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• The mystery of how Mars meteorites reach Earth may finally be solved

  09-05-2023 23:41 via space.com
  
  The mystery of how meteorites from Mars can reach Earth may have been solved, as scientists discover rocks can be hurled far from the Martian surface by giant impacts.
  
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• Space junk cleanup mission to launch in 2026 aboard Arianespace rocket

  09-05-2023 23:30 via space.com
  
  A spacecraft operated by Swiss startup ClearSpace will target a piece of debris in orbit after getting there aboard Arianespace's Vega-C rocket.
  
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• What time is it on the moon? How a lunar clock debate led to an out-of-this-world timepiece

  09-05-2023 23:00 via space.com
  
  What time is it on the moon? One wristwatch tried to answer that question, yet was largely forgotten by history.
  
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• 14 May 2023 (5 days away): Mercury at aphelion

  09-05-2023 21:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 09 May 2023 (Yesterday): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (9 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (8 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (7 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (6 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (58 minutes ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (5 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (5 days ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (42 minutes ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (4 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (4 days ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (3 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (3 days ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (23 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (22 minutes ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (22 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (21 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (20 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (2 minutes ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (2 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (2 days ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (19 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (18 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (17 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (16 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (15 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (14 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (13 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (12 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (11 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (10 hours ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (1 hour ago): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (17 minutes away): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:29 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (42 minutes away): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 21:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 to launch communications relay satellite to the moon in early 2024

  09-05-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  Queqiao 2 ('Magpie Bridge 2') will launch early next year and will be used to support China's upcoming Chang'e 6, 7 and 8 robotic moon missions.
  
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• Apparent meteorite strikes house in New Jersey (photos)

  09-05-2023 20:50 via space.com
  
  A meteorite crashed through the roof of a home in New Jersey on Monday (May 8). No one was injured by the space rock, which may be part of the ongoing Eta Aquarid meteor shower.
  
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• Rare 'backward' sunspot could create supercharged auroras this week

  09-05-2023 20:10 via space.com
  
  A reverse polarity sunspot is continuing to bombard Earth with powerful solar flares and ejections of plasma that could create auroras as far south as the mid-latitudes of the globe on May 10 and 11.
  
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• Enormous M87 galaxy looks like giant potato in 1st-ever 3D map (image)

  09-05-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  Astronomers have created a 3D map of the massive elliptical galaxy Messier 87 and gotten a better estimate of the mass of its central supermassive black hole.
  
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• 09 May 2023 (1 hour away): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 19:56 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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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• The Eta Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight. Stay up late and wish upon a falling star

  09-05-2023 19:30 via space.com
  
  The annual Eta Lyrid meteor shower lasts from May 3 to May 14 this year and will produce its most prominent displays on Tuesday.
  
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• China builds simulated moon chamber to prep for crewed lunar landings (video)

  09-05-2023 19:00 via space.com
  
  Chinese scientists have built a chamber to simulate the conditions on the surface of the moon to help prepare the country for future crewed lunar exploration.
  
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• 09 May 2023 (2 hours away): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 18:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (3 hours away): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 18:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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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• Meet 'Scary Barbie,' a black hole slaughtering a star in the brightest way possible

  09-05-2023 18:00 via space.com
  
  Astronomers detected one of the brightest and most energetic cosmic objects ever observed in the form of a star being torn to shreds by a supermassive black hole.
  
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• 09 May 2023 (4 hours away): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 17:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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 May 2023 (5 hours away): Uranus at solar conjunction

  09-05-2023 15:48 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus 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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