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• 14 Dec 2024 (3 days away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  11-12-2024 23:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• 12 Dec 2024 (15 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  11-12-2024 23:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• Japanese company ispace plans to land helium-3 mining missions on the moon

  11-12-2024 23:00 via space.com
  
  Japanese company ispace signs agreement with Magna Petra for lunar collaboration and resource mining on future missions to the moon.
  
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• 11 Dec 2024 (3 days ago): σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2024

  11-12-2024 22:38 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 11 Dec 2024 (2 days ago): σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2024

  11-12-2024 22:38 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 12 Dec 2024 (16 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  11-12-2024 22:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• SpaceX launch of NASA's new 3D-sky-mapping satellite set for February 2025

  11-12-2024 22:00 via space.com
  
  NASA is aiming for February 2025 to launch its SPHEREx observatory, which will produce 3D maps of the entire visible sky.
  
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• 12 Dec 2024 (17 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  11-12-2024 21:10 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 'We are preparing to make history:' NASA's Parker Solar Probe gears up for epic sun flyby on Christmas Eve

  11-12-2024 21:00 via space.com
  
  On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will break its own records for speed and closest approach to the sun.
  
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• ORCs in space! Astronomers find another vast odd radio circle in 'completely unexpected discovery'

  11-12-2024 20:00 via space.com
  
  Astronomers have discovered a new vast Odd Radio Circle, or "ORC," that could help determine the origin of this strange galaxy-encompassing phenomenon.
  
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• 12 Dec 2024 (18 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  11-12-2024 19:51 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• Tom Hanks bringing 'The Moonwalkers' to Houston for US premiere in 2025

  11-12-2024 19:00 via space.com
  
  "The Moonwalkers" is landing in Houston. More than a year after the immersive film debuted in London, "The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks" is set to make its US premiere at Space Center Houston.
  
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• 12 Dec 2024 (19 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  11-12-2024 18:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• After crashing on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter could live on as a weather station for 20 years

  11-12-2024 18:20 via space.com
  
  Ingenuity may never fly above the surface of Mars again, but the downed helicopter is otherwise healthy and could serve as a weather station for decades, JPL says.
  
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• After accident on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter could live on as a weather station for 20 years

  11-12-2024 18:20 via space.com
  
  Ingenuity may never fly above the surface of Mars again, but the downed helicopter is otherwise healthy and could serve as a weather station for decades, JPL says.
  
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• Seismometers track atmospheric shock waves from incoming space debris

  11-12-2024 18:00 via space.com
  
  Seismometers Track Atmospheric Shock Waves from Incoming Space Debris
  
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• 12 Dec 2024 (20 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  11-12-2024 17:54 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' episode 3: What's Jod Na Nawood's true identity?

  11-12-2024 17:04 via space.com
  
  In its third episode, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew gets into a groove and answers more questions than expected.
  
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• 2 huge asteroid strikes 36 million years ago didn't change Earth's climate over the long haul, study finds

  11-12-2024 17:00 via space.com
  
  Two giant asteroids that struck Earth about 36 million years ago did not cause any long-lasting shifts to our planet's climate, according to new research.
  
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• 12 Dec 2024 (21 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  11-12-2024 16:51 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 'MechWarrior 5: Clans' offers the stompy robot fights you expect, and a surprisingly strong story that you probably don't

  11-12-2024 16:00 via space.com
  
  The follow-up to MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries feels like an alternative rather than an upgrade, but it's a perfect entry point for newcomers.
  
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• 12 Dec 2024 (22 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  11-12-2024 15:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• NASA will fly F-15s through supersonic shock waves behind its experimental X-57 jet

  11-12-2024 15:00 via space.com
  
  NASA has developed special probes that will fly aboard F-15B jets trailing closely behind its X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet in order to measure the shock waves it produces.
  
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• 12 Dec 2024 (23 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  11-12-2024 14:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• Wonky row crops and 'possessed' tractors: The surprising impact of solar storms on modern farming

  11-12-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  When the sun's fury disrupts high-tech farming, precision turns to chaos.
  
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• Powerful solar storms are a nightmare for farmers. 'Our tractors acted like they were demon possessed'

  11-12-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  When the sun's fury disrupts high-tech farming, precision turns to chaos.
  
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• Carbon dioxide rivers? Ancient Mars' liquid may not all have been water

  11-12-2024 12:00 via space.com
  
  Scientists are rethinking a long-held belief that the liquid responsible for shaping Mars' surface must have been water.
  
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• 14 Dec 2024 (3 days away): The Moon at aphelion

  11-12-2024 02:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• 14 Dec 2024 (3 days away): Geminid meteor shower 2024

  11-12-2024 02:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 13 Dec 2024 (2 days away): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  11-12-2024 02:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 12 Dec 2024 (Tomorrow): The Moon at perigee

  11-12-2024 02:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 12 Dec 2024 (Tomorrow): The Large Magellanic Cloud is well placed

  11-12-2024 02:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC; mag 0.9), in Dorado culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 11 Dec 2024 (Today): σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2024

  11-12-2024 02:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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