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• Artemis 1's tiny Japanese probe abandons moon landing try

  22-11-2022 23:41 via space.com
  
  A tiny cubesat moon lander riding with Artemis 1 could not establish contact in time to reach its destination, but it may be able to do some other deep-space work.
  
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• Artemis 1's Orion spacecraft sees Earth setting behind moon (video)

  22-11-2022 22:03 via space.com
  
  The Orion spacecraft's lunar flyby Monday (Nov. 21) delivered a celestial Thanksgiving treat a few days early, as its cameras caught the distant Earth setting behind our moon.
  
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• NASA's CAPSTONE cubesat reaches final orbit around the moon

  22-11-2022 21:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's tiny CAPSTONE spacecraft has settled into its final lunar orbit, shifting into the operational phase of its pioneering moon mission.
  
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• 28 Nov 2022 (6 days away): November Orionid meteor shower 2022

  22-11-2022 20:38 via in-the-sky.org
  The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• Mars' water may have come from ancient asteroid impacts

  22-11-2022 20:00 via space.com
  
  Isotopic evidence points to carbonaceous chondrite asteroids bringing enough water to Mars that it could have formed a global ocean some 1,000 feet deep.
  
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• Huge Artemis 1 moon rocket blew the doors off NASA's launch tower elevators (video)

  22-11-2022 19:14 via space.com
  
  NASA is assessing the damage Artemis 1 left behind after the huge Space Launch System rocket lifted off on Nov. 16, but officials emphasize everything is manageable for future missions.
  
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• Huge Artemis 1 moon rocket blew the doors off its launch tower's elevators (video)

  22-11-2022 19:14 via space.com
  
  NASA is assessing the damage Artemis 1 left behind after the huge Space Launch System rocket lifted off on Nov. 16, but officials emphasize everything is manageable for future missions.
  
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• How to watch Our Universe: Netflix & the BBC's new interstellar documentary series

  22-11-2022 19:06 via space.com
  
  Our Universe takes nature documentaries one step further into the cosmos to explore how we got to this very moment in existence.
  
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• Black Friday Lego deals: Save on Star Wars, Space, Marvel & DC Lego sets

  22-11-2022 19:03 via space.com
  
  Looking for the best Black Friday Lego deals this holiday season? We've rounded them up right here.
  
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• How the search for a downed plane led to a fallen space shuttle and vice versa

  22-11-2022 19:00 via space.com
  
  In the wake of the space shuttle Challenger tragedy, a salvage effort was organized to find the spacecraft. The search also led to an aircraft being found. Now it has happened again, only in reverse.
  
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• Turbulent 'cosmic web' binds cluster of galaxies in new radio telescope images

  22-11-2022 18:00 via space.com
  
  New radio telescope images show the galactic cluster Abell 2255 in unprecedented detail and hint at the physical processes occurring in this region of space 1 billion light-years away.
  
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• HEXEUM night vision binoculars Black Friday deal — top specs for a fraction of the cost

  22-11-2022 17:22 via space.com
  
  Save 53% in this Black Friday deal and snag a fantastic pair of night vision binoculars.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope reveals alien planet's atmosphere like never before

  22-11-2022 17:07 via space.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed an exoplanet's atmosphere in unprecedented detail, allowing scientists to understand the planet's past and test methods for detecting alien life.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope practices studying alien atmospheres for signs of life

  22-11-2022 17:07 via space.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed an exoplanet's atmosphere in unprecedented detail, allowing scientists to understand the planet's past and test methods for detecting alien life.
  
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• Save $70 on Celestron's powerful AstroMaster 114 EQ telescope

  22-11-2022 16:26 via space.com
  
  Celestron's Newtonian reflector telescope is 22% off on Amazon and comes with an accurate equatorial mount included.
  
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• Rocket startup ABL Space Systems aborts 3rd launch attempt in a week

  22-11-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  ABL Space Systems, a small satellite launching startup aiming to make its rocket debut, aborted its third launch attempt in less than a week on Monday (Nov. 21).
  
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• Save up to $100 on these beginner-friendly Vantop drones this Black Friday

  22-11-2022 15:42 via space.com
  
  Best Buy is currently offering Black Friday savings on Vantop Snaptain drones, with prices as low as $69.99.
  
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• China rolls out rocket to launch new crew to newly-completed space station

  22-11-2022 15:00 via space.com
  
  China is gearing up to send a new crew up to the newly-completed space station on the Shenzhou 15 mission.
  
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• Save $40 on the Encalife 10x50 ED binocular on Black Friday

  22-11-2022 14:58 via space.com
  
  The Encalife ENBI202 10x50 ED binoculars are now 12% off in this Black Friday deal giving a decent discount of $40.
  
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• Save 21% on the Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ with this Black Friday deal

  22-11-2022 13:28 via space.com
  
  This early Black Friday telescope deal means you can save $40 on the Celestron AstroMaster refractor telescope, a great beginner telescope.
  
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• 28 Nov 2022 (6 days away): C/2022 P1 (NEOWISE) at perihelion

  22-11-2022 13:15 via in-the-sky.org
  C/2022 P1 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• Save nearly $900 on the Nikon D850 camera with this Black Friday deal

  22-11-2022 13:00 via space.com
  
  Bag a discount of almost $900 on the Nikon D850, which we've named as one of the best cameras for astrophotography, with this Black Friday deal.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (Yesterday): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (9 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (8 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (7 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (6 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (6 days ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (5 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (5 days ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (48 minutes ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (4 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (4 days ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (3 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (3 days ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (23 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (22 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (21 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (20 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (2 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (2 days ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (19 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (18 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (17 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (16 minutes ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (16 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (15 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (14 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (13 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 22 Nov 2022 (12 hours ago): Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition

  22-11-2022 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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