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• 30 Apr 2025 (22 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  29-04-2025 22:56 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea amongst others.
  
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• 30 Apr 2025 (20 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  29-04-2025 22:56 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°23'.
  
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• 30 Apr 2025 (19 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  29-04-2025 22:56 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• NASA engineer Ed Smylie, who led carbon dioxide fix on Apollo 13, dies at 95

  29-04-2025 22:00 via space.com
  
  It was about one in the morning, four hours after an explosion tore through the Apollo 13 spacecraft, when Ed Smylie realized they had to do something about the carbon dioxide.
  
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• 30 Apr 2025 (23 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  29-04-2025 21:42 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea amongst others.
  
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• 30 Apr 2025 (21 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  29-04-2025 21:42 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°23'.
  
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• 30 Apr 2025 (21 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  29-04-2025 21:42 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket fails during launch, falls into the sea near Antarctica

  29-04-2025 21:15 via space.com
  
  Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered an anomaly during its sixth-ever launch today (April 29), resulting in the loss of its payload, a Lockheed Martin technology demonstration.
  
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• SpaceX's next private astronaut mission to ISS, Ax-4, to launch May 29 for Axiom Space

  29-04-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  Houston company Axiom Space announced on Tuesday (April 29) that it's targeting May 29 for the launch of its fourth astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
  
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• New record! 6 rockets launch in less than 24 hours

  29-04-2025 20:30 via space.com
  
  Six different rockets launched toward orbit during an approximately 17.5-hour stretch, topping by two the previous record for most liftoffs in a 24-hour span.
  
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• Amateur astronomer captures detailed photos of Croc's Eye and Whirlpool galaxies from backyard observatory

  29-04-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  Amateur astrophotographer Dr. Michele Hernandez Baylisshas captured incredible views of the Croc's Eye and Whirlpool galaxies from her Vermont-based backyard observatory.
  
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• Watch Trump's pick for NASA chief Jared Isaacman return to Capitol Hill for Senate vote today

  29-04-2025 19:00 via space.com
  
  Jared Isaacman faces a vote by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to forward his confirmation as the new NASA administrator.
  
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• Watch Trump's pick for NASA chief Jared Isaacman return to Capitol Hill for Senate vote on April 30

  29-04-2025 19:00 via space.com
  
  Jared Isaacman faces a vote by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to forward his confirmation as the new NASA administrator.
  
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• Senate committee advances Trump's nomination of Jared Isaacman for NASA Chief forward

  29-04-2025 19:00 via space.com
  
  The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to forward Jared Isaacman's confirmation as the new NASA administrator.
  
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• Tank for 1st Artemis touchdown on the moon | Space photo of the day for April 29, 2025

  29-04-2025 18:18 via space.com
  
  At NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, the liquid hydrogen tank for the Artemis 3 Space Launch System rocket was moved into the factory's final assembly area on April 22, 2025.
  
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• We got a trio of new 'Alien: Earth' trailers last week, and one hints at alien 'monsters' that aren't the xenomorphs (video)

  29-04-2025 18:00 via space.com
  
  What's this about five different alien creatures from five different worlds?
  
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• US Army launches hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

  29-04-2025 17:00 via space.com
  
  The U.S. Army launched its new hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral Space Force station last week, just days after naming it the "Dark Eagle."
  
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• AI designs 50 gravitational wave detectors that could outperform human-made ones

  29-04-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  Artificial intelligence could offer a powerful pathway to supercharge our ability to "hear" the universe, according to new research.
  
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• The pursuit of truths: A letter on the boy who cried aliens (op-ed)

  29-04-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  As scientists, we must not forget our collective direction: the pursuit of truths and our responsibility to share these truths — and only these truths — with humanity.
  
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• See a wafer-thin crescent moon leapfrog Jupiter this week

  29-04-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  The crescent moon will seemingly jump over the planet Jupiter between the nights of April 29 and April 30.
  
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• 40-year-old spy satellite photos are helping find forgotten land mines in Cambodia

  29-04-2025 11:00 via space.com
  
  Long-forgotten mine fields in Cambodia are being revealed in decades-old, recently declassified images from U.S. military satellites.
  
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• 03 May 2025 (5 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  29-04-2025 10:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°04'.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (Yesterday): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (8 hours ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (7 hours ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (6 hours ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (55 minutes ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (5 hours ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (5 days ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (4 hours ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (4 days ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (3 hours ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (3 days ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (21 hours ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (2 hours ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (2 days ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (19 hours ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (18 hours ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (16 hours ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (13 hours ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (12 hours ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (1 hour ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 09:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (11 minutes away): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 08:54 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (1 hour away): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 07:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (3 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and M45

  29-04-2025 06:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  
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• 02 May 2025 (3 days away): Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition

  29-04-2025 06:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 4 Vesta makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• Brand-new Falcon 9 rocket sends 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on SpaceX's 2nd launch of the day (video)

  29-04-2025 05:42 via space.com
  
  SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit tonight (April 28), its second liftoff of the day.
  
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• Brand-new Falcon 9 rocket sends 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on SpaceX's 2nd launch of the day

  29-04-2025 05:42 via space.com
  
  SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit tonight (April 28), its second liftoff of the day from Florida's Space Coast.
  
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• 29 Apr 2025 (Yesterday): Conjunction of Venus and Saturn

  29-04-2025 04:23 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 (9 hours ago): Conjunction of Venus and Saturn

  29-04-2025 04:23 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°43'.
  
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