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• NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flies on back-to-back days to prep for 'solar conjunction' (video)

  07-11-2023 23:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Ingenuity helicopter just made its 65th and 66th Mars flights, two short hops that positioned the chopper properly for the coming 'solar conjunction.'
  
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• NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flies on back-to-back days to prep for 'solar conjunction'

  07-11-2023 23:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Ingenuity helicopter just made its 65th and 66th Mars flights, two short hops that positioned the chopper properly for the coming 'solar conjunction.'
  
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• 'Beacon 23' explores an interstellar mystery on a deep-space lighthouse (exclusive)

  07-11-2023 22:00 via space.com
  
  An interview with "Beacon 23" showrunner Glen Mazzara on MGM+'s new sci-fi thriller set on a remote cosmic lighthouse for intergalactic travelers.
  
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• Strange moon of asteroid Dinkinesh is weirder than thought after NASA probe finds 'contact binary' (photo)

  07-11-2023 21:15 via space.com
  
  Asteroid Dinkinesh is not only a binary, but its satellite is itself a "contact binary" consisting of two space rocks touching one another.
  
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• Double surprise! Asteroid 'Dinky' is not 2 but 3 space rocks, NASA's Lucy probe finds (photo)

  07-11-2023 21:15 via space.com
  
  Asteroid Dinkinesh is not only a binary, but its satellite is itself a "contact binary" consisting of two space rocks touching one another.
  
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• Hubble Space Telescope sees supernova wreckage in a hazy galaxy (image)

  07-11-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope snapped a new view of a hazy spiral galaxy that once hosteda supernova explosion.
  
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• 13 Nov 2023 (6 days away): Uranus at opposition

  07-11-2023 20:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night.
  
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• 13 Nov 2023 (6 days away): New Moon

  07-11-2023 20:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.
  
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• This supermassive black hole is the most distant ever seen in X-rays

  07-11-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  How did supermassive black holes form? JWST and Chandra may have found the answer.
  
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• NASA+ streaming service launches with all-new original series on Nov. 8 (video)

  07-11-2023 19:30 via space.com
  
  NASA launches its new streaming service, an on-demand, ad-free platform lifting off on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, and Fire TV beginning Nov. 8.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope watches infant galaxies bringing light to the early universe

  07-11-2023 19:00 via space.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope has observed gassy baby galaxies in the early universe triggering explosive bouts of star formation, flooding the universe with light.
  
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• NASA dedicates giant 'worm,' honors logo designer Richard Danne

  07-11-2023 18:00 via space.com
  
  Nearly 50 years after it was first introduced, 30 years since it was retired and three years after making its triumphant return, NASA honored the designer behind its retro-cool logotype, the 'worm.'
  
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• 'Rogue' star won't collide with our solar system in 29,000 years after all

  07-11-2023 16:59 via space.com
  
  A runaway dead star predicted to have a close encounter with our solar system in tens of thousands of years will actually miss our neck of the cosmic woods.
  
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• A VR headset that could help astronaut mental health is launching to ISS on SpaceX rocket this week

  07-11-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  Astronauts will soon be able to enter virtual reality for mental health care on the International Space Station. A new VR headset launching Nov. 9 adds more tools for astronauts looking to stay healthy in orbit.
  
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• Supermassive black holes are messy eaters big on recycling

  07-11-2023 15:00 via space.com
  
  These observations could hint at how the cosmic titans grow to hold the immense masses we calculate.
  
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• Early Black Friday telescope deal: 56% off the Celestron AstroMaster 90AZ

  07-11-2023 15:00 via space.com
  
  You can save 55% on Celestron's AstroMaster 90AZ when you get this early Black Friday telescope deal from Amazon — that's $180 off.
  
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• Euclid 'dark universe' telescope captures 1st full-color views of the cosmos (images)

  07-11-2023 14:15 via space.com
  
  This brings Euclid one step closer to mapping our universe's dark matter and dark energy, two elusive aspects of the realm we live in.
  
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• SpaceX fishes Falcon 9 payload fairing out the sea at sunrise (photo)

  07-11-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  A gorgeous new photo shows a recovery ship fishing the payload fairing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket out of the sea after a Starlink satellite launch.
  
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• Europe wants a private cargo spacecraft by 2028

  07-11-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  The European Space Agency is looking to change the way it approaches space exploration and foster a commercial cargo return capability within five years.
  
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• SpaceX to launch its 80th orbital mission of the year tonight

  07-11-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch 23 Starlink internet satellites from Florida late tonight (Nov. 7).
  
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• 12 Nov 2023 (5 days away): Northern Taurid meteor shower 2023

  07-11-2023 01:21 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Northern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 10 Nov 2023 (3 days away): Comet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) reaches peak brightness

  07-11-2023 01:21 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Comet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2023 apparition.
  
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• 10 Nov 2023 (3 days away): Comet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) passes perigee

  07-11-2023 01:21 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Comet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) makes its closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 09 Nov 2023 (2 days away): Lunar occultation of Venus

  07-11-2023 01:21 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Greenland, Russia, Corsica, Guernsey, Svalbard, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Shetland, Orkney, Northern Ireland and RAF Akrotiri.
  
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• 09 Nov 2023 (2 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  07-11-2023 01:21 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°00'.
  
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• 09 Nov 2023 (2 days away): Close approach of the Moon and Venus

  07-11-2023 01:21 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Venus pass close to each other.
  
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