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• Stunning Hunter's Moon mesmerizes skywatchers all over the world (photos)

  10-10-2022 19:45 via space.com
  
  The Hunter's full moon rose above some of the world's greatest landmarks this weekend appearing larger and more orange than usual.
  
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• Stunning Full Hunter's Moon of October 2022 mesmerizes skywatchers all over the world (photos)

  10-10-2022 19:45 via space.com
  
  The Hunter's full moon rose above some of the world's greatest landmarks this weekend appearing larger and more orange than usual.
  
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• Pre-Prime Day Early Access Sales deal: Save $100 on a Panasonic Lumix camera

  10-10-2022 19:00 via space.com
  
  The Panasonic Lumix FZ300 digital camera is $100 off on Amazon in this pre-Prime Day Early Access deal.
  
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• Novel superconducting magnet thrusters to be tested out on ISS

  10-10-2022 17:57 via space.com
  
  A New Zealand research institute and U.S. commercial firm Nanoracks will send a superconducting magnet technology demonstrator to the International Space Station to test a novel type of propulsion.
  
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• 18 Oct 2022 (8 days away): 136199 Eris at opposition

  10-10-2022 17:43 via in-the-sky.org
  136199 Eris is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 10 Oct 2022 (8 days ago): Southern Taurid meteor shower 2022

  10-10-2022 17:39 via in-the-sky.org
  The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 10 Oct 2022 (7 days ago): Southern Taurid meteor shower 2022

  10-10-2022 17:39 via in-the-sky.org
  The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 10 Oct 2022 (6 days ago): Southern Taurid meteor shower 2022

  10-10-2022 17:39 via in-the-sky.org
  The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 10 Oct 2022 (5 days ago): Southern Taurid meteor shower 2022

  10-10-2022 17:39 via in-the-sky.org
  The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 10 Oct 2022 (4 days ago): Southern Taurid meteor shower 2022

  10-10-2022 17:39 via in-the-sky.org
  The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 10 Oct 2022 (3 days ago): Southern Taurid meteor shower 2022

  10-10-2022 17:39 via in-the-sky.org
  The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 10 Oct 2022 (2 days ago): Southern Taurid meteor shower 2022

  10-10-2022 17:39 via in-the-sky.org
  The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• Ancient Mars microbes triggered climate change that made it hard for them to survive

  10-10-2022 17:00 via space.com
  
  Ancient microbes triggered a climate change on Mars that made the planet less habitable, which may have ultimately led to their extinction, a new climate modeling study suggests.
  
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• China fuels final space station module ahead of launch

  10-10-2022 16:51 via space.com
  
  The third and final module for China’s space station has been filled with propellant in preparation for its journey to orbit later this month.
  
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• Get the HP Reverb G2 VR headset for just $349 - its lowest ever price

  10-10-2022 16:19 via space.com
  
  Save 40% on the HP Reverb G2 VR headset, making it even cheaper than the Meta Quest 2.
  
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• First ever map of Milky Way's galactic graveyard revealed

  10-10-2022 16:07 via space.com
  
  The first ever map of the Milky Way's "graveyard" reveals the galaxy sometimes ejects the corpses of its deceased stars, leaving them roaming the universe as rogue black holes and neutron stars.
  
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• Meteor showers 2022: Where, when and how to see them

  10-10-2022 15:28 via space.com
  
  Our meteor showers 2022 guide will tell you everything you need to know about upcoming meteor showers, including where and when to see them.
  
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• Grab the Meta Quest 2 and get Beat Saber & YouTube Premium free in Best Buy's pre-Prime Day Early Access deal

  10-10-2022 15:26 via space.com
  
  You can get a free game and three months free YouTube premium when you grab the Meta Quest 2 advanced all-in-one virtual reality headset.
  
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• Watch the sun spew a massive cloud of plasma in stunning video

  10-10-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Astrophotographer Miguel Claro caught amazing footage of a coronal mass ejection.
  
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• SpaceX competitor Lynk testing 5G cell phone service from space

  10-10-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  The experimental payload will launch on Lynk's second commercial satellite in December and will be tested with an undisclosed mobile partner.
  
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• NASA's Titan Dragonfly will touch down on a field of dunes and shattered ice

  10-10-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Dragonfly mission to Saturn's largest moon will touch down on a terrain of dunes and shattered, icy bedrock, according to a new analysis of radar imagery from the Cassini spacecraft.
  
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• NASA seeks new rockets for hurricane satellite launches after Astra failures

  10-10-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  A rocket failure for Astra failed to deliver two TROPICS cubesats to orbit in June, and NASA says 2023 launches are required for "urgent" hurricane-tracking needs.
  
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• 17 Oct 2022 (7 days away): The Moon at apogee

  10-10-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 17 Oct 2022 (7 days away): Moon at Last Quarter

  10-10-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise.
  
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• 15 Oct 2022 (5 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  10-10-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°37'.
  
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• 12 Oct 2022 (2 days away): Lunar occultation of Uranus

  10-10-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of the Americas.
  
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• 11 Oct 2022 (Tomorrow): δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2022

  10-10-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 10 Oct 2022 (Today): Southern Taurid meteor shower 2022

  10-10-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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