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• SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites tonight during 3rd launch in under 24 hours

  04-03-2024 22:55 via space.com
  
  SpaceX is aiming for its third flight in under 24 hours on March 4. At 6:56 p.m. ET, the company has plans to launch 23 more Starlink internet satellites.
  
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• SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites during 3rd launch in under 24 hours

  04-03-2024 22:55 via space.com
  
  SpaceX achieved its third flight in under 24 hours on March 4. At 6:56 p.m. ET, the company launched 23 more Starlink internet satellites.
  
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• SpaceX fuels up massive Starship megarocket in test for 3rd launch (photos)

  04-03-2024 22:11 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's next Starship to fly has successfully passed a critical fueling test ahead of the company's much anticipated Starship Flight 3 test launch this month.
  
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• 'Dune: Part Two' tries to find its pulse in a plodding sci-fi spectacle (review)

  04-03-2024 20:00 via space.com
  
  Director Denis Villeneuve has made a valiant attempt to penetrate the intricacies of the iconic 1965 novel's eco-politics in "Dune: Part Two."
  
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• Satellites are burning up in the upper atmosphere – and we still don’t know what impact this will have on the Earth’s climate

  04-03-2024 19:00 via space.com
  
  Atmospheric scientists are increasingly concerned that this sort of apparent fly-tipping by the space sector will cause further climate change down on Earth.
  
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• Watch SpaceX launch 53 satellites on Transporter-10 rideshare mission today (video)

  04-03-2024 18:36 via space.com
  
  SpaceX plans to launch 53 satellites aboard the Transporter-10 rideshare mission on March 4 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
  
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• SpaceX to launch 53 satellites on Transporter-10 rideshare mission today

  04-03-2024 18:36 via space.com
  
  SpaceX plans to launch 53 satellites aboard the Transporter-10 rideshare mission on March 4 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
  
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• SpaceX launches 53 satellites on Transporter-10 rideshare flight, nails rocket landing (video)

  04-03-2024 18:36 via space.com
  
  SpaceX launched 53 satellites aboard the Transporter-10 rideshare mission on March 4 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and landed its 205th consecutive rocket.
  
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• Warby Parker will give you free solar eclipse glasses for the big day on April 8

  04-03-2024 18:00 via space.com
  
  Warby Parker will be handing out solar eclipse viewing glasses for free ahead of the total solar eclipse happening on April 8, 2024.
  
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• Watch SpaceX's Crew-8 astronaut mission arrive at the ISS early March 5 (free livestream)

  04-03-2024 16:52 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's Crew-8 astronaut mission will arrive at the International Space Station early Tuesday morning (March 5), and you can watch the action live.
  
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• SpaceX's Crew-8 Dragon capsule docks at the ISS

  04-03-2024 16:52 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's Crew-8 astronaut mission arrived at the International Space Station early Tuesday morning (March 5).
  
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• Crew-8's 'family dog' plush is SpaceX's latest zero-g indicator

  04-03-2024 16:43 via space.com
  
  Three American astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a small English Springer Spaniel plush doll are now on their way to the International Space Station.
  
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• Crew-8's adorable 'family dog' plushie is SpaceX's latest zero-g indicator

  04-03-2024 16:43 via space.com
  
  Three American astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a small English Springer Spaniel plush doll are now on their way to the International Space Station.
  
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• If aliens had our life-hunting equipment, could they find us?

  04-03-2024 16:00 via space.com
  
  Scientists asked the question: If Earth was an exoplanet, what would reveal it hosts life? The answer was used to verify the usefulness of a planned space mission dubbed "LIFE."
  
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• How do astronauts use the bathroom in space?

  04-03-2024 15:00 via space.com
  
  Going to the toilet is a basic human function that even astronauts, as they further human space exploration, have to undertake. So how do astronauts 'boldly go' in space.
  
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• Rippling sand dunes, icy cliffs spied near Mars' north pole (photos)

  04-03-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  Newly released photos by Europe's Mars Express orbiter shows the Red Planet's exotic north polar region, where sand dunes meet high, icy cliffs.
  
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• Help name the asteroid that Japan's Hayabusa2 probe will fly by in 2026

  04-03-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will zoom past a small near-Earth asteroid in 2026 as part of its extended mission — and you could help name the space rock.
  
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• The James Webb Space Telescope's targets over the next year include black holes, exomoons, dark energy — and more

  04-03-2024 12:00 via space.com
  
  The James Webb Telescope will be busy during Cycle 3 , with astronomers using the powerful telescope to hunt exomoons and supermassive black holes and investigate cosmic evolution.
  
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• SpaceX launches Crew-8 astronaut mission to International Space Station for NASA (video)

  04-03-2024 05:24 via space.com
  
  SpaceX launched its latest crewed flight toward the International Space Station at 10:53 p.m. ET tonight (March 3), carrying four astronauts aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft.
  
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• 10 Mar 2024 (6 days away): The Moon at perigee

  04-03-2024 01:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 10 Mar 2024 (6 days away): New Moon

  04-03-2024 01:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.
  
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• 08 Mar 2024 (4 days away): The Wishing Well cluster is well placed

  04-03-2024 01:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Wishing Well open star cluster (NGC 3532; mag 3.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 08 Mar 2024 (4 days away): The Moon at perihelion

  04-03-2024 01:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 08 Mar 2024 (4 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  04-03-2024 01:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°16'.
  
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• 08 Mar 2024 (4 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  04-03-2024 01:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°31'.
  
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