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• 13 Apr 2024 (7 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 22:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (8 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 22:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• ULA chronicles the rise of Vulcan rocket in new employee-drawn comic book

  12-04-2024 22:00 via space.com
  
  Vulcan, United Launch Alliance's new heavy-lift rocket, was not the result of being exposed to gamma rays or the bite of a radioactive spider, but it does have an origin story worthy of a comic book.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (9 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 21:23 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• Watch an exclusive clip from the CNN' 'Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight' finale (video)

  12-04-2024 21:00 via space.com
  
  CNN's space documentary, "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight" reaches its finale on April 14. You can watch an exclusive clip now.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (10 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 20:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• 'Fly Me to the Moon' trailer mixes real-life Apollo history with moon landing hoax

  12-04-2024 20:00 via space.com
  
  Watching the new trailer for the upcoming movie "Fly Me to the Moon" might leave you thinking that it is an entire work of fiction. And for the most part, you would be correct.
  
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• HALO Space unveils capsule design for stratospheric space 'glamping'

  12-04-2024 19:42 via space.com
  
  Spanish start-up HALO Space has unveiled its capsule design for stratospheric space tourism.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (11 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 19:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (12 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 18:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• One of the universe's most 'extreme' dead stars just sprang back to life unexpectedly

  12-04-2024 18:00 via space.com
  
  The closest extreme magnetic dead star or magnetar to Earth suddenly burst back to life to give astronomers a sight of unexpected and unexplained phenomena that are unlike anything seen before.
  
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• 'Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight' documentary set to conclude on CNN

  12-04-2024 17:38 via space.com
  
  CNN is set to conclude airing a four-part series on space shuttle Columbia's ill-fated last return to Earth. "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight" airs on Sunday (April 14).
  
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• SpaceX to launch a Falcon 9 rocket first stage for a record 20th time tonight

  12-04-2024 17:06 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage is set to lift off for a record-setting 20th time on Friday (April 12), sending 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit.
  
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• SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on record 20th reflight of a Falcon 9 rocket first stage

  12-04-2024 17:06 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage lifted off for a record-setting 20th time on Friday (April 12), sending 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (13 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 16:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (14 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 16:21 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• No, you didn't see a solar flare during the total eclipse — but you may have seen something just as special

  12-04-2024 16:02 via space.com
  
  Several media outlets have incorrectly claimed that explosive solar flares were spotted during the April 8 total solar eclipse. But there were no flares during totality, so what did people see?
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (15 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 15:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• Fallout and the Space Age: The franchise's connections and nods to the final frontier

  12-04-2024 15:00 via space.com
  
  The Fallout video game franchise (now also a streaming series) is known for its unique take on the post-apocalypse, but it's also quite interested in outer space.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (16 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 14:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• Sierra Space wants to drop cargo from orbit to anywhere on Earth in 90 minutes

  12-04-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  Sierra Space has unveiled a new "global payload delivery" system known as Ghost that is designed to drop vital payloads from orbit to anywhere on Earth's surface within 90 minutes.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (17 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 13:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (18 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 12:14 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• DJI Avata 2 drone review

  12-04-2024 11:58 via space.com
  
  The DJI Avata 2 offers an incredibly tantalizing FPV experience that can be as simple or as complicated to fly as you require.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (19 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 11:10 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• Scientists identify origin of the 'BOAT' — the brightest cosmic blast of all time

  12-04-2024 11:00 via space.com
  
  Astronomers have discovered that the BOAT, the most powerful gamma-ray burst ever detected, came from the supernova death of a massive star 2.4 million light-years away.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (20 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 10:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (21 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 09:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (22 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 08:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (23 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 06:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (3 days away): Moon at First Quarter

  12-04-2024 01:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 14 Apr 2024 (3 days away): The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed

  12-04-2024 01:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 14 Apr 2024 (2 days away): 136199 Eris at solar conjunction

  12-04-2024 01:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (Tomorrow): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  12-04-2024 01:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (2 days away): Omega Centauri is well placed

  12-04-2024 01:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 13 Apr 2024 (2 days away): Centaurus A is well placed

  12-04-2024 01:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 11 Apr 2024 (9 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  12-04-2024 00:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 11 Apr 2024 (8 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  12-04-2024 00:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 11 Apr 2024 (7 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  12-04-2024 00:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 11 Apr 2024 (6 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  12-04-2024 00:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 11 Apr 2024 (58 minutes ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  12-04-2024 00:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 11 Apr 2024 (5 minutes ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  12-04-2024 00:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 11 Apr 2024 (5 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  12-04-2024 00:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 11 Apr 2024 (45 minutes ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  12-04-2024 00:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 11 Apr 2024 (4 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  12-04-2024 00:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 11 Apr 2024 (4 days ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  12-04-2024 00:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 11 Apr 2024 (31 minutes ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  12-04-2024 00:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 11 Apr 2024 (3 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  12-04-2024 00:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 11 Apr 2024 (3 days ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  12-04-2024 00:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 11 Apr 2024 (23 hours ago): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  12-04-2024 00:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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