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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Interstellar messenger' 3I/ATLAS could be nearly as old as the universe itself, James Webb telescope observations reveal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The comet formed in a cold and distant part of the early Milky Way up to 12 billion years ago, potentially putting it just under 2 billion years the age of the universe. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6iuqZ9YBGW2ozYBkMWHFFU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Satoru Murata]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The long tail and secondary anti-tail of 3I/ATLAS, as well as several other smaller jets emerging from its coma, captured by astrophotographer Satoru Murata on Nov. 16, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of 3I/ATLAS with a green coma and a long tail, as well as a second shorter tail. A spiral galaxy is also visible in the top left of the image.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A photo of 3I/ATLAS with a green coma and a long tail, as well as a second shorter tail. A spiral galaxy is also visible in the top left of the image.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists propose new plan to 'catch' comet 3I/ATLAS — but we have to act fast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study explores the challenges of catching interstellar comets like comet 3I/ATLAS ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Williams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hx7CV8i6vGaNC2P9dv22CB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hubble image of  3I/ATLAS. White dashes on a black background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newly visible, city-size 'green comet' will soon be ejected into interstellar space — just like 3I/ATLAS ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comet Wierzchoś, also known as C/2024 E1, is rapidly brightening as it approaches its closest point to Earth next week. But experts predict it will eventually be thrown out of the solar system forever, just like the "alien" comet 3I/ATLAS. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:12:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q6cyWhDxHQmFayrMsGRTg9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet Wierzchoś has begun to rapidly brighten as it approaches its closest point to Earth on Feb. 17. This image, captured on Jan. 26, also highlights the iceball&#039;s rare green glow and lengthy tail.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the green comet with a long tail in the night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Best space photos of 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An alien comet, a Martian volcano, a man’s fall from the sun and a groundbreaking telescope’s first images: Here are the most jaw-dropping space photos of 2025. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:38:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2B66Zq9YJKuTAYSmAXH8z6-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[From the top left, going clokwise: Photo: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Meech (IfA/U. Hawaii)Image Processing: Jen Miller &amp; Mahdi Zamani (NSF NOIRLab); Gwenaël Blanck; Andrew McCarthy/cosmicbackground.io; Romanowsky et al. 2025, RNAAS) ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Space rainbows, planets on parade, a stream of stars and a plunge in front of the sun make our list of best space photos of 2025. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Composite of the first four images in this list. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is rapidly moving away from us. Can we 'intercept' it before it leaves us forever? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 3I/ATLAS has passed its closest point to Earth, meaning we will soon lose sight of it for good. Some scientists want to send a spacecraft to chase down the alien comet —  or the next interstellar object. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:39:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6hFbT8quZ48fjLBSJqr6hF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Astronomers want to send a spacecraft to &quot;intercept&quot; 3I/ATLAS or the next interstellar object. Doing so would help researchers learn more about distant star systems in the Milky Way.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of spacecraft nearing a green comet]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes closest pass of Earth. Where's it heading next? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Everyone's favorite interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, flew past Earth overnight, coming within about 168 million miles (270 million kilometers) of our planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:37:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6iuqZ9YBGW2ozYBkMWHFFU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Satoru Murata]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Satoru Murata, a New Mexico-based photographer, snapped this photo of Comet 3I/ATLAS on Nov. 16. The comet &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/from-another-world-3i-atlas-photobombs-a-galaxy-and-shows-off-its-multiple-tails-in-stunning-new-image&quot;&gt;shows off its long tail&lt;/a&gt; and secondary anti-tail as a distant galaxy appears in the background.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of 3I/ATLAS with a green coma and a long tail, as well as a second shorter tail. A spiral galaxy is also visible in the top left of the image.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet 3I/ATLAS reaches closest point to Earth: How to see it on Friday night ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, reached its closest point to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday (Dec. 18 to 19), and it remains in a good viewing position tonight. Here's how to see it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 22:54:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:09:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p27YNYkPbPcBdWBs6KPKDd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Hubble telescope&#039;s most recent view of comet 3I/ATLAS]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hubble view of 3I/ATLAS]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New ultraviolet image of comet 3I/ATLAS could help reveal what it's made of ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's alien-hunting Europa Clipper spacecraft took seven hours of ultraviolet observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS while both objects zoom toward Jupiter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:30:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:34:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gjWwwmBS9QPsiySqGScowQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New ultraviolet observations of comet 3I/ATLAS (boxout) were snapped by NASA&#039;s alien-hunting Europa Clipper spacecraft (background illustration).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[3I/ATLAS views by Europa Clipper]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The UN's International Asteroid Warning Network is closely watching comet 3I/ATLAS. Here's why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tracking comets accurately is hard. A new effort with the U.N. and NASA aims to better chart these visitors using 3I/ATLAS. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7TdxmkEHQPRpQDmX2nU7PH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez/B06 Montseny Observatory]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[More than 80 observers have signed up to track comet 3I/ATLAS (seen here) as part of the U.N.&#039;s International Asteroid Warning Network ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of comet 3I/ATLAS with what appear to be spiralling jets shooting off its surface. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet 3I/ATLAS is getting greener and brighter as it approaches Earth, new images reveal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New images taken with the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii confirm that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has gotten brighter and greener since its close flyby of the sun in October. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:05:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:28:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZNkz6R7Fw8jLZ8gi2pfmpJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (background)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two new views of 3I/ATLAS from the Gemini North telescope (background) show the comet&#039;s coma has gotten greener since its close flyby of the sun in October.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two telescope images of comet 3I/ATLAS overlayed on a photo of the Gemini North observatory in Hawaii]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New NASA, ESA images show 3I/ATLAS getting active ahead of its close encounter with Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA and ESA both shared new images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS this week, as the agencies gear up for the mysterious object's closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/umPXKLjQBUWNTQcxUpcvBL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Hubble (left) and Juice (right) spacecraft both imaged interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shortly after its closest approach to the sun in late October.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two blurry telescope images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is erupting in 'ice volcanoes', new images suggest ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have observed cryovolcanoes erupting on comet 3I/ATLAS —  giving us a new clue about what's inside it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 19:02:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:13:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7TdxmkEHQPRpQDmX2nU7PH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez/B06 Montseny Observatory]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An image of comet 3I/ATLAS with what appear to be spiralling jets shooting off its surface. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of comet 3I/ATLAS with what appear to be spiralling jets shooting off its surface. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How dangerous are interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS are most likely to enter our solar system from two specific directions, a new study suggests. What does it mean for Earth? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 21:26:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Evan Gough ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zeqCAnpJ3Q8ZcPtRvgaqwU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This artist&#039;s illustration shows the interstellar object (ISO) Oumuamua travelling through our solar system. We know of three ISOs, but there must be many more. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of an interstellar object passing through our solar system]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ RIP 'other ATLAS': Watch the doomed comet explode into pieces in incredible new images ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stunning new photos show the pieces of the "other ATLAS," C/2025 K1, breaking apart in space after the golden comet suddenly exploded earlier this month. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:16:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XeMrXu7jSUM9GwNpfHGT5S-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new animation shows the gradual disintegration of comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), which began to break apart on Nov. 13.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped animation of a comet splitting into three pieces]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet 3I/ATLAS gallery: See NASA's long-awaited images of interstellar visitor ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's treasure trove of new comet 3I/ATLAS images provides hotly anticipated views of the interstellar visitor, including from Mars and the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:19:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T9NxYaj8w8SfBtaoUQL9E9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/Goddard/LASP/CU Boulder/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Southwest Research Institute/Lowell Observatory/Qicheng Zhang/ASU/MSSS ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA shared a flurry of never-before-seen comet 3I/ATLAS images on Wednesday.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A collection of comet 3I/ATLAS images released by NASA. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ '3I/ATLAS is a comet': NASA finally releases new 3I/ATLAS images and addresses alien rumors ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/3i-atlas-is-a-comet-nasa-finally-releases-new-3i-atlas-images-and-addresses-alien-rumors</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's highly anticipated comet 3I/ATLAS images have been released, with a space agency official shooting down alien rumors and stressing that the interstellar visitor is a comet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:16:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fVBS9hEok6PELoQEUH7Ka-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA released a GIF of comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the PUNCH mission between Sept. 28 and Oct. 10. The comet is the white dot in the center, and the bright blob that flashes past it is Mars. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A GIF of comet 3I/ATLAS images taken by the PUNCH mission between Sept. 28 and Oct. 10.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'From another world': 3I/ATLAS photobombs a galaxy and shows off its multiple tails in stunning new image ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An incredible new image shows the multi-tailed alien comet 3I/ATLAS shooting past a distant galaxy in the night sky. The stunning scene is a reminder of the object's perfectly natural interstellar origins, photographer Satoru Murata claims. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:43:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6iuqZ9YBGW2ozYBkMWHFFU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new photo shows the long tail and secondary anti-tail of 3I/ATLAS, as well as several other smaller jets emerging from its coma. The distant galaxy NGC4691 can also be seen in the top left of the image. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of 3I/ATLAS with a green coma and a long tail, as well as a second shorter tail. A spiral galaxy is also visible in the top left of the image.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch live: New images of comet 3I/ATLAS revealed by NASA today (Nov. 19) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA will finally share long-awaited images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS taken during the comet's close flyby of Mars. A live stream has been set for today (Nov. 19). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:32:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:25:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xkmAJAaj24k73omqaCPNuR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[an image of a comet streaking through space with the stars around it reflecting rainbows]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of a comet streaking through space with the stars around it reflecting rainbows]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mars orbiter narrows down the exact path of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS by 'ten-fold,' surprising scientists ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists from the European Space Agency have significantly narrowed down the trajectory of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS thanks to data from the alien comet's recent flyby of Mars, allowing for more accurate future observations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:04:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qs4gvU9YXvQzcfKeQBVWsQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[These blurry images, taken by ESA&#039;s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter on Oct. 3, show the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shooting past Mars. This data has now been used to refine the comet&#039;s upcoming trajectory.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A diagram showing the trajectory of 3I/ATLAS moving through the solar system]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New image of 'other comet ATLAS' reveals it's breaking apart ahead of close approach to Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New images show that comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) has fragmented after passing its closest point to the sun, ahead of its close approach to Earth later this month. This is not the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:05:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:24:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i4iQ6fa2geLyhaudgR3VSj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Gianluca Masi / The Virtual Telescope Project]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new telescope image of the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) shows it has broken into pieces following its recent close approach to the sun. The comet is not related to the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a black and white image of a comet streaking through outer space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers detect first 'radio signal' from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS — but it wasn't aliens ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers at South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope have detected the first radio waves coming from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. But while this sounds suspiciously like alien activity, it is actually further proof of its completely natural origins. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EqXHE3niEfHBFFFNsrfhia-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[South Africa&#039;s MeerKAT  telescope, which is made up of an array of 64 radio dishes, has detected the first radio signal coming from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of two radio dishes pointed up at the night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ No, comet 3I/ATLAS hasn't exploded — and no, that doesn't mean it's an alien spaceship ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/no-comet-3i-atlas-hasnt-exploded-and-no-that-doesnt-mean-its-an-alien-spaceship</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comet 3I/ATLAS appears to be normal and intact, despite some reports that the interstellar visitor exploded after its brush with the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:40:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:47:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UwJs3XfCZYhCyBtuszntPg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Gianluca Masi, Virtual Telescope Project]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS imaged from Manciano, Italy on Nov. 11. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS as imaged from Manciano, Italy on Nov. 11. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New 'nearly interstellar' comet — wrongly linked to 3I/ATLAS — will reach its closest point to Earth on Tuesday (Nov. 11) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Newly discovered comet C/2025 V1 (Borisov), which has some minor similarities to 3I/ATLAS, will make its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday (Nov. 11). However, despite recent rumors, the two objects are not related to one another. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mAJjftVSBSoErW8z4VpEtn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Astronomers have discovered a new comet, dubbed C/2025 V1 (Borisov), which is about to make its closest approach to both Earth and the sun. Some researchers have controversially linked it to the current interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS, but there is no association between the two.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An orbital diagram showing the new comet C/2025 V1 (Borisov) at its closest point to Earth on Tuesday (Nov. 11)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is it aliens? Here's why that's the least important question about 3I/ATLAS. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Conspiracy theories have raged about 3I/ATLAS being an unnatural object. But the alien question, while fun, generates misinformation and distracts from the science. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Extraterrestrial Life]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Nicole Driessen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/df9fCG5HFZs7EHyNuP3RoS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured on July 21 2025. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blurry image of a blue comet streaking through outer space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Irradiated Comet 3I/ATLAS glows green and hides its tail in new image ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A researcher has captured comet 3I/ATLAS glowing green and hiding its tail in a new image from the Lowell Observatory's powerful Discovery Telescope as we enter a critical observation phase for the interstellar visitor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 19:18:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RyvNn2EBUgafswendeFmyH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Qicheng Zhang/Lowell Observatory]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An image of comet 3I/ATLAS appearing as a white dot with a green hue.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of comet 3I/ATLAS appearing as a white dot with a green hue.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS may have just changed color — for the third time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recent observations of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show that it has developed a faint blueish hue, hinting at a potential color change. This is the third time experts have seen the comet's coloring shift since it was discovered. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:38:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:39:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hx7CV8i6vGaNC2P9dv22CB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New observations reveal that 3I/ATLAS may be turning blue. This image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in August, was captured using a colored filter and does not represent the comet&#039;s current appearance. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hubble image of  3I/ATLAS. White dashes on a black background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomer reveals first look at Comet 3I/ATLAS as it reappears from behind the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An astronomer has snapped comet 3I/ATLAS using the Lowell Observatory's powerful Discovery Telescope, as well as his own small telescope. The new photos are believed to be the first optical observations of the interstellar visitor since it disappeared behind the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:51:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:32:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gYr8a4bSFBx365AKpaypPJ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Qicheng Zhang used the Lowell Observatory to take this post-perihelion shot of comet 3I/ATLAS during morning twilight on Halloween. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Qicheng Zhang used the Lowell Observatory to take this post-perihelion shot of comet 3I/ATLAS during morning twilight on Halloween. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet 3I/ATLAS has been transformed by billions of years of space radiation, James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a thick irradiated crust that no longer resembles its home star system, simulations and James Webb Space Telescope observations have found. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 20:54:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xkmAJAaj24k73omqaCPNuR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS caught streaking through the solar system on Aug. 27 by the Gemini South telescope in Chile. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of a comet streaking through space with the stars around it reflecting rainbows]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar object comet 3I/ATLAS ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/tag/3i-atlas</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Find out everything there is to know about the interstellar object comet 3I/ATLAS. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:05:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:33:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Livescience.com ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YquhAjsZAdWVFHMZ2oENSb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The James Webb Space Telescope&#039;s first view of 3I/ATLAS revealed a large plume of CO2 around the interstellar comet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A space photo of a green comet surrounded by stars with a boxout highlighting the comet closer]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA spacecraft reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS brightened rapidly as it swooped behind the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is briefly out of view as it travels around the sun this week, but researchers and amateur astronomers used spacecraft data to track its progress right up until perihelion. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:39:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vDhWkE3wv6bMwMVKefyGAC-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An image of 3I/ATLAS visible in GOES-19 weather satellite data. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of 3I/ATLAS visible in GOES-19 weather satellite data. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is about to get very active — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/interstellar-object-3i-atlas-is-about-to-get-very-active-space-photo-of-the-week</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is barreling toward its closest point to the sun as perihelion looms on Oct. 29. How different will it look when it reappears on the other side? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xkmAJAaj24k73omqaCPNuR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS caught streaking through the solar system on Aug. 27 by the Gemini South telescope in Chile.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of a comet streaking through space with the stars around it reflecting rainbows]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Two spacecraft will pass right through comet 3I/ATLAS' tail ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/two-spacecraft-will-pass-right-through-comet-3i-atlas-tail</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two ESA spacecraft, Hera and Europa Clipper, are poised to fly through the long tail of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a new paper finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andy Tomaswick ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xZ7EnKNq8oaynwTovpSPeY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An early image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS swooping through our solar system]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photograph of a string of blue, red and green lights against a starry background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show giant 'jet' shooting toward the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New telescope images show that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is shooting a giant jet of gas and dust toward the sun. This is normal behavior for comets, an expert told Live Science. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:44:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z8DSSBno3ELorCKvEDUahh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Comet photograph: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the ScientistImage Processing: J. Miller &amp; M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab); Inset: Teide Observatory, M. Serra-Ricart, Light Bridges]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A recent Gemini Observatory image of comet 3I/ATLAS (background) overlaid with the new Two-meter Twin Telescope image of the comet&#039;s jet (inset).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of comet 3I/ATLAS streaking across the night sky with an inset showing details of the comet&#039;s jet]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet 3I/ATLAS is losing water 'like a fire hose' on full blast, 'rewriting what we thought we knew' about alien star systems ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have discovered that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has been shedding water, providing insights into the building blocks of life outside of our solar system and the evolution of interstellar comets. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:13:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 20:42:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UEr7tQDntYC9ZzFG2trbY7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Gemini South Observatory in Chile captured this photo of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in July. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of the comet 3I/ATLAS with its long tail shooting through space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Closest view' yet of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by Mars orbiter ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The European Space Agency's ExoMars orbiter has captured the closest view yet of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The images reveal the comet's bright coma but show no signs of a tail. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:53:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3ABJfcgp4nCKsDnNHSmL8B-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An animated GIF of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made from several images captured by ESA&#039;s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter on Oct. 3.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a low-resolution animation of a comet passing through a dark starry sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may come from the mysterious frontier of the early Milky Way, new study hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS does not come from our corner of the Milky Way, and may be a time capsule of the early galaxy, new research into its trajectory hints. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UEr7tQDntYC9ZzFG2trbY7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A photo of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS taken in July at the Gemini South Observatory in Chile]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of the comet 3I/ATLAS with its long tail shooting through space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could be turning bright green, surprising new photos reveal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New photos captured during the recent "blood moon" total lunar eclipse show that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be turning green as it gets closer to the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:03:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YquhAjsZAdWVFHMZ2oENSb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This photo hints that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may have started to glow green. However, scientists have not confirmed this new coloration yet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A space photo of a green comet surrounded by stars with a boxout highlighting the comet closer]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I watched scientists view the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in real time. Here's what they saw. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/i-watched-scientists-view-the-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-in-real-time-heres-what-they-saw</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Gemini South Observatory opened up its telescope to the public as a team of astronomers looked at the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in real time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6N7yqZtWaifNyqUnYcKeUZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Gemini South telescope spots the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as a large bright light in the middle of the scope. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gray scale image showing various white dots of stars and comets with a large smudge in the middle which is the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New photos of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveal its tail growing before our eyes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New images reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS beginning to grow a signature tail as it zooms closer to the sun ahead of a close encounter with Earth this fall. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 18:57:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UEr7tQDntYC9ZzFG2trbY7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a photo of the comet 3I/ATLAS with its long tail shooting through space]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of the comet 3I/ATLAS with its long tail shooting through space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA telescope spotted rare interstellar comet 2 months before it was officially 'discovered' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's planet-hunting TESS telescope observed the rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS two months before it was formally "discovered," and those early observations reveal the comet is surprisingly active. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andy Tomaswick ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hx7CV8i6vGaNC2P9dv22CB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hubble image of 3I/ATLAS captured in late July.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hubble image of  3I/ATLAS. White dashes on a black background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope images reveal there's something strange with interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/james-webb-telescope-images-reveal-theres-something-strange-with-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has made its first observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing that the comet appears to be unusually rich in carbon dioxide. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:01:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ULnAsgVYjHZEC86jjtzwzE-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Observation of 3I/ATLAS captured using the  James Webb Space Telescope&#039;s Near-Infrared Spectrograph instrument. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Observation of 3I/ATLAS captured using the  James Webb Space Telescope&#039;s Near-Infrared Spectrograph instrument. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Hubble telescope reveals most detailed photos of interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS to date ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/nasas-hubble-telescope-reveals-most-detailed-photos-of-interstellar-visitor-3i-atlas-to-date</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New images from the Hubble telescope show an extrasolar entity as it hurtles through our solar system at speeds of more than 130,000 mph (210,000 km/h). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:30:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4KFkff6dR427i6UBUMo4BQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Hubble captured this image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025, when the comet was 277 million miles from Earth. Hubble shows that the comet has a teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust coming off its solid, icy nucleus. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hubble captured this image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025, when the comet was 277 million miles from Earth. Hubble shows that the comet has a teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust coming off its solid, icy nucleus. ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Hubble captured this image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025, when the comet was 277 million miles from Earth. Hubble shows that the comet has a teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust coming off its solid, icy nucleus. ]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 3I/ATLAS is 7 miles wide — the largest interstellar object ever seen — new photos from Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Detailed photos from the newly operational Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed that the recently discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is roughly 7 miles wide, making it the largest of its kind ever seen. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:09:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CtRMXR3Uq72b4KvLbTMzBB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet that is currently shooting toward the sun on a one-way trip through the solar system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blurry photo of a comet in the sky with a ring around it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here we go again! Controversial paper questions whether interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'possibly hostile' alien tech in disguise ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar to claims made about 'Oumuamua. But experts have called it "nonsense". ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iC8hoXn7P4Tey3oJQUGJFB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Astronomers discovered 3I/ATLAS on July 1. It was confirmed as an interstellar object less than 24 hours later.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blurry picture of stars with arrows pointing to where a comet is]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS transforms into a giant 'cosmic rainbow' in trippy new telescope image ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New photos, including a striking technicolor timelapse, show off the newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it shoots toward us through the solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:49:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xZ7EnKNq8oaynwTovpSPeY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Meech (IfA/U. Hawaii)Image Processing: Jen Miller &amp; Mahdi Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new timelapse photo transforms 3I/ATLAS into a giant &quot;cosmic rainbow.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photograph of a string of blue, red and green lights against a starry background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS could be the oldest comet ever seen — and could grow a spectacular tail later this year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New simulations have narrowed down where the newly discovered interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely came from, revealing it could be more than 3 billion years older than the solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:08:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4SECxWZy7oeWDgE4bf7dDB-1280-80.gif">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Olivier Hainaut et al./European Southern Observatory]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet currently shooting toward the sun at more than 130,000 mph.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped video footage of a comet moving across a starscape in telescope images]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers are racing to study our solar system's newest 'interstellar visitor.' Here's why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Experts tell Live Science how they are planning to observe the cosmic visitor. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K5eAj4kzyAnT8RqDjqPdmS-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will blaze through our solar system for the rest of the year before zooming away forever.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped video footage showing the location of the comet in a moving starscape]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 3I/ATLAS: Everything you need to know about the new 'interstellar visitor' shooting through the solar system ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/3i-atlas-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-interstellar-visitor-shooting-through-the-solar-system</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have spotted a new interstellar object — the third of its kind ever seen — shooting towards us through the solar system. Here's everything you need to know about 3I/ATLAS. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:52:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iC8hoXn7P4Tey3oJQUGJFB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Astronomers discovered the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS on July 1. This was one of the first photos of the object.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blurry picture of stars with arrows pointing to where a comet is]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch newly discovered 'interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS shoot toward us in first livestream ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/watch-newly-discovered-interstellar-visitor-3i-atlas-shoot-toward-us-in-first-livestream</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ You can see the recently identified "interstellar object" 3I/ATLAS shooting towards us through the solar system in a livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 08:20:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TNU69cr8h7ipRguTK5n42J-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Gianluca Masi/Virtual Telescope Project]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Photo of a blurry starscape with an arrow pointing out the location of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of a blurry starscape with an arrow pointing out the location of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA confirms that mysterious object shooting through the solar system is an 'interstellar visitor' — and it has a new name ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Experts have confirmed that the mysterious object hurtling towards us, previously dubbed A11pl3Z, is an "interstellar object." The cosmic interloper, officially named 3I/ATLAS, is only the third of its kind ever seen — and will shoot past Earth later this year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:07:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:17:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t3DLLwY4X3rFpe3sSewu9T-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[David Rankin/Catalina Sky Survey]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS (previously dubbed A11pl3Z) is predicted to shoot past the sun before eventually exiting the solar system. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Diagram of the new objects trajectory through the solar system ]]></media:text>
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