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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in European-space-agency ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A massive weak spot in Earth's magnetic field is growing, scientists discover ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The South Atlantic Anomaly, a huge weak spot in the geomagnetic field off South America, has expanded and sprouted a lobe in the direction of Africa over the past decade. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:11:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RUa9Ks48jG5dLXP5xkUSUV-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A massive weak spot in Earth&#039;s magnetic field has grown and changed shape since 2014.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two maps showing changes in the South Atlantic Anomaly between 2014 and 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover 85 'active' lakes buried beneath Antarctica's ice ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Data from ESA's Cryosat-2 satellite has revealed 85 never-before-seen, active subglacial lakes buried beneath Antarctica's ice — 58% more than were previously known. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:19:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 23:29:55 +0000</updated>
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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/hYfpSpU6smWoZXxu3eCAfe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The European Space Agency&#039;s Cryosat-2 satellite monitors subtle changes in ice sheet thickness in Antarctica and Greenland.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ESA&#039;s Cryosat-2 satellite hovering above Antarctica.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why does Mars look purple, yellow and orange in ESA's stunning new satellite image? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/why-does-mars-look-purple-yellow-and-orange-in-esas-stunning-new-satellite-image</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Surprising colors and stunning features are captured in a new image of Mars' surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Mars]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wNDCp7FhcNo66pQG3dXKyV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A photo of Arcadia Planitia on Mars captures an impact crater and dust devils on an Earth-toned landscape.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A closeup satellite image of the Martian surface shows reds, oranges and yellows.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A giant extraterrestrial 'wave' hit Earth 14 million years ago — and may have dramatically altered our planet's climate ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our solar system's journey around the center of the Milky Way takes it through varying galactic environments, and one may have had a lasting impact on Earth's climate, according to a new study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:25:31 +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/YbWhmbBrDe3Z6fxnxEDTob-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alyssa A. Goodman/Harvard University]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Magnetic signals from Earth's tides revealed in unprecedented detail ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/magnetic-signals-from-earths-tides-revealed-in-unprecedented-detail</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have captured faint magnetic signatures resulting from the tidal movement of seawater across the planet — and they might have to wait until 2030 to get another shot at it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:32:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:15:22 +0000</updated>
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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/TjYZRv4hYxnBopeUMaw5AH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Satellites orbiting Earth have detected faint magnetic signatures resulting from ocean tides.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[On the left, we see satellites orbiting Earth as part of the Swarm mission. On the right, we see a diagram of the magnetic signals from Earth&#039;s oceans and processes in the lower mantle.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[On the left, we see satellites orbiting Earth as part of the Swarm mission. On the right, we see a diagram of the magnetic signals from Earth&#039;s oceans and processes in the lower mantle.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China aims to be 1st to bring samples back from Mars ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/china-aims-to-be-1st-to-bring-samples-back-from-mars</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ China's planned mission to bring rock samples to Earth from Mars would beat both NASA and the European Space Agency to the punch. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:49:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vodSYi5tJr4QurfVH499K3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here's what the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris look like from space (photos) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/heres-what-the-2024-summer-olympics-in-paris-look-like-from-space-photos</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The European Space Agency shared a high-resolution interactive image of central Paris highlighting several notable venues where the 2024 Summer Olympic games are being held from July 26 through Aug. 11, 2024. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BQohazdijpKzgjgdWXw5Lb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Esplanade des Invalides is a vast open-air green space that will serve, among other activities, as the marathon finish line during the Olympics. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image showing green walkways surrounded by a grid of buildings, with a river at the edge]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers measure 'warp speed' of Milky Way galaxy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Milky Way is warped, possibly as the result of a collision with another galaxy billions of years ago. Studying this warp could reveal more about the structure of our galaxy's hidden matter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 21:00:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:01 +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/kpJyEKt5n86eGMEVRYYgFg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kaiyuan Hou and Zhanxun Dong (School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of the warped disk of the Milky Way, surrounded by a slightly flattened dark matter halo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of the warped disk of the Milky Way, surrounded by a slightly flattened dark matter halo.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eye of the Sahara: Mauritania's giant rock dome that towers over the desert ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Eye of the Sahara, also known as the Richat structure, stands out like an oversized ammonite among the sand dunes of the Sahara desert in Mauritania. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:34 +0000</updated>
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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/EcbYA6FJwHk9ntzaxLrd5H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Richat Structure has been described as looking like a giant slice of onion, a bullseye and an oversized ammonite.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Richat structure in the Sahara desert from space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Asteroid that exploded over Berlin was fastest-spinning space rock ever recorded ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have calculated the rotational speed of asteroid 2024 BX1, which exploded over Berlin earlier this year, by letting it trail in images of the sky. It turns out, 2024 BX1 was spinning faster than any other near-Earth object ever seen. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 18:09:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DwuJvrdvSDgkaME9nsGE6V-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Visualization of the trajectory and impact of asteroid 2024 BX1, which exploded over Germany Jan. 21, 2024.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Visualization of the trajectory and impact of asteroid 2024 BX1.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Europe launches twin spacecraft to make daily solar eclipses in space. Here's what to know about Proba-3. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On Dec. 5, 2024 the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission sent two spacecraft into orbit around Earth. By aligning the probes, researchers will create 6-hour-long mini eclipses, allowing the sun's atmosphere to be studied like never before. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:10:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:07 +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/arzFCmRoVdCYD6an2oTt8d-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Proba-3 mission includes two spacecraft, Coronagraph (left) and Occulter (right).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pair of spacecraft orbiting Earth with the sun in background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New island that emerged from the ocean off Japan is now visible from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newly-formed island off the coast of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean was spotted in satellite images after it emerged during an underwater volcanic eruption at the end of October. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:47:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:07:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PvMoYRehyf8SZhp465efSW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[new volcanic island after underwater eruption off Japan&#039;s Iwo Jima ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[new volcanic island after underwater eruption off Japan&#039;s Iwo Jima ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gaia spacecraft reveals 'goldmine' of over 500,000 undiscovered stars ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The European Space Agency's Gaia telescope revealed half a million newfound stars, and detailed the orbits of over 150,000 asteroids. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:50 +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/8Yne5kmYsqtaS8sp4KpUYK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the Gaia spacecraft as it makes its observations.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the Gaia spacecraft as it makes its observations.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ESA scientists finally resolve glitch that caused Euclid spacecraft to 'doodle' through space ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/dark-matter/esa-scientists-finally-resolve-glitch-that-caused-euclid-spacecraft-to-doodle-through-space</link>
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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[ 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[ Russia's Ukraine invasion could imperil international science ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/russian-invasion-ukraine-imperils-science</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Russian invasion of Ukraine could have serious consequences for those organizations pursuing scientific endeavours. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 20:17:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:56:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Phelan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZtC7vL8TVC8q6TPRdtuVa7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The International Space Station as seen in October 2018.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The International Space Station as seen in October 2018.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Superbright aurora lights up Earth’s night side in incredible image from space ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/stunning-aurora-photo-international-space-station</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) captured a stunning new photo of the luminous green and red lights of an aurora hugging clouds swirling around Earth's night side. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:30:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZXp6xQ28WetzndTTkpCkCF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet snapped a photo of a stunning aurora on Aug. 20 from the International Space Station.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet snapped a photo of a stunning aurora on Aug. 20 from the International Space Station.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mars may have dozens of lakes beneath its south pole ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/mars-lakes-underground-sout-pole.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Much more liquid water may lie beneath Mars' south pole than scientists had thought — or there may be something going on down there that they don't fully understand. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:00:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pmM5is8GuqZu5nSA9gjm4U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The bright white region of this image, captured by Europe&#039;s Mars Express spacecraft in December 2012, shows the icy cap that covers Mars’ south pole, composed of frozen water and frozen carbon dioxide.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The bright white region of this image, captured by Europe&#039;s Mars Express spacecraft in December 2012, shows the icy cap that covers Mars’ south pole, composed of frozen water and frozen carbon dioxide.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Plasma wind tunnel annihilates satellite model in atmospheric reentry test ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/plasma-tunnel-melts-satellite-model.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Satellite parts that melt away during reentry reduce the risk of space debris impacts on Earth, a new video demonstrates. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cCukMJvXyNxgCfz4ySY9BF-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ESA scientists simulated the burn-up during the atmospheric reentry of one of the bulkiest items aboard a typical satellite.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ESA scientists simulated the burn-up during the atmospheric reentry of one of the bulkiest items aboard a typical satellite.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronauts may finally start cleaning their space underwear (with microbes) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bacterial compounds could provide antimicrobial protection in undergarments shared by astronauts during spacewalks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 17:33:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:18:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sGrtLpAPYdMUaeowNR3a2m-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A man models an astronaut undergarment — known as a Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment — that was designed for the Space Shuttle/International Space Station Extravehicular Mobility Unit, photographed in 1994.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man models an astronaut undergarment — known as a Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment — that was designed for the Space Shuttle/International Space Station Extravehicular Mobility Unit, photographed in 1994.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What does it take to become an astronaut? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/how-to-become-an-astronaut.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Will it help if you've trained at the North Pole? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2021 11:00:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:21:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tyler Santora ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tRgpTSuU7zCnw2anC3gMxT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ JGI/Jamie Grill via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A girl tries on a astronaut helmet with her dad]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A girl tries on a astronaut helmet with her dad]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How are asteroids, space weather and space debris detected before they hit Earth? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space-asteroid-weather-debris-detection.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The European Space Agency’s Space Situational Awareness program is tackling the problem on three fronts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 14:47:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew May ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rZHxE6j86jkfEC32cyXiyQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of the European Space Agency&#039;s Space Situational Awareness program.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Space Situational Awareness program]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Most accurate map of our galaxy pinpoints 1.8 billion cosmic objects ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With new data from the European Gaia spacecraft, astronomers can now explore 1.8 billion cosmic objects in unparalleled detail. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2020 13:52:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:10:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rYuwF9U4mMWaiBLXKQYutA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This image shows the paths of 40,000 stars located within 326 light-years of our solar system over the next 400,000 years based on measurements and projections from the European Space Agency&#039;s Gaia spacecraft.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This image shows the paths of 40,000 stars located within 326 light-years of our solar system over the next 400,000 years based on measurements and projections from the European Space Agency&#039;s Gaia spacecraft.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rosetta's 'rubber ducky' comet changed color as it neared the sun. Here's why. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/rosetta-comet-turned-bluer-near-sun.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ As Rosetta's comet got near enough to the sun for frost to evaporate off its surface, a color-changing water and dust cycle began that shuffled its colors around. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2020 12:25:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:17:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/85RiCFprwxFLjYaVT3Xu2F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A single frame Rosetta navigation camera image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A single frame Rosetta navigation camera image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Asteroid Has a 1-in-7,000 Chance of Hitting Earth This Fall ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This fall, Earth has about a 1-in-7,000 chance of getting an uninvited extraterrestrial visitor: asteroid 2006 QV89. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2019 12:55:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fasmsSFFMrPMCufNVyyG4Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What Will Happen If an Asteroid Hits Earth? A Practice Drill On Social Media May Find Out. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65336-asteroid-strike-practice-drill.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ What would happen if a giant asteroid slammed into Earth? The European Space Agency (ESA) anticipates a coming crash would send alarmed humans to social media. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2019 16:52:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fkJRqizo2qsSLrA4s3j4Q3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket Stage Launched 10 Years Ago Disintegrates into Trail of Space Junk (Video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65235-atlas-v-rocket-debris-video.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The breakup created a cloud of space debris. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:33:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8udZKQdfNK88tvtLW3jM5Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Circles mark individual fragments of debris, in a fixed image taken on March 27.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space Orbiter Spots 'Hairy Blue Spider' on Mars ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65004-mars-hairy-blue-spider.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bowie was right; there really is a "spider" from Mars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:13:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/67KukMVuNWUy4eGajZ7rLc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A feature on Mars that looks like a very hairy spider was likely caused by the convergence of hundreds or even thousands of tornadoes. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hairy blue spider on Mars.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We Finally Know When Our Milky Way Will Crash Into the Andromeda Galaxy ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64736-milky-way-andromeda-collision-timing.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The monster collision between our Milky Way and fellow spiral galaxy Andromeda will occur about 4.5 billion years from now, rather than in 3.9 billion years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:28:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:29:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hnJPvuYyxa58FH4KqYV4Qa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the Andromeda galaxy, also known as M31, with measurements of the motions of stars within the galaxy. This spiral galaxy is the nearest large neighbor of our Milky Way.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Andromeda galaxy, also known as M31, with measurements of the motions of stars within the galaxy. This spiral galaxy is the nearest large neighbor of our Milky Way.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning Cosmic Map Shows the Location of 1.7 Billion Stars ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The stunning new map from the Gaia mission shows 1.7 billion stars in the Milky Way. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 17:57:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:59 +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/KryHtC5eqRC38oQ3z9TyLA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Gaia&#039;s new sky map shows the location of 1.7 billion stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. Brighter regions show denser concentrations of stars.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[star map of the milky way galaxy, gaia]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bird Photobombs the Space Station and Sun in Awesome Photo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Photographers with the European Space Agency hoping to spot the International Space Station crossing the face of the sun got more than they bargained for when a bird joined the party. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2017 21:38:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EmfBFWLxBiieyaPReporKk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A bird (flying up the center of the image) crosses the face of the sun at the same time as the International Space Station (diagonal path) in this composite image released Oct. 4, 2017, by the European Space Agency. The astronomy club at the agency&#039;s European Space Astronomy Centre near Madrid, Spain, took the photo in 2013. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bird, Iss and sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bread's Done! This Company Wants to Help Astronauts Bake in Space ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59610-baking-bread-in-space-microgravity-oven.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A team of engineers and scientists may have just found a way for astronauts to enjoy fresh bread in space. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:04:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tereza Pultarova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H66nAixJJdQVZYoN2k9Zwi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This proof of concept shows the front plate of an oven that can bake bread in microgravity.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Oven that bakes in Microgravity]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snowball 'Tumbleweeds' Blow Across Antarctica ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Antarctica's "tumbleweeds" are wind-made snowballs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2017 18:34:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8gMUYAUkgP2jWWUKe6u9z-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Known as &quot;yukimarimo,&quot; the wind-made snowballs were first discovered in 1995 by Japanese researchers who named the objects using the words &quot;yuki,&quot; meaning &quot;snow,&quot; and &quot;marimo,&quot; meaning &quot;moss balls.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[antarctic-tumbleweeds.jpg]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Northern Lights from Space! Astronaut Captures Aurora Over Europe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The northern lights shimmer over Europe in a new Space Station photo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2017 17:43:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:46:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eDhA4qwLwzffqGjE4gfzuD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, with the European Space Agency, photographed the aurora over Northern Europe from on board the International Space Station. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[aurora-over-europe-iss.jpg]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An Aurora Called 'Steve'? Strange Sky Phenomenon Investigated ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Meet "Steve," a strange, new aurora feature discovered by citizen scientists and verified by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Swarm satellites. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2017 20:50:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Lewin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JnkXBLdXeWifGiVYxyqWFe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Photographer Dave Markel caught this view of a strange aurora-like feature that appears in the skies of northern Canada. Based on data from European Space Agency&#039;s Swarm satellites, it appears to be a 16-mile-wide (25 km) ribbon of flowing gas in an area whose temperature is 5,500 degrees Fahrenheit (3,000 degrees Celsius) higher than the surroundings; the gas flows at 3.5 miles per second (6 km/s) compared to a speed of 33 feet/second (10 m/s) on either side of the ribbon. They&#039;re calling the feature &quot;Steve.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bright diagonal purple line of light in the sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Jets Swirl Above Thunderstorm in Photo from Space Station ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In views from the International Space Station, a mysterious set of electrical discharges shine above a roiling thunderstorm in Earth's upper atmosphere. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2017 12:35:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:05:39 +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/KQR5qsaFs3zroYNCLiSaKg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[While European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen was aboard the International Space Station in 2015, he studied strange electrical discharges that appear over thunderstorms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue jets from ISS]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Molten 'Jet Stream' Discovered Deep Inside Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A band of molten iron is churning slowly deep inside Earth, much in the same way as a jet stream, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r6Ui94JnzojL83gWmeoGma-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The European Space Agency&#039;s Swarm satellites have revealed a so-called liquid iron &quot;jet stream&quot; within Earth&#039;s magnetic core. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Swarm satellites showing Earth&#039;s core]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lookin' Good, Mars! ExoMars' First High-Res Photos Are Incredible ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Behold! The European Space Agency's new Mars orbiter just sent back its first high-resolution images of the Red Planet, and the view is amazing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 00:48:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:54:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hweitering@space.com (Hanneke Weitering) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hanneke Weitering ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iVJFMSbjrFQpcTkjcGRpff-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Image of a 0.9 mile-size (1.4 kilometers) crater (left-center) on the rim of a larger crater near the Mars equator. It was acquired at 7.2 meters/pixel by the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) aboard the European Space Agency&#039;s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[mars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snowy 'Veins' of Siberia Captured in Haunting Image from Space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Satellites offer a new view of snow-covered Arctic landscape. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2016 20:37:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:46:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cW7GWzCHYFG7TfCoMZUEPX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The area&#039;s flat-topped mountains led to the intricate lake and river systems seen today.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[siberia-putorana-plateau]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Is the Best View Yet of Europe's Mars Lander Crash Site ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Europe's ExoMars lander gauged out a crater 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) deep and nearly 8 feet (2.5 m) wide when it crashed into the Red Planet's surface last week, a new photo by a NASA Mars orbiter reveals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2016 22:54:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qg7tEMrHp5SReb7nLo4Gm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Zoomed-in view of an Oct. 25, 2016, image from the HiRISE camera on NASA&#039;s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter showing the crater gauged out by the impact of Europe&#039;s Schiaparelli lander on Oct. 19, 2016 (center). The inset at upper right shows the vehicle’s front heat shield.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ExoMars Lander&#039;s Crash Site: Zoomed-in MRO View]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ RIP, Schiaparelli: European Mars Lander's Crash Site Seen By NASA Probe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Europe's ExoMars lander apparently crashed on the Red Planet, and an orbiting NASA spacecraft has spotted its grave, European Space Agency (ESA) officials said. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2016 19:29:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/svNZpN5mJuGje8qdBm8N2k-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This image by NASA&#039;s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows what appears to be the ExoMars lander&#039;s parachute (bright spot at bottom) and the impact site of the lander itself (dark patch at top).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ExoMars Lander Crash Site: After View]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Europe Lost Contact with Mars Lander 1 Minute Before Touchdown ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The European Space Agency lost contact with its ExoMars Schiaparelli lander less than a minute before it was supposed to land on Mars, scientists say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2016 18:32:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NkWLbArWQQ39CgefvaPanU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Schiaparelli Mars lander deploys its parachute in this artist&#039;s illustration.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Schiaparelli Mars lander deploys its parachute in this artist&#039;s illustration.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Suspense on Mars as Europe Awaits Signal from Lander ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Europe's Schiaparelli lander was supposed to touch down on the Red Planet this morning (Oct. 19) at 10:48 a.m. EDT (1448 GMT), but the spacecraft's handler's still don't know whether or not the historic maneuver worked. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:21:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DTW8pnDE3uodQ5zFixgtfN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Schiaparelli Mars lander deploys its parachute in this artist&#039;s illustration.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Schiaparelli Mars lander deploys its parachute in this artist&#039;s illustration.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ European Mars Lander Separates From Mothership, Takes Aim at Red Planet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A European spacecraft destined to land on Mars detached from its mothership on Sunday (Oct. 16), setting the stage for a daring descent to the Red Planet's surface later this week. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 22:32:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sYSEpwmhRJENNfRk6r5jY6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of the ExoMars 2016 Schiaparelli lander (right) separating from its Trace Gas Orbiter mothership on Oct. 16, 2016 ahead of a planned Oct. 19 landing. ExoMars 2016 is a joint mission by the European Space Agency and Russia&#039;s Roscosmos space agency.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of the ExoMars 2016 Schiaparelli lander (right) separating from its Trace Gas Orbiter mothership on Oct. 16, 2016 ahead of a planned Oct. 19 landing. ExoMars 2016 is a joint mission by the European Space Agency and Russia&#039;s Roscos]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of the ExoMars 2016 Schiaparelli lander (right) separating from its Trace Gas Orbiter mothership on Oct. 16, 2016 ahead of a planned Oct. 19 landing. ExoMars 2016 is a joint mission by the European Space Agency and Russia&#039;s Roscos]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Eye of Hurricane Matthew: Satellite Sees Storm's Heat from Space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With Hurricane Matthew battering the southern U.S. East Coast, a fleet of Earth-watching weather satellites are tracking the storm from space, revealing staggering views like this temperature map of the hurricane's eye as seen from above. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2016 22:43:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cx654NTfqEWkrGRYTtd9VY-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite captured this image of Hurricane Matthew at 11:13 p.m. ET on Oct. 6 (03:15 GMT on Oct. 7) as it approached Florida. The thermal infrared image shows the temperature at the top of the hurricane.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hurricane Matthew - Thermal Infrared Image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Philae Lander's 'Lost' Grave Found on Comet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The final resting place of the European comet lander Philae is a mystery no more. After nearly two years of searching, the lander's shadowy grave on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko has been found in images from its mothership Rosetta. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 13:27:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:05:32 +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/5rjHcyn7XLLaq6CWHmkuYY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Philae (lower right) was found Sept. 4 in a shadowy area of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, marked in the image at left. The context of the landing zone is shown at upper-right.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Philae (lower right) was found Sept. 4 in a shadowy area of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, marked in the image at left. The context of the landing zone is shown at upper-right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rosetta Probe Gets Rare Close-Up of Comet Eruption (Video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has captured dramatic imagery of a comet outburst that may have been caused by a landslide on the icy body. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2016 21:54:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:08:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ScThob6k9XmEDHXRQGeiNZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[On Feb. 19, 2016, Rosetta’s instruments detected an outburst event from Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The source was traced back to a location in the Atum region, on the comet’s large lobe, as indicated in this image.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Location of Feb. 19, 2016 Eruption on Comet 67P]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Europe Aiming for International 'Moon Village' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The envisioned colony will be a permanent base for science, business, mining and even tourism on the moon, European Space Agency officials said. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2016 12:47:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:01:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HLjn8XmCvn5UcH54Wb6eg6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Inside look at one idea the European Space Agency is exploring in its formulation of a &quot;moon village&quot; that incorporates 3D printing.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Inside look at one idea the European Space Agency is exploring in its formulation of a &quot;moon village&quot; that incorporates 3D printing.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Star Cluster Sparkles Like Jewels in Hubble Telescope View (Photo, Video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The new Hubble image depicts the star cluster Trumpler 14, a collection of about 2,000 young stars that lies 8,000 light-years from Earth, near the center of the Carina Nebula. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ffx7JgyYsUuniSALuB4CjJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the star cluster Trumpler 14. One of the largest gatherings of hot, massive and bright stars in the Milky Way, this cluster houses some of the most luminous stars in our entire galaxy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Dazzling Diamonds of Trumpler 14]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Planet Earth Shines in Weather Satellite's 1st Photo from Space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Africa looked awash in splotches of dusty pink, vibrant green and a swirl of white clouds in an image snapped Tuesday (Aug. 4) by Europe's newest weather satellite, according to an announcement from the European Space Agency. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T328moT9dtyN69JxPSNfrk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The first image of Earth taken by Europe&#039;s newest weather satellite.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[picture of earth taken by msg-4 weather satellite]]></media:text>
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