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• McDonald Observatory: Searching for Dark Energy

  15-11-2019 23:43 via Space.com
  
  McDonald Observatory, in West Texas, represents eight decades of progress in telescope technology and offers an extensive menu of public programs.
  
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• 16 Nov 2019 (7 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 23:08 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• Astronauts Begin Complex Spacewalk Marathon to Fix Ailing Cosmic Ray Detector

  15-11-2019 22:53 via Space.com
  
  Astronauts Luca Parmitano and Andrew Morgan, working outside the International Space Station, completed the first in a series of challenging spacewalks to repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), a state-of-the-art cosmic ray detector.
  
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• 16 Nov 2019 (8 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 22:16 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 'The Mandalorian' Episode 2 Is Fun, But Falls a Little Short

  15-11-2019 22:11 via Space.com
  
  One of our suspicions is confirmed concerning an adorable 50-year old baby.
  
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• 16 Nov 2019 (9 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 21:04 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• Space Ballet: 2 Neptune Moons Perform an Unusual Pas de Deux

  15-11-2019 21:00 via Space.com
  
  Neptune's two innermost moons are locked in an unusual "dance of avoidance," according to researchers.
  
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• Watch China Simulate a Mars Landing for 2020 Mission to Red Planet (Video)

  15-11-2019 20:35 via Space.com
  
  China just tested out its brand-new facility for simulating Mars landings, marking a big step in the nation's planned march to the Red Planet.
  
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• Inside the December 2019 Issue

  15-11-2019 20:07 via Sky & Telescope
  
  SUBSCRIBE PRINT | SUBSCRIBE DIGITAL Uncovering the Secrets of the Ice Giants, Sketching Superbubbles, & Avoiding Hobby Killers In December’s issue of Sky & Telescope, see what the Martian rovers have seen while traversing the rolling hills and layered mesas of Mars: Read about the dust storms they fight through, Curiosity’s cold nights in Gale Crater, and the Martian polar ice caps. Speaking of cold, if you haven’t heard from […]
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• 16 Nov 2019 (10 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 19:58 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 16 Nov 2019 (11 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 19:08 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 16 Nov 2019 (12 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 17:53 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• NASA Astronauts Recount Epic All-Woman Spacewalk in Washington Post Op-Ed

  15-11-2019 17:00 via Space.com
  
  "Echoes of a bygone era" that favored larger body types were one of the factors that delayed the first all-woman spacewalk .
  
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• 16 Nov 2019 (13 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 16:54 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• Regular Crew Launches by SpaceX, Boeing Likely Won't Start Until Summer 2020, NASA Inspector General Says

  15-11-2019 16:50 via Space.com
  
  NASA's crew launches to the ISS on private vehicles built by SpaceX and Boeing likely won't begin until summer 2020, warns a new report from the agency's Office of Inspector General.
  
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• 16 Nov 2019 (14 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 16:07 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• Long Space Missions Can Change Astronaut Brain Structure and Function

  15-11-2019 16:01 via Space.com
  
  Spaceflight causes changes in astronauts' brain structure and function during extended missions, a new study shows.
  
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• 16 Nov 2019 (15 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 15:12 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• Astronauts on Space Station Pay Tribute to Apollo 12's 50th Anniversary

  15-11-2019 15:12 via Space.com
  
  The astronauts on the International Space Station paid tribute to the second mission to land humans on the moon 50 years to the day after the Apollo 12 crew launched.
  
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• Hayabusa 2 Leaves Asteroid Ryugu and Heads Home

  15-11-2019 15:04 via Sky & Telescope
  
  The Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has completed its mission at asteroid Ryugu — including collecting samples — and is now journeying back to Earth.
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• 16 Nov 2019 (16 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 13:54 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• Before We Find Aliens, Humans Need to Figure Ourselves Out

  15-11-2019 13:18 via Space.com
  
  Humans have questions about alien life. But those beings, if they exist, likely have some questions of their own about humans, queries we may want to answer before we find any life beyond Earth.
  
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• New, 'Hidden' State of Matter Coaxed into Being by Ultrafast Laser Flashes

  15-11-2019 13:12 via Space.com
  
  Physicists think this might be the first of many hidden states of matter that could be uncovered using laser flashes.
  
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• Astronauts Are Taking a Tricky Spacewalk to Fix a Dark Matter Experiment. Here's How to Watch

  15-11-2019 13:03 via Space.com
  
  Two astronauts are taking one of the most complicated spacewalks in NASA history today (Nov. 15) to revive an ailing $2 billion experiment on the International Space Station and you can watch it live online.
  
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• 16 Nov 2019 (17 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 13:00 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• Watch Live Now! Astronauts Tackling Tough Repair Spacewalk at Space Station

  15-11-2019 12:56 via Space.com
  
  Two astronauts are taking one of the most complicated spacewalks in NASA history today (Nov. 15) to revive an ailing $2 billion experiment on the International Space Station and you can watch it live online.
  
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• 16 Nov 2019 (18 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 12:26 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• This Week’s Sky at a Glance, November 15 – 23

  15-11-2019 11:41 via Sky & Telescope
  
  The waning gibbous Moon is in Gemini Nov. 16, with Pollux to its left and Castor above Pollux.
  The post This Week’s Sky at a Glance, November 15 – 23 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• 16 Nov 2019 (19 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 11:26 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 16 Nov 2019 (20 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 10:02 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 16 Nov 2019 (21 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 09:00 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 16 Nov 2019 (22 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 08:12 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 16 Nov 2019 (23 hours away): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 07:11 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 'Artemis Is Here:' Vice President Pence Stresses Importance of 2024 Moon Landing

  15-11-2019 02:55 via Space.com
  
  Fifty years to the day after the United States launched the second-ever crewed mission to the surface of the moon, Vice President Mike Pence stressed the importance of going back.
  
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• 23 Nov 2019 (8 days away): The Moon at perigee

  15-11-2019 01:19 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2019 (7 days away): α-Monocerotid meteor shower

  15-11-2019 01:19 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 19 Nov 2019 (4 days away): Moon at Last Quarter

  15-11-2019 01:19 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise.
  
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• 18 Nov 2019 (3 days away): Leonid meteor shower

  15-11-2019 01:19 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 18 Nov 2019 (3 days away): Close approach of the Moon and M44

  15-11-2019 01:19 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  The Moon and M44 pass within 1°10' of each other.
  
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• 16 Nov 2019 (Tomorrow): Mercury at perihelion

  15-11-2019 01:19 via Astronomy News visible from latitude 51.51°N
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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