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• 22 Feb 2024 (10 hours away): Close approach of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 23:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other.
  
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• What time will Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus probe land on the moon today?

  21-02-2024 23:43 via space.com
  
  Intuitive Machines will land its private Odysseus IM-1 lander on the moon on Feb. 22. Here's when and how to watch.
  
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• What time will Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus probe land on the moon on Feb. 22? How to watch live

  21-02-2024 23:43 via space.com
  
  Intuitive Machines will land its private Odysseus IM-1 lander on the moon on Feb. 22. Here's when and how to watch.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (16 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 23:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'.
  
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• Delta Air Lines wants to fly you through the 2024 total solar eclipse from 30,000 feet in the sky

  21-02-2024 23:00 via space.com
  
  Delta Air Lines is offering special flight that allows passengers to experience the total solar eclipse from 30,000 feet up in the sky along the path of totality.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (11 hours away): Close approach of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 22:56 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other.
  
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• Private Varda Space capsule returns to Earth with space-grown antiviral drug aboard

  21-02-2024 22:56 via space.com
  
  California startup Varda's first in-space manufacturing mission wrapped up on Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 21) with a touchdown of its capsule in northern Utah.
  
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• Private capsule comes back to Earth with space-grown antiviral drug aboard

  21-02-2024 22:56 via space.com
  
  California startup Varda's first in-space manufacturing mission wrapped up on Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 21) with a touchdown of its capsule in northern Utah.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (17 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 22:36 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (18 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 21:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (12 hours away): Close approach of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 21:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other.
  
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• Bus-sized European satellite crashes to Earth over Pacific Ocean

  21-02-2024 21:48 via space.com
  
  The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite fell to Earth on Wednesday (Feb. 21), bringing an end to its nearly 30-year life in space.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (13 hours away): Close approach of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 21:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (19 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 20:39 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (20 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 20:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (14 hours away): Close approach of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 20:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other.
  
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• Scientists create 5 new isotopes to learn if neutron star collisions really forge gold

  21-02-2024 19:59 via space.com
  
  Scientists have brought the stars 'down to Earth' by creating 5 new isotopes that could reveal if heavy elements like gold are truly created when neutron stars smash together.
  
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• Scientists create 5 new isotopes to learn how neutron star collisions forge gold

  21-02-2024 19:59 via space.com
  
  Scientists have brought the stars 'down to Earth' by creating 5 new isotopes that could reveal how heavy elements like gold are created when neutron stars smash together.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (15 hours away): Close approach of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 19:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other.
  
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• Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander is aiming for a crater near the moon's south pole. Here's why

  21-02-2024 18:59 via space.com
  
  Intuitive Machines' Odysseus mission is targeting a touchdown near the moon's south pole this week for a historic lunar landing. Why was this location chosen?
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (21 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 18:44 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'.
  
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• NASA's new UVEX mission will explore the ultraviolet universe

  21-02-2024 17:59 via space.com
  
  NASA's UltraViolet EXplorer (UVEX) spacecraft will launch in 2030 to conduct an all-sky survey in ultraviolet light to bring new understanding of how stars and galaxies evolve.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (22 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 17:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (16 hours away): Close approach of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 17:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other.
  
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• Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus probe snaps 1st moon photo, enters lunar orbit ahead of historic landing attempt

  21-02-2024 17:53 via space.com
  
  Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander slipped into lunar orbit today (Feb. 21), setting up a historic touchdown attempt that will take place tomorrow afternoon (Feb. 22).
  
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• Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus lander snaps 1st moon photo, enters lunar orbit

  21-02-2024 17:53 via space.com
  
  Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander slipped into lunar orbit today (Feb. 21), setting up a historic touchdown attempt that will take place tomorrow afternoon (Feb. 22).
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (23 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 17:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (17 hours away): Close approach of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 17:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope helps scientists find freshly forged gold in the cosmos: 'It was thrilling'

  21-02-2024 17:00 via space.com
  
  Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have confirmed that neutron star mergers forge heavy elements like gold.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope finds neutron star mergers forge gold in the cosmos: 'It was thrilling'

  21-02-2024 17:00 via space.com
  
  Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have confirmed that neutron star mergers forge heavy elements like gold.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (18 hours away): Close approach of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 15:57 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other.
  
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• Must-see astronaut thriller 'Constellation' takes off today at Apple TV+

  21-02-2024 15:27 via space.com
  
  Apple TV+'s new sci-fi mystery series "Constellation" arrives starting on Wednesday, Feb. 21.
  
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• Must-see astronaut thriller 'Constellation' lifts off today at Apple TV+

  21-02-2024 15:27 via space.com
  
  Apple TV+'s new sci-fi mystery series "Constellation" arrives starting on Wednesday, Feb. 21.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (19 hours away): Close approach of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 15:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other.
  
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• Dead, 5,000-pound satellite is falling to Earth today. Will any debris survive the fiery reentry?

  21-02-2024 15:07 via space.com
  
  A European Space Agency spacecraft is making an uncontrolled nosedive into Earth's atmosphere – with elements of the 2.3-ton spent satellite likely to survive the plunge into purgatory.
  
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• Big, dead satellite predicted to fall to Earth today. Will any debris survive the fiery reentry?

  21-02-2024 15:07 via space.com
  
  A European Space Agency spacecraft is making an uncontrolled nosedive into Earth's atmosphere – with elements of the 2.3-ton spent satellite likely to survive the plunge into purgatory.
  
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• See the sun's surface rage as solar maximum approaches (photo)

  21-02-2024 15:00 via space.com
  
  Photos by the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter probe show activity ramping up on the sun's surface as it approaches solar maximum this year.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (20 hours away): Close approach of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 14:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other.
  
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• NASA brings back retro 'worm' logo for upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission (photos)

  21-02-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's worm logo is adorning the rockets and spacecraft of the Artemis 2 moon mission. The astronaut mission will fly to the moon in 2025 or so.
  
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• NASA brings back retro 'worm' logo for upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission

  21-02-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's worm logo is adorning the rockets and spacecraft of the Artemis 2 moon mission. The astronaut mission will fly to the moon in 2025 or so.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (21 hours away): Close approach of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 13:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other.
  
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• An asteroid will hit Earth at some point. What can we do about it?

  21-02-2024 12:00 via space.com
  
  Any day now, it could happen: We could detect an asteroid on an Earth-crossing trajectory. It might be tomorrow; it might be a thousand years from now. So what can we do about it?
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (22 hours away): Close approach of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 11:51 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (23 hours away): Close approach of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 10:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other.
  
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• 27 Feb 2024 (6 days away): The Moon at aphelion

  21-02-2024 01:18 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• 25 Feb 2024 (4 days away): The Moon at apogee

  21-02-2024 01:18 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 24 Feb 2024 (3 days away): Full Moon

  21-02-2024 01:18 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (Tomorrow): Conjunction of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 01:18 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'.
  
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• 22 Feb 2024 (Tomorrow): Close approach of Venus and Mars

  21-02-2024 01:18 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other.
  
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• 21 Feb 2024 (Today): The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed

  21-02-2024 01:18 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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