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• 08 Sep 2024 (13 hours away): Saturn at opposition

  07-09-2024 16:47 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night.
  
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• 29 Jan 2025 (19 hours away): New Moon

  28-01-2025 17:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.
  
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• An interstellar visitor may have changed the course of 4 solar system planets, study suggests

  28-01-2025 17:00 via space.com
  An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.
  
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• 'Star Wars: A New Legacy' celebrates 10 years of 'Star Wars' comics under the Marvel empire

  28-01-2025 16:30 via space.com
  
  A preview of Marvel Comics' "Star Wars: A New Legacy #1"
  
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• A cosmic 'CT scan' shows the universe is far more complex than expected

  28-01-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  A "cosmic CT scan" performed by scientists using two very different cosmic surveys has revealed the cosmos is less clumpy and more complicated than we thought.
  
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• 29 Jan 2025 (21 hours away): New Moon

  28-01-2025 15:38 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope's 'big sky images' issued on stamps in Big Sky, Montana

  28-01-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  The unobstructed skies that gave Big Sky, Montana its name made for an appropriate setting for the release of two postage stamps depicting vistas visible to the James Webb Space Telescope.
  
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• Gigantic 500,000-mile 'hole' in the sun's atmosphere aims aurora-sparking solar wind at Earth (photo)

  28-01-2025 13:44 via space.com
  
  The gigantic coronal hole is blasting high-speed solar wind toward Earth, potentially igniting vibrant auroras and minor geomagnetic activity on Jan. 31.
  
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• 29 Jan 2025 (23 hours away): New Moon

  28-01-2025 13:39 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.
  
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• Scientists find hints of the dark universe in 3D maps of the cosmos

  28-01-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  Computer algorithms can model the universe, matching simulations to observations and revealing the distribution of dark matter.
  
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• 01 Feb 2025 (4 days away): Close approach of the Moon and Saturn

  28-01-2025 07:42 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (9 hours ago): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 07:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (8 hours ago): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 07:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (7 hours ago): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 07:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (6 hours ago): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 07:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (5 hours ago): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 07:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (45 minutes ago): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 07:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (4 hours ago): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 07:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (3 hours ago): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 07:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (2 minutes ago): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 07:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (2 hours ago): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 07:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (1 hour ago): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 07:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (36 minutes away): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 07:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• Boom Supersonic to break sound barrier during historic test flight today: Watch live

  28-01-2025 06:01 via space.com
  
  Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft will break the sound barrier for the first time during a Jan. 28 test flight, and you can watch the action live.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (1 hour away): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 05:42 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (2 hours away): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 05:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (3 hours away): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 04:12 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (4 hours away): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 02:51 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 28 Jan 2025 (5 hours away): The Moon at perihelion

  28-01-2025 02:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 31 Jan 2025 (3 days away): The cluster IC 2395 is well placed

  28-01-2025 01:34 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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