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• 21 Jan 2021 (57 minutes ago): Conjunction of Mars and Uranus

  22-01-2021 00:34 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°43'.
  
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• 27 Feb 2021 (2 days away): Full Moon

  25-02-2021 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 04 Mar 2021 (7 days away): Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition

  25-02-2021 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 4 Vesta is well placed for observation.
  
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• 02 Mar 2021 (5 days away): The Moon at perigee

  25-02-2021 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 02 Mar 2021 (5 days away): Mercury at dichotomy

  25-02-2021 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky.
  
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• 02 Mar 2021 (5 days away): C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) at perihelion

  25-02-2021 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 01 Mar 2021 (4 days away): The Moon at aphelion

  25-02-2021 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• Amateur Astronomers Reveal Long-Ago Galaxy Mergers

  24-02-2021 18:14 via skyandtelescope.org
  
  The images from five Brazilian amateur astronomers have captured Hubble-level details in galaxies, laying the ground for future work in understanding their histories. Want to join the fun?
  The post Amateur Astronomers Reveal Long-Ago Galaxy Mergers appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• 04 Mar 2021 (8 days away): Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition

  24-02-2021 11:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 4 Vesta is well placed for observation.
  
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• 27 Feb 2021 (3 days away): Full Moon

  24-02-2021 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 24 Feb 2021 (Today): Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky

  24-02-2021 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky.
  
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• 02 Mar 2021 (6 days away): The Moon at perigee

  24-02-2021 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 02 Mar 2021 (6 days away): Mercury at dichotomy

  24-02-2021 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky.
  
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• 02 Mar 2021 (6 days away): C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) at perihelion

  24-02-2021 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 01 Mar 2021 (5 days away): The Moon at aphelion

  24-02-2021 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• Star-shredding Black Hole Makes Ghostlike Particle

  23-02-2021 17:00 via skyandtelescope.org
  
  A single high-energy neutrino may shed light on a star being swallowed by a supermassive black hole some 750 million light-years away.
  The post Star-shredding Black Hole Makes Ghostlike Particle appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• The Milky Way may be swarming with planets with oceans and continents like here on Earth

  23-02-2021 01:28 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  According to a new study, Earth, Venus and Mars were created from small dust particles containing ice and carbon. The discovery opens up the possibility that the Milky Way may be filled with aquatic planets.
  
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• 27 Feb 2021 (4 days away): Full Moon

  23-02-2021 01:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 24 Feb 2021 (Tomorrow): Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky

  23-02-2021 01:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky.
  
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• 02 Mar 2021 (7 days away): The Moon at perigee

  23-02-2021 01:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 02 Mar 2021 (7 days away): Mercury at dichotomy

  23-02-2021 01:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky.
  
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• 02 Mar 2021 (7 days away): C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) at perihelion

  23-02-2021 01:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 01 Mar 2021 (6 days away): The Moon at aphelion

  23-02-2021 01:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• NASA's Mars Perseverance rover provides front-row seat to landing, first audio recording of Red Planet

  22-02-2021 23:17 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  New video from NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover chronicles major milestones during the final minutes of its entry, descent, and landing (EDL) on the Red Planet on Feb. 18 as the spacecraft plummeted, parachuted, and rocketed toward the surface of Mars. A microphone on the rover also has provided the first audio recording of sounds from Mars.
  
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• Big galaxies steal star-forming gas from their smaller neighbors

  22-02-2021 22:42 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  Astronomers have discovered that large galaxies are stealing the material that their smaller counterparts need to form new stars.
  
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• Watch NASA's Perseverance Land in Jezero Crater on Mars

  22-02-2021 22:05 via skyandtelescope.org
  
  NASA’s Perseverance rover is providing us with amazing views of its new home., including an amazing video of the sky-crane descent.
  The post Watch NASA's Perseverance Land in Jezero Crater on Mars appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• NASA's Swift helps tie neutrino to star-shredding black hole

  22-02-2021 18:47 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  For only the second time, astronomers have linked an elusive particle called a high-energy neutrino to an object outside our galaxy. Using ground- and space-based facilities, they traced the neutrino to a black hole tearing apart a star, a rare cataclysmic occurrence called a tidal disruption event.
  
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• Scientists image a bright meteoroid explosion in Jupiter's atmosphere

  22-02-2021 18:45 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  From aboard the Juno spacecraft, an instrument observing auroras serendipitously spotted a bright flash above Jupiter's clouds last spring. The Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) team studied the data and determined that they had captured a bolide, an extremely bright meteoroid explosion in the gas giant's upper atmosphere.
  
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• 02 Mar 2021 (8 days away): Mercury at dichotomy

  22-02-2021 17:54 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky.
  
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• 22 Feb 2021 (Yesterday): Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition

  22-02-2021 17:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 29 Amphitrite is well placed for observation.
  
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