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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Astronomy ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Venus vanish behind the moon in broad daylight today — without any special equipment ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Today (June 17), the moon will pass between Earth and Venus, causing the hellish planet to temporarily disappear from the daytime sky. Here's what it will look like, exactly when it is happening and how you can safely view this skywatching spectacle. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The moon will block Venus in the night sky on Wednesday. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the moon and Venus in a blue sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An ancient piece of the moon found in Africa hints at a long-ago collision that turned the lunar surface molten ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A meteorite shows evidence that an ancient crash on the moon 3.5 billion years ago was so powerful, it turned the surface molten. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:59:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65GEPnaPo7EEmFS3pS8SgS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A gravity map of the moon showing large impact craters in purple.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A heat map of the surface of the moon showing a large dark blue circle of a meteorite crater]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I was really amazed': On the edge of the Milky Way, a dwarf galaxy is being ripped in half by its big sibling ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study shows that the Small Magellanic Cloud is being pulled apart by its larger sibling on the Milky Way's periphery, upending our understanding of our cosmic neighbor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:00:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:58:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study shows that the stars within the Small Magellanic Cloud are being dragged apart by the gravitational pull of its big sibling, the Large Magellanic Cloud.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped video footage showing the stars of the SMC moving apart with arrows showing their directions]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Milky Way returns: How to take breathtaking photos of our galaxy this summer ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Learn how to photograph the Milky Way in June with expert astrophotography tips on dark skies, camera settings, timing and composition. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:10:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:18:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Milky Way photographed over Turkey. June is the perfect time to begin photographing our glorious galaxy. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A streak of the Milky Way galaxy is seen over a silhouetted tree in the purple night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Geminid Symphony' and 'Galactic Gandalf': See the breathtaking views of our home galaxy from the 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stunning views of the night sky abound in photographs worldwide submitted to this year's Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:20:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:11:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgEvZdqXoF3NyR25Gj96va.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A panorama image of the Milky Way captured in Catamarca, Argentina.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A panorama of the night sky showing the glowing arc of the Milky Way galaxy over a snowy landscape.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2 long-vanished 'super Earths' once orbited near Neptune in our outer solar system, new study hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our solar system may have hosted up to six giant planets in its first hundred million years, a new study suggests. The findings paint a more crowded picture of the early outer solar system than previously thought. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:37:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:28:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deepa Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ky6CBGeNGWWGXjsmhi7ZoX.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Today, the solar system has four giant planets. But in its infancy, it may have harbored one or two more.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the four gas giants of our solar system next to each other in the darkness of space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Crystals' of space-time could be the origins of certain rare black holes, theoretical study hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ By taking general relativity into higher dimensions, a trio of physicists has proven that a mathematical pattern of ripples in space-time geometry could give rise to naked singularities and microscopic black holes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:25:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Benjamin Skuse ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YbEEk8NQky8sVAiSsxh5YW.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of space-time curving around a black hole. New theoretical research picks up a problem contemplated by Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne about whether ‘naked’ singularities can emerge from rare patterns in space-time geometry.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole surrounded by swirling pink and blue gas in the darkness of space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ultra-rare meteorite could be evidence of a lost planet that once orbited near Earth — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare meteorite found in the Sahara Desert may be evidence of a long-lost "protoplanet" that formed in the early solar system before being destroyed in a colossal collision, a new study suggests ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:36:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[CU Boulder/John Kashuba]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When imaged with cross-polarized light the angrite meteorite NWA 12774 shimmers like a rainbow kaleidoscope. A new study suggests that the space rock, first discovered in 2019, could be a fragment from a long-lost protoplanet from the early solar system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A kaleidoscope of colors is seen against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope detects most distant dormant black hole, invisible in all wavelengths and weighing as much as 6 billion suns ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ JWST found a black hole hiding in a galaxy more than 10 billion light-years away from Earth, and used a cosmic magnifying glass to determine its mass. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:43:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65GEPnaPo7EEmFS3pS8SgS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Navid Marvi/Carnegie Science]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of JWST spying the black hole’s host galaxy through a gravitational lens. The black hole (right) is thought to be the most distant, ancient dormant black hole ever detected.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration showing a space telescope and a black hole opposite each other on a blue starry fabric.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious repeating radio signal traced to 'vampire' star that's slowly eating its companion ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Radio astronomers have decoded a peculiar repeating radio signal from deep space, tracing it to a vampiric binary star system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:37:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:43:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wild ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4Kz6ZjPSXnqZrEdehRTPw4.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Carl Knox (OzGrav/Swinburne) and Dr. Joshua Preston Pritchard (CSIRO)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a white dwarf star pulling matter off of its companion. Such a process could explain mysterious bursts of radio energy that have been puzzling astronomers. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a red sphere connected to a white black hole by a wavy strand of light.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Cannibal' CME from rare 'anti-Hale' sunspot will slam into Earth today, bringing auroras to 23 US states ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Northern lights are projected across the Northern U.S. and Europe tonight as Earth gets hit by a strong solar eruption. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:47:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:59:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDL6D6zAT3NQxfDveP5Z8U.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of a coronal mass ejection blasting toward Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a coronal mass ejection blasting out of the sun toward Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Totally counterintuitive': Scientists accidentally discover magnetic fields around 7 distant planets, opening new window in the search for life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists accidentally discover magnetic fields around 7 distant planets ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:04:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wVjqRcn5GSntyc7ucPSBsG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A hot Jupiter blasts intense winds that are being shaped and slowed by its magnetic field. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a magnetic field around a red exoplanet in space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA confirms meteor exploded over northeastern US with force of 230 tons of TNT ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA shared an initial analysis of a 5-foot-wide fireball meteor that exploded in the sky over the northeastern U.S. on Saturday, May 30. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:09:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Meteoroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rrinoj9SZ99o7ue3nbRyL7.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a bright fireball meteor falling through the daytime sky. One such fireball erupted over the northeastern U.S. on Saturday, shaking nearby buildings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A streak of white moves across the blue sky as a meteor shoots past.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Astonishing': James Webb telescope spots the most chemically primitive galaxy in the ancient universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The James Webb telescope peered into an ancient spot of light, and found it to be the most metal-poor galaxy in the early universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Williams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rh6bYtBPt4i8j4Mb7EKU7T.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of the massive galaxy cluster MACS J0416 with a three-color composite image of LAP1-B in &quot;velocity space&quot; (inset).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A deep space photo with a boxout to the left encircling a smear of blue and purple light.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I would never have guessed it': Unexpected effect is squeezing Mars' atmosphere like toothpaste, experts say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have uncovered an unexpected phenomenon, dubbed the Zwan-Wolf effect, squeezing plasma "like toothpaste" in Mars' upper atmosphere. This effect, which also happens on Earth, was thought to be impossible on the Red Planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:48:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 29 May 2026 22:08:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s MAVEN spacecraft detected strange &quot;wiggles&quot; in Mars&#039; atmosphere after a powerful coronal mass ejection smashed into the Red Planet in 2023. These fluctuations were tell-tale signs of the Zwan-Wolf effect, which was previously thought to be impossible on Mars.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of MAVEN in orbit around Mars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Controversial 'JuMBO' planets discovered by James Webb telescope may not be an illusion after all ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two pairs of "rogue" Jupiter-size, planet-like objects have been found in a large star-forming region in the Milky Way, a new study claims. The findings suggest the weird objects actually do exist, and are not an illusion. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 29 May 2026 08:26:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Abha Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vTbN3XmnjjXB89AXLtqu8V.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Lower Centaurus-Crux association, where the new Jupiter-size object pairs dwell. Dominated by blue stars, it lies 385 light-years away from us. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of a purple star-scape with blue and orange stars.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope discovers 'naked' black hole that somehow formed before its own galaxy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers weighed a black hole in a "little red dot" discovered by the James Webb telescope. They found it to be so overmassive that it may have formed before its host galaxy had a chance to develop. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:46:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:40:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shreejaya Karantha ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SEkQ8Cx87dD3KnghvieXDY.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The galaxy cluster Abell 2744, imaged here by the James Webb Space Telescope, magnifies the light of some of the most distant galaxies and black holes in the known universe. New research uncovers the secrets of one such black hole.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of Pandora’s Cluster (Abell 2744) in deep space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brilliant-green fireball meteor explodes over erupting volcano in the Philippines ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Multiple videos show a rare "fireball" meteor breaking apart with a flash of emerald light over the erupting Mount Mayon. Initial reports suggested that the falling space rock hit the volcano, but this was untrue. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:31:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Meteoroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rare fireball meteor exploded above Mount Mayon in the central Philippines as the erupting volcano spouted out a river of red-hot lava on Sunday evening (May 25).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A screenshot from the video showing the bright flash of the fireball meteor]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bizarre patterns on Venus have scientists puzzled ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists are trying to understand Venus' bright surface formations, called coronae, using new 3D maps. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Venus]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruce Dorminey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VgGFteE9SiC4rPMM6cJgAK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Venus, as seen by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Venus, as seen by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The solar system's largest moon may be heating up — offering clues to its mysterious origins ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The largest moon in the solar system — Jupiter’s Ganymede — has a unique and inexplicable magnetic field. New research could finally explain it: the moon is heating up. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 26 May 2026 11:34:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3SX2ZwEbtjns3smbHwtAgF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jupiter&#039;s moon and our solar system&#039;s largest satellite, Ganymede, as imaged by the Galileo spacecraft.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of the blue and gray moon Ganymede in the darkness of space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mars looks blue and bruised in surreal new images from Psyche spacecraft — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On its way to a metal asteroid, NASA's Psyche probe tested its cameras as it got a gravity assist from the Red Planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:47:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Psyche imaged Mars&#039; southern highlands, including the Huygens crater (upper right)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of the surface of Mars, with blue and red colors.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ One of Neptune's 16 moons is not like the others, James Webb telescope finds — and it could be key to fully understanding the solar system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Neptune has a complicated life story, and its moon Nereid might be the only one left standing from the planet’s multibillion-year history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:58:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65GEPnaPo7EEmFS3pS8SgS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nereid (inset) may be the only moon of Neptune (background) that was around when the planet first formed, a new JWST study hints. (This composite image is not to scale).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A composite image with a blue sphere planet in the background with a circular zoom in on a blurry white moon.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Truly significant': James Webb telescope reveals largest-ever map of the universe's hidden megastructures ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have created the most detailed map of the cosmic web ever. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RmDY8tHcrZJaXqW3UeLto5-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A &quot;slice&quot; of the cosmic web, as reconstructed through COSMOS-Web data. The vertex at left represents the present day, while the opposite edge reaches back to when the universe was less than 1 billion years old. Brighter, yellower regions represent dense areas containing galaxies, while dark regions show empty regions of space called voids. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A &quot;slice&quot; of the cosmic web, as reconstructed through COSMOS-Web data.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Webb and Hubble sink deep into the dazzling Whirlpool Galaxy — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A striking new image of the Whirlpool Galaxy is helping astronomers solve one of the biggest mysteries in star formation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hubble and Webb team up to investigate one of the Whirlpool Galaxy&#039;s spiral arms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A spiral arm of the Whirlpool Galaxy]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newly discovered, blue-whale-size asteroid will fly super close to Earth today — and you can watch it live ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Newly spotted asteroid 2026 JH2, which could be up to 115 feet wide, will fly past Earth closer than some satellites on Monday (May 18). The close approach will be visible to stargazers and can be viewed via livestream. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 18 May 2026 09:27:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Milky Way ate a galaxy called Loki, and scientists think they found its bones ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have identified a group of ancient stars that may be the remnants of a dwarf galaxy named Loki that merged with the Milky Way more than 10 billion years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:20:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:40:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shreejaya Karantha ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SEkQ8Cx87dD3KnghvieXDY.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An all-sky map of the Milky Way taken by ESA’s Planck satellite. The horizontal disk of the Milky Way contains clues to previous galaxy mergers, including a potential dwarf galaxy from the ancient universe named ‘Loki’.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A fiery orange map of the Milky Way showing the distribution of dust]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Physicists find evidence that the universe isn't perfectly uniform — potentially unraveling a 100-year-old model of cosmology ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The universe may not be perfectly uniform after all, a new series of papers hints. If confirmed, this could upend a nearly 100-year-old model of cosmology. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:17:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:09:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QdmF8PfjJrGESdc3yzefzY.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona is home to the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which is creating one of the largest maps of the universe ever. Data from the telescope is revealing subtle inconsistencies in the nature of space-time.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A long exposure photo shows the series of white star streaks across the night sky above a circular observatory.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eruption blows hole in sun's atmosphere, unleashing solar flare and potentially triggering northern lights ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/eruption-blows-hole-in-suns-atmosphere-unleashing-solar-flare-and-potentially-triggering-northern-lights</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The sun has erupted with a moderate M5.7 solar flare and a coronal mass ejection that could trigger a northern lights display. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 16:06:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcL6C7xa2PGLfVU6xxiwcb.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The solar flare peaked at 8.39 EST on Sunday. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of a solar flare erupting from the sun on May 10.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope zooms in on a black hole that could reveal the truth about 'little red dots' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/james-webb-telescope-zooms-in-on-a-black-hole-that-could-reveal-the-truth-about-little-red-dots</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A peculiar object dubbed an 'X-ray dot' could help solve the mystery of the 'little red dots' discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:26:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FYr7jeuHQH7GrDhJN44ydQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Chandra X-ray Observatory recently caught this image of an x-ray spewing black hole.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A deep space image with boxouts over a glowing purple ball and a glowing red ball.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch NASA's Curiosity rover 'struggle' to remove a rock that got stuck on its robotic arm for nearly a week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New footage shows NASA's Curiosity rover tilting, rotating and vibrating its robotic arm as mission scientists tried to remove a rock that became stuck on a drill for six days. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:08:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Mars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New video footage shows the Curiosity rover&#039;s robotic arm attempting to shake off a hefty Martian rock, dubbed Atacama, which got stuck to a drill. The rock eventually falls to the floor where its splits into multiple pieces.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white photo showing the rock stuck to the drill of Curiosity&#039;s robot arm]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The night sky could get three times brighter as new satellites launch — all but ruining the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's survey of the universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Extremely bright satellites and megaconstellations could make the night sky up to three times brighter than it is now, a new study warns. This would seriously hinder astronomical imaging devices, like the enormous camera at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 18:35:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deepa Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ky6CBGeNGWWGXjsmhi7ZoX.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Starlink satellites leave streaks in astronomical images. With the advent of megaconstellations, many more streaks will be visible, rendering astronomical photographs from telescopes like the new Vera C. Rubin observatory useless. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of gray squares with white dots and streaks across them.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I was not looking for this': Scientist accidentally finds shortcut to Mars that could slash travel time in half ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study suggests early asteroid trajectory data could help design faster Mars missions, potentially cutting round-trip travel time to under a year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:32:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Mars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uwzsRWVueH5fYc5qLWwYcM.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a spacecraft bound for Mars. New research unveils a possible shortcut to the Red Planet that could drastically cut down mission timelines.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a white spacecraft with solar panels approaching an orange/red planet.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks this week: How to see 'shooting stars' dropped by Halley's Comet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Eta Aquariids will peak May 5-6, with debris from Halley's Comet creating swift meteors, though bright moonlight will make them harder to see. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:51:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Eta Aquariid meteor shower will peak overnight on May 5-6, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A dark blue night sky is streaked with white meteors moving through space with a rusty cylindrical water tower below.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists identify 10,000 'impossible' exoplanet candidates, potentially tripling the number of known alien worlds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study has identified a potentially record-breaking haul of transiting exoplanets, thanks to a machine learning algorithm that analyzed the light curves of more than 80 million previously overlooked stars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Exoplanets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A NASA illustration of exoplanet varieties. Astronomers have discovered more than 6,000 exoplanets to date, but a new study could nearly triple this total in one fell swoop.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration showing dozens of potential exoplanets in a grid]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Full moon alert: May's Flower 'micromoon' will look extra small tonight, with a rare Blue Moon following ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ May's full moon rises on May Day — May 1 — shortly after sunset, creating a dramatic spectacle for skywatchers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:35:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The rising full Flower Moon will be visible from across the world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Silhouettes of people standing on a balcony overlook the cityscape of lights below with a full glowing moon in the distance.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New AI algorithms are 95% better at showing how the universe changes over time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A squad of new AI algorithms called GAME could help astrophysicists take a more accurate reading of the universe's changing behavior, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:59:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cosmology]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BHUQdF9N9NyFLbb9ES8KgN.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a computer-rendered cosmos. A new suite of AI algorithms could help describe the nature of the universe with unprecedented accuracy, a new study claims.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A ball of yellow and pink sits behind a wall of pink gas with ripples of black and green gridded fabric in the foreground.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The universe may end trillions of years sooner than we thought ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recent surveys hint that the rate of cosmic expansion changes dramatically over time; if that's true, then the universe could end much sooner than we thought, new research suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cosmology]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BHUQdF9N9NyFLbb9ES8KgN.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Astronomers use twinkling stars in galaxies like this one (NGC 5468) to confirm the universe’s expansion rate. But what if cosmic expansion were to slow down and reverse? New research looks at the implications on the lifespan of the universe. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A swirl of purple and blue gas dotted with red stars moves around a central glowing core, blending together to make a giant spiral galaxy.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers just mapped one of the largest structures in the universe, long hidden behind the Milky Way's 'Zone of Avoidance' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have mapped the extent of the Vela Supercluster for the first time, and determined that it is one of the largest structures in the universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:21:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Up to 20% of the night sky is obscured by the thick disk of the Milky Way. Astronomers call this the &quot;Zone of Avoidance.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of the Night Sky showing the thick band of the Milky Way streaking across the heavens]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble revisits stunning Trifid Nebula after 30 years, and spots a growing jet of energy — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Hubble Space Telescope revisits a star-forming region 5,000 light-years from Earth, which it first captured in 1997, revealing how the cosmic nursery has changed over human timescales. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:11:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shreejaya Karantha ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SEkQ8Cx87dD3KnghvieXDY.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why are some constellations visible for only part of the year? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Why do some constellations stay in the sky all year, while others disappear? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:44:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alice Sun ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LB3rVWifrRdFGHrexSvevm.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Orion constellation can be clearly seen in the winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it&#039;s high in the night sky during the summer, but it appears upside down.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A glowing orange night sky is full of stars overlooking a winter landscape with a large tree in the left of the image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'What are the odds': Superbright comet and exploding fireball meteor form near-perfect X over European castle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pair of lucky photographers snapped a stunning time-lapse shot of a fireball meteor streaking in front of Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) as it shone in the night sky over a 15th-century European castle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:36:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:24:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A brilliant fireball meteor was snapped streaking in front of the lengthy tail of Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) over a Czech castle in the early hours of April 18.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A timelapse image showing a bright streak of light crossing in front of a comet&#039;s long tail to form an X-like shape in the night sky. A medieval castle is illuminated in the foreground.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Curiosity rover finds a surprising number of giant 'dragon scales' littered across Mars ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Curiosity rover snapped a series of peculiar polygons that look suspiciously like giant fossilized reptile scales. Although scientists have seen similar shapes on Mars before, they have never seen such a "dramatically abundant" concentration. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:02:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:05:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dozens of polygon-covered rocks, which look suspiciously like clumps of fossilized &quot;scales&quot; from a monstrously large reptile, surround the surface of Mars near Antofagasta in the Gale crater.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up photo of rocky polygons on Mars that look like giant reptile scales]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A giant 'shadow' has been creeping across Mars for 50 years — and scientists aren't sure why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A dark patch in Mars' Utopia Planitia region has grown significantly since it was first photographed in 1976. Scientists have a loose understanding of what it is, but they can't properly explain its gradual growth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:23:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:59:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A section of Mars&#039; Utopia Planitia covered with dark volcanic materials is slowly expanding across the Red Planet&#039;s surface. And experts are not sure why.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial photo of Mars showing a dark shadow-like patch of ground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The chances of you living 50 years are very small': Theoretical physicist explains why humanity likely won't survive to see all the forces unified ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Live Science spoke with Nobel prize-winning physicist David Gross, who recently received the $3 million Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, about the quest to unite all the forces and why humanity might not live to see a unified theory. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NiKGXW38DbfSzfj2cEGT5X.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The quest to unite gravity with the other three forces has long plagued physicists. Whether we eventually devise a testable &quot;unified&quot; theory remains to be seen.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of two particles as glowing geodesic shapes surrounded be halos of pink, yellow and blue light]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lyrid meteor shower 2026: See spring's first rain of 'shooting stars' peak in moonless skies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Expect bright fireballs during the Lyrid meteor shower, which will peak in moonless skies on April 22, 2026. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&quot;Shooting stars&quot; from the Lyrid meteor shower as seen from the International Space Station.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Earth from space, its dark surface showing glowing city lights with sparse purple glowing areas where meteors hit the atmosphere.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Largest-ever 3D map of the universe shows 47 million galaxies, from the Milky Way to 'cosmic noon' — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The largest 3D map of the universe, created with data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, shows 47 million galaxies in stunning detail. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:50:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A small portion of DESI&#039;s year-five map of the large-scale structure of the universe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blue and white map against a dark background. The denser areas indicate regions where galaxies and galaxy clusters have clumped together to form the strands of the cosmic web. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2 supermassive black holes may collide 100 years from now ‪—‬ and Earth would feel it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a galaxy 500 million light-years away, two supermassive black holes could merge, spreading gravitational waves across the universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:22:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:33:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgEvZdqXoF3NyR25Gj96va.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration showing two black holes beginning to collide.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two large dark holes are seen close together against a red glowing cosmic background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We all screamed when it happened': Bright-green fireball meteor caught exploding over famous Viking raid site in UK ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Photographers caught a spectacular emerald-green fireball meteor streaking above Lindisfarne in northeast England, where Viking raiders famously killed and robbed Christian monks in the eighth century. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:24:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:35:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Photographers saw the green fireball (right) streak over Lindisfarne Castle in the UK while out shooting the Milky Way at night.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photograph of Lindisfarne Castle at night with the band of the Milky Way on the left of the image and a streaking line of green light on the right hand side]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Northern lights may be visible from several US states Friday and Saturday as giant hole opens up in sun's atmosphere ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A large hole opened up in the sun's atmosphere this week, spewing high-speed solar winds that will paint northern lights displays across several U.S. states this weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:34:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:55:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8MDptkHgRVVQhRgZPAw7wZ.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Coronal Hole in the sun that opened up this week.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustrated photo showing a hole in the sun&#039;s corona.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The first black hole ever discovered is spewing 'dancing jets' at half the speed of light ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have accurately measured the "dancing" energy jets of the first confirmed black hole, Cygnus X-1, more than 60 years after it was first spotted. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:42:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have finally measured the energy jets of the black hole Cygnus X-1 by mapping out how they wobble, or &quot;dance,&quot; due to stellar winds from its partner star HDE 226868.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of a black hole with bent jets pulling stellar material away from a giant blue star]]></media:text>
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