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July 2026 Sky

July 2026 Sky 4 Mars 0.1° SE of Uranus at 7h UT (38° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. 1.3 and 5.8. 6 Earth at Aphelion (farthest from Sun) at 17h UT. The Sun-Earth distance is 1.016644 a.u. or about 152.1 million km. • Earth at Aphelion (SpaceWeather.com) 7 Moon near Saturn at 17h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.8. 7 Last [...]

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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