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• 'Star Wars Battlefront' at 10: How DICE's reboot captured the feel of 'Star Wars' like no other game before or since

  17-11-2025 23:00 via space.com
  
  The first post-Disney Star Wars game didn't reach the gameplay highs of the originals, but it took us to a galaxy far, far away in spectacular, and almost photorealistic fashion.
  
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• Orbiting satellite uses AI to reorient itself in 'major step towards full autonomy in space'

  17-11-2025 22:00 via space.com
  
  An AI-powered controller on an orbiting satellite executed real-world attitude adjustments in space, showing that AI can fly satellites autonomously.
  
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• FAA lifts ban on daytime rocket launches after government shutdown ends

  17-11-2025 21:00 via space.com
  
  Now that daytime launches can resume, expect SpaceX to pick up the pace of its Starlink launches.
  
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• SpaceX Starship timeline delays astronaut moon landing for NASA's Artemis 3 mission to 2028: Report

  17-11-2025 20:36 via space.com
  
  At this rate, Starship will not be ready in time for NASA's schedule.
  
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• 21 Nov 2025 (4 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

  17-11-2025 20:09 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°27'.
  
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• 'Invasion' showrunner Simon Kinberg on Season 3's cliffhanger finale and high hopes for Season 4 (exclusive)

  17-11-2025 20:00 via space.com
  
  'In many ways this was our 'The Guns of Navarone' season and they completed their mission'.
  
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• 17 Nov 2025 (4 days ago): Leonid meteor shower 2025

  17-11-2025 19:29 via in-the-sky.org
  The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 17 Nov 2025 (3 days ago): Leonid meteor shower 2025

  17-11-2025 19:29 via in-the-sky.org
  The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 17 Nov 2025 (2 days ago): Leonid meteor shower 2025

  17-11-2025 19:29 via in-the-sky.org
  The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• Chinese astronauts to get replacement spacecraft after debris strike leaves them without a ride home

  17-11-2025 18:00 via space.com
  
  China has a launch date for an uncrewed spacecraft that will replace one damaged by space debris while docked at the Tiangong Space Station.
  
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• Chinese astronauts 'stuck' on space station to get a new spacecraft after debris strike leaves them without a ride home

  17-11-2025 18:00 via space.com
  
  China has a launch date for an uncrewed spacecraft that will replace one damaged by space debris while docked at the Tiangong Space Station.
  
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• Mars spacecraft images pinpoint comet 3I/ATLAS's path with 10x higher accuracy. This could help us protect Earth someday

  17-11-2025 17:13 via space.com
  
  This is great news for planetary defense.
  
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• Is an aurora cruise worth it? I joined Hurtigruten's Signature Voyage to find out

  17-11-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  Sailing through Arctic Norway under the aurora, this voyage redefines what cruising and chasing the northern lights can really be.
  
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• Advent Calendar versus Gingerbread AT-AT: Which new Lego Star Wars set should you get for Christmas 2025?

  17-11-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  Two new Christmas-themed Lego Star Wars sets are on the market, but which should you get this holiday season, the Advent calendar or the Gingerbread AT-AT?
  
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• Astrophotographer spies an ancient supernova remnant shining in the wing of a cosmic swan (photo)

  17-11-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  The Eastern Veil Nebula is part of a colossal supernova remnant known as the Cygnus Loop.
  
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• The Sun Left Home in a Hurry

  17-11-2025 14:00 via skyandtelescope.org
  By exploring the edge of the solar system, astronomers have estimated how long our star stuck around its siblings after birth.
  The post The Sun Left Home in a Hurry appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• Satellite captures destructive power of Hurricane Melissa | Space photo of the day for Nov. 17, 2025

  17-11-2025 14:00 via space.com
  
  The image shows the difference in temperature between the top of a hurricane and the bottom.
  
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• How the sun threatens your nuts: Inside the $100 million solar storm peanut problem

  17-11-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  Solar storms don't just trigger impressive auroras; they can scramble the GPS systems U.S. farmers rely on.
  
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• 21 Nov 2025 (4 days away): Uranus at opposition

  17-11-2025 01:23 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 (3 days away): The Moon at apogee

  17-11-2025 01:23 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 (3 days away): New Moon

  17-11-2025 01:23 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.
  
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• 20 Nov 2025 (3 days away): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  17-11-2025 01:23 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 17 Nov 2025 (Today): The Pleiades cluster is well placed

  17-11-2025 01:23 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 (Today): Leonid meteor shower 2025

  17-11-2025 01:23 via in-the-sky.org
  The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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