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• China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts are stranded aboard the Tiangong space station — for now

  14-11-2025 22:59 via space.com
  
  The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 21 mission currently have no safe way to get home from the Tiangong space station in the event of an emergency. But that situation is likely to change soon.
  
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• The Leonid meteor shower peaks next week. Here's what to expect

  14-11-2025 22:00 via space.com
  
  For North America, the best time to look will be before dawn on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
  
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• The solar system may be racing through space 3 times faster than expected. Is the standard model of cosmology wrong?

  14-11-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  The solar system is moving through space over three times as fast as estimated, calling into question our best model of the universe and its evolution.
  
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• Maryland lawmakers demand answers for NASA changes at Goddard Space Flight Center

  14-11-2025 18:00 via space.com
  
  Lawmakers are demanding answers from NASA about unexplained building closures and workforce losses at the Goddard Space Flight Center during the government shutdown.
  
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• What's the deal with the deep space transmission and alien 'happy' virus in Apple TV's 'Pluribus'?

  14-11-2025 17:00 via space.com
  
  Puzzled about Apple TV's new sci-fi series from Vince Gilligan? We just want to help!
  
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• Have Astronomers Discovered the First Generation of Stars?

  14-11-2025 16:34 via skyandtelescope.org
  Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers might have spotted some of the first stars to form after the Big Bang. Just like humans, stars exist in multiple generations. This […]
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• Viltrox AF 27mm f/ 1.2 Pro lens review

  14-11-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  The Viltrox AF 27mm f/ 1.2 Pro lens is extremely well made, like all lenses in Viltrox’s PRO and LAB series. It’s also compact and lightweight for a lens offering an f/1.2 maximum aperture.
  
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• Deep 'scratches' and craters on Mars tell the tale of a Red Planet ice age

  14-11-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  New images from the Mars Express orbiter reveal evidence of a past ice age at Mars's mid-latitudes and shine light on the planet's dynamic climate history.
  
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• NOAA satellite sees glowing auroras from orbit | Space photo of the day for Nov. 14, 2025

  14-11-2025 14:00 via space.com
  
  A powerful geomagnetic storm created a series of brilliant auroras recently for observers across North America.
  
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• Sun fires off 2nd-strongest flare of 2025, sparking radio blackouts across Africa

  14-11-2025 13:19 via space.com
  
  The eruption was accompanied by a CME, which is currently under analysis to assess whether any part of it is headed for Earth.
  
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• 'Kitten Space Agency' is the spiritual successor to 'Kerbal Space Program', and they have an ex-SpaceX engineer on the team (interview)

  14-11-2025 13:00 via space.com
  
  DayZ and Kerbal Space Program's creators have joined forces with an ex-SpaceX engineer to create the ultimate spaceflight simulator.
  
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• Next stop, not Mars: Why NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes are taking the long way to the Red Planet after Blue Origin launch

  14-11-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes are on their way to the Red Planet — but it's a circuitous route with a year-long layover.
  
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• Next stop, not Mars: What's ahead for NASA's newly launched ESCAPADE Red Planet probes

  14-11-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes are on their way to the Red Planet — but it's a circuitous route with a year-long layover.
  
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• This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 14 – 23

  14-11-2025 11:04 via skyandtelescope.org
  Saturn's rings are turning as edge-on as we will see them for another 15 years. The planet awaits your scope high in the evening sky. Low in the dawn, the thin Moon approaches Venus.
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• China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts return to Earth on different spacecraft after finding window cracks in their own (video)

  14-11-2025 07:27 via space.com
  
  The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 mission headed back to Earth today (Nov. 13) after a week-long delay caused by a debris strike on their spacecraft.
  
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• China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts return to Earth after space debris scare (video)

  14-11-2025 07:27 via space.com
  
  The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 mission headed back to Earth today (Nov. 13) after a week-long delay caused by a debris strike on their spacecraft.
  
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• China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts return to Earth after space-debris scare

  14-11-2025 07:27 via space.com
  
  The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 mission headed back to Earth today (Nov. 13) after a week-long delay caused by a debris strike on their spacecraft.
  
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• China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts head home to Earth after space-debris scare

  14-11-2025 07:27 via space.com
  
  The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 mission headed back to Earth today (Nov. 13) after a week-long delay caused by a debris strike on their spacecraft.
  
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• 21 Nov 2025 (7 days away): Uranus at opposition

  14-11-2025 01:26 via in-the-sky.org
  Uranus 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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• 20 Nov 2025 (6 days away): The Moon at apogee

  14-11-2025 01:26 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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• 20 Nov 2025 (6 days away): New Moon

  14-11-2025 01:26 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.
  
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• 20 Nov 2025 (6 days away): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  14-11-2025 01:26 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 17 Nov 2025 (3 days away): The Pleiades cluster is well placed

  14-11-2025 01:26 via in-the-sky.org
  The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.3) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 17 Nov 2025 (3 days away): Leonid meteor shower 2025

  14-11-2025 01:26 via in-the-sky.org
  The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• ESCAPADE Mission Launches for a Long Trip to Mars

  14-11-2025 00:56 via skyandtelescope.org
  A small but unique mission to Mars is taking an innovative path to reach the Red Planet in late 2027.
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• 5 reasons why Blue Origin's New Glenn Mars launch was a big deal

  14-11-2025 00:00 via space.com
  
  The Nov. 13 launch of two Mars probes atop Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket was a big deal for a variety of reasons. Here's a brief rundown.
  
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