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• Watch Jude Law describe his reverence for 'Star Wars' in new 'Skeleton Crew' featurette (video)

  26-11-2024 23:59 via space.com
  
  A new "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" teaser and featurette were just released by Disney+'
  
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• 'So I first discovered 'Star Wars' when the first film was released in the cinemas. I remember it just blowing my tiny mind,' Jude Law says in new 'Skeleton Crew' featurette (video)

  26-11-2024 23:59 via space.com
  
  A new "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" teaser and featurette were just released by Disney+'
  
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• Magnetic tornadoes on Jupiter are spawning Earth-size storms

  26-11-2024 23:00 via space.com
  
  Magnetic vortices twisting down from Jupiter's ionosphere into its deep atmosphere cause giant, ultraviolet-absorbing polar anticyclones, each the size of our Earth.
  
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• 27 Nov 2024 (14 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  26-11-2024 22:48 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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• International Space Station dodges 2nd piece of space junk in 6 days

  26-11-2024 22:30 via space.com
  
  A Russian Progress freighter docked to the ISS fired its thrusters Monday (Nov. 25) to dodge a piece of debris, the second such evasive maneuver for the orbiting lab in less than a week.
  
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• 'Knights of the Old Republic II' at 20: The key to Star Wars' future is found in its past

  26-11-2024 22:00 via space.com
  
  We revisit the Star Wars RPG sequel that subverted the expectations of fans and gained a cult following, despite a troubled development.
  
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• 27 Nov 2024 (15 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  26-11-2024 21:55 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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• Take an intergalactic joy ride in new trailer for Pixar's animated space odyssey 'Elio' (video)

  26-11-2024 21:00 via space.com
  
  A new trailer has arrived for Disney/Pixar's new animated sci-fi adventure, "Elio," the story of a young boy who is mistakenly identified as Earth's leader by intergalactic aliens.
  
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• 27 Nov 2024 (16 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  26-11-2024 20:56 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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• New Japanese rocket engine explodes during testing for 2nd time in 16 months

  26-11-2024 20:30 via space.com
  
  An engine hot fire test for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's new Epsilon S rocket ended prematurely when the engine caught fire and exploded.
  
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• 27 Nov 2024 (17 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  26-11-2024 20:01 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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• ISS astronauts open hatch to Russian spacecraft after strange smell delays cargo delivery

  26-11-2024 19:53 via space.com
  
  Cargo is finally being unloaded from a docked Russian Progress spacecraft at the ISS. A delay occurred after astronauts reported an unexpected smell on Nov. 23.
  
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• 27 Nov 2024 (18 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  26-11-2024 19:07 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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• Earth's mini-moon has finally departed. Will it ever return as a 'second moon?'

  26-11-2024 19:00 via space.com
  
  Departing on Monday (Nov. 25), Earth's recent "mini-moon" asteroid 2024 PT5 didn't stick around for Thanksgiving, but don't be sad. It will be back... but will it ever be a second moon again?
  
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• 27 Nov 2024 (19 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  26-11-2024 18:20 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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• Content funding on Space.com

  26-11-2024 18:14 via space.com
  
  How we fund the content that you read on Space.com.
  
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• 'Flame-throwing' Guitar Nebula's concert caught by Hubble and Chandra space telescopes (video)

  26-11-2024 18:00 via space.com
  
  NASA telescope spotted a glowing nebula that looks like a guitar shredding rapid pulses of stellar material through space like soundwaves through a packed concert stadium.
  
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• Get a Hulu and Disney+ bundle for just $2.99 a month for a year with this Black Friday deal

  26-11-2024 17:40 via space.com
  
  This Black Friday, you can have two of our favorite streaming services for just $2.99 a month for 12 months
  
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• Save $200 on this 'revolutionary' Celestron telescope this Black Friday

  26-11-2024 17:30 via space.com
  
  One of the best GoTo telescopes you can buy is now $200 cheaper on Amazon with this out-of-this-world Black Friday telescope deal.
  
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• Epic Black Friday deal: Save a huge 90% on Hulu for a whole year

  26-11-2024 17:23 via space.com
  
  This Black Friday you can get Hulu for just 99 cents a month for 12 months, saving a huge 90% over the standard $9.99 price.
  
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• Black Friday streaming deal: Save 75% on two months of AMC Plus

  26-11-2024 17:14 via space.com
  
  AMC Plus is now just $1.25 for two months in this Black Friday streaming deal: Watch "Interstellar", "The Walking Dead", "Snowpiercer" and more for less.
  
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• Black Friday streaming deal: Save 75% on two months of AMC+

  26-11-2024 17:14 via space.com
  
  Get AMC+ for just $1.25 a month for two months and enjoy thousands of hours of movies and shows like Interstellar, Snowpiercer, Orphan Black and many more.
  
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• Get 75% off your first two months of Discovery+ this Black Friday

  26-11-2024 17:10 via space.com
  
  This Discovery+ deal will keep you glued to your set with everything from space documentaries to Shark Week, and it's a good way to keep the family happy this Thanksgiving.
  
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• 27 Nov 2024 (20 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  26-11-2024 16:43 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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• 'Hidden black hole' devouring curious star exposed by new X-ray space telescope

  26-11-2024 16:29 via space.com
  
  In a "rite of passage," the JAXA/NASA X-ray telescope XRISM has mapped in detail Cygnus X-3, a curious binary system with a potential black hole feasting stellar winds blowing from a massive star.
  
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• Scientists are updating chemistry models to track down life on icy moons

  26-11-2024 16:00 via space.com
  
  Scientists are using chemical modeling to dissect whether life exists on icy moons in our solar system.
  
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• 27 Nov 2024 (21 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  26-11-2024 15:53 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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• 27 Nov 2024 (22 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  26-11-2024 15:06 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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• Mars may have made its 2 moons by ripping an asteroid apart

  26-11-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  A new theory proposes that Phobos and Deimos resulted from the wreckage of a larger asteroid that wandered too close to Mars and was ripped apart.
  
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• 27 Nov 2024 (23 hours away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  26-11-2024 13:43 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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• 02 Dec 2024 (6 days away): Pheonicid meteor shower 2024

  26-11-2024 13:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (Yesterday): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (9 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (8 minutes ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (8 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (7 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (6 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (6 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (5 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (5 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (47 minutes ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (4 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (4 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (3 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (3 days ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (23 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (22 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (21 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (20 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (2 hours ago): The Moon at apogee

  26-11-2024 12:55 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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