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• Chinese moon researchers gearing up for June 25 arrival of far side samples

  11-06-2024 23:30 via space.com
  
  More than 200 Chinese scientists gathered in Beijing recently for a seminar about the geology of the Chang'e 6 mission's landing area. Samples from the site are scheduled to arrive on Earth on June 25.
  
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• 'Supernova discovery machine' James Webb Space Telescope finds most distant star explosion on record

  11-06-2024 23:00 via space.com
  
  The JWST has proven itself to be a "supernova discovery machine" by finding 80 exploding stars in the infant universe, including the most distant and earliest supernova ever seen.
  
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• Solar storm douses Mars in radiation as auroras flicker in the Red Planet sky (video)

  11-06-2024 22:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's fleet of robotic Martian explorers measured the effects of May's dramatic solar storms, experiencing the equivalent of undergoing about 30 chest X-rays all at once.
  
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• India's Aditya-L1 solar probe snaps shots of our hyperactive sun during May outburst (photos)

  11-06-2024 21:00 via space.com
  
  India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft imaged the sun a week after it unleashed the rare G5 geomagnetic storm that sparked some of the strongest auroras in centuries.
  
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• An interstellar cloud may have caused an ice age on Earth. Here's how

  11-06-2024 20:00 via space.com
  
  The sun protects our solar system's planets from the harsh environment of interstellar space; 2 million years ago, a dense cloud of matter could have curtailed this shielding.
  
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• A missing link in the timeline of Earth's chemistry may have been found

  11-06-2024 19:00 via space.com
  
  Scientists may have found missing pieces in the timeline that connects ancient Earth chemistry to modern day metabolic reactions.
  
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• SpaceX's Inspiration4 astronauts got genetically younger in space: study

  11-06-2024 18:15 via space.com
  
  Scientists have found that the members of the first all-civilian space mission, Inspiration 4, got genetically younger during their stay in space. But the effects did not last long.
  
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• NASA funds tech development for life-hunting Habitable Worlds Observatory

  11-06-2024 18:00 via space.com
  
  NASA recently selected three proposals that will help develop the tech needed by its proposed life-hunting Habitable Worlds Observatory space telescope.
  
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• DARPA unveils 6 new designs for uncrewed vertical-takeoff military aircraft, eyes 2026 test flights

  11-06-2024 17:00 via space.com
  
  Lightweight fighter aircraft with no pilots could support conventional military missions while being easier to launch and recover.
  
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• Get a sneak peek at new 'Alien: Rogue Incursion' survival horror game (trailer)

  11-06-2024 16:00 via space.com
  
  A preview of the first trailer for Survios' upcoming "Alien: Rogue Incursion" VR game.
  
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• Watch SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy booster splash down in this epic video

  11-06-2024 15:51 via space.com
  
  The huge first stage of Spacex's Starship megarocket came back to Earth as planned during the vehicle's June 6 test flight, and cameras recorded the dramatic action.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope spots asteroid collision in neighboring star system

  11-06-2024 15:00 via space.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope has seen signs of a violent asteroid collision in neighboring star system, Beta Pictoris. The observations could reveal the early stages of planet birth.
  
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• New space stations exhibit invites public to find 'Home Beyond Earth'

  11-06-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  An exhibit about space stations turns the focus from how astronauts live in space to how millions of people may do so in the future. The cultural implications are explored at The Museum of Flight.
  
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• China's Chang'e 6 mission carried a stone flag to the moon's far side

  11-06-2024 12:00 via space.com
  
  The Chinese flag that the Chang'e 6 mission brought to the moon's far side is made primarily of basalt, a volcanic rock that's plentiful on the lunar surface.
  
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• 15 Jun 2024 (5 days away): NGC 6388 is well placed

  11-06-2024 02:06 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 10 Jun 2024 (5 days ago): Messier 92 is well placed

  11-06-2024 01:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 10 Jun 2024 (4 days ago): Messier 92 is well placed

  11-06-2024 01:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 10 Jun 2024 (3 days ago): Messier 92 is well placed

  11-06-2024 01:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 10 Jun 2024 (2 days ago): Messier 92 is well placed

  11-06-2024 01:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 14 Jun 2024 (3 days away): The Moon at apogee

  11-06-2024 01:08 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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• 14 Jun 2024 (3 days away): Moon at First Quarter

  11-06-2024 01:08 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 Jun 2024 (3 days away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  11-06-2024 01:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 13 Jun 2024 (2 days away): Mercury at perihelion

  11-06-2024 01:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 13 Jun 2024 (2 days away): Comet 154P/Brewington passes perihelion

  11-06-2024 01:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Comet 154P/Brewington makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 10 Jun 2024 (Today): Messier 92 is well placed

  11-06-2024 01:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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