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• Dazzling Doubles for Compromised Skies

  28-07-2021 18:31
  
  For many, smoke from wildfires has transformed summer nights, blotting out stars and familiar deep-sky sights. But through it all double stars keep on shining.
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• 07 Mar 2026 (15 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  06-03-2026 21:08 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'26".
  
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• 07 Mar 2026 (14 hours away): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  06-03-2026 21:08 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 07 Mar 2026 (16 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  06-03-2026 20:10 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'26".
  
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• 07 Mar 2026 (15 hours away): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  06-03-2026 20:10 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• Mars orbiters witness solar superstorm striking the Red Planet: 'The timing was extremely lucky'

  06-03-2026 20:02 via space.com
  
  The ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft watched as a superstorm that ravaged Earth also struck the Red Planet.
  
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• 07 Mar 2026 (17 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  06-03-2026 19:06 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'26".
  
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• 07 Mar 2026 (16 hours away): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  06-03-2026 19:06 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 20% off at Amazon, this super-cool Lego Marvel Iron Spider-Man Bust has never been cheaper

  06-03-2026 19:00 via space.com
  
  Can't wait for Spider-Man: Brand New Day? Make the wait a little less painful, with 20% off this seriously super Lego Marvel Iron Spider-Man Bust.
  
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• 07 Mar 2026 (18 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  06-03-2026 18:03 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'26".
  
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• 07 Mar 2026 (17 hours away): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  06-03-2026 18:03 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• NASA wants to accelerate its Artemis missions to the moon. It will need to drop some big hardware to do it.

  06-03-2026 18:00 via space.com
  
  A big restructuring of NASA's plans to land astronauts on the moon is adding missions and speeding up the timeline, but some hardware might have to be cut loose in the process.
  
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• 07 Mar 2026 (19 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  06-03-2026 17:07 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'26".
  
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• 07 Mar 2026 (18 hours away): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  06-03-2026 17:07 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• The Marathon Collector’s Edition nails the assignment as Bungie's sci-fi shooter finally launches

  06-03-2026 17:00 via space.com
  
  As Bungie’s extraction shooter welcomes players to Tau Ceti IV, we’ve taken a good look at its hefty collector’s edition.
  
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• Cosmic Hawk spreads its wings| Space photo of the day for March 6, 2026

  06-03-2026 16:47 via space.com
  
  The Milky Way nebula RCW 36 resembles a stunning cosmic bird of prey in an incredible Very Large Telescope image.
  
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• Did Earth life actually begin on Mars? Asteroid impacts could let microbes planet-hop, study suggests

  06-03-2026 16:00 via space.com
  
  "Life might actually survive being ejected from one planet and moving to another."
  
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• Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ beginner telescope review

  06-03-2026 16:00 via space.com
  
  This Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ is best for observing planets and the moon.
  
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• 07 Mar 2026 (21 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  06-03-2026 15:53 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'26".
  
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• 07 Mar 2026 (20 hours away): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  06-03-2026 15:53 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• Nightfox Whisker night vision binoculars review

  06-03-2026 15:00 via space.com
  
  Are the Nightfox Whisker the best Nightfox night vision binoculars yet?
  
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• Crush the Rebels for less with money off this menacing, mid-sized Lego Star Wars AT-AT

  06-03-2026 14:50 via space.com
  
  This Lego Star Wars AT-AT walker only debuted in January 2026 and you can already save 5% on this shelf-sized but still seriously impressive set.
  
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• 10 Mar 2026 (4 days away): The Moon at apogee

  06-03-2026 14:43 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 07 Mar 2026 (22 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  06-03-2026 14:43 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'26".
  
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• 07 Mar 2026 (21 hours away): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  06-03-2026 14:43 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• Stunning Mars image highlights one of Red Planet's oldest cratered regions

  06-03-2026 14:00 via space.com
  
  Newly released Mars images offer a detailed look at one of the Red Planet's oldest, most heavily cratered regions, a landscape shaped by billions of years of impacts, volcanism and erosion.
  
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• 07 Mar 2026 (23 hours away): Conjunction of Venus and Neptune

  06-03-2026 13:41 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'26".
  
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• 07 Mar 2026 (22 hours away): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  06-03-2026 13:41 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 06 Mar 2026 (7 hours ago): Conjunction of Ceres and Eris

  06-03-2026 13:41 via in-the-sky.org
  Ceres and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°10'.
  
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• 06 Mar 2026 (6 hours ago): Conjunction of Ceres and Eris

  06-03-2026 13:41 via in-the-sky.org
  Ceres and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°10'.
  
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