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• 23 Nov 2024 (2 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 23:46 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (3 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 22:42 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket rises on the pad ahead of 1st launch (photo)

  22-11-2024 22:00 via space.com
  
  The new rocket's maiden flight may be in late 2024.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (4 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 21:45 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• Precise new moon map could help guide future sample-return missions

  22-11-2024 21:00 via space.com
  
  The age of Mare Orientale could act like a lunar Rosetta stone for dating the age of the moon's other giant impact basins.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (5 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 20:52 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• Did alien life exist in hot water on Mars billions of years ago?

  22-11-2024 20:00 via space.com
  
  Was alien life in "hot water" on Mars billions of years ago? New evidence from the Martian meteorite "Black Beauty" suggests so.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (6 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 19:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (7 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 18:56 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• Lunar Google Doodle celebrates half-lit third quarter moon each month with interactive card game

  22-11-2024 18:38 via space.com
  
  Google's Rise of the Half Moon November Google Doodle celebrates the lunar cycle with an interactive and educational card game challenging players to match cards according to different phases of the moon.
  
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• 2-million-mile-per-hour galactic crash reawakens a dangerous 'cosmic crossroads'

  22-11-2024 18:34 via space.com
  
  Astronomers have observed a galaxy ripping through galactic debris left by multiple collisions at a dangerous "cosmic crossroads" called Stephan's Quintet.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (8 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 18:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• The beginner-friendly DJI Mini 3 drone is $90 off this Black Friday

  22-11-2024 17:55 via space.com
  
  In this Black Friday drone deal, the DJI Mini 3 is $90 off and we rate it as the best beginner drone out there.
  
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• The Pococo Galaxy star projector is 33% off this Black Friday

  22-11-2024 17:20 via space.com
  
  This Black Friday star projector deal sees $40 off the Pococo Galaxy star projector: we tested it and we love it.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (9 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 17:12 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• Blue Origin crew, including history's 100th woman to fly to space, lands safely (video)

  22-11-2024 17:03 via space.com
  
  "The Space Gal" has become the 100th woman to fly into space. Emily Calandrelli lifted off as one of the six passengers aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket today (Nov. 22).
  
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• Blue Origin crew, including history's 100th woman to fly to space, lands safely

  22-11-2024 17:03 via space.com
  
  "The Space Gal" has become the 100th woman to fly into space. Emily Calandrelli lifted off as one of the six passengers aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket today (Nov. 22).
  
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• Flight suit worn on 1st all-private astronaut mission to ISS debuts on display

  22-11-2024 17:00 via space.com
  
  When Michael Lopez-Alegria commanded the first privately funded crewed mission to visit the International Space Station, he traded his NASA "blues" for a "Deep Space" and "Mesosphere" flight suit.
  
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• NASA begins stacking SLS rocket for Artemis 2 moon mission (photos)

  22-11-2024 16:00 via space.com
  
  The solid rocket boosters are coming together.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (10 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 15:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• One of my favorite Lego space sets, Tales of the Space Age, is 30% off this Black Friday

  22-11-2024 15:10 via space.com
  
  I've built hundreds of Lego sets and Tales of the Space Age is one of my favorites — and it's a bargain on Amazon this Black Friday.
  
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• Unusual black hole light bursts puzzle astronomers: 'We are finding a lot of weird stuff'

  22-11-2024 15:00 via space.com
  
  Astronomers have stumbled upon a pair of massive black holes in a distant galaxy that are triggering unusual bursts of light that may be caused by the black hole duo disrupting a massive gas cloud — a phenomenon researchers say is the first of its kind to be detected.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (11 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 14:35 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• SpaceX's Starship will fly Lunar Outpost's rover to the moon

  22-11-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  Lunar Outpost has picked SpaceX's Starship vehicle to launch its new moon rover and land the wheeled vehicle on the moon.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (12 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 13:49 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• I'm a Lego expert and I think this Star Wars Chewbacca Black Friday deal is not to be missed

  22-11-2024 13:38 via space.com
  
  In this Lego Star Wars Black Friday deal, grab Lego Chewbacca for just $145, a saving of 27% that's not to be sniffed at.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (13 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 13:03 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (14 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 12:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• Mass Effect: The Board Game — Priority: Hagalaz review

  22-11-2024 12:00 via space.com
  
  It's not quite my favorite board game on the Citadel, but it's damn good.
  
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• Earth's 'second moon' is just visiting its cosmic parents for Thanksgiving

  22-11-2024 12:00 via space.com
  
  The asteroid 2024 PT5 will leave Earth on Nov. 25 after visiting Earth, but new analysis shows this temporary "second moon" may come from our original moon and, thus, from Earth itself.
  
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• 29 Nov 2024 (7 days away): Comet 333P/LINEAR passes perihelion

  22-11-2024 11:10 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Comet 333P/LINEAR makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (15 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 11:10 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• Using a monocular for stargazing: Is it worth it?

  22-11-2024 11:00 via space.com
  
  Are monoculars suitable for astronomy? The simple answer is yes, but with a few limitations that you should be aware of before investing.
  
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• 22 Nov 2024 (7 days ago): Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky

  22-11-2024 10:18 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 22 Nov 2024 (6 days ago): Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky

  22-11-2024 10:18 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 22 Nov 2024 (5 days ago): Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky

  22-11-2024 10:18 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 22 Nov 2024 (4 days ago): Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky

  22-11-2024 10:18 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 22 Nov 2024 (3 days ago): Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky

  22-11-2024 10:18 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 22 Nov 2024 (2 days ago): Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky

  22-11-2024 10:18 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (16 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 09:28 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (17 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 08:43 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (18 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 07:42 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (19 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 06:50 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (20 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 06:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (21 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 04:38 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (22 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 04:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (23 hours away): Moon at Last Quarter

  22-11-2024 03:08 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• 28 Nov 2024 (6 days away): November Orionid meteor shower 2024

  22-11-2024 01:39 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 27 Nov 2024 (5 days away): The Hyades cluster is well placed

  22-11-2024 01:39 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 27 Nov 2024 (5 days away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  22-11-2024 01:39 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from the Contiguous United States, Canada and Bahamas.
  
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