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• 30 Nov 2025 (Yesterday): Mars at apogee

  30-11-2025 11:09 via in-the-sky.org
  Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 'Torchwood: Children of Earth': Why the 2009 mini-series is the greatest thing ever to come out of the 'Doctor Who' universe

  05-12-2025 19:00 via space.com
  
  Ahead of 'The War Between the Land of the Sea', we look back at a drama that rewrote the rules of the Whoniverse.
  
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• 'We have lost a lot of time.' Former NASA chief says US needs to start over with moon landing plans or risk losing to China

  05-12-2025 18:00 via space.com
  
  Former NASA chief Michael Griffin told the U.S. Congress that while China is making great strides in its plan to reach the moon, the United States has "stuck to a plan that does not make sense."
  
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• Blue Origin's next space tourism flight will break new ground for people with disabilities

  05-12-2025 17:00 via space.com
  
  Blue Origin's upcoming NS-37 space tourism launch has special significance: One of the passengers is Michi Benthaus, who will become the first wheelchair user in space.
  
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• 08 Dec 2025 (3 days away): Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition

  05-12-2025 16:26 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 16 Psyche makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• Mars orbiter sees 'butterfly' crater spread its wings on the Red Planet

  05-12-2025 16:00 via space.com
  
  A new view of Mars showcases a dramatic impact crater on the Red Planet with its debris wings unfurling across the surface like a butterfly in flight.
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (43 minutes ago): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 15:42 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (3 hours ago): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 15:42 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (2 hours ago): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 15:42 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (1 minute away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 15:42 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (1 hour ago): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 15:42 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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• The 1st Global Space Awards honors late Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell on Dec. 5

  05-12-2025 15:00 via space.com
  
  The Global Space Awards will be held at London's Natural History Museum on Dec. 5.
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (46 minutes away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 14:56 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (1 hour away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 14:18 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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• The Sun's Poles Are Different Than We Expected

  05-12-2025 14:00 via skyandtelescope.org
  A new analysis of the Solar Orbiter's unique views of the Sun's poles shows how a "conveyor belt" moves within our nearest star.The post The Sun's Poles Are Different Than We Expected appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• Seeing a bull's-eye in the desert | Space photo of the day for Dec. 5, 2025

  05-12-2025 14:00 via space.com
  
  Is this really a crater in the Saharan Desert?
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (2 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 12:53 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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• December's 'Cold Moon' rises: See breathtaking images of the final full moon of 2025

  05-12-2025 12:39 via space.com
  
  December's "Cold Moon" rose on Dec. 4 as it neared its closest point ot Earth in its monthly orbit.
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (3 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 12:16 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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• What can ancient Chinese texts teach us about solar eclipses and Earth's rotation?

  05-12-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  What can today's scientists learn about astronomical phenomena from ancient texts?
  
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• Ancient Chinese texts reveal new clues about the 1st recorded solar eclipse

  05-12-2025 12:00 via space.com
  
  What can today's scientists learn about astronomical phenomena from ancient texts?
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (4 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 11:30 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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• This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 5 – 14

  05-12-2025 10:37 via skyandtelescope.org
  The Moon, waning away from full, groups up with Jupiter, Castor and Pollux on two nights. Later in the week the grand Geminid meteor shower comes into full bloom.
  The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 5 – 14 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (5 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 09:52 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (6 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 09:06 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (7 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 07:54 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (8 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 07:04 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (9 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 05:47 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (10 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 05:01 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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• 05 Dec 2025 (11 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

  05-12-2025 04:18 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others.
  
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