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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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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/onHbFG4GaqB9mSTnQ2jcBb-1280-80.jpg">
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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>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![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:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'RIP, Comet MAPS': Watch the superbright sungrazer become a 'headless wonder' after being ripped apart by the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New images show the sungrazer comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) did not survive its close approach to our home star. Instead, the celestial object briefly turned into a "headless wonder" before fully disintegrating. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:00:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U8yrBjSCRifUyzPYKuvYHR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The SOHO satellite saw comet MAPS enter the sun&#039;s atmosphere (left) before spewing out the other side as a cloud of debris.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screengrab of the video footage showing the comet streaking toward the sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How to see Comet PanSTARRS as it brightens in the night sky this week ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/how-to-see-comet-panstarrs-as-it-brightens-in-the-night-sky-this-week</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) could be visible to the naked eye in the predawn sky after April 13 as it makes a close approach to the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:48:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kxc5SHM3nbu8LYXxfRLsi9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet Neowise C/2020 F3 shines in the predawn sky in 2020. Around April 16, comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) could similarly become bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bright streak of pink and white light is seen in a light purple and orange dusky sky as a comet moves above silhouetted trees below.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare 'sungrazer' comet MAPS will shine superbright on Saturday ‪—‬ if it survives a dangerous encounter with our star ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) could shine brightly in the evenings after April 4, but only if it survives a very close encounter with the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AGcem5z85jQ69uvqudffY5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) will get closest to the sun on April 4.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A streak of white across a dark starry night sky shows a comet moving toward the bottom right of the image.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Farting comet seen reversing its spin for the first time ever —‬ and it may soon 'self-destruct' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new analysis of archival Hubble Space Telescope photos reveals that a peculiar comet slowed its spin before fully reversing its rotational direction via "outgassing" during a flyby of Earth in 2017. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:20:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iipf5d3h6ZxUx2wgLPEybG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archival images from the Hubble Space Telescope have revealed a comet that mysteriously reversed its spin during a close flyby of Earth in 2017. This artist&#039;s illustration shows how a giant &quot;outgassing&quot; jet that may have caused this unusual behavior. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of the comet shooting out a giant jet of gas and dust]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Interstellar messenger' 3I/ATLAS could be nearly as old as the universe itself, James Webb telescope observations reveal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The comet formed in a cold and distant part of the early Milky Way up to 12 billion years ago, potentially putting it just under 2 billion years the age of the universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:42:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6iuqZ9YBGW2ozYBkMWHFFU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The long tail and secondary anti-tail of 3I/ATLAS, as well as several other smaller jets emerging from its coma, captured by astrophotographer Satoru Murata on Nov. 16, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of 3I/ATLAS with a green coma and a long tail, as well as a second shorter tail. A spiral galaxy is also visible in the top left of the image.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists propose new plan to 'catch' comet 3I/ATLAS — but we have to act fast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study explores the challenges of catching interstellar comets like comet 3I/ATLAS ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Williams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hx7CV8i6vGaNC2P9dv22CB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hubble image of  3I/ATLAS. White dashes on a black background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ City-size, cold-volcano comet transforms into a glowing 'snail shell' after major explosive outburst ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/city-size-cold-volcano-comet-transforms-into-a-glowing-snail-shell-after-major-explosive-outburst</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Following a massive cryovolcanic eruption, the mysterious Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has been morphed into a giant spiral and is now shining 100 times brighter than normal. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:14:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:42:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bdreKMwvHDcsoH3DdUvMHG-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Eliot Herman]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The cryovolcanic comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann experienced a massive outburst on Feb. 10 and subsequently morphed into a giant spiral, similar to a snail shell or an ammonoid fossil.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of comet with a close-up of its coma showing off a distinctive spiral shape]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newly visible, city-size 'green comet' will soon be ejected into interstellar space — just like 3I/ATLAS ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comet Wierzchoś, also known as C/2024 E1, is rapidly brightening as it approaches its closest point to Earth next week. But experts predict it will eventually be thrown out of the solar system forever, just like the "alien" comet 3I/ATLAS. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:12:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q6cyWhDxHQmFayrMsGRTg9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Gerald Rhemann]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet Wierzchoś has begun to rapidly brighten as it approaches its closest point to Earth on Feb. 17. This image, captured on Jan. 26, also highlights the iceball&#039;s rare green glow and lengthy tail.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the green comet with a long tail in the night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA telescope spots the building blocks for life spewing out of comet 3I/ATLAS ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's SPHEREx space telescope detected organic molecules coming off comet 3I/ATLAS as the interstellar visitor made its closest approach to Earth in December. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:07:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:02:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j2r6ojsHYbwYtFXiaGWRzD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Four images captured by NASA&#039;s SPHEREx show different components of comet 3I/ATLAs]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Four images arranged in a square show a red, blue, green and yellow tint to similar photographs of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a glowing ball of light in the middle of each of the four images. The images from top left to bottom right are labeled as: dust, water, organics and carbon dioxide]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Four images arranged in a square show a red, blue, green and yellow tint to similar photographs of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a glowing ball of light in the middle of each of the four images. The images from top left to bottom right are labeled as: dust, water, organics and carbon dioxide]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The largest reservoir of hydrogen on Earth may be hiding in its core ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth's core contains nine to 45 times more hydrogen than the planet's oceans do, according to a new study that could settle a debate about when and how hydrogen was delivered to Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wRtKQFFwWuvHHwh7Jx4WNR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth&#039;s core may be the biggest hydrogen reservoir on the planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of Earth&#039;s layers showing the molten iron core.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New 'sungrazing' comet could become visible to the naked eye during the day — if the sun doesn't destroy it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The newly discovered sungrazing comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) will undergo an extremely close slingshot around our star in early April, and could become bright enough to be seen without a telescope during the day. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:53:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:12:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m9cQPWiob8oBC98UXc3b7X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A newly discovered Kreutz sungrazer comet may shine brightly in early April. The last superbright member of this family was Comet Lovejoy (photographed), which flew close to the sun in 2011.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of Comet Lovejoy in 2011]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dramatic death of Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) caught on camera — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/dramatic-death-of-comet-c-2025-k1-atlas-caught-on-camera-space-photo-of-the-week</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Gemini North telescope snapped a spectacular view of Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking apart as it emerged from the other side of the sun in October. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:29:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4GXQhj4CBLKbMWoWthuVNR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) on Nov. 11 and Dec. 6, 2025 as it began to break up, as seen by the Gemini North telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) on Nov. 11 and Dec. 6, 2025 as it began to break up, as seen by the Gemini North telescope.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers may have already spotted the 'Great Comet of 2026' — and it could soon be visible to the naked eye ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recently discovered Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) will make its closest approach to the sun and Earth in late April and could potentially be visible to the naked eye. It may end up being the brightest comet of the year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:57:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/753ZEiV7PykXRwe47DNypM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers say they may have already spotted the &quot;Great Comet of 2026,&quot; dubbed C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS). It could shine as brightly as Comet Lemmon (photographed above), which passed us by in October last year.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of Comet Lemmon with a green glow around its nucleus and a long glowing white tail]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes closest pass of Earth. Where's it heading next? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Everyone's favorite interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, flew past Earth overnight, coming within about 168 million miles (270 million kilometers) of our planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:37:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6iuqZ9YBGW2ozYBkMWHFFU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Satoru Murata]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Satoru Murata, a New Mexico-based photographer, snapped this photo of Comet 3I/ATLAS on Nov. 16. The comet &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/from-another-world-3i-atlas-photobombs-a-galaxy-and-shows-off-its-multiple-tails-in-stunning-new-image&quot;&gt;shows off its long tail&lt;/a&gt; and secondary anti-tail as a distant galaxy appears in the background.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of 3I/ATLAS with a green coma and a long tail, as well as a second shorter tail. A spiral galaxy is also visible in the top left of the image.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet 3I/ATLAS reaches closest point to Earth: How to see it on Friday night ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, reached its closest point to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday (Dec. 18 to 19), and it remains in a good viewing position tonight. Here's how to see it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 22:54:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:09:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p27YNYkPbPcBdWBs6KPKDd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Hubble telescope&#039;s most recent view of comet 3I/ATLAS]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hubble view of 3I/ATLAS]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New ultraviolet image of comet 3I/ATLAS could help reveal what it's made of ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/nasa-eyes-3i-atlas-with-alien-hunting-clipper-spacecraft-as-comet-approaches-earth</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's alien-hunting Europa Clipper spacecraft took seven hours of ultraviolet observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS while both objects zoom toward Jupiter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:30:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:34:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gjWwwmBS9QPsiySqGScowQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New ultraviolet observations of comet 3I/ATLAS (boxout) were snapped by NASA&#039;s alien-hunting Europa Clipper spacecraft (background illustration).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[3I/ATLAS views by Europa Clipper]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The UN's International Asteroid Warning Network is closely watching comet 3I/ATLAS. Here's why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tracking comets accurately is hard. A new effort with the U.N. and NASA aims to better chart these visitors using 3I/ATLAS. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:09:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7TdxmkEHQPRpQDmX2nU7PH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez/B06 Montseny Observatory]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[More than 80 observers have signed up to track comet 3I/ATLAS (seen here) as part of the U.N.&#039;s International Asteroid Warning Network ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of comet 3I/ATLAS with what appear to be spiralling jets shooting off its surface. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet 3I/ATLAS is getting greener and brighter as it approaches Earth, new images reveal ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/comet-3i-atlas-is-getting-greener-and-brighter-as-it-approaches-earth-new-images-reveal</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New images taken with the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii confirm that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has gotten brighter and greener since its close flyby of the sun in October. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:05:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:28:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZNkz6R7Fw8jLZ8gi2pfmpJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two new views of 3I/ATLAS from the Gemini North telescope (background) show the comet&#039;s coma has gotten greener since its close flyby of the sun in October.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two telescope images of comet 3I/ATLAS overlayed on a photo of the Gemini North observatory in Hawaii]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New NASA, ESA images show 3I/ATLAS getting active ahead of its close encounter with Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA and ESA both shared new images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS this week, as the agencies gear up for the mysterious object's closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/umPXKLjQBUWNTQcxUpcvBL-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA / Hubble (left) and ESA / Juice (right)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Hubble (left) and Juice (right) spacecraft both imaged interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shortly after its closest approach to the sun in late October.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two blurry telescope images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ RIP 'other ATLAS': Watch the doomed comet explode into pieces in incredible new images ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stunning new photos show the pieces of the "other ATLAS," C/2025 K1, breaking apart in space after the golden comet suddenly exploded earlier this month. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:16:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XeMrXu7jSUM9GwNpfHGT5S-1280-80.gif">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Michael Jäger]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new animation shows the gradual disintegration of comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), which began to break apart on Nov. 13.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped animation of a comet splitting into three pieces]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet 3I/ATLAS gallery: See NASA's long-awaited images of interstellar visitor ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's treasure trove of new comet 3I/ATLAS images provides hotly anticipated views of the interstellar visitor, including from Mars and the sun. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T9NxYaj8w8SfBtaoUQL9E9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/Goddard/LASP/CU Boulder/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Southwest Research Institute/Lowell Observatory/Qicheng Zhang/ASU/MSSS ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA shared a flurry of never-before-seen comet 3I/ATLAS images on Wednesday.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A collection of comet 3I/ATLAS images released by NASA. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ '3I/ATLAS is a comet': NASA finally releases new 3I/ATLAS images and addresses alien rumors ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/3i-atlas-is-a-comet-nasa-finally-releases-new-3i-atlas-images-and-addresses-alien-rumors</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's highly anticipated comet 3I/ATLAS images have been released, with a space agency official shooting down alien rumors and stressing that the interstellar visitor is a comet. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fVBS9hEok6PELoQEUH7Ka-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA released a GIF of comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the PUNCH mission between Sept. 28 and Oct. 10. The comet is the white dot in the center, and the bright blob that flashes past it is Mars. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A GIF of comet 3I/ATLAS images taken by the PUNCH mission between Sept. 28 and Oct. 10.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'From another world': 3I/ATLAS photobombs a galaxy and shows off its multiple tails in stunning new image ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An incredible new image shows the multi-tailed alien comet 3I/ATLAS shooting past a distant galaxy in the night sky. The stunning scene is a reminder of the object's perfectly natural interstellar origins, photographer Satoru Murata claims. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:43:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6iuqZ9YBGW2ozYBkMWHFFU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new photo shows the long tail and secondary anti-tail of 3I/ATLAS, as well as several other smaller jets emerging from its coma. The distant galaxy NGC4691 can also be seen in the top left of the image. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of 3I/ATLAS with a green coma and a long tail, as well as a second shorter tail. A spiral galaxy is also visible in the top left of the image.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch live: New images of comet 3I/ATLAS revealed by NASA today (Nov. 19) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA will finally share long-awaited images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS taken during the comet's close flyby of Mars. A live stream has been set for today (Nov. 19). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:32:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:25:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xkmAJAaj24k73omqaCPNuR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[an image of a comet streaking through space with the stars around it reflecting rainbows]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of a comet streaking through space with the stars around it reflecting rainbows]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mars orbiter narrows down the exact path of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS by 'ten-fold,' surprising scientists ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists from the European Space Agency have significantly narrowed down the trajectory of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS thanks to data from the alien comet's recent flyby of Mars, allowing for more accurate future observations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:04:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qs4gvU9YXvQzcfKeQBVWsQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[These blurry images, taken by ESA&#039;s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter on Oct. 3, show the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shooting past Mars. This data has now been used to refine the comet&#039;s upcoming trajectory.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A diagram showing the trajectory of 3I/ATLAS moving through the solar system]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New image of 'other comet ATLAS' reveals it's breaking apart ahead of close approach to Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New images show that comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) has fragmented after passing its closest point to the sun, ahead of its close approach to Earth later this month. This is not the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:05:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:24:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i4iQ6fa2geLyhaudgR3VSj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new telescope image of the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) shows it has broken into pieces following its recent close approach to the sun. The comet is not related to the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a black and white image of a comet streaking through outer space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers detect first 'radio signal' from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS — but it wasn't aliens ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers at South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope have detected the first radio waves coming from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. But while this sounds suspiciously like alien activity, it is actually further proof of its completely natural origins. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EqXHE3niEfHBFFFNsrfhia-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[South Africa&#039;s MeerKAT  telescope, which is made up of an array of 64 radio dishes, has detected the first radio signal coming from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of two radio dishes pointed up at the night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ No, comet 3I/ATLAS hasn't exploded — and no, that doesn't mean it's an alien spaceship ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/no-comet-3i-atlas-hasnt-exploded-and-no-that-doesnt-mean-its-an-alien-spaceship</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comet 3I/ATLAS appears to be normal and intact, despite some reports that the interstellar visitor exploded after its brush with the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:40:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:47:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UwJs3XfCZYhCyBtuszntPg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Gianluca Masi, Virtual Telescope Project]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS imaged from Manciano, Italy on Nov. 11. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS as imaged from Manciano, Italy on Nov. 11. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New 'nearly interstellar' comet — wrongly linked to 3I/ATLAS — will reach its closest point to Earth on Tuesday (Nov. 11) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Newly discovered comet C/2025 V1 (Borisov), which has some minor similarities to 3I/ATLAS, will make its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday (Nov. 11). However, despite recent rumors, the two objects are not related to one another. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:12:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mAJjftVSBSoErW8z4VpEtn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Astronomers have discovered a new comet, dubbed C/2025 V1 (Borisov), which is about to make its closest approach to both Earth and the sun. Some researchers have controversially linked it to the current interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS, but there is no association between the two.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An orbital diagram showing the new comet C/2025 V1 (Borisov) at its closest point to Earth on Tuesday (Nov. 11)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Irradiated Comet 3I/ATLAS glows green and hides its tail in new image ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A researcher has captured comet 3I/ATLAS glowing green and hiding its tail in a new image from the Lowell Observatory's powerful Discovery Telescope as we enter a critical observation phase for the interstellar visitor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 19:18:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RyvNn2EBUgafswendeFmyH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Qicheng Zhang/Lowell Observatory]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An image of comet 3I/ATLAS appearing as a white dot with a green hue.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of comet 3I/ATLAS appearing as a white dot with a green hue.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ There's another comet ATLAS in our solar system — and it just turned gold after a perilous dance with the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New photos show that the recently discovered comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) developed a surprising golden glow after reaching its closest point to the sun. Until now, the comet has gone under the radar, largely thanks to the more famous interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:32:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:19:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2RtLabErpAfC6zXv6hZBE8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New photos of the &quot;other&quot; ATLAS comet, C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), show that it has developed a golden glow after passing its closest point to the sun. And researchers are not entirely sure why. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a gold-colored comet with a long rippling tail in the night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS may have just changed color — for the third time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recent observations of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show that it has developed a faint blueish hue, hinting at a potential color change. This is the third time experts have seen the comet's coloring shift since it was discovered. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:38:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:39:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hx7CV8i6vGaNC2P9dv22CB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New observations reveal that 3I/ATLAS may be turning blue. This image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in August, was captured using a colored filter and does not represent the comet&#039;s current appearance. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hubble image of  3I/ATLAS. White dashes on a black background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomer reveals first look at Comet 3I/ATLAS as it reappears from behind the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An astronomer has snapped comet 3I/ATLAS using the Lowell Observatory's powerful Discovery Telescope, as well as his own small telescope. The new photos are believed to be the first optical observations of the interstellar visitor since it disappeared behind the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:51:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:32:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gYr8a4bSFBx365AKpaypPJ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Qicheng Zhang used the Lowell Observatory to take this post-perihelion shot of comet 3I/ATLAS during morning twilight on Halloween. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Qicheng Zhang used the Lowell Observatory to take this post-perihelion shot of comet 3I/ATLAS during morning twilight on Halloween. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet 3I/ATLAS has been transformed by billions of years of space radiation, James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a thick irradiated crust that no longer resembles its home star system, simulations and James Webb Space Telescope observations have found. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 20:54:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xkmAJAaj24k73omqaCPNuR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS caught streaking through the solar system on Aug. 27 by the Gemini South telescope in Chile. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of a comet streaking through space with the stars around it reflecting rainbows]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar object comet 3I/ATLAS ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Find out everything there is to know about the interstellar object comet 3I/ATLAS. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:05:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:33:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Livescience.com ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YquhAjsZAdWVFHMZ2oENSb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The James Webb Space Telescope&#039;s first view of 3I/ATLAS revealed a large plume of CO2 around the interstellar comet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A space photo of a green comet surrounded by stars with a boxout highlighting the comet closer]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA spacecraft reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS brightened rapidly as it swooped behind the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is briefly out of view as it travels around the sun this week, but researchers and amateur astronomers used spacecraft data to track its progress right up until perihelion. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:39:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vDhWkE3wv6bMwMVKefyGAC-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An image of 3I/ATLAS visible in GOES-19 weather satellite data. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of 3I/ATLAS visible in GOES-19 weather satellite data. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Miracle' photo captures Comet Lemmon and meteor seemingly entwined over Earth ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/miracle-photo-captures-comet-lemmon-and-meteor-seemingly-entwined-over-earth</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An astronomer in Italy caught a fortuitous image of the bright comet Lemmon seemingly entwined with the glowing trail of a "shooting star." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:48:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:29:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aNEAqMqTuxQR6pWoimw6mn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Gianluca Masi / Virtual Telescope Project]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An image of a comet with a straight blue tail and a red meteor corkscrewing around the comet]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of a comet with a straight blue tail and a red meteor corkscrewing around the comet]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is about to get very active — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is barreling toward its closest point to the sun as perihelion looms on Oct. 29. How different will it look when it reappears on the other side? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xkmAJAaj24k73omqaCPNuR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS caught streaking through the solar system on Aug. 27 by the Gemini South telescope in Chile.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of a comet streaking through space with the stars around it reflecting rainbows]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show giant 'jet' shooting toward the sun ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/new-images-of-interstellar-object-3i-atlas-show-giant-jet-shooting-toward-the-sun</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New telescope images show that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is shooting a giant jet of gas and dust toward the sun. This is normal behavior for comets, an expert told Live Science. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:44:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z8DSSBno3ELorCKvEDUahh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Comet photograph: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the ScientistImage Processing: J. Miller &amp; M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab); Inset: Teide Observatory, M. Serra-Ricart, Light Bridges]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A recent Gemini Observatory image of comet 3I/ATLAS (background) overlaid with the new Two-meter Twin Telescope image of the comet&#039;s jet (inset).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of comet 3I/ATLAS streaking across the night sky with an inset showing details of the comet&#039;s jet]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Superbright 'Comet Lemmon' gets its tail temporarily torn to pieces by solar wind ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An astrophotographer snapped a stunning shot of Comet Lemmon's flowing tail getting shredded by a strong gust of solar wind, just three days before it reaches its closest point to Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:12:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:04:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DhEcx6Z8XKETo7hYu6uPEj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Petr Horálek]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new photo shows the long tail of Comet Lemmon after being twisted and shredded by a strong gust of solar wind on Oct. 18.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up photo of Comet Lemmon&#039;s long twisted tail with several clear breaks in the structure]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Superbright 'Comet Lemmon' flies through auroras over Scotland during surprise solar storm ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A photographer snapped a striking shot of Comet Lemmon streaking over Scotland as the night sky unexpectedly filled up with a technicolor mix of vibrant auroras. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:09:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:12:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JQhoMpmtUxcvafqyZLpDRQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alan Tough]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet Lemmon was photographed through a surprisingly vibrant auroral arc that appeared over Scotland on Oct. 18.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up photo of Comet Lemmon appearing to fly through red and green auroras]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Double comet alert! Comets Lemmon and SWAN will reach their brightest tonight and tomorrow — here's how to spot them ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) makes its closest approach to Earth on Oct. 21, about 24 hours after the fainter Comet SWAN (C/2025 R2) does the same. Here's how, where and when to see them both. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:04:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rLcMkhrSEbafUgKMXW8Xge-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) will reach its closest point to Earth this week, just one day apart from the unrelated comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), as seen from Málaga, Spain, on Oct. 1, 2025. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Orionids 2025: Meteor shower caused by Halley's Comet peaks as two new comets cross the sky ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/meteoroids/orionids-2025-meteor-shower-caused-by-halleys-comet-peaks-as-two-new-comets-cross-the-sky</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comets Lemmon and SWAN will be at their brightest just as the annual Orionid meteor shower produced by Halley's Comet reaches its peak. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 15:13:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/STcDzks66RYHpieJhnVZNF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A meteor shower in the Kubuqi desert, Inner Mongolia, China, in 2020. (Image credit: bjdlzx via Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a camper stands outside a tent as the night sky is lit up by a meteor shower]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet 3I/ATLAS is losing water 'like a fire hose' on full blast, 'rewriting what we thought we knew' about alien star systems ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have discovered that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has been shedding water, providing insights into the building blocks of life outside of our solar system and the evolution of interstellar comets. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:13:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 20:42:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UEr7tQDntYC9ZzFG2trbY7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Gemini South Observatory in Chile captured this photo of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in July. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of the comet 3I/ATLAS with its long tail shooting through space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Closest view' yet of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by Mars orbiter ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The European Space Agency's ExoMars orbiter has captured the closest view yet of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The images reveal the comet's bright coma but show no signs of a tail. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:53:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3ABJfcgp4nCKsDnNHSmL8B-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An animated GIF of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made from several images captured by ESA&#039;s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter on Oct. 3.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a low-resolution animation of a comet passing through a dark starry sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may come from the mysterious frontier of the early Milky Way, new study hints ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-may-come-from-the-mysterious-frontier-of-the-early-milky-way-new-study-hints</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS does not come from our corner of the Milky Way, and may be a time capsule of the early galaxy, new research into its trajectory hints. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UEr7tQDntYC9ZzFG2trbY7-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the ScientistImage Processing: J. Miller &amp; M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A photo of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS taken in July at the Gemini South Observatory in Chile]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of the comet 3I/ATLAS with its long tail shooting through space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newly discovered comet 'Lemmon' may be visible to the naked eye this month — but it will look more like a lime ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/newly-discovered-comet-lemmon-may-be-visible-to-the-naked-eye-this-month-but-it-will-look-more-like-a-lime</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comet Lemmon, discovered earlier this year, will make a close approach to Earth later this month, giving skywatchers the chance to see its surprising lime-green glow. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:14:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:24:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/753ZEiV7PykXRwe47DNypM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dimitrios Katevainis, CC BY-SA 4.0]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Recent photos of Comet Lemmon show it shining with a rare green glow, likely caused by a specific chemical within its gaseous coma.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of Comet Lemmon with a green glow around its nucleus and a long glowing white tail]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Skywatching alert! See 2 bright comets on the same night as a meteor shower this October ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/skywatching-alert-see-2-bright-comets-on-the-same-night-as-a-meteor-shower-this-october</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) can now be seen with binoculars close to Mars in the western sky after sunset. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:32:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nSuf8WrK8zFtKesUUjnp38-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Chasing Light - Photography by James Stone james-stone.com via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet SWAN C/2020 F8, a comet from 2020 found by NASA&#039;s Solar Wind Anisotropies (SWAN) instrument.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a comet in the starry night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could be turning bright green, surprising new photos reveal ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-could-be-turning-bright-green-surprising-new-photos-reveal</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New photos captured during the recent "blood moon" total lunar eclipse show that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be turning green as it gets closer to the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:03:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YquhAjsZAdWVFHMZ2oENSb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Michael Jäger/Gerald Rhemann]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This photo hints that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may have started to glow green. However, scientists have not confirmed this new coloration yet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A space photo of a green comet surrounded by stars with a boxout highlighting the comet closer]]></media:text>
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