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39 events found.
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December Solstice
Worldwide10:49 HST (00:49 UTC); the Sun reaches the point where it is farthest South of the celestial equator, marking the... -
Cold Moon
Moon Orbit25:29 HST // 01:29 UTC on Dec 24. -
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241st Galactic Tick Day
Highlighting Galaxy awareness by celebrating the Solar System traveling around Milky Way Galaxy Center every ~225 million Earth years, one... -
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Tianwen-2 Departs Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3)
Earth TrajectoryChina Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission planned to depart Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3) today and return to Earth with least 100... -
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Lucy Mission Flyby of 3548 Eurybates / Queta
Jupiter Greek camp at Lagrangian point L4NASA mission to encounter 11 asteroids including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans to come within 1,000 km of... -
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Lucy Mission Flyby of 15094 Polymele
Jupiter Greek camp at Lagrangian point L4NASA mission to encounter 11 asteroids including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans to come within 415 km of... -
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Tianwen-2 Returns to Earth with Samples from Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3)
Earth TrajectoryChina asteroid sample return capsule planned to return to Earth today with at least 100 grams from Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3);... -
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NET Dec — Hayabusa 2, First Earth Flyby
Earth Trajectory☆ NET Dec — JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to perform first flyby Earth today on way to rendezvous with asteroid... -
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NET 2028 — International Space Station Funding from Partner Russia May Cease
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)NET 2028 — Standard funding of International Space Station may end this year from partner Russia; mission extension to at least... -
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NET Apr — End of Nominal Mission for BepiColombo
Mercury OrbitNET Apr — European Space Agency / JAXA Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (BepiColombo) nominal mission ends this month, 5.82 Mercury years... -
Lucy Spacecraft to Fly By Asteroid 11351 Leucus
Jupiter Greek camp at Lagrangian point L4NASA's Lucy mission, to encounter 11 asteroids including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans, planned to come within 1,000... -
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NET Jun — Hayabusa 2, Second Earth Flyby
Earth Trajectory☆ NET Jun — JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to perform second flyby Earth today on way to rendezvous with asteroid... -
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Lucy Spacecraft to Fly by Asteroid 21900 Orus
Jupiter Greek camp at Lagrangian point L4NASA Lucy mission, to encounter 11 asteroids including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans, to come within 1,000 km... -
242nd Galactic Tick Day
☆ Nov 24 — 242nd Galactic Tick Day, Milky Way Galaxy: Highlighting Galaxy awareness by celebrating the Solar System traveling around Milky... -
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NET 2029 — End of Euclid Nominal Mission
Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange pointNET 2029 — Scheduled end of European Space Agency Euclid mission which is measuring accelerated expansion of Universe, aiding in... -
NET 2029 — Psyche Spacecraft to Insert Into Asteroid 16 Psyche Orbit
Main Asteroid BeltNET 2029 — NASA and JPL Caltech Psyche Mission to investigate all-metal asteroid Psyche to insert itself into asteroid orbit... -
NET Jan — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) Performs 3rd Flyby of Earth
Jupiter TrajectoryNET Jan — ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to perform 3rd and final flyby of Earth this month,... -
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NET Feb — INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) to Reenter Earth Atomsphere
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)NET Feb — INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) space telescope will burn up upon Earth atmosphere reentry this month due to natural orbit... -
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Asteroid 99942 Apophis to Fly by Earth
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)On this day, which happens to be a Friday, 370-meter diameter asteroid (previously known as 2004 MN4) will narrowly miss... -
OSIRIS-APEX to Rendezvous with Asteroid 99942 Apophis
Asteroid 99942 Apophis OrbitOSIRIS-APophis EXplorer (OSIRIS-APEX) is planned rendezvous with and orbit asteroid Apophis starting today for 9 months following the asteroid’s close... -
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NET July — Chang’E-2 to come within 7M km of Earth
Deep SpaceNET July — China Chang’E-2 spacecraft expected to come within 7M km of Earth around this date after reaching 300M... -
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NET Oct — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to Fly by Asteroid 223 Rosa
Jupiter TrajectoryNET Oct — ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to perform flyby of Asteroid 223 Rosa this month, arriving... -
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NET 2030 — Europe “Moon Village” Planned to be Built by this Date
Shackleton Crater Ridge, Moon SurfaceNET 2030 — Europe hopes to have built a sustainable Moon Village by this date, while working toward Mars missions. -
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Europa Clipper to Insert into Jupiter Orbit
Jupiter OrbitEuropa Clipper mission to insert into Jupiter orbit on this day to study Galileo moon Europa through a series of... -
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NET Aug — Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) to Depart Mars for Earth Return
Earth TrajectoryNET Aug — Japan Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, now with Phobos sample, to begin its return to Earth this... -
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Lucy Spacecraft 3rd Earth Flyby (660 km)
Jupiter TrajectoryNASA mission to encounter 11 asteroids, including a main belt and 7 Jupiter Trojans, to perform Earth flyby / gravity... -
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NET 2031 — International Sun-Earth Explorer-3 (ISEE-3) to Reapproach Earth
Heliocentric OrbitISEE-3 (International Sun-Earth Explorer-3) craft, presumably in safe mode, is traveling around Sun & predicted to return to vicinity of... -
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NET July — JUICE Spacecraft to Insert into Jupiter Orbit
Jupiter OrbitNET July — ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to reach Jupiter this month if launched April 2023; will... -
NET Jul — Hayabusa 2, Asteroid 1998 KY26 Rendezvous
Asteroid 1998 KY26☆ NET Jul — JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission to rendezvous with asteroid 1998 KY26, after returning samples from (162173) Ryugu... -
NET July — Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) to Return Phobos Sample to Earth
Earth TrajectoryNET July — Japan Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission with Mars moon Phobos' sample to arrive at Earth this month... -
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243rd Galactic Tick Day
Highlighting Galaxy awareness by celebrating the Solar System traveling around Milky Way Galaxy Center every ~225 million Earth years, one... -
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NET Jul — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to Flyby Europa
Jupiter OrbitESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to perform flyby of moon Europa this month. -
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Transit of Mercury
Global / Inter-GlobalMercury to pass directly between Earth and Sun; observers see distant planet as small dot gliding slowly across face of... -
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Lucy to Flyby Asteroids 617 Patroclus and Menoetius
Jupiter Trojan camp at L5NASA Lucy mission to come within 1,000 km of 113-km diameter 617 Patroclus and 104-km diameter Menoetius, p-type binary asteroids;... -
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Lucy Spacecraft End of Primary Mission, Continues Orbit Around Sun
Heliocentric OrbitEnd of primary mission for NASA Lucy mission, future science and mission plan extension TBD; mission is a twelve-year journey... -
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NET Dec — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to Enter Ganymede Orbit
Ganymede OrbitESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) expected to achieve Ganymede elliptical orbit insertion this month. -
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Tianwen-2 to Rendezvous with Comet 311/P PanSTARRS
Comet 311/P PanSTARRS OrbitChina asteroid sample return mission, having returned at least 100 grams from Kamo’oalewa (2016 HO3), to rendezvous with and begin... -
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NET Dec — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to Impact Ganymede
Ganymede OrbitESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is planned to be deorbited and impact Ganymede at the end of 2035, having...