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‘Fireball’ meteorite that crashed in Michigan holds extraterrestrial organic compounds, ,

A fireball meteor lit up midwestern skies on Jan. 16, 2018, then landed on a frozen Michigan lake. Analysis of the space rock revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds.

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The brightest planets in November’s night sky: How to see them (and when), ,

Here’s how to see planets visible in November’s night sky.

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Best night sky events of November 2020 (stargazing maps), ,

See what’s up in the night sky for November 2020, including stargazing events and the moon’s phases, in this Space.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software.

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Night sky, November 2020: What you can see this month [maps], ,

Find out what’s up in your night sky during November 2020 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

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The International Space Station’s 1st crew recalls a Halloween launch 20 years ago, ,

On Oct. 31, 2000 to be exact, three men boarded a Soyuz spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for Expedition 1. Here’s their look back.

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Grab these spooky (and free) NASA space posters to haunt your Halloween, ,

NASA has three new Halloween posters depicting strange space phenomena in classic horror movie styles and they’re available for free.

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Rare Halloween ‘Blue Moon’ is a spooky treat for us all, ,

Skywatchers, ghouls and (especially) werewolves take note: The moon will be full this Halloween night across the United States

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Hundreds gather at SpaceX headquarters to protest Turkish satellite launch: report, ,

Hundreds of activists gathered outside SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, CA to protest a launch for the Turkish government on Thursday (Oct. 29).

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Eerie Skull Nebula glows bright for Halloween, ,

The Skull Nebula, formally known as NGC 246, is captured in a new image from the European Southern Observatory using the Very Large Telescope.

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Why black holes are the scariest things in the universe, ,

Here’s why black holes are the scariest objects in the universe.

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