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• 28 Mar 2024 (5 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 23:03 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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• 28 Mar 2024 (6 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 22:00 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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• 28 Mar 2024 (7 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 21:15 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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• Overlooked Apollo data from the 1970s reveals huge record of 'hidden' moonquakes

  27-03-2024 20:24 via space.com
  
  A reanalysis of 50-year-old Apollo mission data long abandoned by NASA has revealed 22,000 previously unrecognized moonquakes, almost tripling the known number of seismic lunar events.
  
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• 28 Mar 2024 (8 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 20:21 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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• 28 Mar 2024 (9 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 19:01 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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• Supermassive black hole’s mysterious hiccups' likely caused by neighboring black hole's 'punches'

  27-03-2024 19:00 via space.com
  
  A black hole may be punching through the disk of gas and dust surrounding a supermassive black hole, causing its giant neighbor to "hiccup."
  
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• 'Vampire' neutron star blasts are related to jets traveling at near-light speeds

  27-03-2024 18:39 via space.com
  
  Scientists have measured for the first time the speed of jets launched by neutron star "vampires" as they feast on victim stars. The breakthrough connects these jets to thermonuclear blasts.
  
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• Tragic Baltimore bridge collapse aftermath seen from space (satellite photos)

  27-03-2024 18:30 via space.com
  
  Satellites looked down upon the aftermath of a deadly bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland that occurred after a massive cargo ship struck one of the bridge's pillars.
  
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• 28 Mar 2024 (10 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 18:11 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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• NASA is super stoked for the 2024 total solar eclipse and hopes you are, too.

  27-03-2024 18:00 via space.com
  
  NASA is using the total solar eclipse on April 8 to increase public knowledge of science while encouraging safety during what could be a once-in-a-lifetime event.
  
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• 28 Mar 2024 (11 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 17:14 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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• Climate change and polar ice melting could be impacting the length of Earth's day

  27-03-2024 17:00 via space.com
  
  Humanity's activities and climate change are impacting the polar ice sheets, causing excessive melting, and this is slowing Earth's rotation, challenging official timekeeping standards.
  
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• 'Constellation' season 1 episode 8 review: This isn't the conclusion you're looking for

  27-03-2024 16:30 via space.com
  
  The final season 1 episode of "Constellation" lacks satisfying answers and instead doubles down on shock value without clear goals.
  
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• 28 Mar 2024 (12 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 16:17 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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• Cosmic gold rush! Astronomers find 49 new galaxies in just 3 hours

  27-03-2024 16:00 via space.com
  
  Using the MeerKat radio telescope, astronomers discovered a "gold rush" of galaxies in just three hours, including three joined by their gas content.
  
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• 28 Mar 2024 (13 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 15:18 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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• I toured NASA's Mission Control ahead of Boeing's coming astronaut flight. Here's what it was like (exclusive)

  27-03-2024 15:00 via space.com
  
  Reporters toured NASA's Johnson Space Center last week, getting a look at the rooms from which the first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner will be controlled. And we got to watch a SpaceX launch, too.
  
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• I toured NASA's Mission Control ahead of Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut flight. Here's what it was like (exclusive)

  27-03-2024 15:00 via space.com
  
  Reporters toured NASA's Johnson Space Center last week, getting a look at the rooms from which the first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner will be controlled. And we got to watch a SpaceX launch, too.
  
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• 28 Mar 2024 (14 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 14:12 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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• New view of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way hints at an exciting hidden feature (image)

  27-03-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  Astronomers have for the first time imaged the powerful magnetic fields that dwell around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*.
  
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• 28 Mar 2024 (15 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 13:10 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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• Artemis astronauts will carry plants to the moon in 2026

  27-03-2024 13:00 via space.com
  
  NASA has selected three experiments, including a plant-growth study, to be deployed by astronauts on the moon on the Artemis 3 mission in 2026.
  
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• 28 Mar 2024 (16 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 12:33 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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• 28 Mar 2024 (17 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 11:23 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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• Will the total solar eclipse on April 8 be the most watched ever?

  27-03-2024 11:00 via space.com
  
  With over 43 million people living in the path of totality, we look at how this eclipse measures up compared to previous years and the upcoming 'eclipse of the century'.
  
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• 28 Mar 2024 (18 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 10:13 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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• 28 Mar 2024 (19 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 09:16 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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• 28 Mar 2024 (20 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 08:10 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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• 28 Mar 2024 (21 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 07:08 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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• 28 Mar 2024 (22 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 06:18 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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• 28 Mar 2024 (23 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 05:16 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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• 30 Mar 2024 (3 days away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  27-03-2024 01:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Oceania, Baker Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll, Tokelau and Wake Island.
  
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• 30 Mar 2024 (3 days away): 136472 Makemake at opposition

  27-03-2024 01:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136472 Makemake 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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• 28 Mar 2024 (Tomorrow): The Moon at aphelion

  27-03-2024 01:02 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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• 03 Apr 2024 (7 days away): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  27-03-2024 01:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 17'.
  
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• 02 Apr 2024 (6 days away): Moon at Last Quarter

  27-03-2024 01:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• 01 Apr 2024 (5 days away): The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed

  27-03-2024 01:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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