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• World's oldest complete star map, lost for millennia, found inside medieval manuscript

  21-10-2022 23:23 via space.com
  
  Evidence points to the map being made by Hipparchus, the "father of scientific astronomy."
  
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• Watch SpaceX stack its Starship megarocket using giant 'chopsticks' (video)

  21-10-2022 22:08 via space.com
  
  The video, which SpaceX tweeted out on Friday (Oct. 21), captures the stacking of a Starship vehicle on Thursday (Oct. 20).
  
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• How to observe the sun safely (and what to look for)

  21-10-2022 22:05 via space.com
  
  The sun is a great skywatching target but you should NEVER look at it without protection. Here we explain how to view the sun safely and what to look out for.
  
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• Kerbal Space Program 2 to launch on early access in February 2023

  21-10-2022 21:00 via space.com
  
  Kerbal Space Program 2 is launching an early access program for PC gamers only, aiming to get people on board quickly to assess its physics and gameplay.
  
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• China moon mission samples upend theories of lunar volcanism

  21-10-2022 20:22 via space.com
  
  An analysis of lunar samples returned by China's Chang'e 5 moon mission has produced a new possible answer for volcanism late in the moon's history.
  
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• 25 Oct 2022 (4 days away): Partial solar eclipse

  21-10-2022 20:14 via in-the-sky.org
  There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Greenland and Guernsey.
  
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• 21 Oct 2022 (4 days ago): Orionid meteor shower 2022

  21-10-2022 19:58 via in-the-sky.org
  The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 21 Oct 2022 (3 days ago): Orionid meteor shower 2022

  21-10-2022 19:58 via in-the-sky.org
  The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 21 Oct 2022 (2 days ago): Orionid meteor shower 2022

  21-10-2022 19:58 via in-the-sky.org
  The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• NASA UFO study team includes former astronaut, scientists and more

  21-10-2022 19:48 via space.com
  
  NASA's highly anticipated UFO study is about to begin, and we now know who will conduct it.
  
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• Lost Star Catalog of Ancient Times Comes to Light

  21-10-2022 19:38 via skyandtelescope.org
  Technology may have revealed a piece of the long-lost works of Greek astronomer Hipparchus, one of the greatest astronomers of antiquity.The post Lost Star Catalog of Ancient Times Comes to Light appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• Save $70 with this Celestron StarSense Explorer 102AZ telescope deal

  21-10-2022 19:02 via space.com
  
  That's a $70 saving on one of the best budget telescopes under $500 on the market, but hurry as this limited-time deal is already low in stock.
  
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• How the space race started a technological revolution in agriculture (op-ed)

  21-10-2022 19:00 via space.com
  
  GPS is integral in bringing new technology to farms, such as autonomous tractors, smart sprayers with AI and better tools for data collection.
  
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• How to watch the last solar eclipse of 2022 online next week (Oct. 25)

  21-10-2022 18:36 via space.com
  
  The partial solar eclipse will only be visible from select areas on Earth, but thanks to the internet, astronomy fans elsewhere can catch the event online and for free.
  
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• NASA astronauts 'moonwalk' in the Arizona desert for our lunar future

  21-10-2022 18:00 via space.com
  
  NASA astronauts will be spending time in a simulated lunar environment in the Arizona desert, to see what Artemis moon missions will face.
  
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• X-ray view of wreckage from a star-killing cosmic explosion reveals magnetic surprise

  21-10-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  Astronomers are learning more about the extreme conditions created by supernovas and the powerful magnetic fields that act as natural particle accelerators.
  
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• National Science Foundation Will Not Rebuild Arecibo

  21-10-2022 15:00 via skyandtelescope.org
  While the NSF plans to establish an educational center at the Arecibo Observatory, the institution has stated it will not fund science there.
  The post National Science Foundation Will Not Rebuild Arecibo appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• Mars rover Perseverance gearing up to cache samples for future return to Earth

  21-10-2022 15:00 via space.com
  
  Perseverance has socked away 14 drilled-out Mars rock cores to date — two apiece from seven target rocks — and it will likely drop half of them in a "depot" in November or December.
  
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• On This Day In Space: Oct. 21, 2008: India launches its 1st moon mission

  21-10-2022 13:13 via space.com
  
  On Oct. 21, 2008, the Indian Space Research Organization launched its first mission to the moon. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space series.
  
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• Brainstorm Toys Deep Space Home Planetarium star projector review

  21-10-2022 12:34 via space.com
  
  One of the most reasonably priced star projector STEM toys for budding astronomers who want a glimpse of the night sky at home.
  
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• NASA's Mars rover Curiosity reaches intriguing salty site after treacherous journey

  21-10-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  After a treacherous journey, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has reached an area that is thought to have formed billions of years ago when the Red Planet's water disappeared.
  
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• NASA orders 3 more Orion crew capsules for Artemis moon missions

  21-10-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  NASA has ordered three more Orion crew capsules from aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, in a deal worth $1.99 billion.
  
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• Don't miss the Orionid meteor shower peak tonight (Oct. 21)

  21-10-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  The Orionid meteor shower peaks overnight tonight (Oct. 21), so get outside and see some fireballs streak through the atmosphere.
  
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• This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 21 – 29

  21-10-2022 10:47 via skyandtelescope.org
  Jupiter remains near its maximum possible size, and Mars continues to grow. Below Jupiter shines the Frog Star. And this week, Arcturus becomes the Ghost of Summer Suns.
  The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 21 – 29 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• 25 Oct 2022 (4 days away): New Moon

  21-10-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare.
  
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• 24 Oct 2022 (3 days away): Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2022

  21-10-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 23 Oct 2022 (2 days away): Saturn ends retrograde motion

  21-10-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 23 Oct 2022 (2 days away): 136108 Haumea at solar conjunction

  21-10-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  136108 Haumea is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 22 Oct 2022 (Tomorrow): Venus at superior solar conjunction

  21-10-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 21 Oct 2022 (Today): Orionid meteor shower 2022

  21-10-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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