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• 25 Jan 2025 (6 hours ago): Lunar occultation of Antares

  25-01-2025 01:09 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 Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius and Reunion amongst others.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (4 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 22:26 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• What brand of golf ball did Alan Shepard hit off the moon? The world may never know

  06-02-2025 22:00 via space.com
  
  Carlos Villagomez owns a golf ball that he believes was flown to the moon. If indeed it was, he may also hold the answer to a bit of trivia that otherwise may be forever lost to time.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (6 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 21:51 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°29'.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (7 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 21:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°29'.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (5 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 21:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• Perseverance Mars rover finds 'one-of-a-kind treasure' on Red Planet's Silver Mountain

  06-02-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Perseverance Mars rover found a 'one-of-a-kind treasure' on the rim of Jezero Crater, a rock that could help reveal the ancient history of the Red Planet.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (6 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 20:34 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• NASA's Europa Clipper snaps its 1st starry image en route to Jupiter's icy moon

  06-02-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  See the stars captured by Europa Clipper's star trackers, NASA's spacecraft currently on its way to Jupiter's icy moon.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (8 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 19:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°29'.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (7 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 19:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• Europe signs contract for its 1st moon lander, Argonaut

  06-02-2025 19:00 via space.com
  
  The Argonaut moon lander one way the European Space Agency is getting involved in international lunar exploration endeavors.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (9 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 18:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°29'.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (8 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 18:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (10 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 18:09 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°29'.
  
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• NASA satellites catch Earth's magnetic field making music

  06-02-2025 18:00 via space.com
  
  Scientists measured a chorus wave emerging from an unexpected place, and confirmed a key piece of a theory about how these strange waves form.
  
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• Scientists discover largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe — its twice as long as our galaxy

  06-02-2025 17:46 via space.com
  
  Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have detected the largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe. It's twice as long as the Milky Way.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (9 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 17:27 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (11 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 16:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°29'.
  
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  06-02-2025 16:22 via space.com
  
  Get a massive 44% off the standard price of Disney Plus and Hulu: two of the best streaming services out there and home to Star Wars, Marvel, Alien and more.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (12 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 16:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°29'.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (10 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 16:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope images bacteria-size dust grains — they'll likely turn into exoplanets

  06-02-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope's new image spotlights dust grains in a distant protoplanetary disk, allowing astronomers to study how planets are formed in intricate detail.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (13 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 15:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°29'.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (11 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 15:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• Private FLIP moon rover replaces NASA's cancelled VIPER on 2025 lunar south pole mission

  06-02-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  Astrolab's FLIP moon rover has replaced NASA's VIPER vehicle on the first-ever mission of Astrobotic's Griffin lunar lander, which is scheduled to launch in late 2025.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (14 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 14:23 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°29'.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (12 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 14:23 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• Temperamental stars could be ruining our view of thousands of exoplanets, Hubble Telescope finds

  06-02-2025 14:04 via space.com
  
  Using 20 years of data from the Hubble Space Telescope astronomers have discovered that turbulent stars could be corrupting observations of some exoplanets.
  
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• 07 Feb 2025 (15 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  06-02-2025 13:34 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°29'.
  
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