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• 21 Feb 2025 (10 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-02-2025 23:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Falkland Islands amongst others.
  
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• Some baby stars in ancient stellar nurseries were born in 'fluffy' cosmic blankets

  20-02-2025 23:00 via space.com
  
  Astronomers have discovered that many infant stars born in stellar nurseries of the early universe may have preferred "fluffy" stellar blankets.
  
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• 'Jupiter Ascending' came out 10 years ago, and we're still not sure how The Matrix creators' space opera went so wrong

  20-02-2025 23:00 via space.com
  
  The Wachowskis' attempt at reenergizing the space opera genre is widely considered to be a low point in their career, but maybe we were too harsh?
  
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• 'Jupiter Ascending' came out 10 years ago, and we're still not sure how the Matrix creator's space opera went so wrong

  20-02-2025 23:00 via space.com
  
  The Wachowskis' attempt at reenergizing the space opera genre is widely considered to be a low point in their career, but maybe we were too harsh?
  
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• 21 Feb 2025 (11 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-02-2025 22:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Falkland Islands amongst others.
  
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• 21 Feb 2025 (12 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-02-2025 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Falkland Islands amongst others.
  
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• The ISS should be deorbited 'as soon as possible,' Elon Musk says: 'Let's go to Mars'

  20-02-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  The International Space Station "has served its purpose" and should be deorbited "as soon as possible," SpaceX chief and close Trump adviser Elon Musk said today (Feb. 20).
  
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• 21 Feb 2025 (13 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-02-2025 20:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Falkland Islands amongst others.
  
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• NASA's Curiosity Mars rover discovers evidence of ripples from an ancient Red Planet lake (images)

  20-02-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  Rippled textures in a shallow lake bed on Mars indicate that ice-free liquid water once pooled here.
  
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• 21 Feb 2025 (14 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-02-2025 19:24 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Falkland Islands amongst others.
  
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• 27 Feb 2025 (7 days away): The cluster IC 2581 is well placed

  20-02-2025 18:34 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 21 Feb 2025 (15 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-02-2025 18:34 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Falkland Islands amongst others.
  
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• 20 Feb 2025 (9 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (8 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (7 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (7 days ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (6 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (6 days ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (50 minutes ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (5 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (5 days ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (4 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (4 days ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (3 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (3 days ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (2 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (16 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (15 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (14 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (13 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (12 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (11 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (10 hours ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (1 minute ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• 20 Feb 2025 (1 hour ago): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• Life as we don't know it: Some aliens may need sulfuric acid like we need water

  20-02-2025 18:31 via space.com
  
  If we're looking for life as we don't know it, the best solvent out there may be concentrated sulfuric acid — the stuff that's floating around in the clouds of Venus.
  
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• Our favorite novelty Astronaut star projector is now 20% off

  20-02-2025 17:41 via space.com
  
  This Astronaut star projector is currently just 20% off, offering gorgeous indoor nebulas in a fun, novelty model at a sizable discount.
  
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• 21 Feb 2025 (16 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-02-2025 17:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Falkland Islands amongst others.
  
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• 20 Feb 2025 (53 minutes away): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 17:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris creates dramatic fireball over Europe, crashes in Poland (video)

  20-02-2025 17:14 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX rocket stage fell to Earth early Wednesday morning (Feb. 19), blazing a trail of fire through European skies.
  
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• SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris creates dramatic fireball over Europe, crashes in Poland

  20-02-2025 17:14 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX rocket stage fell to Earth early Wednesday morning (Feb. 19), blazing a trail of fire through European skies.
  
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• 21 Feb 2025 (17 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-02-2025 16:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Falkland Islands amongst others.
  
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• 20 Feb 2025 (1 hour away): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 16:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• Hubble Telescope sets its eyes on cosmic cotton candy near the Tarantula Nebula (photo)

  20-02-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope captured the ​​colorful, wispy clouds near the Tarantula Nebula, one of the most luminous and active star-forming regions in our galactic backyard.
  
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• 20 Feb 2025 (2 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 15:39 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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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• Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin unveils crew for 10th space tourism launch

  20-02-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  Blue Origin just revealed the identities of five of the six crewmembers for NS-30, its next suborbital space tourism mission. The company has not yet announced a launch date.
  
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• Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin announces crew for 10th space tourism launch

  20-02-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  Blue Origin just revealed the identities of five of the six crewmembers for NS-30, its next suborbital space tourism mission. The company has not yet announced a launch date.
  
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• 21 Feb 2025 (18 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-02-2025 14:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Falkland Islands amongst others.
  
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• 20 Feb 2025 (3 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  20-02-2025 14:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  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 Feb 2025 (19 hours away): Lunar occultation of Antares

  20-02-2025 14:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Falkland Islands amongst others.
  
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