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• 27 Jun 2024 (7 days away): June Bootid meteor shower 2024

  20-06-2024 23:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• Surf's up! Liquid methane waves on Saturn moon Titan may erode shores of alien lakes and rivers

  20-06-2024 23:00 via space.com
  
  Saturn's largest moon Titan has been known to have rivers and lakes of methane, but a new study has found that their shorelines may be eroded and shaped by wave activity.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (Yesterday): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (9 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (8 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (7 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (7 days ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (6 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (6 days ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (57 minutes ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (5 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (5 days ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (4 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (4 days ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (32 minutes ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (3 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (3 days ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (23 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (22 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (21 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (20 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (2 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (2 days ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (19 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (18 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (17 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (16 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (15 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (14 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (13 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (12 minutes ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (12 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (11 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (10 hours ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (1 hour ago): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (6 minutes away): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:43 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (38 minutes away): June solstice

  20-06-2024 22:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• Hubble Telescope bounces back with glorious galaxy pic in '1-gyroscope mode'

  20-06-2024 22:00 via space.com
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope snapped a striking shot of the fluffy spiral galaxy NGC 1546, showing it can still observe the heavens in its new one-gyroscope mode.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (1 hour away): June solstice

  20-06-2024 21:10 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• New 'Space Cadet' trailer enlists Emma Roberts into NASA's astronaut program (video)

  20-06-2024 21:00 via space.com
  
  A new trailer for Amazon MGM Studios' NASA comedy starring Emma Roberts, "Space Cadet"
  
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• Rocket Lab launches 5 IoT satellites on landmark 50th mission

  20-06-2024 20:37 via space.com
  
  Rocket Lab launched its Electron rocket for the 50th time on Thursday (June 20), reaching the milestone in record time.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (2 hours away): June solstice

  20-06-2024 20:10 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• Is Jupiter's Great Red Spot an impostor? Giant storm may not be the original one discovered 350 years ago

  20-06-2024 20:00 via space.com
  
  Astronomer Giovanni Cassini observed Jupiter's 'Permanent Spot' in 1665, but new research suggests it's a different vortex from today's Great Red Spot.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (3 hours away): June solstice

  20-06-2024 19:22 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 'Star Wars: The Acolyte' episode 4: What's the goal of Mae's test?

  20-06-2024 18:37 via space.com
  
  In its fourth episode, "The Acolyte" has a bigger sense of urgency, delivers a surprising Star Wars prequels cameo, and twists the plot once again.
  
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• New 'Exodus Green Worlds' trailer highlights hunt for habitable planets (video)

  20-06-2024 18:00 via space.com
  
  Check out the new prologue video for the upcoming sci-fi RPG title, "Exodus."
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (4 hours away): June solstice

  20-06-2024 17:51 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• DARPA's military-grade 'quantum laser' will use entangled photons to outshine conventional laser beams

  20-06-2024 17:00 via space.com
  
  Prototype quantum photonic-dimer laser uses entanglement to bind photons and deliver a powerful beam of concentrated light that can shine through adverse weather like thick fog.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (5 hours away): June solstice

  20-06-2024 16:51 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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• 20 Jun 2024 (6 hours away): June solstice

  20-06-2024 16:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere.
  
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