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This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 10 – 19
10 Jul 2026 at 8:55amThe bright, distinctive pattern of Upper Scorpius is on its best display in the south right after nightfall. Telescopic treasures await. In the west, Regulus now departs from Venus.
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Read more...Tianwen 2 Arrives at Quasi-Moon Kamoʻoalewa, Returns Images
9 Jul 2026 at 5:11pmChina’s Tianwen 2 mission returns its close view of Earth's tiny "quasi-moon" Kamoʻoalewa.
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Read more...Steamy Nights at the Galactic Equator
8 Jul 2026 at 5:40pmHere's an observing guide to both familiar and lesser-known deep-sky objects that inhabit our galaxy's equatorial zone.
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Read more...Did a Passing Star Shower Us with Comets?
8 Jul 2026 at 2:25pmWe might be living through a comet shower created by a star that millions of years ago jostled the Oort Cloud surrounding the solar system.
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Read more...Hayabusa 2 Completes Flyby Past Asteroid Torifune
7 Jul 2026 at 1:39pmJapan’s Hayabusa 2 mission has revealed another "snowman" asteroid — a pair of asteroids attached with a narrow neck. The contact binary could help shed light on planet formation.
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Read more...Meet the Cygnus, the High-Flying Swan
6 Jul 2026 at 12:00pmMeet Cygnus, the Swan, a high-flying constellation that looks like its namesake and has a rich mythological history.
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Read more...This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 3 – 12
3 Jul 2026 at 12:00pmRegulus creeps up to Venus in twilight this week. Vega and Arcturus balance across the zenith. And this being July, Scorpius decorates the south.
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Read more...Mission Launches to Rescue Swift Observatory
3 Jul 2026 at 10:50amA daring mission will attempt to reach and save a key astrophysics observatory in low Earth orbit.
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Read more...Cotton-Candy Exoplanets: Two for the Price of One!
2 Jul 2026 at 12:00pmNASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has found two “super-puff” planets in the same system, each one as light as cotton candy.
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Read more...NASA Announces Four New Lunar Lander Missions for 2028
1 Jul 2026 at 5:48pmNASA has awarded contracts to three aerospace companies for four lunar landers to launch in 2028.
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