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Join us on a guided telescope tour of August's moon, featuring distinct targets for each of the four major lunar phases.

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NASA is preparing 1st crewed mission to lunar surface in half decade via Artemis program as it continues surveying Mars, ...

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Today in the history of astronomy, the first record of a periodic variable star is made.