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• Watch China's Shenzhou 16 astronauts enter Tiangong space station (video)

  30-05-2023 23:00 via space.com
  
  A new video shows the three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 16 mission entering the Tiangong space station on Tuesday (May 30).
  
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• Watch SpaceX launch 52 Starlink satellites to orbit early Wednesday

  30-05-2023 22:38 via space.com
  
  SpaceX plans to launch 52 of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit early Wednesday morning (May 31), and you can watch the action live.
  
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• SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea

  30-05-2023 22:38 via space.com
  
  SpaceX launched 52 more of its Starlink broadband satellites early Wednesday morning (May 31) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.
  
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• Watch SpaceX Dragon carrying private Ax-2 astronauts return to Earth tonight

  30-05-2023 22:00 via space.com
  
  The four astronauts of the private Ax-2 mission are scheduled to return to Earth in their SpaceX Dragon capsule tonight (May 30), and you can watch the action live.
  
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• SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying private Ax-2 astronauts splashes down off Florida coast (video)

  30-05-2023 22:00 via space.com
  
  The four astronauts of the private Ax-2 mission are scheduled to return to Earth in their SpaceX Dragon capsule tonight (May 30), and you can watch the action live.
  
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• 04 Jun 2023 (5 days away): Full Moon

  30-05-2023 21:54 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• Relive SpaceX Starship's epic launch with these amazing highlights (video)

  30-05-2023 21:40 via space.com
  
  Recently released footage gives new, highly detailed looks at the first-ever launch of a fully stacked Starship vehicle, which SpaceX conducted last month.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (Yesterday): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (9 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (8 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (7 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (6 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (5 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (5 days ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (49 minutes ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (4 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (4 days ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (3 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (3 days ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (23 minutes ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (23 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (22 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (21 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (20 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (2 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (2 days ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (19 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (18 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (17 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (16 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (15 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (14 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (13 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (12 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (11 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (10 hours ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (1 hour ago): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (3 minutes away): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 21:26 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• A massive sunspot is currently visible to the unaided eye. Here's how to see it safely before it's gone

  30-05-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  A massive new sunspot is visible without using a telescope or binoculars, but you'll still need to protect your eyes when observing it.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (42 minutes away): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 20:47 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• SpaceX could launch this wild, origami-inspired folding heat shield later this year

  30-05-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  A private company has plans to test a revolutionary new heat shield that folds and unfolds like origami, and it could conduct a test flight aboard a SpaceX rocket later this year.
  
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• SpaceX could launch this origami-inspired folding heat shield later this year

  30-05-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  A private company has plans to test a revolutionary new heat shield that folds and unfolds like origami, and it could conduct a test flight aboard a SpaceX rocket later this year.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (1 hour away): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 19:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• New record! 17 people are in Earth orbit right now

  30-05-2023 19:06 via space.com
  
  The total number of people in Earth orbit is now at a record high, though only for a short time. With Monday's (May 29) launch of China's Shenzhou 16 mission, the population in orbit grew to 17.
  
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• New record! 17 people are in Earth orbit at the same time right now

  30-05-2023 19:06 via space.com
  
  The total number of people in Earth orbit is now at a record high, though only for a short time. With Monday's (May 29) launch of China's Shenzhou 16 mission, the population in orbit grew to 17.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (2 hours away): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 18:31 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• Europe's JUICE Jupiter probe finishes deploying its instruments

  30-05-2023 18:01 via space.com
  
  Europe's JUICE spacecraft is now in its full flight configuration, six weeks after the flagship mission launched for Jupiter.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (3 hours away): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 17:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• 30 May 2023 (4 hours away): Mars at aphelion

  30-05-2023 16:53 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
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• Scientists may be able to put Mars-bound astronauts into 'suspended animation' using sound waves, mouse study suggests

  30-05-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  Firing ultrasound signals into rodent brains puts them in a torpor-like state. Scientists are wondering if it could be used on humans.
  
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