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  53. <title>Objects at the Edge of the Solar System Behave in an Unexpected Way</title>
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  58. <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  73. <title>New Study Identifies Organic Molecules Spewing from Saturn&#039;s Icy Moon Enceladus</title>
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  78. <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  94. <title>This Week&#039;s Sky at a Glance, October 17 – 26</title>
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  130. <p>The post <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/black-hole-eats-through-star-explodes-it-from-within/">Black Hole Eats through Star, Explodes it from Within</a> appeared first on <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org">Sky &amp; Telescope</a>.</p>
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  139. <title>Dip a Toe in the Orionid Meteor Stream on Oct. 20-21</title>
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  156. <description><![CDATA[<p>Circumstances are ideal for watching debris from Halley's Comet set the morning sky ablaze.  </p>
  157. <p>The post <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/dip-a-toe-in-the-orionid-meteor-stream-on-oct-20-21/">Dip a Toe in the Orionid Meteor Stream on Oct. 20-21</a> appeared first on <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org">Sky &amp; Telescope</a>.</p>
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  166. <title>Mars Orbiters&#039; Front-row Seats to the Interstellar Comet</title>
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  168. <comments>https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/mars-orbiters-will-have-front-row-seats-to-interstellar-comet/#respond</comments>
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  179. <p>The post <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/mars-orbiters-will-have-front-row-seats-to-interstellar-comet/">Mars Orbiters&#039; Front-row Seats to the Interstellar Comet</a> appeared first on <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org">Sky &amp; Telescope</a>.</p>
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  188. <title>In the Footsteps of Galileo</title>
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  190. <comments>https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/in-the-footsteps-of-galileo/#respond</comments>
  192. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Tresch Fienberg]]></dc:creator>
  193. <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  198. <description><![CDATA[<p><i>Sky &#038; Telescope’</i>s 2025 “Galileo’s Italy” tour offered much more than sightseeing, as participants enjoyed multiple opportunities to stand on astronomical hallowed ground. </p>
  199. <p>The post <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/in-the-footsteps-of-galileo/">In the Footsteps of Galileo</a> appeared first on <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org">Sky &amp; Telescope</a>.</p>
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  208. <title>A “Great Wave” Is Crashing through the Milky Way</title>
  209. <link>https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/a-great-wave-is-crashing-through-the-milky-way/</link>
  210. <comments>https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/a-great-wave-is-crashing-through-the-milky-way/#respond</comments>
  212. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Monica Young]]></dc:creator>
  213. <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 21:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
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  219. <description><![CDATA[<p>Precise measurements of stars’ motions show that a wave is propagating outward from our galaxy’s center — perhaps from a long-ago collision with another galaxy.</p>
  220. <p>The post <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/a-great-wave-is-crashing-through-the-milky-way/">A “Great Wave” Is Crashing through the Milky Way</a> appeared first on <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org">Sky &amp; Telescope</a>.</p>
  221. ]]></description>
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  229. <title>This Week&#039;s Sky at a Glance, October 10 – 19</title>
  230. <link>https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-october-10-19/</link>
  231. <comments>https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-october-10-19/#comments</comments>
  233. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan MacRobert]]></dc:creator>
  234. <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 08:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  239. <category><![CDATA[This week's sky at a glance]]></category>
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  241.  
  242. <description><![CDATA[<p>Never caught a double shadow transit on Jupiter? This week offers several chances. Meanwhile, Cassiopeia stands high and the Little Dipper leans over.</p>
  243. <p>The post <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-october-10-19/">This Week&#039;s Sky at a Glance, October 10 – 19</a> appeared first on <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org">Sky &amp; Telescope</a>.</p>
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  252. <title>Palomar&#039;s First Woman Director Leads Historic Observatory to New Era in Transient Astronomy</title>
  253. <link>https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/palomars-first-woman-director-leads-historic-observatory-to-new-era-in-transient-astronomy/</link>
  254. <comments>https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/palomars-first-woman-director-leads-historic-observatory-to-new-era-in-transient-astronomy/#respond</comments>
  256. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charity Hume]]></dc:creator>
  257. <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  263.  
  264. <description><![CDATA[<p>Astrophysicist Mansi Manoj Kasliwal, whose work has been key to understanding the changing infrared sky, is guiding Palomar Observatory into its next chapter.</p>
  265. <p>The post <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/palomars-first-woman-director-leads-historic-observatory-to-new-era-in-transient-astronomy/">Palomar&#039;s First Woman Director Leads Historic Observatory to New Era in Transient Astronomy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org">Sky &amp; Telescope</a>.</p>
  266. ]]></description>
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