  Ingenuity was only supposed to make five flights on Mars. Now at 50 sorties, Ingenuity is helping NASA get ready to bring Red Planet samples to Earth.
  
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• 15 Apr 2023 (17 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 10:56 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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 Apr 2023 (18 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 09:56 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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 Apr 2023 (19 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 08:54 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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 Apr 2023 (20 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 08:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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 Apr 2023 (21 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 06:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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 Apr 2023 (22 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 06:06 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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 Apr 2023 (23 hours away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 04:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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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• 16 Apr 2023 (2 days away): Close approach of the Moon and Saturn

  14-04-2023 02:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn pass within 3°11' of each other.
  
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• 13 Apr 2023 (2 days ago): Centaurus A is well placed

  14-04-2023 01:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.8) culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 16 Apr 2023 (2 days away): The Moon at perigee

  14-04-2023 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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• 16 Apr 2023 (2 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  14-04-2023 01:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°29'.
  
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• 15 Apr 2023 (Tomorrow): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  14-04-2023 01:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris 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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• 14 Apr 2023 (Tomorrow): The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed

  14-04-2023 01:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 9.0) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 14 Apr 2023 (Tomorrow): Omega Centauri is well placed

  14-04-2023 01:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.7) culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 13 Apr 2023 (Today): Centaurus A is well placed

  14-04-2023 01:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.8) culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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