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• 17 Oct 2024 (13 hours away): Full Moon

  16-10-2024 23:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (3 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  16-10-2024 23:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (22 hours away): 136199 Eris at opposition

  16-10-2024 23:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (14 hours away): Asteroid 19 Fortuna at opposition

  16-10-2024 23:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 19 Fortuna makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• A 21st-century moon suit: Axiom Space's lunar spacesuit sports 4G comms, Prada looks and Oakley visors for Artemis astronauts

  16-10-2024 23:00 via space.com
  
  Axiom Space's new AxEMU spacesuit for Artemis moon missions features a variety of advanced tech, including 4G comms and an HD camera system.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (14 hours away): Full Moon

  16-10-2024 22:40 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (4 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  16-10-2024 22:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (23 hours away): 136199 Eris at opposition

  16-10-2024 22:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136199 Eris lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (15 hours away): Asteroid 19 Fortuna at opposition

  16-10-2024 22:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 19 Fortuna makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• When will Boeing’s Starliner fly astronauts again? NASA still doesn’t know

  16-10-2024 22:00 via space.com
  
  NASA is still unsure when it will next put astronauts on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which experienced issues during its first crewed test flight this summer.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (15 hours away): Full Moon

  16-10-2024 21:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (16 hours away): Asteroid 19 Fortuna at opposition

  16-10-2024 21:24 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 19 Fortuna makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• US and China will need to discuss moon mission plans, NASA chief predicts

  16-10-2024 21:00 via space.com
  
  NASA and China will need to discuss exchanges of data and mission plans as the two sides move to build sustainable presences on the moon, according to NASA chief Bill Nelson.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (5 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  16-10-2024 20:57 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (16 hours away): Full Moon

  16-10-2024 20:30 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (6 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  16-10-2024 20:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (17 hours away): Asteroid 19 Fortuna at opposition

  16-10-2024 20:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 19 Fortuna makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• Perseverance rover watches a solar eclipse on Mars (photos)

  16-10-2024 20:00 via space.com
  
  On Sept. 30, NASA's Perseverance rover turned its eyes toward the sky and photographed a solar eclipse from Mars, capturing the tiny moon Phobos as it transited the sun.
  
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• How did Mars turn into an uninhabitable desert? Curiosity rover rock samples may have answers

  16-10-2024 19:42 via space.com
  
  NASA's Curiosity rover has new insights into how Mars might have changed from a potentially habitable, water-rich planet to an absolutely uninhabitable desert.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (17 hours away): Full Moon

  16-10-2024 19:34 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (7 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  16-10-2024 19:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (18 hours away): Asteroid 19 Fortuna at opposition

  16-10-2024 19:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 19 Fortuna makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (18 hours away): Full Moon

  16-10-2024 18:33 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (8 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  16-10-2024 18:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (19 hours away): Asteroid 19 Fortuna at opposition

  16-10-2024 18:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 19 Fortuna makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• Everything we know about Andor Season 2: release window, plot, cast & more

  16-10-2024 17:59 via space.com
  
  Andor was a surprise Star Wars hit in 2022 and it's returning in the near future for a second season. Here's everything we know.
  
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• These 'failed stars' orbit so closely it took 29 years to tell they were a pair

  16-10-2024 17:45 via space.com
  
  The first and most famous "failed star" discovered by humanity isn't one brown dwarf, but two! The duo comprising Gliese 229B are so tightly bound they orbit each other in 12 days.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (19 hours away): Full Moon

  16-10-2024 17:35 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (9 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  16-10-2024 17:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (20 hours away): Asteroid 19 Fortuna at opposition

  16-10-2024 17:02 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 19 Fortuna makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (21 hours away): Asteroid 19 Fortuna at opposition

  16-10-2024 16:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 19 Fortuna makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (20 hours away): Full Moon

  16-10-2024 16:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• Blue Origin donates New Shepard rocket and crew capsule to Smithsonian

  16-10-2024 16:00 via space.com
  
  Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos once pledged that if his company's first rocket to reach space and land vertically back on Earth survived, he would put it in a museum. He has made good on his word.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (10 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  16-10-2024 15:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (21 hours away): Full Moon

  16-10-2024 15:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (22 hours away): Asteroid 19 Fortuna at opposition

  16-10-2024 15:12 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 19 Fortuna makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (11 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  16-10-2024 15:12 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• Artemis moon suit designed by Axiom Space and Prada revealed in Milan (photos)

  16-10-2024 15:00 via space.com
  
  The next U.S. astronauts to walk on the moon will do so in style. Axiom Space and Prada have revealed the outer cover layer for the AxEMU spacesuit.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (22 hours away): Full Moon

  16-10-2024 14:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (23 hours away): Asteroid 19 Fortuna at opposition

  16-10-2024 14:22 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 19 Fortuna makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• SpaceX plans to catch Starship upper stage with 'chopsticks' in early 2025, Elon Musk says

  16-10-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX just caught the giant first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket — and it plans to do the same with the vehicle's upper stage soon.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (12 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  16-10-2024 13:56 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (23 hours away): Full Moon

  16-10-2024 13:29 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (13 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  16-10-2024 12:58 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• ISS leaks among 50 'areas of concern' for astronaut safety: report

  16-10-2024 12:00 via space.com
  
  Troubleshooting the leaking ISS is ongoing, with NASA and Russia now identifying 50 "areas of concern" and four cracks, according to a media report.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (14 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  16-10-2024 11:54 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (15 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  16-10-2024 11:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (16 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  16-10-2024 10:06 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (17 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  16-10-2024 09:21 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (18 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  16-10-2024 07:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
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