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• Canadarm2 was not designed to catch spacecraft at the ISS. Now it's about to grab its 50th

  02-08-2024 21:00 via space.com
  
  Canadarm2 launched in 2001 before companies made their own cargo craft. Now well-versed in the technique, the Canadian robot arm will catch Cygnus no earlier than Aug. 5.
  
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• The moon's thin atmosphere is made by constant meteorite bombardment

  02-08-2024 20:01 via space.com
  
  New research using Apollo mission samples has determined that the impact of meteorites on the lunar surface is primarily responsible for generating the moon's thin and nebulous atmosphere.
  
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• Test your space debris catching skills in new game released by Astroscale

  02-08-2024 18:00 via space.com
  
  Space sustainability company Astroscale has launched a free computer game that allows players to test their space debris catching skills in a simulation based on the company's real mission.
  
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• Don't miss the 'unconventional' Blue Moon of August 2024

  02-08-2024 17:00 via space.com
  
  This months' full moon falls on Aug. 19 and it will be the only full moon of August 2024. So how can we call it a "Blue Moon?"
  
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• On this day in space! August 2, 1932: The positron is discovered

  02-08-2024 16:59 via space.com
  
  On August 2, 1932, Carl Anderson discovered the positron, opening the window to the antimatter universe.
  
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• New 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' comic series coming this fall

  02-08-2024 16:00 via space.com
  
  A preview of IDW's upcoming "Star Trek: Lower Decks" comic book series.
  
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• SpaceX Crew-9 astronaut mission: Live updates

  02-08-2024 15:27 via space.com
  
  Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station for NASA.
  
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• Venus may be able to support life, new atmospheric evidence suggests

  02-08-2024 15:20 via space.com
  
  Preliminary evidence for gases that could be biosignatures have been found in the atmosphere of Venus, but even if these biosignatures are real, does it necessarily imply life?
  
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• Artemis 2 exercise device soars in parabolic flight (photos, video)

  02-08-2024 15:00 via space.com
  
  On its way to the moon, the design for an exercise device took to the skies above Montreal for a parabolic flight. The July series of experiments evaluated health tech for astronauts, too.
  
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• NASA reveals astronauts flying on SpaceX's Crew-10 mission to the ISS

  02-08-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  NASA revealed on Thursday (Aug. 1) the four astronauts who will launch on SpaceX's Crew-10 mission to the ISS early next year.
  
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• Auroras as far south as New York possible this weekend as heightened geomagnetic activity continues

  02-08-2024 12:28 via space.com
  
  Northern lights could be visible as low as New York on Aug. 3 and Aug. 4. A geomagnetic storm watch has been issued by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center.
  
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• Aurora alert: moderate geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as New York this weekend

  02-08-2024 12:28 via space.com
  
  Northern lights could be visible as low as New York on Aug. 3 and Aug. 4. A geomagnetic storm watch has been issued by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center.
  
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• Possible signs of Mars life: Astrobiologist explains Perseverance rover's exciting find

  02-08-2024 12:00 via space.com
  
  Perseverance science team member Amy Williams discusses the rover's recent discovery of a rock with features and chemistry that could have been produced by ancient microbial life on Mars.
  
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• 06 Aug 2024 (4 days away): The Moon at perihelion

  02-08-2024 01:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 06 Aug 2024 (4 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury

  02-08-2024 01:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°28'.
  
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• 06 Aug 2024 (4 days away): Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition

  02-08-2024 01:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 06 Aug 2024 (4 days away): Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition

  02-08-2024 01:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 16 Psyche makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 05 Aug 2024 (3 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  02-08-2024 01:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°44'.
  
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• 04 Aug 2024 (2 days away): New Moon

  02-08-2024 01:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.
  
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• SpaceX to resume astronaut launches on Aug. 18 with Crew-9 mission to ISS

  02-08-2024 00:00 via space.com
  
  The ninth crew rotation for SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to lift off on Aug. 18 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  
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• SpaceX resumes astronaut launches on Aug. 18 with Crew-9 mission to ISS

  02-08-2024 00:00 via space.com
  
  The ninth crew rotation for SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to lift off on Aug. 18 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  
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