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• Venus loses its last active spacecraft, as Japan declares Akatsuki orbiter dead

  29-10-2025 22:00 via space.com
  
  Japan declared its Akatsuki spacecraft dead on Tuesday (Oct. 28), more than a year after the Venus climate probe failed to respond to calls from mission control.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (Yesterday): Mercury at greatest elongation east

  29-10-2025 21:28 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (7 days ago): Mercury at greatest elongation east

  29-10-2025 21:28 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (6 days ago): Mercury at greatest elongation east

  29-10-2025 21:28 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (5 days ago): Mercury at greatest elongation east

  29-10-2025 21:28 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (4 days ago): Mercury at greatest elongation east

  29-10-2025 21:28 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (3 days ago): Mercury at greatest elongation east

  29-10-2025 21:28 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (23 hours ago): Mercury at greatest elongation east

  29-10-2025 21:28 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (21 hours ago): Mercury at greatest elongation east

  29-10-2025 21:28 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (2 days ago): Mercury at greatest elongation east

  29-10-2025 21:28 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• Could these mysterious flashes of light in 1950s photos be UFOs? Some researchers think so

  29-10-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  Researchers claim flashes of light seen in sky surveys could have been UFOs drawn to Earth by nuclear tests, but more mundane explanations should be explored first.
  
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• Scientists use James Webb Space Telescope to make 1st 3D map of exoplanet — and it's so hot, it rips apart water

  29-10-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists mapped the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-18b in three dimensions, uncovering a blistering hotspot where water molecules are torn apart.
  
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• Every 'Star Wars: Visions Volume 3' episode, ranked from worst to best

  29-10-2025 19:00 via space.com
  
  The award-winning anthology of animated Star Wars shorts is back with a third batch crafted by Japanese studios. Here's our take on all of them.
  
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• 'Supergirl' at 10: The Arrowverse TV show laid the blueprint for James Gunn's DC Universe

  29-10-2025 18:35 via space.com
  
  How the "Supergirl" TV series shaped DC's modern age of heroes.
  
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• Is Earth 'on the brink'? 2024 was likely our planet’s hottest year in 125,000 years

  29-10-2025 18:00 via space.com
  
  Two new climate reports warn Earth's vital signs are flashing red after the hottest year in 125,000 years, but say recovery is still possible with swift action.
  
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• SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida

  29-10-2025 17:45 via space.com
  
  SpaceX launched 29 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Oct. 29), sending them up from Florida's Space Coast.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (Yesterday): Moon at First Quarter

  29-10-2025 17:21 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (6 days ago): Moon at First Quarter

  29-10-2025 17:21 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (5 days ago): Moon at First Quarter

  29-10-2025 17:21 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (4 days ago): Moon at First Quarter

  29-10-2025 17:21 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (3 days ago): Moon at First Quarter

  29-10-2025 17:21 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (2 days ago): Moon at First Quarter

  29-10-2025 17:21 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• All Eyes on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

  29-10-2025 17:04
  An alien comet will soon depart from the Sun's glare and enter the morning sky. Get ready for the observing opportunity of a lifetime.
  The post All Eyes on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• You won't see interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zoom closest to the sun on Oct. 30 — but these spacecraft will

  29-10-2025 17:00 via space.com
  
  The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest pass to the sun on Oct. 30, and various spacecraft will be watching, seeking clues about the icy wanderer's chemistry and composition.
  
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• Enormous black hole unexpectedly found in tiny galaxy

  29-10-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  An unexpected monster black hole was found hiding inside one of the Milky Way’s tiniest neighbors, rewriting what scientists thought they knew about how small galaxies hold themselves together.
  
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• Mercury shines farthest from the sun in the evening sky on Oct. 29

  29-10-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  Mercury currently appears as a bright "evening star" in the southwestern sky at sunset.
  
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• Sun's far side erupts in satellite image | Space photo of the day for Oct. 29, 2025

  29-10-2025 14:00 via space.com
  
  A massive coronal mass ejection erupted from the sun's far side late on Oct. 21, 2025 and was captured by a NOAA coronagraph.
  
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• Can we find water ice on the moon? Only if we know where to look, scientists say

  29-10-2025 13:00 via space.com
  
  Space agencies around the world are planning moon missions that will depend on water ice for resources, but much remains unknown about its availability of water ice on the lunar surface.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (Today): Comet 3I/ATLAS passes perihelion

  29-10-2025 13:00 via in-the-sky.org
  Comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (5 days ago): Comet 3I/ATLAS passes perihelion

  29-10-2025 13:00 via in-the-sky.org
  Comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (4 days ago): Comet 3I/ATLAS passes perihelion

  29-10-2025 13:00 via in-the-sky.org
  Comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (3 days ago): Comet 3I/ATLAS passes perihelion

  29-10-2025 13:00 via in-the-sky.org
  Comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 29 Oct 2025 (2 days ago): Comet 3I/ATLAS passes perihelion

  29-10-2025 13:00 via in-the-sky.org
  Comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• Japan's 1st HTV-X cargo craft arrives at the International Space Station

  29-10-2025 11:00 via space.com
  
  Japan's new HTV-X cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station for the first time ever today (Oct. 28), delivering payloads and supplies to ISS astronauts.
  
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• Spacewalking Russian cosmonauts install experiments on the International Space Station

  29-10-2025 00:00 via space.com
  
  Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky completed a 6 hour and 54 minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.
  
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