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September 2026 Sky
2 Venus 1.5° SSW of Spica at 1h UT (evening sky). Mags. −4.5 and 1.0. 3 Moon near the Pleiades at 13h UT (morning sky). 4 Last Quarter Moon at 7:51 UT. 5 Moon near M35 Cluster at 20h UT (morning sky).
Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster: Remembering the Seven Lives Lost 40 Years Ago
January 28, 1986 is a date permanently etched into the history of space exploration—and into the memories of millions who witnessed it live.
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