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• Indian rocket launches record-breaking BlueBird 6 smartphone satellite to orbit

  23-12-2025 17:00 via space.com
  
  An Indian LVM3 rocket successfully launched the massive BlueBird 6 smartphone satellite for AST SpaceMobile to orbit on Tuesday night (Dec. 23).
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (3 hours away): Lunar occultation of Jupiter

  08-09-2026 17:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, Greenland, Russia and the Contiguous United States amongst others.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (3 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 17:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (2 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 17:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 50'.
  
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• As 'Star Trek' turns 60, we take the iconic sci-fi franchise to sickbay for a full health report

  08-09-2026 17:00 via space.com
  
  The date of 'Star Wars Day' is based on a "May the fourth be with you" pun. The date of 'Alien Day' (April 26), meanwhile, is inspired by an extremely tenuous link to LV-426, a moon pivotal to the first two movies. 'Star Trek Day', however, is based on an actual date; September 8 is the anniversary of the Original Series' very first broadcast in 1966. This year's birthday is more important than most, as the "Star Trek" franchise reaches the ripe old age of 60 — Kirk and Spock's diamond jub
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (3 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 16:41 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 50'.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (4 hours away): Lunar occultation of Jupiter

  08-09-2026 16:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, Greenland, Russia and the Contiguous United States amongst others.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (4 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 16:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• SpaceX rocket taxi returns after Roman Telescope launch | Space photo of the day for Sept. 8, 2026

  08-09-2026 16:00 via space.com
  
  This might look like a rocket launching off Earth, but it's actually a rocket booster perfectly landing on our planet after fulfilling its duty. (Image credit: Chelsea Gohd)On Aug. 30, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket — then, after completing its job, the rocket's boosters safely landed back on Earth. Watching the events unfold, Space.com's Chelsea Gohd caught one of these beautiful landings on camera as onlookers at NASA's Kenne
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (4 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 15:27 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 50'.
  
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• The rise of 'quantum gravity?' Einstein's theory seen in the quantum realm for 1st time

  08-09-2026 15:00 via space.com
  
  Scientists have spotted the first hints that Albert Einstein's formulation of gravity operates in the quantum realm. The hints have to do with observations of a falling quantum object, and though this may not seem like a huge deal (literally, we are talking about atoms here), it could be an important step on the road to a theory of ... everything.To start, we have to go back to the early years of the 20th century. Consider Einstein's iconic theory of gravity, general relativity, and the elusive
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (5 hours away): Lunar occultation of Jupiter

  08-09-2026 14:57 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, Greenland, Russia and the Contiguous United States amongst others.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (5 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 14:57 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (5 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 14:23 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 50'.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (6 hours away): Lunar occultation of Jupiter

  08-09-2026 13:47 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, Greenland, Russia and the Contiguous United States amongst others.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (6 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 13:47 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (7 hours away): Lunar occultation of Jupiter

  08-09-2026 13:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, Greenland, Russia and the Contiguous United States amongst others.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (7 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 13:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (6 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 13:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 50'.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (7 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 12:37 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 50'.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (8 hours away): Lunar occultation of Jupiter

  08-09-2026 12:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, Greenland, Russia and the Contiguous United States amongst others.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (8 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 12:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• The Vela Incident: Did an American satellite detect a secret nuclear test in 1979?

  08-09-2026 12:00 via space.com
  
  It began with an unusual flash detected off the coast of South Africa by an aging American satellite — and to this day, debate continues over whether this odd Cold War event involved an illicit atmospheric nuclear test.The strange story of the "South Atlantic Flash," better known as the Vela Incident, began on Sept. 22, 1979. At that time, Vela 6911, a satellite in a constellation developed by the United States for the specific purpose of detecting nuclear detonations, observed something t
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (8 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 11:26 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 50'.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (9 hours away): Lunar occultation of Jupiter

  08-09-2026 10:50 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, Greenland, Russia and the Contiguous United States amongst others.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (9 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 10:50 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 50'.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (9 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 10:50 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (10 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 09:29 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 50'.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (11 hours away): Lunar occultation of Jupiter

  08-09-2026 08:53 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, Greenland, Russia and the Contiguous United States amongst others.
  
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• 08 Sep 2026 (11 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  08-09-2026 08:53 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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