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Ceres to Venus: What to watch for in the sky

Dawn spacecraft makes final approach to Ceres

Get ready for the year’s best meteor shower

Watch Comet Siding Spring as it passes Mars

Don’t miss the total lunar eclipse

More indications there is life in outer space

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Maven to enter Mars orbit Sunday night

Saturday is ‘International Observe the Moon Night’

Mercury and Venus close in pre-dawn sky

World UFO Day: Search for extraterrestrial intelligence continues

Astronomers gather on National Mall for festival Friday

Rare ‘new’ meteor shower predicted for Saturday

Enjoy a bright view of Mars while you can

Scientists find evidence of first tremors of the Big Bang

A pair of close calls for Earth this week