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• 21 Jan 2025 (5 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  20-01-2025 23:41
  The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (21 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-01-2025 23:41
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (13 hours away): 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction

  20-01-2025 23:41
  134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (6 hours away): The Moon at apogee

  20-01-2025 22:58
  
  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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• 21 Jan 2025 (6 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  20-01-2025 22:58
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa.
  
  Read more

• 21 Jan 2025 (22 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-01-2025 22:58
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (14 hours away): 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction

  20-01-2025 22:58
  134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
  Read more

• 21 Jan 2025 (7 hours away): The Moon at apogee

  20-01-2025 22:08
  
  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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• 21 Jan 2025 (7 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  20-01-2025 22:08
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa.
  
  Read more

• 21 Jan 2025 (23 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-01-2025 22:08
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
  Read more

• 21 Jan 2025 (15 hours away): 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction

  20-01-2025 22:08
  134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
  Read more

• 21 Jan 2025 (8 hours away): The Moon at apogee

  20-01-2025 21:19
  
  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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• 21 Jan 2025 (8 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  20-01-2025 21:19
  The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa.
  
  Read more

• Hubble Telescope spies newborn stars in famous Orion Nebula (photo)

  20-01-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  A recent photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures two protostars called HOPS 150 and HOPS 153, which are located in the stellar nursery of the Orion Nebula.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (9 hours away): The Moon at apogee

  20-01-2025 20:28
  
  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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• 21 Jan 2025 (16 hours away): 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction

  20-01-2025 20:28
  134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 'We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars.' President Trump wants astronauts to raise the American flag on Mars

  20-01-2025 20:05 via space.com
  
  "Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers. The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts," Trump says.
  
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• DC's new 'Superman Unlimited' comic lands prior to James Gunn's 'Superman' movie

  20-01-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  A preview of DC Comics' new ongoing series coming in May, "Superman Unlimited"
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (9 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  20-01-2025 19:38
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (17 hours away): 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction

  20-01-2025 19:38
  134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
  Read more

• 21 Jan 2025 (10 hours away): The Moon at apogee

  20-01-2025 19:38
  
  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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• 21 Jan 2025 (18 hours away): 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction

  20-01-2025 18:44
  134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (11 hours away): The Moon at apogee

  20-01-2025 18:44
  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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• 21 Jan 2025 (10 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  20-01-2025 18:44
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (20 hours away): 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction

  20-01-2025 17:04
  
  134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (12 hours away): The Moon at apogee

  20-01-2025 17:04
  
  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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• 21 Jan 2025 (12 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  20-01-2025 17:04
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa.
  
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• Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem

  20-01-2025 17:00 via space.com
  
  An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth's orbit in the U.N.'s sustainable development goals.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (21 hours away): 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction

  20-01-2025 16:13
  
  134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (13 hours away): The Moon at apogee

  20-01-2025 16:13
  
  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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• 21 Jan 2025 (13 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  20-01-2025 16:13
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa.
  
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• Monocular vs binocular: Which is best for stargazing

  20-01-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  From magnification to light-gathering, here’s how to make the decision between buying binoculars or a monocular for stargazing and astronomy.
  
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• 'Heavy' dark matter would rip our understanding of the universe apart, new research suggests

  20-01-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  Dark matter can't be too heavy or it might break our best model of the universe, new research suggests.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (14 hours away): The Moon at apogee

  20-01-2025 15:15
  
  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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• 21 Jan 2025 (14 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  20-01-2025 15:15
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa.
  
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• 3D structure of iconic Ring Nebula gives 'a brand new view of an old astronomical friend'

  20-01-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky."
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (22 hours away): 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction

  20-01-2025 14:30
  
  134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (15 hours away): The Moon at apogee

  20-01-2025 14:30
  
  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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• How President Trump could change NASA

  20-01-2025 14:15 via space.com
  
  The new Trump administration could upend NASA's priorities, reshaping the Artemis moon program, climate science funding and the role of commercial space players.
  
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• 'Silo' Season 2's explosive finale teases season 3 with a cliffhanger and a Pez dispenser

  20-01-2025 14:00 via space.com
  
  A recap of "Silo" Season 2's finale, "Into the Fire," and all its reveals and secrets exposed
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (23 hours away): 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction

  20-01-2025 13:32
  
  134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (16 hours away): The Moon at apogee

  20-01-2025 13:32
  
  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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• 21 Jan 2025 (15 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  20-01-2025 13:32
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa.
  
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• 'Predator: Hunting Grounds' is the perfect template for another modern-day Predator movie

  20-01-2025 13:00 via space.com
  
  It took a few updates, but Predator: Hunting Grounds has become a notable asymmetrical multiplayer game with a refreshing and cohesive take on the sci-fi universe.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (17 hours away): The Moon at apogee

  20-01-2025 12:29
  
  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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• Gravitational waves offer a 'cosmic DNA test' for black holes

  20-01-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  The size and spin of black holes can reveal how and where they were born, and gravitational waves offer a way to decode this information like a cosmic DNA test.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (18 hours away): The Moon at apogee

  20-01-2025 11:39
  
  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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• 21 Jan 2025 (17 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  20-01-2025 11:39
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (18 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  20-01-2025 10:49
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa.
  
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• 21 Jan 2025 (19 hours away): The Moon at apogee

  20-01-2025 10:01
  
  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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