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• All astronauts still in good health on ISS, NASA flight surgeon says amid new tabloid rumors

  13-11-2024 23:54 via space.com
  
  Both Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are in good health on the ISS, NASA confirms, despite tabloid rumors suggesting otherwise.
  
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• All astronauts on the ISS are in 'outstanding health': NASA's chief medical officer debunks tabloid rumors

  13-11-2024 23:54 via space.com
  
  Both Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are in good health on the ISS, NASA confirms, despite tabloid rumors suggesting otherwise.
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (6 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  13-11-2024 23:50 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (12 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  13-11-2024 23:24 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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• 13 Nov 2024 (1 hour away): Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition

  13-11-2024 23:24 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• Former Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides wins seat in US Congress

  13-11-2024 22:59 via space.com
  
  Former Virgin Galactic CEO and NASA Chief of Staff George Whitesides won his race to represent California's 27th district in the U.S. Congress.
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (7 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  13-11-2024 22:39 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (13 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  13-11-2024 22:39 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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• 13 Nov 2024 (2 hours away): Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition

  13-11-2024 22:39 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (video)

  13-11-2024 22:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday (Nov. 14).
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (8 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  13-11-2024 21:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (14 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  13-11-2024 21:55 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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• 14 Nov 2024 (9 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  13-11-2024 21:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• 13 Nov 2024 (3 hours away): Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition

  13-11-2024 21:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• Top Black Friday space gifts at Walmart

  13-11-2024 21:00 via space.com
  
  If you're starting your Christmas shopping early and want an alternative to Amazon, these are the top Black Friday space gifts at Walmart.
  
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• UFO whistleblowers tell Congress 'we are not alone in the cosmos' (video)

  13-11-2024 20:36 via space.com
  
  The latest congressional UFO hearing featured testimony from former military personnel who told representatives that excessive government secrecy hides the fact that we are not alone in the cosmos.
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (15 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  13-11-2024 20:35 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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• 13 Nov 2024 (4 hours away): Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition

  13-11-2024 20:35 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• Get a sneak peak at the incredible sci-fi coming to Disney+ in 2025 (video)

  13-11-2024 20:30 via space.com
  
  Disney+ and Hulu released a new teaser trailer for all the bestshows coming for 2025 including two new 'Star Wars' shows and a new 'Alien' series.
  
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• The sun's poles may have powerful magnetic tornadoes

  13-11-2024 20:00 via space.com
  
  The sun may have swirling polar vortices similar to those on Earth, but powered by a very different source, according to a new study.
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (16 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  13-11-2024 19:50 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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• 14 Nov 2024 (10 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  13-11-2024 19:50 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• SpaceX rolls Starship spacecraft to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch (photos)

  13-11-2024 19:40 via space.com
  
  SpaceX just rolled the upper stage of its sixth Starship megarocket out to the pad to gear up for its test flight, which is scheduled for Nov. 18.
  
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• SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 spacecraft to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch — and it's wearing a banana (photos)

  13-11-2024 19:40 via space.com
  
  SpaceX just rolled the upper stage of its sixth Starship megarocket out to the pad to gear up for its test flight, which is scheduled for Nov. 18.
  
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• The final supermoon of 2024 rises Nov. 15 as November's Full Beaver Moon

  13-11-2024 19:00 via space.com
  
  The Full Beaver Moon of November 2024 will be the final of four consecutive supermoons this year, appearing slightly larger in the night sky on Friday (Nov. 15).
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (11 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  13-11-2024 18:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• 13 Nov 2024 (5 hours away): Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition

  13-11-2024 18:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (17 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  13-11-2024 18:25 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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• 13 Nov 2024 (6 hours away): Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition

  13-11-2024 18:25 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• Surprised Russian school kids discover Arctic island has vanished after comparing satellite images

  13-11-2024 18:00 via space.com
  
  The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually bright in the process. It is the most powerful outburst from the city-size oddball in more than three years.
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (12 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  13-11-2024 17:52 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (18 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  13-11-2024 17:19 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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• 14 Nov 2024 (13 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  13-11-2024 17:19 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• 13 Nov 2024 (7 hours away): Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition

  13-11-2024 17:19 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (19 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  13-11-2024 16:34 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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• 13 Nov 2024 (8 hours away): Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition

  13-11-2024 16:34 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 'Snowball Earth:' Entire planet was likely covered in ice more than 600 million years ago

  13-11-2024 16:00 via space.com
  
  New evidence found in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado supports the notion that Snowball Earth was indeed a global phenomenon.
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (20 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  13-11-2024 15:48 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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• 14 Nov 2024 (14 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  13-11-2024 15:48 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• 13 Nov 2024 (9 hours away): Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition

  13-11-2024 15:48 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• Galaxies get tangled up in 'the queen's hair' in new Hubble Telescope image

  13-11-2024 15:00 via space.com
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope has captured two tangled galaxies, whose interactions have caused knots to form in the constellation Coma Berenice, or the "queen's hair."
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (15 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  13-11-2024 14:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (21 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  13-11-2024 14:17 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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• 14 Nov 2024 (16 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  13-11-2024 14:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• 13 Nov 2024 (10 hours away): Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition

  13-11-2024 14:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• NASA dealing with aging ISS and spacewalk hardware: 'None of our spacesuits are spring chickens'

  13-11-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  Crew-8 commander Matthew Dominick says NASA is carefully making decisions for astronaut safety while the ISS deals with a leak, and spacesuit issues, related to aging hardware.
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (22 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  13-11-2024 13:35 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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• 14 Nov 2024 (17 hours away): The Moon at aphelion

  13-11-2024 13:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• 13 Nov 2024 (11 hours away): Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition

  13-11-2024 13:01 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 14 Nov 2024 (23 hours away): The Moon at perigee

  13-11-2024 12:33 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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