October (continued)
- Oct 16 - 25th Anniversary (1983), Venera 16, Venus Orbit Insertion
- Oct 17 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Pallene
- Oct 18 - Asteroid 334 Chicago Closest Approach To Earth (2.915 AU)
- Oct 19 - Asteroid 8000 Isaac Newton Closest Approach To Earth (1.998 AU)
- Oct 19 - Asteroid 1069 Planckia Closest Approach To Earth (2.449 AU)
- Oct 19-22 - 18th Annual Astronomical Data Analysis Software And Systems Conference (ADASS 2008), Quebec City, Canada
- Oct 21 - Orionids Meteor Shower Peak
- Oct 21 - Comet C/2007 U1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (2.423 AU)
- Oct 21-23 - 3rd IAASS Conference: Building, Together, a Safer Space, Rome, Italy
- Oct 22 - Mercury At Its Greatest Western Elongation (18 Degrees)
- Oct 22 - Asteroid 2000 FJ10 Near-Earth Flyby (0.063 AU)
- Oct 23 - Asteroid 6984 Lewiscarroll Closest Approach To Earth (2.577 AU)
- Oct 24 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Mimas
- Oct 24 - 10th Anniversary (1998), Deep Space 1 Launch
- Oct 25 - Asteroid 7367 Giotto Closest Approach To Earth (2.572 AU)
- Oct 26 - Asteroid 6000 United Nations Closest Approach To Earth (1.171 AU)
- Oct 26 - Asteroid 3949 Mach Closest Approach To Earth (1.284 AU)
- Oct 26 - Asteroid 11714 Mikebrown Closest Approach To Earth (1.507 AU)
- Oct 27 - Asteroid 17024 Costello Closest Approach To Earth (1.510 AU)
- Oct 27 - Asteroid 4 Vesta Closest Approach To Earth (1.539 AU)
- Oct 27 - 35th Anniversary (1973), Canon City Meteorite Fall (Hit Garage)
- Oct 28 - Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Atlas 5 Launch
- Oct 28 - Asteroid 2003 UW29 Near-Earth Flyby (0.069 AU)
- Oct 29 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #169 (OTM-169)
- Oct 29 - Asteroid 2005 VN Near-Earth Flyby (0.010 AU)
- Oct 29 - Asteroid 1998 VO Near-Earth Flyby (0.080 AU)
- Oct 29 - Asteroid 88292 Bora-Bora Closest Approach To Earth (1.018 AU)
- Oct 29 - 70th Anniversary (1938), Orson Welles' Broadcast of the "War of the Worlds"
- Oct 30 - Asteroid 6602 Gilclark Closest Approach To Earth (0.889 AU)\
- Oct 30 - Asteroid 2421 Nininger Closest Approach To Earth (2.147 AU)
- Oct 31 - Cassini, Enceladus Flyby
- Oct 31 - Asteroid 13681 Monty Python Closest Approach To Earth (2.145 AU)
November
- Nov 01 - Asteroid 19367 Pink Floyd Closest Approach To Earth (1.057 AU)
- Nov 01 - Asteroid 8952 ODAS Closest Approach To Earth (1.749 AU)
- Nov 02 - Daylight Saving - Set Clock Back 1 Hour (United States)
- Nov 02 - Asteroid 2404 Antarctica Closest Approach To Earth (2.462 AU)
- Nov 03 - Taurids Meteor Shower Peak
- Nov 03 - Asteroid 2001 VG16 Near-Earth Flyby (0.056 AU)
- Nov 03 - 35th Anniversary (1973), Mariner 10 Launch (Venus & Mercury Flyby Mission)
- Nov 03-07 - IAU Symposium 259: Cosmic Magnetic Fields - From Planets, to Stars and Galaxies, Tenerife, Spain
- Nov 04 - Comet P/2007 R1 (Larson) Closest Approach To Earth (3.747 AU)
- Nov 04 - Asteroid 3356 Resnik Closest Approach To Earth (1.381 AU)
- Nov 04 - Asteroid 2820 Robinwilliams Closest Approach To Earth (1.824 AU)

