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• Hurricane Beryl sets multiple records as 1st major storm of 2024 Atlantic season (video)

  12-07-2024 23:00 via space.com
  
  What started as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa has now set multiple records and claimed the spot as the first hurricane to develop during the 2024 Atlantic season.
  
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• Hubble Telescope tracks a dwarf galaxy's stars to map out dark matter

  12-07-2024 21:00 via space.com
  
  By measuring the motions of stars in the Draco dwarf galaxy, the Hubble Space Telescope was able to map the density profile of dark matter.
  
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• NASA's $5 billion Europa Clipper mission may not be able to handle Jupiter's radiation

  12-07-2024 20:30 via space.com
  
  NASA is troubleshooting a recently revealed problem with the transistors aboard its $5 billion Europa Clipper spacecraft, which is slated to launch this October.
  
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• FAA investigating SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket failure

  12-07-2024 18:59 via space.com
  
  The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation into the failure suffered by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a July 11 Starlink satellite launch.
  
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• FAA investigating SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket anomaly

  12-07-2024 18:59 via space.com
  
  The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation into the anomaly experienced by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a July 11 Starlink satellite launch.
  
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• Galactic penguin honors the 2nd anniversary of James Webb Space Telescope's 1st images

  12-07-2024 18:51 via space.com
  
  To celebrate the second anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope's first images, NASA has revealed a cosmic Penguin and Egg.
  
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• Space Force launching lasers in 2025 to help pinpoint the center of Earth

  12-07-2024 18:36 via space.com
  
  The U.S. Space Force aims to better pinpoint the location of Earth’s center using lasers on GPS satellites slated to launch in 2025.
  
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• 'Fly Me to the Moon' director on faking the real and fake moon landing (interview)

  12-07-2024 17:00 via space.com
  
  For his new movie "Fly Me to the Moon," director Greg Berlanti faked the historic first moon landing. But fear not, space fans, that does not mean what you might think it means.
  
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• 'The last 12 months have broken records like never before': Earth exceeds 1.5 C warming every month for entire year

  12-07-2024 16:02 via space.com
  
  Every month has broken the temperature record of the previous for the past 12 months, and the signs of climate breakdown are already here, a new analysis shows.
  
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• Watch the moon cover up the blue giant star Spica on July 13

  12-07-2024 15:00 via space.com
  
  On Saturday, July 13, the moon will pass in front of bright blue star Spica in the night sky. The star will disappear behind the moon before reappearing on the other side.
  
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• 'Dark comets' may have given Earth its water long ago

  12-07-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  'Dark comets,' which have no visible tail, could also explain the strange behavior of the interstellar object 'Oumuamua.
  
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• Astronomers could use a synthetic cosmos to unravel dark matter mysteries

  12-07-2024 12:00 via space.com
  
  A simulated universe created by a supercomputer should help astronomers better analyze dark matter and dark energy clues delivered by "dark universe detective" telescopes Roman and Rubin.
  
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• 17 Jul 2024 (6 days away): Messier 55 is well placed

  12-07-2024 10:36 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 12 Jul 2024 (Yesterday): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (9 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (8 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (7 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (6 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (6 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (5 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (5 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (4 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (4 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (3 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (3 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (25 minutes ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (23 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (22 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (21 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (20 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (2 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (2 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (19 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (18 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (17 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (16 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (15 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (14 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (13 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (12 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (11 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (10 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (1 hour ago): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 10:10 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (31 minutes away): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 09:39 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (1 hour away): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 08:46 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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• 12 Jul 2024 (2 hours away): The Moon at apogee

  12-07-2024 07:56 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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• SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffers failure during Starlink satellite launch (video)

  12-07-2024 07:45 via space.com
  
  The upper-stage engine of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket did not perform as planned during a launch of the company's Starlink satellites on Thursday night (July 11).
  
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• SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffers catastrophic anomaly during Starlink satellite launch (video)

  12-07-2024 07:45 via space.com
  
  The upper-stage engine of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket did not perform as planned during a launch of the company's Starlink satellites on Thursday night (July 11).
  
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• SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffers anomaly during Starlink satellite launch (video)

  12-07-2024 07:45 via space.com
  
  The upper-stage engine of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket did not perform as planned during a launch of the company's Starlink satellites on Thursday night (July 11).
  
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• SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffers anomaly during Starlink satellite launch

  12-07-2024 07:45 via space.com
  
  The upper-stage engine of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket did not perform as planned during a launch of the company's Starlink satellites on Thursday night (July 11).
  
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