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• 29 Apr 2025 (9 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  28-04-2025 23:32 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (4 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Saturn

  28-04-2025 23:32 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°43'.
  
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• 28 Apr 2025 (1 hour away): Close approach of Venus, Saturn and Neptune

  28-04-2025 23:32 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus, Saturn and Neptune pass within 3°42' of one another.
  
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• Pine Barrens ablaze as seen from orbit | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2025

  28-04-2025 23:23 via space.com
  
  Satellite imagery reveals scope of damage from one of the largest fires New Jersey has seen in decades.
  
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• SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 1st of 2 planned Starlink launches in 2 days, lands booster at sea (video)

  28-04-2025 23:02 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
  
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• SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 1st of 2 planned Starlink launches in 2 days, lands booster at sea

  28-04-2025 23:02 via space.com
  
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
  
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• 'I didn't look too good because I didn't feel too good': NASA astronaut Don Pettit explains why he seemed so unwell after landing (video)

  28-04-2025 23:00 via space.com
  
  Seventy-year-old NASA astronaut Don Pettit looked pretty peaked shortly after returning to Earth from the ISS this month. And he was pretty peaked — he'd just thrown up on the Kazakh steppe.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (6 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Saturn

  28-04-2025 22:08 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°43'.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (10 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  28-04-2025 22:08 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 28 Apr 2025 (2 hours away): Close approach of Venus, Saturn and Neptune

  28-04-2025 22:08 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus, Saturn and Neptune pass within 3°42' of one another.
  
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• China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts take control of Tiangong space station (video)

  28-04-2025 22:00 via space.com
  
  China's outgoing Shenzhou 19 crew have handed over the reins of the Tiangong space station to a new set of astronauts.
  
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• The Outer Worlds 2: Release window, trailers, story details & everything else we know

  28-04-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  Space isn't safe from money-hungry corporations, and sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds 2 will play with that idea in 2025. Here's everything we know about Obsidian's sci-fi sequel.
  
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• Meta Quest 3S review: Fantastic VR performance at a budget price

  28-04-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  The Meta Quest 3S costs as little as $299.99, and with performance to match its big sibling, the Quest 3, it's an absolute winner.
  
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• Scientists find giant, hidden gas cloud only 300 light-years away: 'This cloud is literally glowing in the dark'

  28-04-2025 20:44 via space.com
  
  A newly found, huge cloud near our solar system probably won't form stars, but will rather disperse as part of a feedback cycle that regulates star formation.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (7 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Saturn

  28-04-2025 20:37 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°43'.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (12 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  28-04-2025 20:37 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 28 Apr 2025 (4 hours away): Close approach of Venus, Saturn and Neptune

  28-04-2025 20:37 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus, Saturn and Neptune pass within 3°42' of one another.
  
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• NYT bestselling author Daniel Wilson's next book is 'Hole in the Sky,' an alien first contact story on a Cherokee reservation, and it's already been picked up by Netflix (interview)

  28-04-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  'This really digs into two of my favorite things: where I'm from in Oklahoma, and robots and science fiction'
  
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• NYT bestseller Daniel Wilson's next book is 'Hole in the Sky', an alien first contact story on a Cherokee reservation, and it's already been picked up by Netflix (interview)

  28-04-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  'This really digs into two of my favorite things: where I'm from in Oklahoma, and robots and science fiction'
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (9 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Saturn

  28-04-2025 19:09 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°43'.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (13 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  28-04-2025 19:09 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 28 Apr 2025 (5 hours away): Close approach of Venus, Saturn and Neptune

  28-04-2025 19:09 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus, Saturn and Neptune pass within 3°42' of one another.
  
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• A failed Soviet Venus lander will fall back to Earth after being stranded for 53 years

  28-04-2025 19:00 via space.com
  
  A Venus lander launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 has been predicted to fall back to Earth some time in May.
  
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• What happens inside neutron stars, the universe's densest known objects?

  28-04-2025 18:00 via space.com
  
  Neutron stars are some of the weirdest cosmic objects, and the greatest mysteries lie deep in their hearts.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (15 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  28-04-2025 17:42 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (10 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Saturn

  28-04-2025 17:42 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°43'.
  
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• 28 Apr 2025 (7 hours away): Close approach of Venus, Saturn and Neptune

  28-04-2025 17:42 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus, Saturn and Neptune pass within 3°42' of one another.
  
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• Astronomers gaze into 'dark nebula' 60 times the size of the solar system (video)

  28-04-2025 17:00 via space.com
  
  Using the Dark Energy Camera astronomers have found a packed stellar nursery of infant stars in the dark nebula in the 180-light-year-wide Circinus West molecular cloud.
  
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• Lego Marvel Rocket & Baby Groot Minifigure set is now 20% cheaper in this Amazon Sci-Fi deal

  28-04-2025 16:28 via space.com
  
  This fantastic Lego set makes a great display piece but with movable limbs, it's fun for fueling youngsters' Marvel Universe imagination and it's rarely discounted, so grab it while you can.
  
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• March 2025 featured fires, floods and record-setting warmth in the US

  28-04-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  March was a busy month for climate disasters in the U.S., as the nation enduredtornado outbreaks, raging wildfires, and record-setting heat.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (17 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  28-04-2025 15:59 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (12 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Saturn

  28-04-2025 15:59 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°43'.
  
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• 28 Apr 2025 (8 hours away): Close approach of Venus, Saturn and Neptune

  28-04-2025 15:59 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus, Saturn and Neptune pass within 3°42' of one another.
  
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• Satellite images reveal how Earth's surface moved during deadly Myanmar earthquake

  28-04-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  Europe's Sentinel-1 satellites captured radar images of Myanmar before and after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck on March 28, revealing significant ground movement.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (18 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  28-04-2025 14:25 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (13 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Saturn

  28-04-2025 14:25 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°43'.
  
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• 28 Apr 2025 (10 hours away): Close approach of Venus, Saturn and Neptune

  28-04-2025 14:25 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus, Saturn and Neptune pass within 3°42' of one another.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (19 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  28-04-2025 13:31 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (14 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Saturn

  28-04-2025 13:31 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°43'.
  
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• 28 Apr 2025 (11 hours away): Close approach of Venus, Saturn and Neptune

  28-04-2025 13:31 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus, Saturn and Neptune pass within 3°42' of one another.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (20 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  28-04-2025 12:47 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (15 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Saturn

  28-04-2025 12:47 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°43'.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (16 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Saturn

  28-04-2025 12:00 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°43'.
  
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• 28 Apr 2025 (12 hours away): Close approach of Venus, Saturn and Neptune

  28-04-2025 12:00 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus, Saturn and Neptune pass within 3°42' of one another.
  
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• Newly launched NASA satellites open eyes to start studying 'auroral electrojets' in Earth's atmosphere

  28-04-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  The first bits of data have come back from NASA's EZIE cubesat mission, which aims to solve some mysteries surrounding the "auroral electrojet" phenomena in Earth's atmosphere.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (21 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  28-04-2025 11:06 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (17 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Saturn

  28-04-2025 11:06 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°43'.
  
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• 28 Apr 2025 (13 hours away): Close approach of Venus, Saturn and Neptune

  28-04-2025 11:06 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus, Saturn and Neptune pass within 3°42' of one another.
  
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• Scientists use the JWST to study an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through the Cosmic Dark Ages

  28-04-2025 11:00 via space.com
  
  Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have found an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through a thick blanket of cosmic fog in the distant universe.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (23 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  28-04-2025 10:04 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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