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        "text": "On the evening of October 28, 2026 the Moon is waning gibbous, 89% illuminated. That day the Moon sets at 10:31 AM MDT and rises at 7:32 PM MDT. Times are for Denver, Colorado; they shift by minutes to an hour elsewhere in the US and Canada."
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          "title": "Aurora Outlook: Solar Cycle 25 Decline",
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        "headline": "APOD: 2026 October 28: The Mutual Occultation of Ganymede and Io",
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        "headline": "NASA systems engineering team details Habitable Worlds Observatory mission architecture",
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