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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Dark-energy ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The universe may end trillions of years sooner than we thought ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recent surveys hint that the rate of cosmic expansion changes dramatically over time; if that's true, then the universe could end much sooner than we thought, new research suggests. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8Jf3pqvWf2KtVUVwBBbLFo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Astronomers use twinkling stars in galaxies like this one (NGC 5468) to confirm the universe’s expansion rate. But what if cosmic expansion were to slow down and reverse? New research looks at the implications on the lifespan of the universe. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A swirl of purple and blue gas dotted with red stars moves around a central glowing core, blending together to make a giant spiral galaxy.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Largest-ever 3D map of the universe shows 47 million galaxies, from the Milky Way to 'cosmic noon' — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The largest 3D map of the universe, created with data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, shows 47 million galaxies in stunning detail. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:50:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BcLRrTufB7CCq8C5a6Sqea-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A small portion of DESI&#039;s year-five map of the large-scale structure of the universe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blue and white map against a dark background. The denser areas indicate regions where galaxies and galaxy clusters have clumped together to form the strands of the cosmic web. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Enormous 3D map of the universe shows brilliant 'sea of light' near the cosmic dawn ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/enormous-3d-map-of-the-universe-shows-brilliant-sea-of-light-near-the-cosmic-dawn</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A unique technique allowed astronomers to see the early universe as a "sea of light" and explore the effects of gravity and dark energy on cosmic evolution. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:00:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jbEKWr7ABfKa967KSZJFSH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A section of the line-intensity map created using HETDEX data, showing a swath of the universe as it appeared 10 billion years ago. The inset shows a zoomed-in simulation of the cosmic structure after background noise has been removed from the data. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of blobs of pink and orange against a black background with a boxout in the top right zooming in on one of the blobs showing a neural network of sorts of purple and orange and pink]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The dream has come true': Standard model of cosmology holds up in massive 6-year study of the universe — with one big caveat ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The six-year Dark Energy Survey has released its full results, showing that two leading models of cosmology are equally valid — but both fail to explain one key observation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:15:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/he4LUv6a9brqErfbUKF5D-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Dark Energy Survey collected data from hundreds of millions of galaxies over six years to build on our understanding of the universe&#039;s expansion history.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Image of space showing a black sky with hundreds of white dots and a few red, orange, gold and blue dots with halos of light surrounding them. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Our model of the universe is deeply flawed — unless space is actually a 'sticky fluid,' new research hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our best models of the cosmos don't add up — but that could change if the universe is actually made of a viscous 'fluid,' a new paper suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fcW5KYzgXMpR4ocuz2Xp6f-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What if space is much more liquid-like than we thought? New research says it could solve a major cosmological problem.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[orange clouds of dust in space look like mountains in the JWST image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The universe may start dying in just 10 billion years, alarming new model predicts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A surprising new paper suggests that the universe's expected lifespan is just 33 billion years, and that the cosmos will start dying in less than a third of that time. However, this is only one possible theory. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:55:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cosmology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FPFYu5vZVEX4FmG9dnL9oh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new model predicts that the universe may start collapsing in around 10 billion years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artists interpretation of the Big Bang as a giant colorful cosmic explosion in space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Echoes from the Big Bang suggest Earth is trapped inside a giant cosmic void, scientists claim ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/echoes-from-the-big-bang-suggest-earth-is-trapped-inside-a-giant-cosmic-void-scientists-claim</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers claim to have found new evidence supporting a controversial observation that our galaxy is residing in an unusually sparse region in space. If it's correct, it could rewrite cosmology. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:01:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:12:28 +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/SqRypxFirhqSZVFSxR7AKf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This artist’s impression shows the Milky Way galaxy. The blue halo of material surrounding the galaxy indicates the expected distribution of the mysterious dark matter, which was first introduced by astronomers to explain the rotation properties of the galaxy and is now also an essential ingredient in current theories of the formation and evolution of galaxies.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[milky way artists impression]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Get ready! First images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory are streaming live in less than an hour. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Vera C. Rubin Observatory shared a "sneak peak" of its first highly-detailed space images this morning, with the full debut of all its new images coming at 11 a.m. EDT on Monday. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 19:04:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:24:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UBAhkRwhoY7XJymDWSTtjR-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Vera C. Rubin Observatory sits atop a mountain in Chile.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A long-exposure photo of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in front of a starry sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When will the universe die? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The universe has been expanding for 13.8 billion years, but this may not go on forever. According to some theories, we may be accelerating toward a cataclysmic end. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cosmology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wells ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6dUDTadWomfoui4Wxx2Zg4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The universe started with a bang, but how will it end? Scientists have a few theories.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of the universe expanding and shrinking in bursts over time]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists claim to find 'first observational evidence supporting string theory,' which could finally reveal the nature of dark energy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physicists have proposed a new model of space-time that may provide the 'first observational evidence supporting string theory,' a new preprint suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 26 May 2025 13:55:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tZYakvDgRSW3YLzm9F8ANf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ First data from Euclid space telescope reveals 26 million galaxies — and another 1.4 billion are on the way ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Euclid space telescope has spotted 26 million galaxies in just one week of observations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:59:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:18:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bdJ6Y56HUvMaAN6fNxuNFA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some of the many differently-shaped galaxies captured by Euclid during its first observations of the deep-field areas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image with many panels showing galaxies of different shapes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could the universe ever stop expanding? New theory proposes a cosmic 'off switch' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dark energy, the mysterious phenomenon that powers the expansion of the universe, may undergo periodic 'violent transitions' that reverse the growth of the cosmos, a new pre-print study hints. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:40:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cosmology]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HpkwcVmbD2hjsXCa7pLN94-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of galaxies curving the fabric of space-time in an expanding universe. A new theoretical paper proposes that cosmic expansion may not be a given — it can abruptly reverse and change strength.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration with two grids, one of which is straight and the other of which is distorted. Galaxies are floating in the middle of the two grids.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Euclid telescope spots rare 'Einstein ring' hiding near Earth — and an ancient, unnamed galaxy behind it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Einstein predicted the existence of gravitationally-warped rings of light in 1915. Now, a new one has been discovered just a cosmic stone's throw from our own planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cosmology]]></category>
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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/e4sC9AFJ4oRY39s36q7NmP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cosmic voids may explain the universe's acceleration without dark energy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead suggesting giant voids in space are creating an illusion. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:57:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:23:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N5prfkoB4ckrKrfjcriCCU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Research suggests dark energy may make up a vast amount of the universe, yet know one has determined what it is. Now, research suggests dark energy may be an illusion that arises from cosmic voids.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a starry night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope confirms we have no idea why the universe is growing the way it is ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers can't agree how fast our cosmos is expanding. A new James Webb Space Telescope study has made the crisis even worse. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:12:59 +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/ibfA2G7jjznxKgHvnDbZQd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A dense cluster of bright stars, each with six large and two small diffraction spikes, due to the telescope’s optics. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A dense cluster of bright stars, each with six large and two small diffraction spikes, due to the telescope’s optics. They have a variety of sizes depending on their brightness and distance from us in the cluster, and different colors reflecting different types of star. Patches of billowing red gas can be seen in and around the cluster, lit up by the stars. Small stars in the cluster blend into a background of distant stars and galaxies on black.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists analyze largest map of the universe ever created — and it proves Einstein right yet again ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The largest survey of our universe ever conducted suggests that it closely matches the model most favored by cosmologists. It's unclear what this  means for alternative theories attempting to explain bizarre discrepancies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 23:53:09 +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/rwow8CCG3C3GrqHGiK8qcJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The universe is incredibly vast, but where exactly is the center? It turns out there is none.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[universe abstract]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ It would be easier to find aliens in a parallel universe than in our own, new multiverse study claims ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new model based on the famous alien-hunting Drake equation suggests that some parallel universes within the hypothetical "multiverse" could have higher chances of containing extraterrestrial life than our universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:47:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:47:23 +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/DTw5KbhjXZtMfKdQD7NF3g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new model predicts that there could be higher chances of extraterrestrial life existing in parallel universes than in our universe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s interpretation of universes next to each other in the multiverse]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Black holes could be driving the expansion of the universe, new study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An artist's rendering of a black hole ]]>
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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/6YsNbGNze9dQR3YbY5kKh3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendering of a black hole]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendering of a black hole]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Euclid telescope reveals 1st section of largest-ever 3D map of the universe — and there's still 99% to go ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The first piece of the Euclid space telescope's map of the universe is crammed with 14 million galaxies and 100 million sources of light. The mapping project is now 1% done. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:10 +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/x3mabBTcVns8EFR65RSHkd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A map of the Milky Way with the area of Euclid’s first survey marked in yellow.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A oblong round map of space showing many stars, with a small yellow region highlighted off to the lower right]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The universe may end in a 'Big Freeze,' holographic model of the universe suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research suggests holographic dark energy could stop the universe's expansion. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zVuYCPfCYJ54gV2VaiXAGm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration showing the universe expanding over time]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration showing the universe expanding over time]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are we wrong about the age of the universe? The James Webb telescope is raising big questions. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some of the earliest galaxies found with JWST are also the brightest. That's a problem for our ideas about the universe. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sandro Tacchella ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h8q8GASvwYEMgCQFspVgyZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A rendering of the JWST floating through space with a colorful starry sky behind it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: See the gorgeous Rosette Nebula  — before it destroys itself ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Dark Energy Camera imaged the Rosette Nebula, capturing a kaleidoscope of color created by the star cluster born within it. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sNQv3FxqqJsvtpKa77ZTDB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cradled within the fiery petals of the Rosette Nebula is NGC 2244, the young star cluster it nurtured.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A circular nebula with rings of rainbow colors, with blue on the inside, yellow in the middle, and red on the outside]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope watches ancient supernova replay 3 times — and confirms something is seriously wrong in our understanding of the universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed in on an ancient supernova, revealing fresh evidence that a crisis in cosmology called the Hubble tension isn't going anywhere soon. ]]>
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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/NGdaCGykEdFxujyhFb42p-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An ancient supernova from the early universe is magnified and duplicated three times (circled dots) through the phenomenon of gravitational lensing.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) image of the galaxy cluster PLCK G165.7+67.0, also known as G165. In the right image, the three dots of light from the supernova are circled.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The James Webb telescope has brought cosmology to a tipping point. Will it soon reveal new physics? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Right now, it looks like cosmology is at a tipping point. Will the James Webb telescope resolve the issue by revealing new physics? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andreea Font ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6jGuAMBjxpKvxMSSNNPDhB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI uncovers the universe's 'settings' with unprecedented precision, and it could help to resolve the Hubble tension ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/ai-uncovers-the-universes-settings-with-unprecedented-precision-and-it-could-help-to-resolve-the-hubble-tension</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The new AI system can estimate cosmological parameters with stunning precision, and it could help astronomers unpick one of the thorniest problems in the field. ]]>
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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/LEkEkAKZQjXZkzadbHHsVj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Huge cosmological mystery could be solved by wormholes, new study argues ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The universe is expanding at an ever accelerating rate — and tiny wormholes that bore through the fabric of space-time might be to blame, a new study proposes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:55:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YYbxZcV2ZkF2R6kUAXP8EP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a wormhole tunnelling through space-time. Such wormholes could explain the increasing expansion of the universe, a new study proposes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a red spiral tunnel in space with a bright light at the end]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope confirms the earliest galaxy in the universe is bursting with way more stars than we thought possible ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The light from the most distant galaxy in the known universe suggests that there's something off about our current cosmological models, a new James Webb Space Telescope study finds. The explanations remain elusive. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 16:23:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:18 +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/oqtbyRe8PnsEwPrMjvi5yk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The galaxy JADES-GS-z14-0 which formed 290 million years after the Big Bang.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The galaxy JADES-GS-z14-0 which formed 290 million years after the Big Bang.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is the James Webb Space Telescope really 'breaking' cosmology? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ While headlines around the world claimed that ancient galaxies discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope were "breaking" our understanding of the Big Bang, the truth is much more nuanced — and much more interesting. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jQPG8ev2uxebtA3b6ufmTD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The James Webb Space Telescope deep field image showing some of the earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image showing many sparkling stars and galaxies]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vera C. Rubin Observatory: The groundbreaking mission to make a 10-year, time-lapse movie of the universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Armed with the world's largest digital camera, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile will take night-sky images that revolutionize astronomy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:00:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:32:31 +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/ePZnPmE3DJJTF3t8Utbeye-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 360-degree panorama as a photosphere from Chile&#039;s Cerro Pachón mountain, showing the Rubin Auxiliary Telescope and the Rubin Observatory.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A 360-degree panorama as a photosphere from Chile&#039;s Cerro Pachón mountain, showing the Rubin Auxiliary Telescope and the Rubin Observatory.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA will put a 'new star' in the sky by the end of the decade in 1st-of-its-kind mission ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The newly announced Landolt NASA Space Mission will launch a bread box-size "artificial star" satellite that will mimic stars by shining lasers directly at ground-based telescopes. This will enable astronomers to fine-tune instruments and potentially revolutionize how we study the universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:12:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:44 +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/xw5SfuGwRPFF3mRkSX423M-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA plans to launch an &quot;artificial star&quot; in orbit around Earth by 2029. The fake star will help train ground-based telescopes to better measure stellar brightness.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Stars spinning around an observatory in the night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists may have finally solved the problem of the universe’s 'missing' black holes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Primordial black holes are one of the strongest candidates for the universe's missing dark matter. But a new theory suggests that not enough of the miniature black holes formed for this to be the case. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 20:20:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:35 +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/mqVtu5vszMqBHwRw7SqWaG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s concept of a black hole.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black hole is so compact that nothing can escape its gravitational pull, not even light.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Euclid space telescope reveals more than 300,000 new objects in 1st 24 hours of observations (photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Euclid space telescope has released five mesmerizing new photos of our universe, kicking off a six-year campaign to unveil the secrets of dark matter, dark energy and other cosmological mysteries. ]]>
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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/FeeK8hKVqw2dv9fnEQgTkR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The stunning star nursery Messier 78 was one of the Euclid Space Telescope&#039;s first targets.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A stunning, billowing cloud of purple and orange gas in space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A new theory of quantum gravity could explain the biggest puzzle in cosmology, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new theory of quantum gravity, which attempts to unite quantum physics with Einstein's relativity, could help solve the puzzle of the universe's expansion, a theoretical paper suggests. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2mam5h3ey9Jeap2433wAvh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The nearby Andromeda galaxy with older stars highlighted in blue. A new theory of quantum gravity could help explain why more distant galaxies seem to be retreating faster than nearer ones.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The nearby Andromeda galaxy with older stars highlighted in blue. A new theory of quantum gravity could help explain why more distant galaxies seem to be retreating faster than nearer ones.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newfound 'glitch' in Einstein's relativity could rewrite the rules of the universe, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Einstein's theory of general relativity is our best description of the universe at large scales, but a new observation that reports a "glitch" in gravity around ancient structures could force it to be modified. ]]>
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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/LU5KM3S9TEHBafFrMisqSn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rending of the moment an observer crosses a black hole&#039;s event horizon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rending of the moment before falling into a black hole. You can see a starry galaxy and strips of bright light bending to the gravity of the black hole.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: 'God's Hand' leaves astronomers scratching their heads ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new space photo captures "God's Hand", a cometary globule in the Gum Nebula, where stars are being born. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T9JRcEvxkY8YpFCpotukrU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;God&#039;s Hand&#039; is one of many cometary globules in the Milky Way.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of  the God&#039;s Hand cometary globule. The image features pink and blue clouds against a starry background.  One of the clouds is in the shape of a claw or hand.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The universe may be dominated by particles that break causality and move faster than light, new paper suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With the nature of the universe's two most elusive components up for debate, physicists have proposed a radical idea: Invisible particles called tachyons, which break causality and move faster than light, may dominate the cosmos. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:56:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:29:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4Y9KAjhhucdDRkWc8zd47Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A delicate sphere of gas created by a supernova blast wave 160,000 light-years from Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A delicate sphere of gas created by a supernova blast wave 160,000 light-years from Earth.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Largest 3D map of our universe could 'turn cosmology upside down' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument have unveiled the largest 3D map of the universe ever. The results suggest that dark energy, the mysterious force pulling the universe apart, may be weakening, challenging prevailing theories of cosmology. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:29:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kbmk8cKAbSaRnq4LceWGLH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Claire Lamman/DESI collaboration; custom colormap package by cmastro]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[DESI has made the largest 3D map of our universe to date. Earth is at the center of this thin slice of the full map. In the magnified section, it is easy to see the underlying structure of matter in our universe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[DESI has made the largest 3D map of our universe to date. Earth is at the center of this thin slice of the full map. In the magnified section, it is easy to see the underlying structure of matter in our universe.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers reveal one of the most detailed pictures of an exploded star ever taken ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have taken the most detailed image of the Vela supernova remnant ever. The stunning, 1.3-gigapixel image is also the largest ever released from the Dark Energy Camera. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6n7pNXD3B9cinH4gBRRXKa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some of the most interesting objects found within the new 1.3-gigapixel Vela Supernova Remnant image.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Some of the most interesting objects found within the new 1.3-gigapixel Vela Supernova Remnant image.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious 'unparticles' may be pushing the universe apart, new theoretical study suggests ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/mysterious-unparticles-may-be-pushing-the-universe-apart-new-theoretical-study-suggests</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New theoretical research suggests that a mysterious form of matter called "unparticles" could be the driving force behind the expansion of the universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yM3d9pNCW9645awEpuMx3D-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A supernova observed by the Hubble Space Telescope in the galaxy M82. Supernovas of this type, type Ia, were fundamental in the discovery of the universe’s expansion and the theory of dark energy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A supernova observed by the Hubble Space Telescope in the galaxy M82. Supernovas of this type, type Ia, were fundamental in the discovery of the universe’s expansion and the theory of dark energy.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope reveals targets for the next year, including monster black holes, exomoons, dark energy — and more ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/james-webb-telescope-reveals-targets-for-the-next-year-including-moster-black-holes-exomoons-dark-energy-and-more</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The beloved James Webb Space Telescope will soon begin working on a fascinating to-do list for 2024 and 2025, including research into black holes, alien moons, dark energy and more. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:47:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hdNDxYULXzJMFHiqSBq9KJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope and some of its Cycle 3 observational targets including black holes, ancient galaxies and exomoons.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope and some of its Cycle 3 observational targets including black holes, ancient galaxies and exomoons.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Our universe is merging with 'baby universes', causing it to expand, new theoretical study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The universe is expanding faster and faster, but not all scientists agree that dark energy is the cause. Perhaps, instead, our universe keeps colliding with and absorbing smaller 'baby universes,' a new theoretical study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 19:50:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EL9esZHrn9x4FXpHrBFGdi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Ai Generated Multiverse Universe royalty-free stock illustration.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ai Generated Multiverse Universe royalty-free stock illustration.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Unexpected cosmic clumping could disprove our best understanding of the universe ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/unexpected-cosmic-clumping-could-disprove-our-best-understanding-of-the-universe</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The tension, centered around a value for cosmic lumpiness known as S8, could join the Hubble tension in dethroning our best picture of how the universe evolved. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2023 17:00:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:46 +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/NxFMxuA8LdmcecQyNcRHhJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s deep field.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope Image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ After 2 years in space, the James Webb telescope has broken cosmology. Can it be fixed? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For decades, measurements of the universe's expansion have suggested a disparity known as the Hubble tension, which threatens to break cosmology as we know it. Now, on the eve of its second anniversary, a new finding by the James Webb Space Telescope has only entrenched the mystery. ]]>
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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/cCqGefh7QQXxuaGGNPt52m-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st images from the Euclid 'dark universe' telescope are here — and they're jaw-dropping ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The first images from ESA's dark universe detective Euclid are out, featuring spectacular views of nebulas, distant galaxies and globular clusters of thousands of stars. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YTkrDxetxY8swCtWfy9ADN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Euclid&#039;s view of the Horsehead Nebula]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Euclid&#039;s view of the horsehead nebula, showing purple swirls of gas on a starry background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Largest-ever simulation of the universe reveals 'shortcomings' in standard model of cosmology ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists made a twin version of our universe, showing the evolution of all forms of matter and energy, in the biggest cosmological computer simulation to date. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4zc6EunTq3rbLUmB8vaPmb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[How much matter is actually in the universe?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Star explosion in a galaxy of an unknown universe.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists found a way for two black holes to orbit each other forever without colliding ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Contrary to conventional wisdom, a pair of black holes could exist in perfect pairs without leading to a cataclysmic merger, new research suggests. All it takes is a dose of cosmic expansion. ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ESA scientists finally resolve glitch that caused Euclid spacecraft to 'doodle' through space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The European Space Agency's dark energy and dark matter spacecraft has once again found its guiding stars and is preparing for full "science mode." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:04:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZPpmYrquFrWRPYcWkjCYeD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An image from Euclid shows the loops and swirls that resulted when the spacecraft&#039;s Fine Guidance Sensor intermittently lost its guide stars.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image from Euclid shows the loops and swirls that resulted when the spacecraft&#039;s Fine Guidance Sensor intermittently lost its guide stars.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dark Energy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Discover the latest news, features and articles about dark energy, the mysterious force accelerating the expansion of the universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 07:58:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MDQ2ZKNVrQ8C69GsvxzcdN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dark energy is the mysterious force that causes the expansion of the universe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An explosion in space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Euclid space telescope: ESA's groundbreaking mission to study dark matter and dark energy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Euclid space telescope uses its incredibly wide field of view to hunt for two of the universe's most mysterious components: dark matter and dark energy. The six-year mission could change cosmology forever. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:38:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:45 +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/TjpwwQPEn3TB8WwKnJ5b6H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of ESA&#039;s Euclid telescope in space]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the white Euclid space telescope floating amongst the stars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Distortions in space-time could put Einstein's theory of relativity to the ultimate test ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/quantum-physics/distortions-in-space-time-could-put-einsteins-theory-of-relativity-to-the-ultimate-test</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Observing time distortions could show whether Einstein's theory of general relativity accounts for the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:01:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EUyYqHTCYRzSTWHtFidZ8U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Gravitational lensing -- a phenomenon predicted by Albert Einstein&#039;s theory of relativity -- warps starlight into a cosmic smily face.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A telescope image of warped yellow starlight forming a smily face against a black background]]></media:text>
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