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  • Arietids Meteor Shower Predicted Peak

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    Seen in the sunrise direction in the dark hour before dawn, with a predicted rate of 60 to 200 per hour, 2026 will have a thick waxing crescent Moon so watch from a place in the Moon shadow or with a distant object that blocks moonlight. Called the most-active daytime […]

  • Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower Peak

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    Strongest viewed from southern tropics; north of the equator, expect medium rates of 10-30 per hour just before dawn, with this year's waning gibbous Moon reducing viewing to less than 10. Originating from Halley's Comet, seen in constellation Aquarius from April 19 to May 28, 2026.

  • 36 Years in Space: Hubble Space Telescope

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    NASA spacecraft with 2.4-meter diameter main telescope begins 37th year in space today, launched Apr 24, 1990; could continue operations until 2040s.

  • ISS / U.S. EVA #95

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    For U.S. spacewalk 95, planned for April, two NASA Astronauts (yet to be named) will prepare the station’s 3B power channel for a future solar array installation. NASA will provide more information on the date and time of the spacewalk, and other details, closer to the operation. The spacewalks will […]

  • Progress MS-33 Docks to International Space Station

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    Roscosmos Progress-33 cargo craft to dock at ISS approximately 13:34 UTC | 09:34 EDT | 03:34 HST after launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Live coverage beginning 11:45 UTC | 08:45 EDT | 02:45 HST on on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the NASA YouTube channel. This is the 94th Progress spacecraft to resupply the […]

  • ISS / U.S. EVA #94

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    NASA Astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams will conduct U.S. spacewalk 94, exiting the Quest airlock at about 08:00 EDT | 12:00 UTC | 02:00 HST (video coverage beginning 1.5 hours ahead) to prepare the 2A power channel for the future International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (IROSA) installation. It will be […]

  • Cargo Dragon Undocking

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    After a final reboost of the ISS, CRS-33, SpaceX Cargo Dragon, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station for return to Earth, with research samples and cargo, via spashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The reboost capability of Dragon is from the "kit" attached to the outside of the […]

  • ISS Visible Pass Over Hawai’i

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    Visible at -3.9 magnitude, the International Space Station will travel over Hawaiian Islands from NW to SE, rising at 04:48:07 to 04:54:02 HST.

  • Ursids Meteor Shower Peak

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    From Comet Tuttle (8P), with up to 10 per hour. Moon only 3% full helps viewing on peak nights; active Dec 17-26.

  • December Solstice

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    Occurs 05:01 HST, 15:01 UTC; It is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, resulting in the shortest day and longest night of the year; and conversely, it is the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, bringing the longest day and shortest night.

  • WISE / NEOWISE Begins Next Year in Space

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    Surpassing 14 full years / starting 15th year in Space, the NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft (redubbed Near-Earth Object WISE – NEOWISE) launched in 2009, went into hibernation February 17, 2011 and reactivated August 21, 2013.

  • 26 Years in Space: XMM-Newton

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    European Space Agency (ESA) craft surpasses 26 full years / begins 27th year in space today, launched 1999, in very eccentric elliptical LEO studying X-ray emissions, star-forming regions, galaxy clusters, environment of supermassive black holes, and mapping dark matter.

  • 30 Years in Space: Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)

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    Surpassing 30 full years of operations in space today, European Space Agency (ESA) / National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) craft continues studying the Sun, has also discovered more than 3,000 comets.

  • Hubble Space Telescope Visible Pass Over Hawai’i

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    Appearing at brightest magnitude 0.9, traveling from SW to E, Hubble Space Telescope will appear over Hawaiian Islands from 18:56:02 to 19:03:04 HST.

  • 21 Years in Space: Swift Spacecraft

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    Surpassing 21 full years in space, having launched in 2004, Swift is observing gamma-ray bursts & their afterglows in gamma-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, optical wavelengths from LEO.

  • 10 Years in Space: India’s Astrosat

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    Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2015.

  • 13th Anniversary of Van Allen Probes Launch

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    NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in space today, launched 2012; adding to the understanding of Earth radiation belt environment and its variability.