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Astronomy Bot’s space fact feature has received a very interesting update. Unlike before, it will now post more advanced space facts and will seldom repeat them. I hope you enjoy! 😊

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On January 2, 2035, the Moon will be in conjunction with the star Regulus in the constellation Leo. Regulus, a bright blue-white star, will appear very close to the Moon in the night sky, creating a visually appealing pairing. This event will be best observed in the evening.

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Astronomy Picture Of the Day - APOD

Title: A Planetary Nebula with Cosmic Buckyballs
Date: 2026-06-04

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SM3A: Final Spacewalk
Image date: 16 December 1999

Astronaut Steven L. Smith, payload commander, takes a picture with a 35mm camera during the final space walk of the STS-103 mission.

Credit: NASA/ESA
Source: ESA/Hubble

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SM3B - Hubble is released
Image date: 12 March 2002

This artist's impression shows Hubble being released at the end of Servicing Mission 3B in 2002.

Credit: European Space Agency
Source: ESA/Hubble

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The Genesis I space station
Launched to space on Wed Jul 12 2006
Decommissioned
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Owned by
Bigelow Aerospace

Genesis I is the first of two experimental inflatable space habitats. It is a one-third scale model of Bigelow Aerospace's BA330 Module.

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SM4: Grunsfeld works on Hubble
Image date: 24 May 2009

Astronaut John Grunsfeld, STS-125 mission specialist, is about to attach a tether during a May 16 spacewalk to perform work on the Hubble Space Telescope.

Credit: NASA
Source: ESA/Hubble

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Diagram of the Hubble Space Telescope, 1981
Image date: 21 February 2011, 11:23

Diagram of the Hubble Space Telescope from 1981.

Credit: Lockheed Missiles and Space Company (Lockheed Martin).
Source: ESA/Hubble

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On December 5, 2034, the Moon will be in conjunction with the star Regulus in the constellation Leo. Regulus, a bright blue-white star, will appear very close to the Moon in the night sky, creating a visually appealing pairing. This event will be best observed in the evening.

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M8 (Lagoon Nebula) and M20 (Trifid Nebula)
Image date: 3 June 2004, 15:00

This image shows the Lagoon Nebula (M8), and the Trifid Nebula (M20).

Credit: D. Malin and the Anglo Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
Source: ESA/Hubble

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Astronomy Picture Of the Day - APOD

Title: Saturn at Night
Date: 2026-06-01

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SM3B - a gyro is exchanged
Image date: 12 March 2002

This artist's impression shows a view from above of the exchange of one of Hubble's Gyroscopes during Servicing Mission 3B in 2002.

Credit: European Space Agency
Source: ESA/Hubble

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HST Servicing Mission in 3D
Image date: 12 March 2002

HST Servicing Mission in 3D

Credit: NASA and ESA
Source: ESA/Hubble

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A wide-field view of the constellation of Indus (ground-based image)
Image date: 7 April 2009, 10:30

This picture, taken with a small ground-based camera, shows on its central-left portion the constellation of Indus, in the southern sky.

Credit: A. Fujii
Source: ESA/Hubble

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Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact zone
Image date: 17 July 1994, 06:00

This is one of the many Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact zones on Jupiter.

Credit: N/A
Source: ESA/Hubble

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Astronomy Picture Of the Day - APOD

Title: Supermoon Versus Micromoon
Date: 2026-05-30

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Astronomy Picture Of the Day - APOD

Title: Supermoon Versus Micromoon
Date: 2026-05-30

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Astronomy Picture Of the Day - APOD

Title: Messier 104
Date: 2026-05-29

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On November 7, 2034, the Moon will be in conjunction with the star Regulus in the constellation Leo. Regulus, a bright blue-white star, will appear very close to the Moon in the night sky, creating a visually appealing pairing. This event will be best observed in the evening.

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Hubble's Battery Module Assembly with lid removed
Image date: 18 May 2015, 17:57

Battery Module Assembly with lid removed, showing the cells and power isolation switches

Credit: NASA
Source: ESA/Hubble

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Astronomy Picture Of the Day - APOD

Title: Messier 104
Date: 2026-05-29

#APOD #NASA