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• Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is still visible in the night sky, but not for long

  17-10-2024 22:59 via space.com
  
  Have you seen comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS yet? If you haven't yet seen the bright, icy space rock that's traveled from the edge of the solar system, it's not too late. But you need to see it soon.
  
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• 21 Oct 2024 (4 days away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  17-10-2024 22:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua amongst others.
  
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• Europe launches ambitious 'Moonlight' program to support lunar exploration

  17-10-2024 22:00 via space.com
  
  Europe has officially launched the Moonlight program, which aims to provide services for the more than 400 moon missions planned by space agencies and private companies over the next two decades.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (Yesterday): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (9 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (8 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (7 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (6 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (5 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (4 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (4 days ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (3 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (3 days ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (29 minutes ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (23 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (22 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (21 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (20 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (2 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (2 days ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (19 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (18 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (17 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (16 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (13 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (12 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (11 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (10 minutes ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (10 hours ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (1 hour ago): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:50 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 (3 minutes away): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:46 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 (24 minutes away): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 21:25 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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• The best 90s sci-fi movies

  17-10-2024 21:00 via space.com
  
  Here's to an unforgettable decade in sci-fi movie innovation, our round-up of the best 90s sci-fi movies.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (51 minutes away): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 20:58 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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• Richard Branson will co-pilot Space Perspective's 1st crewed balloon flight to edge of Earth's atmosphere

  17-10-2024 20:23 via space.com
  
  Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson will serve as co-pilot on tourism company Space Perspective's first crewed balloon flight, expected to occur in 2025.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (1 hour away): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 20:16 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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• Hera probe snaps its 1st images of Earth and moon on way to asteroid crash site

  17-10-2024 20:00 via space.com
  
  The European Space Agency's Hera asteroid mission has beamed back its first images from space.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (2 hours away): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 19:10 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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• How much do SpaceX's reentering Starlink satellites pollute Earth's atmosphere?

  17-10-2024 19:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's Starlink satellites now make up 40% of reentering satellite debris. But is Elon Musk's space company the worst polluter of Earth's upper atmosphere?
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (3 hours away): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 18:18 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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• The moon, Mars, asteroids and Jupiter: China reveals ambitious space exploration plans

  17-10-2024 18:00 via space.com
  
  From lunar water hunts to Mars sample returns, China's space program is embarking on groundbreaking missions across the solar system, aiming for the moon, Mars and beyond.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (4 hours away): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 17:15 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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• Alien life could lurk on Mars beneath protective ice, study suggests

  17-10-2024 17:01 via space.com
  
  'Photosynthetic habitable zones' could exist beneath radiation-filtering ice on Mars, offering scientists another region in which to hunt for alien life.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (5 hours away): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 16:02 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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• The planets of 'Star Wars Outlaws'

  17-10-2024 16:00 via space.com
  
  Join our whistlestop tour of the planets of 'Star Wars Outlaws,' Ubisoft's massive open-world adventure in a galaxy far, far away.
  
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• 17 Oct 2024 (6 hours away): 136199 Eris at opposition

  17-10-2024 15:10 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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• Chaotic trailer for 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 brings back Voyager's Harry Kim (video)

  17-10-2024 14:59 via space.com
  
  The fifth and final season of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" is almost here, and Paramount+ has released a new trailer to get us ready for the final voyages of the U.S.S. Cerritos.
  
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• 21 Oct 2024 (4 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  17-10-2024 14:24 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°48'.
  
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