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• Mars was hot then cold then hot again. Could life have really survived there?

  30-01-2025 23:00 via space.com
  
  Scientists may have figured out how Mars hung onto its surface liquid water in its ancient history via alternating periods of hot and cold. But what would the impact have been on habitability?
  
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• NASA astronaut Suni Williams sets new record on 5.5-hour spacewalk outside ISS (video)

  30-01-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were able to remove a stuck radio communications unit on a record-setting spacewalk on Thursday (Jan. 30).
  
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• Astronomers find hundreds of 'hidden' black holes — and there may be billions or even trillions more

  30-01-2025 19:00 via space.com
  
  Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the very first time
  
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• Japan's Resilience moon lander spots Point Nemo, Earth's remote spacecraft graveyard, from orbit (photo)

  30-01-2025 18:00 via space.com
  
  The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace snapped a stunning image of the Earth as it prepares for its journey to the moon.
  
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• Twisted magnetic fields in space sculpt the jets of black holes and baby stars

  30-01-2025 17:32 via space.com
  
  By studying the fastest jet ever seen erupting from an infant star, astronomers have discovered that the mechanism that launches these jets also launch supermassive black hole jets.
  
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• 01 Feb 2025 (2 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  30-01-2025 17:25
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°05'.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (Yesterday): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (9 minutes ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (9 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (8 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (7 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (6 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (56 minutes ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (5 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (4 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (3 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (23 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (22 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (21 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (20 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (2 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (2 days ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (19 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (18 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (17 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (16 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (15 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (14 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (13 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (12 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (11 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (10 hours ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (1 hour ago): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 17:16
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 'Citizen Sleeper 2' drops tomorrow, and we can't wait to roll the dice on this epic space RPG (trailer)

  30-01-2025 17:05 via space.com
  
  The launch trailer just dropped for Citizen Sleeper 2, the follow-up to the indie smash hit Citizen Sleeper, ahead of the game's release tomorrow.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (40 minutes away): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 16:35
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• Watch Earth and space in 4K with Sen's new 24/7 livestream from the ISS (video)

  30-01-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  Space streaming company Sen is now broadcasting live views of Earth and space from the International Space Station (ISS) in 4K HD.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (1 hour away): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 15:58
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• SpaceX and Vast want ideas for science experiments on Dragon spacecraft and Haven-1 space station

  30-01-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX and Vast Space are looking for research ideas to fly aboard Vast's new Haven-1 space station launching later this year.
  
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• I've found two great deals on a pair of Lego Star Wars sets featuring the iconic Tantive IV starship that complement each other perfectly

  30-01-2025 14:30 via space.com
  
  These interior and exterior builds of the starship featured in the opening scenes of the original Star Wars movie are a great choice for fans and collectors.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (2 hours away): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 14:19
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 'SALLY' premieres at Sundance with Sally Ride's family, astronaut in audience

  30-01-2025 14:00 via space.com
  
  National Geographic premiered "SALLY," Cristina Costantini's new documentary about the first U.S. woman in space and her untold love, at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah on Tuesday (Jan. 28).
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (3 hours away): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 13:39
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (4 hours away): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 12:51
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• How did life's building blocks end up on dwarf planet Ceres?

  30-01-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  The building blocks of life could have been delivered to solar system dwarf planet Ceres by one or more space rocks from the outer asteroid belt.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (5 hours away): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 11:59
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (6 hours away): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 10:31
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (7 hours away): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 09:35
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (8 hours away): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 08:54
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (9 hours away): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 08:02
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 30 Jan 2025 (10 hours away): Uranus ends retrograde motion

  30-01-2025 07:06
  
  Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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