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• 01 Nov 2022 (7 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 23:56 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (22 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  31-10-2022 23:21 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°11'.
  
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• 'Invaders From Mars' are landing! Celebrate 70th anniversary with restored Blu-Ray and 4K versions

  31-10-2022 23:00 via space.com
  
  Ignite Films releases 70th anniversary Blu-ray and 4K UHD restoration of 1953's classic sci-fi tale "Invaders From Mars."
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (8 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 22:58 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (23 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  31-10-2022 22:31 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°11'.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (9 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 21:57 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket 'on track' to roll out to pad Friday (Nov. 4)

  31-10-2022 21:57 via space.com
  
  NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket is once again headed back to the launch pad on Friday (Nov. 4) ahead of its historic lunar mission.
  
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• 'Play ball!' Space station astronauts celebrate World Series with an orbital pitch

  31-10-2022 21:32 via space.com
  
  A Japanese astronaut briefly doubled as catcher as NASA astronauts celebrated their hometown Houston Astros meeting the Philadelphia Phillies in the end-of-season series.
  
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• China launches mysterious Shiyan-20C satellite to orbit (video)

  31-10-2022 21:08 via space.com
  
  The classified Shiyan-20C satellite lifted off on Friday (Oct. 28), riding a Long March 2D rocket into the sky from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China.
  
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• Collapsed Arecibo Observatory reveals final 'treasure trove' to defend Earth from asteroids

  31-10-2022 21:00 via space.com
  
  The study is the largest ever on radar observations of near-Earth asteroids.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (10 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 20:45 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• NASA plans its second human moon landing on Artemis 4 after all: report

  31-10-2022 20:00 via space.com
  
  Artemis 4 will land on the moon as soon as 2027 instead of continuing to build out a supporting NASA-led lunar station called Gateway.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (11 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 19:58 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• Mars moon mystery: Strange structures found inside 'fearful' Phobos

  31-10-2022 19:00 via space.com
  
  Europe's Mars Express spacecraft has peered deep into the subsurface of the Martian moon Phobos, finding unknown structures that could reveal the moon's origin.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (12 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 18:53 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• Satellite peers at a creepy iceberg's 'Halloween crack' (photo)

  31-10-2022 18:00 via space.com
  
  The iceberg tip is "hanging by a thread" due to ongoing climate change in Antarctica.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (13 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 17:43 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• Haunting photo of dead 'ghost star' a cosmic Halloween treat

  31-10-2022 17:39 via space.com
  
  The European Space Observatory (ESO) has released an image of a dead star's 'ghost' in deep space just in time for Halloween.
  
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• China launches final module to complete Tiangong space station (video)

  31-10-2022 17:14 via space.com
  
  The Mengtian module launched to Earth orbit atop a Long March 5B heavy-lift rocket from Wenchang, south China, on Monday (Oct. 31).
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (14 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 17:11 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• Hubble telescope spies a cosmic 'spider web' containing clues to dark secret

  31-10-2022 17:00 via space.com
  
  The eerie Hubble Space Telescope image was released for the "spooky season" surrounding Halloween
  
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• Hubble spies a cosmic 'spider web' containing clues to dark secret

  31-10-2022 17:00 via space.com
  
  The eerie Hubble Space Telescope image was released for the "spooky season" surrounding Halloween
  
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• 'Planet killer' asteroid found hiding in sun's glare may one day hit Earth

  31-10-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  A giant asteroid that might one day cross paths with Earth has been discovered hiding in the glare of the sun.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (15 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 15:47 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• Asteroids threatening Earth could be spotted by network of spacecraft near Venus' orbit, Chinese scientists say

  31-10-2022 15:00 via space.com
  
  We could detect potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroids by using six surveyor spacecraft deployed in Venus-like orbits, Chinese researchers propose.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (16 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 14:43 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• Halloween night sky 2022: See Jupiter, Mars and maybe some spooky fireballs

  31-10-2022 14:19 via space.com
  
  Skies will be mainly clear tonight (Oct. 31) across the contiguous United States; making for ideal Halloween skywatching conditions. What will you be looking out for?
  
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• Watch SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch for 1st time since 2019 on Tuesday

  31-10-2022 14:00 via space.com
  
  After more than three years, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy — the world's most powerful operational rocket — is about to launch again.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (17 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 13:48 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (18 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 12:47 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• NASA has a life-detecting instrument ready to fly to Europa or Enceladus

  31-10-2022 12:35 via space.com
  
  OWLS, the Ocean Worlds Life Surveyor, would autonomously search for life on the icy moons of the outer solar system.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (19 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 11:55 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• NASA seeks origin of 'weird' fast-spinning dwarf planet Haumea

  31-10-2022 11:00 via space.com
  
  The dwarf planet Haumea may be the weirdest object in the solar system. Now NASA researchers may finally understand how it was formed.
  
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• Launch of JPSS-2 weather satellite delayed to Nov. 9

  31-10-2022 11:00 via space.com
  
  JPSS-2 and the LOFTID technology demonstration will now launch no earlier than Nov. 9, because a battery on the upper stage of their Atlas V rocket ride needs to be replaced.
  
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• Launch of advanced JPSS-2 weather satellite delayed to Nov. 9

  31-10-2022 11:00 via space.com
  
  JPSS-2 and the LOFTID technology demonstration will now launch no earlier than Nov. 9, because a battery on the upper stage of their Atlas V rocket ride needs to be replaced.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (20 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 10:49 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (21 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 09:52 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (22 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 08:45 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (23 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 07:41 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 08 Nov 2022 (8 days away): Total lunar eclipse

  31-10-2022 01:24 via in-the-sky.org
  There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Oceania, the Americas, Asia and Northern Europe.
  
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• 08 Nov 2022 (8 days away): Full Moon

  31-10-2022 01:24 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 06 Nov 2022 (6 days away): The Moon at aphelion

  31-10-2022 01:24 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 04 Nov 2022 (4 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  31-10-2022 01:24 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°23'.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (Tomorrow): Moon at First Quarter

  31-10-2022 01:24 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 01 Nov 2022 (Tomorrow): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  31-10-2022 01:24 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°11'.
  
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