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Three supermoons will light up 2025's calendar, with the largest occurring on November 5. These events include the Hunter's Moon on October 7, the Beaver Moon on November 5, and the Cold Moon on ...

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The telescope will catalogue billions of new objects and produce a new map of the entire night sky every three days with the largest digital camera ever made.

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