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This small martian satellite, the mission target for MMX, is destined to be shredded, changing the Red Planet forever.
Mars' moon Phobos is destined to become a ring | Astronomy.com
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Sky Today: October 24 Mercury ends its prograde motion and prepares to enter retrograde in Libra the Balance — spot it after sunset if you’re quick. Image Credit: Stellarium Read more: vist.ly/5psgi
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Today in the history of astronomy, the first person to propose the Oort Cloud is born.
Oct. 23, 1893: Birth of Ernest Opik
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Sky This Week: October 23 to 30 Mercury reverses course, Dione transits Saturn, and a bright Full Hunter’s Moon shines in the sky this week. Image credit: Craig ONeal (Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Read more: vist.ly/5pmhu
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Oct 23
The Sky Today on Friday, October 23: Nab Neptune near the Moon vist.ly/5pmh5 The solar system’s most distant planet shares the sky with the nearly Full Moon this evening, with Saturn standing nearby. Image: ASY-SM1026_08 Image Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly
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