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Today
Feb 16
47° HiRain and drizzle in the a.m.- Poor
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- Stargazing Forecast
- Poor
- Cloud Cover: 91%
- Precip: 5%
- Hours of Precip: 2.5
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Tomorrow
Feb 17
40° HiMostly cloudy, a shower- Poor
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- Stargazing Forecast
- Poor
- Cloud Cover: 99%
- Precip: 75%
- Hours of Precip: 7.5
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Monday
Feb 18
61° HiA little a.m. rain; clearing- Poor
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- Stargazing Forecast
- Poor
- Cloud Cover: 62%
- Precip: 0%
- Hours of Precip: 1
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Astronomy Live Feed
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'Blood Moon' meets star trails in stunning long-exposure photo
Astronomy - February 11, 2019, 4:12:36 PM EST
A star trail sequence of 390 images shows the moon's path across the sky during the Super Blood Wolf Moon of Jan. 21, 2019.
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We finally know when our Milky Way will crash into the Andromeda Galaxy
Astronomy - February 11, 2019, 4:05:05 PM EST
Our Milky Way galaxy will survive in its current form a bit longer than some astronomers had thought, a new study suggests.
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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will be ready for 1st test flight in March
Astronomy - February 05, 2019, 10:38:28 AM EST
Boeing is on track to launch its new astronaut taxi to the International Space Station (ISS) next month.
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Watch a meteor smack the blood moon during the lunar eclipse
Astronomy - January 24, 2019, 3:47:18 PM EST
This weekend's stunning lunar eclipse seems to have come with a little extra flash, thanks to a brilliant coincidence — a burst of light at about the time totality began, marking the end of a meteorite's journey to the moon.
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Blue Origin's New Shepard launches NASA experiments, aces rocket landing
Astronomy - January 24, 2019, 3:13:49 PM EST
Blue Origin's privately build New Shepard spacecraft has aced its biggest mission yet, and this time the spacecraft flew for NASA.
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China makes 1st-ever landing on moon's mysterious far side
Astronomy - January 03, 2019, 9:43:42 AM EST
Humanity just planted its flag on the far side of the moon.
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New Horizons spacecraft makes New Year's Day flyby of Ultima Thule, the farthest rendezvous ever
Astronomy - January 02, 2019, 9:07:09 AM EST
As the world celebrated the start of 2019, scientists with NASA's New Horizons spacecraft partied with them.
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Christmas in space: Astronauts celebrate a special cosmic holiday in orbit
Astronomy - December 25, 2018, 11:14:29 AM EST
Merry Christmas from the International Space Station! The crew of Expedition 58 beamed home their jolly holiday wishes today (Dec. 25) on the 50th anniversary of the first Christmas in space.