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• 21 Sep 2023 (11 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-09-2023 23:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Japan, Russia, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
  
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• $100,000 Breakthrough physics prize awarded to 3 scientists who study the large scale structure of the universe

  20-09-2023 23:00 via space.com
  
  Mikhail Ivanov, Oliver Philcox, and Marko Simonović won the New Horizons Award for their work on large scale structures — the strands and filaments of our universe which contain buried clues to its most fundamental properties.
  
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• Bang! Inflatable space station module blows apart in explosive test (video)

  20-09-2023 22:15 via space.com
  
  Sierra Space's latest explosion with its LIFE module tested a metal plate inside an inflatable structure. The module will fly on a private successor to the International Space Station.
  
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• 21 Sep 2023 (12 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-09-2023 21:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Japan, Russia, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
  
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• 21 Sep 2023 (13 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-09-2023 21:12 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Japan, Russia, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
  
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• NASA's Parker Solar Probe flies through major coronal mass ejection — and survives to tell the tale

  20-09-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  The sun-kissing spacecraft watched as dust particles were displaced across 6 million miles (9.7 million kilometers).
  
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• 21 Sep 2023 (14 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-09-2023 20:18 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Japan, Russia, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
  
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• Evidence of mysterious 'recurring nova' that could reappear in 2024 found in medieval manuscript from 1217

  20-09-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  The star T CrB flares up every 80 years. A document from 1217 could help confirm its regularity.
  
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• 21 Sep 2023 (15 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-09-2023 19:31 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Japan, Russia, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
  
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• New Hubble telescope image reveals intergalactic bridge between two merging realms

  20-09-2023 19:00 via space.com
  
  A faint "bridge" of gas connects two colliding galaxies in a new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope.
  
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• New Hubble image reveals intergalactic bridge between two merging realms

  20-09-2023 19:00 via space.com
  
  A faint "bridge" of gas connects two colliding galaxies in a new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope.
  
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• Water ice on the moon may be key for future space missions. But is there enough?

  20-09-2023 18:30 via space.com
  
  There may be less water ice trapped in the permanently shadowed regions on the moon than previously thought.
  
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• Comet Nishimura photobombs NASA spacecraft after its close encounter with the sun (photos)

  20-09-2023 18:20 via space.com
  
  Comet Nishimura has surprised NASA by photobombing its STEREO spacecraft, revealing it seems to have held together after its brush with the sun on Sept. 17.
  
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• 21 Sep 2023 (16 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-09-2023 18:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Japan, Russia, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
  
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• China's astronauts have been tending a "space garden" in orbit (video)

  20-09-2023 18:00 via space.com
  
  The astronauts of the Shenzhou 16 mission have been cultivating vegetables as part of their science experiment workload aboard the Tiangong space station.
  
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• 'Ahsoka' season 1 episode 6 review: Myths and legends

  20-09-2023 17:20 via space.com
  
  The sixth episode of Ahsoka expands the "Star Wars" universe with new bits of mythology and iconography that support long-awaited returns.
  
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• OSIRIS-REx's asteroid sample will come down to Earth on Sept. 24. Here's how to watch it live.

  20-09-2023 17:00 via space.com
  
  The return capsule of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to touch down in Utah on Sept. 24, bearing samples of asteroid Bennu. Here's how to watch the event live.
  
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• 21 Sep 2023 (17 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-09-2023 16:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Japan, Russia, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
  
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• 21 Sep 2023 (18 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-09-2023 16:14 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Japan, Russia, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
  
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• Supermassive black holes eat more quickly than expected, 3D simulations suggest

  20-09-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  Supermassive black holes are even more fearsome eaters than scientists suspected, thanks to a "delivery system" that could help them feed over months rather than hundreds of years.
  
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• Solar storm slams into Earth and sparks stunning northern lights display (photos)

  20-09-2023 15:27 via space.com
  
  A powerful solar storm triggered stunning aurora displays around the world. Here we take a look at some of the best photographs of the recent northern lights outburst.
  
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• Auroras galore! Solar storm slams into Earth and sparks stunning northern lights display (photos)

  20-09-2023 15:27 via space.com
  
  A strong geomagnetic storm sparked by a coronal mass ejection triggered impressive aurora light shows around the world. We take a look at some of the best photographs here.
  
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• 21 Sep 2023 (19 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-09-2023 15:18 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Japan, Russia, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
  
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• 21 Sep 2023 (20 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-09-2023 14:23 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Japan, Russia, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
  
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• After 1 year in space, what's next for an astronaut? 'Peace and quiet' on Earth, Frank Rubio says (video)

  20-09-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  NASA astronaut Frank Rubio spoke from the International Space Station on Sept. 19 just ahead of his record-breaking year in space mission date on Sept. 21. The Hispanic American told Space.com why role models are important to him.
  
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• 21 Sep 2023 (21 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-09-2023 12:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Japan, Russia, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
  
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• 21 Sep 2023 (22 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-09-2023 12:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Japan, Russia, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
  
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• NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft changed how we think about asteroids. Here's how.

  20-09-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission taught astronomers how little they know about space rocks. They might be only a few hundreds of feet wide, but their geology appears surprisingly complex.
  
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• Japan's SLIM moon lander completes 1st critical phase in Earth orbit

  20-09-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  Japan's SLIM moon lander has passed a first critical operation period in Earth orbit, meaning its solar panels, communications, propulsion and other systems are working well.
  
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• DARPA wants new ideas for space weapons

  20-09-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  The U.S. Department of Defense wants fresh ideas on how to maintain military superiority in space.
  
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• 21 Sep 2023 (23 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-09-2023 11:29 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Japan, Russia, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
  
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• 23 Sep 2023 (3 days away): September equinox

  20-09-2023 01:35 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere.
  
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• 23 Sep 2023 (3 days away): Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky

  20-09-2023 01:35 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky.
  
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• 22 Sep 2023 (2 days away): Moon at First Quarter

  20-09-2023 01:35 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 22 Sep 2023 (2 days away): Mercury at greatest elongation west

  20-09-2023 01:35 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky.
  
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• 22 Sep 2023 (2 days away): Mercury at dichotomy

  20-09-2023 01:35 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky.
  
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• 21 Sep 2023 (Tomorrow): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-09-2023 01:35 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Japan, Russia, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
  
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