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• 'Star Wars' salutes Women's History Month with Ahsoka Tano, Mon Mothma and more

  08-03-2024 23:00 via space.com
  
  Marvel Comics is publishing special "Star Wars" variant covers for Women's History Month that showcase some of the women of the galaxy far, far away.
  
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• '3 Body Problem:' Watch final trailer for Netflix's alien invasion saga (video)

  08-03-2024 22:00 via space.com
  
  The final trailer for Netflix's upcoming alien invasion series "3 Body Problem" has just landed.
  
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• Save 33% on ISO-certified solar glasses ahead of April 8 total solar eclipse

  08-03-2024 21:30 via space.com
  
  The next total solar eclipse is on April 8, and you can save 33% on a two-pack of Soluna's solar glasses that will arrive in time for the big event.
  
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• Dark energy remains a mystery. Maybe AI can help crack the code

  08-03-2024 21:26 via space.com
  
  Dark energy has humans stumped. The force is sometimes even labeled "the worst prediction in the history of physics." Can AI do any better?
  
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• 14 Mar 2024 (6 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-03-2024 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°35'.
  
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• Pentagon UFO office finds 'no empirical evidence' for alien technology in new report

  08-03-2024 18:33 via space.com
  
  The Pentagon's UFO office says there is no evidence for claims that any sightings represent extraterrestrial technology or that the government possesses crashed alien spacecraft.
  
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• These Lego Ideas SLS rocket, Kerbal Space Program and 'The Martian' concepts are incredible, and we hope they get made

  08-03-2024 18:00 via space.com
  
  'The Martian,' Kerbal Space Program, and NASA's Space Launch System rocket are among awesome space-themed Lego Ideas concepts up for submission right now.
  
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• Here's how to see 'horned' comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in the night sky this month (video)

  08-03-2024 18:00 via space.com
  
  All you'll need to see comet 12P/Pons-Brooks this month, besides fair weather and a little luck, are good binoculars or a telescope and sky map to help guide you.
  
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• 08 Mar 2024 (Yesterday): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (9 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (8 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (7 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (6 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (6 days ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (5 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (5 days ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (32 minutes ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (3 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (3 days ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (23 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (22 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (21 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (20 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (2 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (2 days ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (19 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (18 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (17 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (16 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (15 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (14 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (13 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (12 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (11 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (10 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (1 hour ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 18:00 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 (11 minutes away): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 17:49 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 (43 minutes away): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 17:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°16'.
  
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• NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson 'super-pumped' for 3rd space mission (exclusive video)

  08-03-2024 17:00 via space.com
  
  NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson will launch toward the ISS no earlier than March 21. She talks to Space.com about what she and other astronauts will do on the mission, her third spaceflight.
  
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• 'Space: The Longest Goodbye' is an intimate glimpse at how astronauts cope with isolation (review)

  08-03-2024 16:30 via space.com
  
  A review of director Ido Mizrahy's new documentary, "Space: The Longest Goodbye," which examines the toll that long-duration spaceflight can have on mental health.
  
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• 08 Mar 2024 (1 hour away): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 16:24 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°16'.
  
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• Strangely fluctuating jet deepens mystery of Jupiter's Great Blue Spot

  08-03-2024 16:00 via space.com
  
  A time-changing jet in Jupiter's atmosphere may finally shed light onto the gas giant’s mysterious dynamo.
  
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• Mystery of Jupiter's Great Blue Spot deepens with strangely fluctuating jet

  08-03-2024 16:00 via space.com
  
  A time-changing jet in Jupiter's atmosphere may finally shed light onto the gas giant’s mysterious dynamo.
  
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• Oldest 'dead' galaxy ever seen defies current models of the ancient universe

  08-03-2024 15:40 via space.com
  
  Astronomers have discovered the oldest known "dead" galaxy in recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, challenging current models of the early universe.
  
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• 08 Mar 2024 (2 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 15:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°16'.
  
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• SpaceX employee sues company for alleged sexual discrimination, retaliation

  08-03-2024 15:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX employee Michelle Dopak has filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging, among other things, that the company retaliated against her for reporting sexual harassment.
  
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• 08 Mar 2024 (3 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  08-03-2024 14:14 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°16'.
  
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• 5,800 pounds of batteries tossed off the ISS in 2021 will fall to Earth today

  08-03-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  A nearly 3-ton leftover tossed overboard from the International Space Station is nearing its plunge toward Earth.
  
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