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The eventual winner will have to overcome astronomical odds of 1 in 292.2 million to win the Powerball jackpot.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025 -
Other astronomical events in August include a Venus-Jupiter conjunction and the visibility of the Dumbbell Nebula.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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This follows the recent peak of a sturgeon moon and a six-planet celestial parade this past weekend.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Helping guide the way, will be another familiar celestial companion, the moon, shining in its waning gibbous phase.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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The interstellar object, which comes from the center of the Milky Way galaxy, is also expected to pass near to Mars, Venus and Jupiter — something that is also highly improbable to happen at random, according to Loeb.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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These are objects that exist in interstellar space—the areas between stars—and which are not gravitationally bound to any star.—
Shigeyuki Hando,
Wired News,
13 July 2025
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“Starlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starlike. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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