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• 14 Oct 2023 (20 hours away): New Moon

  13-10-2023 23:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.
  
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• 14 Oct 2023 (20 hours away): Annular solar eclipse

  13-10-2023 23:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  There will be an eclipse of the Sun,visible from the Americas.
  
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• NASA astronaut Frank Rubio considers himself 'incredibly lucky' after accidental 1-year ISS stay

  13-10-2023 23:00 via space.com
  
  NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is safely back on Earth after an eventful year in space. He talked about the spacecraft leak that kept him stuck there and what he learned from his stay.
  
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• 14 Oct 2023 (21 hours away): New Moon

  13-10-2023 22:25 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.
  
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• 14 Oct 2023 (21 hours away): Annular solar eclipse

  13-10-2023 22:25 via in-the-sky.org
  
  There will be an eclipse of the Sun,visible from the Americas.
  
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• Rare all-woman spacewalk this month won't be the last, NASA says

  13-10-2023 22:00 via space.com
  
  Two NASA astronauts will conduct an all-woman spacewalk on Oct. 30. While only one other crew has done so before, more such spacewalks will come, NASA says.
  
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• 14 Oct 2023 (22 hours away): New Moon

  13-10-2023 21:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.
  
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• 14 Oct 2023 (22 hours away): Annular solar eclipse

  13-10-2023 21:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  There will be an eclipse of the Sun,visible from the Americas.
  
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• 'For All Mankind' season 4 moves from Mars to the asteroids in new trailer (video)

  13-10-2023 20:30 via space.com
  
  The fourth season of 'For All Mankind' proves that an alternate space history series needn't be all about the past. It can be as current as this week, as the trailer for the Apple TV+ drama shows.
  
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• 4th season of 'For All Mankind' moves from Mars to the asteroids (trailer)

  13-10-2023 20:30 via space.com
  
  The fourth season of 'For All Mankind' proves that an alternate space history series needn't be all about the past. It can be as current as this week, as the trailer for the Apple TV+ drama shows.
  
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• 14 Oct 2023 (23 hours away): New Moon

  13-10-2023 20:14 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.
  
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• 14 Oct 2023 (23 hours away): Annular solar eclipse

  13-10-2023 20:14 via in-the-sky.org
  
  There will be an eclipse of the Sun,visible from the Americas.
  
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• Relive SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch of Psyche asteroid mission with these amazing photos

  13-10-2023 19:46 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket launched NASA's Psyche asteroid mission on Friday (Oct. 13), providing space fans with lots of eye candy.
  
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• Why 'ring of fire' solar eclipse on Oct. 14 has scientists excited (video)

  13-10-2023 19:00 via space.com
  
  A 'ring of fire' or annular solar eclipse will sweep across the United States on Oct. 14, bringing incredible views and a lot of science at the same time.
  
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• 'Loki' season 2 episode 2 review: Time to flex the acting muscles

  13-10-2023 18:00 via space.com
  
  The second episode of Loki season 2 puts the plot on pause for the majority of the runtime and gives the stellar cast plenty of space to play around.
  
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• In the search for alien life, should we be looking for artificial intelligence?

  13-10-2023 18:00 via space.com
  
  Superintelligences might reveal themselves through the technosignatures of their cosmic engineering projects.
  
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• 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse on Oct. 14: Will the weather cooperate?

  13-10-2023 17:00 via space.com
  
  Almost all of North America will experience a dramatic event on Saturday (Oct. 14), when a partial eclipse of the sun will be visible — weather permitting, of course.
  
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• 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse on Oct. 14 forecast: Will the weather cooperate?

  13-10-2023 17:00 via space.com
  
  Almost all of North America will experience a dramatic event on Saturday (Oct. 14), when a partial eclipse of the sun will be visible — weather permitting, of course.
  
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• SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches NASA's Psyche probe to bizarre metal asteroid (video)

  13-10-2023 16:29 via space.com
  
  NASA's Psyche mission launched Friday (Oct. 13) on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, and is now bound for the largest metal asteroid in our solar system.
  
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• SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches NASA's Psyche probe to bizarre metal asteroid (photos)

  13-10-2023 16:29 via space.com
  
  NASA's Psyche mission launched Friday (Oct. 13) on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, and is now bound for the largest metal asteroid in our solar system.
  
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• Hubble Telescope captures star-packed galaxy spinning like a top (photo)

  13-10-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  A breathtaking new Hubble Space Telescope image captures star-packed regions in the NGC 685 galaxy.
  
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• Astronomers want you to watch the Oct. 14 'ring of fire' eclipse with a disco ball. No, seriously.

  13-10-2023 15:00 via space.com
  
  You can't stare at the sun, so how do you watch an eclipse? By reflecting it off of a disco ball, a team of astronomers suggests.
  
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• How precious metals were brought to Earth and preserved in a magma ocean

  13-10-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  We’ve got geophysics to thank for preventing our precious metals from sinking to Earth’s core.
  
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• Here's the (moon) scoop: Mercury 7-flown clock, Apollo lunar shovel up for auction

  13-10-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  The clock is ticking on a space artifacts auction, though this time it is not just any timing device driving the bids. The 'satellite clock' from Scott Carpenter's Mercury capsule is up for sale.
  
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• Watch SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch NASA's Psyche asteroid mission today

  13-10-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket will launch NASA's Psyche asteroid mission today (Oct. 13), weather permitting, and you can watch it live.
  
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• The 5 main stages of October's annular solar eclipse explained

  13-10-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  An annular eclipse will sweep across the Americas on Saturday (Oct. 14), with the sun appearing as a blazing ring of fire. How will the major stages of the eclipse unfold?
  
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• 18 Oct 2023 (5 days away): Venus at highest altitude in morning sky

  13-10-2023 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky.
  
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• 18 Oct 2023 (5 days away): Mars at apogee

  13-10-2023 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 17 Oct 2023 (4 days away): The Moon at perihelion

  13-10-2023 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  
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• 15 Oct 2023 (3 days away): The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed

  13-10-2023 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 6.3) culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 14 Oct 2023 (Tomorrow): New Moon

  13-10-2023 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.
  
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• 14 Oct 2023 (Tomorrow): Annular solar eclipse

  13-10-2023 01:07 via in-the-sky.org
  
  There will be an eclipse of the Sun,visible from the Americas.
  
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