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• 'Captain America: Brave New World' introduces adamantium into the MCU, but did it come from space in the comics?

  18-02-2025 23:00 via space.com
  
  No Weapon X yet, but Captain America: Brave New World marks the arrival of adamantium to Earth-616 in a departure from its comic book origins.
  
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• 19 Feb 2025 (18 hours away): Venus at perihelion

  18-02-2025 22:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• Japan's Resilience moon lander aces lunar flyby ahead of historic touchdown try (photo)

  18-02-2025 22:30 via space.com
  
  Resilience, a lunar lander built by Japanese company ispace, zoomed within a mere 5,220 miles (8,400 kilometers) of the moon on Feb. 14.
  
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• 19 Feb 2025 (19 hours away): Venus at perihelion

  18-02-2025 22:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• Is Pluto a planet or not? Who cares! Our love for the King of the Kuiper Belt is stronger than ever 95 years later

  18-02-2025 22:00 via space.com
  
  On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, whether you call it a planet or not.
  
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• Watch Rocket Lab launch sharp-eyed Earth-observation satellite today

  18-02-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  Rocket Lab will launch a high-resolution imaging satellite for the company Blacksky this evening (Feb. 18), and you can watch the action live.
  
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• Rocket Lab launches sharp-eyed Earth-observation satellite toward orbit

  18-02-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  Rocket Lab launched a high-resolution imaging satellite for the company Blacksky toward low Earth orbit this evening (Feb. 18).
  
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• Rocket Lab launches sharp-eyed Earth-observation satellite to orbit (video)

  18-02-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  Rocket Lab launched a high-resolution imaging satellite for the company Blacksky toward low Earth orbit this evening (Feb. 18).
  
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• Rocket Lab launches sharp-eyed Earth-observation satellite to orbit

  18-02-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  Rocket Lab launched a high-resolution imaging satellite for the company Blacksky toward low Earth orbit this evening (Feb. 18).
  
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• 19 Feb 2025 (20 hours away): Venus at perihelion

  18-02-2025 20:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 19 Feb 2025 (21 hours away): Venus at perihelion

  18-02-2025 20:06 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• SpaceX to land rocket off coast of The Bahamas for 1st time during Starlink launch today

  18-02-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 23 Starlink satellites today (Feb. 18) and then land in the Atlantic Ocean near The Bahamas —a first for the company.
  
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• SpaceX Starlink mission lands rocket off coast of The Bahamas for 1st time (video)

  18-02-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink satellites today (Feb. 18) and then landed the Atlantic Ocean near The Bahamas —a first for the company.
  
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• SpaceX Starlink mission lands rocket off coast of The Bahamas for 1st time

  18-02-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink satellites today (Feb. 18) and then landed the Atlantic Ocean near The Bahamas —a first for the company.
  
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• 19 Feb 2025 (22 hours away): Venus at perihelion

  18-02-2025 18:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 19 Feb 2025 (23 hours away): Venus at perihelion

  18-02-2025 17:43 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun.
  
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• At $800 off, this powerful Nikon Z8 mirrorless camera has never been cheaper, just in time for March's lunar eclipse

  18-02-2025 17:19 via space.com
  
  Looking for to take your astrophotography to the next level? Save up to $800 on the Nikon Z8, a powerhouse of a mirrorless camera just in time to capture March's lunar eclipse.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope finds our Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole blowing bubbles (image, video)

  18-02-2025 17:01 via space.com
  
  Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have taken a detailed look at the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sgr A*, finding it endlessly blowing bubbles.
  
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• Exoplanet with iron rain has violent winds 'like something out of science fiction'

  18-02-2025 17:00 via space.com
  
  Astronomers have discovered a powerful jet stream raging through the atmosphere of an ultra-hot Jupiter exoplanet ravaged by liquid iron rains.
  
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• Imagine Dragons 'Starfield' video game anthem will beam to Earth from the moon

  18-02-2025 16:17 via space.com
  
  Imagine Dragons' song 'Children of the Sky' will be beamed to Earth from a lunar data center as part of the private IM-2 moon mission launching as early as Feb. 26 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9.
  
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• Save a massive 36% on the Star Wars Black Series Force FX Elite Lightsaber

  18-02-2025 15:23 via space.com
  
  With a huge 36% off, you can grab an unbeatable Star Wars deal on this feature-packed lightsaber, now it's lowest price in months.
  
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• Cosmic voids may explain the universe's acceleration without dark energy

  18-02-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead suggesting giant voids in space are creating an illusion.
  
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• 3D-printed 'hydrogels' could be future space radiation shields for astronaut trips to Mars

  18-02-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  Technology we already use everyday might be the future of space radiation shielding.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope reveals how a cosmic 'Phoenix' cools off to birth stars

  18-02-2025 11:00 via space.com
  
  Like its mythological namesake, the Phoenix Cluster burns with blisteringly hot gas, which cools to birth stars. The James Webb Space Telescope has now learned how this galaxy cluster does it.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope learns how a cosmic phoenix cools off to birth stars

  18-02-2025 11:00 via space.com
  
  Like its mythological namesake, the Phoenix Cluster burns with blisteringly hot gas, which cools to birth stars. The James Webb Space Telescope has now learned how this galaxy cluster does it.
  
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• 24 Feb 2025 (6 days away): Mars ends retrograde motion

  18-02-2025 02:36 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 18 Feb 2025 (Yesterday): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (9 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (8 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (7 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (6 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (6 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (5 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (5 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (4 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (3 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (3 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (26 minutes ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (23 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (22 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (21 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (20 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (2 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (2 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (19 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (18 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (17 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (16 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (15 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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• 18 Feb 2025 (14 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  18-02-2025 02:10 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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