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NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet will take their second 6.5-hour spacewalk to install another new solar array outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk will begin at 1200 GMT.

In 2021, the June solstice occurs on Monday, June 21, marking the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest day of sunlight in the calendar year.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will dispatch the STP-3 rideshare mission for the U.S. Space Force. It will take off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The sweetest full moon of the year is June’s full moon, commonly known as the Full Strawberry Moon. Locally, the full moon should be visible from 7:39pm GMT.

Late Wednesday night, the moon and Saturn will be very close in the sky, and both will be opposite from the sun, a lineup that will can attract the attention of the most amateur stargazers!

The Moon and Jupiter will share the same ascension, with the Moon passing to the south of Jupiter when the Moon will be 18 days old. The two should be visible in London, rising at 23:51 (GMT)  before fading from view around 04:17.

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The aphelion is the point in the orbit of an object where it is farthest from the Sun. The distance from Earth’s center to the Sun’s center will be 94,507,635 mi (152,095,295 km)

Keep an eye out for the innermost planet, Mercury on July 9th where it will reach its highest altitude in the morning sky. It is possible to spot with the naked eye but binoculars would be your best bet.

The moon and venus will be appearing quite close together on July 12th! They will reach their highest point in the sky during the daytime and should be visible with the naked eye, but definitely with a pair of binoculars.

6 years ago NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft flew by the dwarf planet and its moons and captured some excellent images of Pluto for the first time ever.

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With half a billion people watching around the world, Niel Armstrong became the first man to step foot on another planet. The 1969 moon landing is regarded as the single-most impressive event in human history. “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” – Niel Armstrong.

The Full “Buck” Moon gets its name as it occurs at a time when young male deer (a buck) grow their antlers. This moon is sometimes also known as the “Thunder” moon because of the frequency of thunderstorms at this time. Keep an eye out for this moon around 10:36 p.m BST.

The Moon and Jupiter will share the same right ascension where the Moon will be 16 days old. Amateur stargazers will be able to see this conjunction with the naked eye or a pair of binoculars as the two will be too widely separated to fit within the field of view of a telescope.

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Starliner OFT-2: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its second uncrewed mission to the International Space Station. The Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) mission will take off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, at 1853 GMT.

The mission is arranged to launch on 1 August 2021 for a 56-day mission at ISS. This is the fifth launch of Cygnus under the CRS-2 agreement.

Saturn will arrive at opposition, when it lies inverse to the Sun in the sky. Lying in the group of stars Capricornus, it will be apparent for a significant part of the evening, arriving at its most elevated point in the sky around 12 PM.

The New Moon on August 8 has an illumination of 0%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. This means the skies will extremely dark, making it the best opportunity for stargazing.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon cargo resupply mission (CRS-23) to the International Space Station. It will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The gas giant Jupiter will be directly opposite the sun in our sky around the same time that it makes its closest approach to Earth of the year. The planet will shine at its biggest and brightest and will be visible all night long.

Our Moon will swing about 3 degrees to the south of Saturn in the evening sky. From London, the pair will be visible between 20:37 and 03:03 GMT.

The full moon of August, known as the Full Sturgeon Moon, occurs at 12:02 pm GMT. This will also be a so-called “Blue Moon” because it is the third full moon in a season that has four full moons.