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===October===

*18 October – A [[October 2013 lunar eclipse|penumbral lunar eclipse]] will occur.

*1728 NovemberOctober – The[[India]] will launch its first [[EuropeanExploration Spaceof AgencyMars|Mars probe]]'s, ''[[Gaia (spacecraft)|GaiaMangalyaan]]'' space telescope set to launch.<ref name="spaceflightnow">{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html|title=Worldwide launch schedule|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=103 JanuaryOctober 2013}}</ref>

===November===

*3 November – A [[Solar eclipse of November 3, 2013|total solar eclipse]] will occur.

*17 November – The [[European Space Agency]]'s ''[[Gaia (spacecraft)|Gaia]]'' space telescope set to launch.<ref name="spaceflightnow">{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html|title=Worldwide launch schedule|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=10 January 2013}}</ref>

*18 November – The [[MAVEN]] spacecraft, part of [[NASA]]'s [[Mars Scout Program]], is set to launch.<ref name="spaceflightnow" /><ref name="maven">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/maven/overview/index.html|title=MAVEN: Answers About Mars Climate History|year=2010|publisher=NASA|accessdate=18 June 2013}}</ref>

*20 November – The [[European Space Agency]]'s ''[[Gaia (spacecraft)|Gaia]]'' space telescope set to launch.<ref name="spaceflightnow" />

*28 November – The [[comet]] [[C/2012 S1]] (ISON) will pass to within {{Convert|1800000|km|abbr=off}} of the Sun, and will be visible to the naked eye during the day on Earth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cometison2013.co.uk/|title=News, Facts and Information|publisher=CometISON2013.com|accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronomy.com/News-Observing/News/2012/09/New%20comet%20will%20light%20up%20the%20sky.aspx|title=New comet will light up the sky|work=[[Astronomy (magazine)|Astronomy]]|date=25 September 2012|accessdate=1 January 2013|last=Bakich|first=Michael E.}}</ref>

*[[India]] will launch its first [[Exploration of Mars|Mars probe]], ''[[Mangalyaan]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2012/09271011-mangalyaan-update.html|title=Mangalyaan, India's 2013 Mars mission, is now under construction|publisher=Planetary.org|date=27 September 2012|accessdate=12 November 2012}}</ref>

==December==

*China will attempt its first unmanned [[Moon]] landing, with the [[Chang'e 3]] [[lunar rover]] mission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-11/11/content_15913551.htm|title=China's Chang'e-3 to land on moon next year|work=[[China Daily]]|date=11 November 2012|accessdate=12 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="spaceflightnow" />

===Date unknown===

*China will attempt its first unmanned [[Moon]] landing, with the [[Chang'e 3]] [[lunar rover]] mission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-11/11/content_15913551.htm|title=China's Chang'e-3 to land on moon next year|work=[[China Daily]]|date=11 November 2012|accessdate=12 November 2012}}</ref>

*China's [[Tiangong-2]] [[space station]] module is set to be launched in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.space.com/11048-china-space-station-plans-details.html|title=China Details Ambitious Space Station Goals|date=7 March 2011|accessdate= 26 January 2012|publisher=[[Space.com]]}}</ref>

*The United States government will sell off the first large coastal sites for the development of offshore [[wind farm]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/dec/01/us-government-offshore-wind-farms-atlantic|title=US government announces opening of Atlantic coast for offshore wind farms|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=1 December 2012|accessdate=2 December 2012}}</ref>