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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Hubble-space-telescope ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Farting comet seen reversing its spin for the first time ever —‬ and it may soon 'self-destruct' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new analysis of archival Hubble Space Telescope photos reveals that a peculiar comet slowed its spin before fully reversing its rotational direction via "outgassing" during a flyby of Earth in 2017. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iipf5d3h6ZxUx2wgLPEybG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archival images from the Hubble Space Telescope have revealed a comet that mysteriously reversed its spin during a close flyby of Earth in 2017. This artist&#039;s illustration shows how a giant &quot;outgassing&quot; jet that may have caused this unusual behavior. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of the comet shooting out a giant jet of gas and dust]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Saturn's chaotic atmosphere revealed in most comprehensive view yet by James Webb and Hubble telescopes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Viewing Saturn in complementary wavelengths, the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes reveal more about what makes up the layers of ringed planet's atmosphere. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Tr5R9SGmXBSEKfBfqtmxrP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two images of Saturn from NASA&#039;s James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope show different aspects of the planet, from its atmosphere to its orbiting moons. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two side-by-side images of Saturn showing the planet in different wavelengths. The one on the left makes the planet appear more orange with glowing blue rings while the image on the right makes it appear soft yellow with more silvery rings.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Two side-by-side images of Saturn showing the planet in different wavelengths. The one on the left makes the planet appear more orange with glowing blue rings while the image on the right makes it appear soft yellow with more silvery rings.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope solves mystery of 'forever young' vampire stars from the dawn of time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have discovered how "forever young" stars stay blue and bright despite being almost as old as the universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:10:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wu6HmfpvRvzYJNEtTJMJjC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers analyzed blue straggler stars in 48 galactic globular clusters of diverse sizes, ages, densities, distances and metallicities. This image shows the difference between a loose cluster and a dense cluster.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two images of dense clusters of bright blue, white, and yellow stars in space. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hundreds of new 'anomalies' in Hubble data defy explanation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ AI helped researchers probe the Hubble Space Telescope's archive to find strange celestial objects, including some indescribable by science. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o7rzEQB8SRqfmGd5MMhmZG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Six of the hundreds of ‘anomalies’ discovered in the Hubble telescope archives, including three unusual galaxies and three gravitationally lensed objects.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A collage of six images, showing different kinds of “anomalous” astrophysical objects. These are galaxies with unusual shapes, among them a ring-shaped galaxy, a bipolar galaxy, a group of merging galaxies, and three galaxies with warped arcs created by gravitational lensing.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A collage of six images, showing different kinds of “anomalous” astrophysical objects. These are galaxies with unusual shapes, among them a ring-shaped galaxy, a bipolar galaxy, a group of merging galaxies, and three galaxies with warped arcs created by gravitational lensing.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hidden 'doomed' star revealed by James Webb Space Telescope could solve decades-old mystery ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have identified a massive red supergiant on the brink of supernova in images from the James Webb Space Telescope, shedding light on a decades-old star mystery. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:38:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FrAC2L6YT8A5fiuRMxhekg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new JWST observation shows the massive red supergiant (inside the marked box) just before it exploded. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of spiral galaxy NGC 1637 with the massive red supergiant marked in a box.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble went supernova hunting — and found something unexpected: Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Hubble Space Telescope reveals how color filters tease out the life cycles of stars in spiral galaxy NGC 6000 — while a surprise asteroid streaks through the frame. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rq3yC7ZcSusqLNZkYJuRmG-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA/Hubble &amp; NASA, A. Filippenko; Acknowledgement: M. H. Özsaraç]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A photo of a spiral galaxy]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a spiral galaxy]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious cosmic explosion can't be explained, scientists say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have detected a gamma-ray burst outside of the Milky Way that's unlike any previously observed. There's no satisfying explanation for the mysterious cosmic explosion, but it may be linked to elusive intermediate-mass black holes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:44:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:59:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m9DaZpZi9RmmVNUpjq7qcD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESO/A. Levan, A. Martin-Carrillo et al.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The explosion (circled in red) was marked by repeated gamma-ray bursts over the course of a day.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of the cosmic explosion, circled in red, taken with the Very Large Telescope&#039;s HAWK-I infrared camera.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A photograph of the cosmic explosion, circled in red, taken with the Very Large Telescope&#039;s HAWK-I infrared camera.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope discovers 'exceptionally rare' 5-galaxy crash in the early universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Near-infrared images from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed five early universe galaxies merging within a large halo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:56:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 23:03:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shreejaya Karantha ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9aCinDUgXx7zWPz37KwF8H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Stephan&#039;s Quintet is a four-galaxy merger (with a fifth galaxy photobombing the action) in the local universe. Researchers have just used the JWST to find a similar pile-up in the ancient universe, just 800 million years after the Big Bang.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Stephan’s Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies, is best known for being prominently featured in the holiday classic film, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Today, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals Stephan’s Quintet in a new light.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Stephan’s Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies, is best known for being prominently featured in the holiday classic film, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Today, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals Stephan’s Quintet in a new light.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope captures one of the deepest-ever views of the universe — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The James Webb telescope's 100-hour reexamination of one of Hubble's most iconic extragalactic images reveals extraordinary new details. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:14:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NGvFX45oof27SWiN5BZkCb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA/Webb, NASA &amp; CSA, G. Östlin, P. G. Perez-Gonzalez, J. Melinder, the JADES Collaboration, the MIDIS collaboration, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The MIRI Deep Imaging Survey (MIDIS), the James Webb Space Telescope&#039;s take on the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, reveals 2,500 more distant structures. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a deep field image showing many galaxies and stars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Hubble telescope reveals most detailed photos of interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS to date ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New images from the Hubble telescope show an extrasolar entity as it hurtles through our solar system at speeds of more than 130,000 mph (210,000 km/h). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:30:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4KFkff6dR427i6UBUMo4BQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Hubble captured this image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025, when the comet was 277 million miles from Earth. Hubble shows that the comet has a teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust coming off its solid, icy nucleus. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hubble captured this image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025, when the comet was 277 million miles from Earth. Hubble shows that the comet has a teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust coming off its solid, icy nucleus. ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Hubble captured this image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025, when the comet was 277 million miles from Earth. Hubble shows that the comet has a teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust coming off its solid, icy nucleus. ]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Trump's budget cuts could affect 2 iconic space telescopes: Hubble and James Webb ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ At the 246th American Astronomical Society meeting in Alaska last month, scientists discussed how Trump's budget cuts could affect operations for the Hubble Space Telescope and JWST. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:05:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Monisha Ravisetti ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hkuodbypzZxggCtoyrWjMD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[These two images of the Pillars of Creation — a star-forming region 6,500 light-years from Earth — were taken by the Hubble Space Telescope (left) and the James Webb Space Telescope (right).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A side by side view of two different versions of the Pillars of Creation. One on the right has more stars visible; one on the left has a more sturdy-looking structure. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: Bizarre 1-armed spiral galaxy stuns Hubble scientists ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to image "peculiar" galaxy Arp 184 (NGC 1961) about 190 million light-years away. Remarkably, the spiral galaxy has only one visible arm. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D3Vf9SpbUrXVmZzbxdh9SQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s image of spiral galaxy Arp 184/NGC 1961. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of a spiral galaxy]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: Iconic 'Eagle Nebula' gets a major glow-up on Hubble's 35th anniversary ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/space-photo-of-the-week-hubble-telescope-marks-35-years-by-revisiting-the-eagle-nebula</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ One of the Hubble Space Telescope's most iconic images has been reprocessed using the latest techniques. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KckNRs5dkfqt6ZujEgN3pg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA/Hubble &amp; NASA, K. Noll]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new version of Hubble&#039;s view of the Eagle Nebula, originally published in 2005, using the latest image processing techniques. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of the Eagle Nebula]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists finally know how long a day on Uranus is  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An 11-year Hubble study has finally revealed how long a day lasts on Uranus. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:28:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BjmFsw32kxWfDQVkh49gWf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[By tracking the movement of Uranus&#039; auroras, researchers determined that the planet&#039;s rotation period is about 28 seconds longer than previously thought.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of Uranus with blue auroras visible around its surface]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: Hubble hunts a stellar 'imposter' hiding in the Great Bear ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The legendary Hubble Space Telescope has turned its gaze to the Ursa Major-adjacent galaxy UGC 5460, revealing spiral arms, star clusters and a possible supernova "imposter". ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:32:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eFuBhc76QruE3Q6MP7PgFQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The spiral galaxy UGC 5460 has hosted two recent supernovae.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a spiral galaxy]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'This doesn't appear in computer simulations': Hubble maps chaotic history of Andromeda galaxy, and it's nothing like scientists expected ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An ambitious new survey by the Hubble Space Telescope offers the first bird's-eye view of all known dwarf galaxies orbiting the Andromeda galaxy. The data suggests Andromeda had a chaotic past unlike anything scientists expected. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 23:14:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:21:37 +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/v4xTgVpWmatR93VghLsp2H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Andromeda galaxy, seen here by NASA’s Spitzer space telescope, is the closest large galaxy to the Milky Way — but it seems to have evolved in a much different way, new Hubble data suggests.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of a spiral galaxy with blue and orange colors]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Cosmic Horseshoe' may contain black hole the size of 36 billion suns — one of the largest ever detected ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The "Cosmic Horseshoe" is an Einstein ring, a system made up of a foreground galaxy whose mass is so great, it warps the light from a galaxy behind it. Now, astronomers know where it gets this mass from. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 09:29:51 +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/xY5iBfLUXuiUiFFAXxdr8U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Hubble Space Telescope image of LRG 3-757, known as the &quot;Cosmic Horseshoe&quot;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Hubble Space Telescope image of LRG 3-757, known as the &quot;Cosmic Horseshoe&quot;.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/its-extremely-worrisome-nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-faces-potential-20-percent-budget-cut-just-4-years-after-launch</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, affecting science. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QZSFwpbQzch4WSJwYyYU8j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble telescope spots 'blue lurker' star feeding off of its conjoined siblings ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare breed of star recently discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope spins faster by feeding on its stellar siblings. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jenna Ahart ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/js3c3My7uxDT4ximpx4xvR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/ESA, A. Feild (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendering of a blue star accreting matter from its binary companion. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artistic depection of the birth of a blue straggler star.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Herculean' 2.5-billion-pixel mosaic shows our closest galactic neighbor like never before — and took more than a decade to create ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The new composite image, which combines hundreds of photos from the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the Andromeda Galaxy with more than 200 million individually resolved stars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:11:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:19:27 +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/HJvzVccmm2bwgQTxr7ttrY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, B. Williams (University of Washington)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new mosaic is made up of more than 600 images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A zoomed in section of the mosaic of Andromeda ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: The tilted spiral galaxy that took Hubble 23 years to capture ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In this special Hubble image 23 years in the making, the sparkling spiral galaxy UGC 10043 reveals the secrets of its unusually big bulge. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oXAxcp8ddMPDfreD5HgBNa-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA/Hubble &amp; NASA, R. Windhorst, W. Keel]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[UGC 10043 is one of the few spiral galaxies we see edge-on.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a spiral galaxy]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers spot 1 of the most powerful 'sonic booms' in the universe as massive galaxy crashes into its neighbors ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A shockwave caused by the galaxy NGC 7318b slamming into four other galaxies is akin to a "sonic boom from a jet fighter." Astronomers hope the event will reveal vital secrets about the often-violent evolution of our universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:21:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                <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/iKmHBfP3nAQ84mRHqACX3F-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Hubble Space Telescope image of Stephan&#039;s Quintet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A galaxy grouping called Stephan’s Quintet, which contains an imposter galaxy that is actually much closer to Earth than the others.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope sees 'knots' blasting from nearby black hole jets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A fresh analysis of decades-old X-ray black hole jet data has revealed bright, lumpy features with mysterious speed changes. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zxYcASQ96VWGVgwQ27nWkQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[D. Bogensberger et al. Astrophys. J. (2024), CC-BY 4.0]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bright &quot;knots&quot; within a jet blasted by a nearby black hole appears to move at different speeds in different wavelengths.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a blurry blue dot spits out yellow green blurry jets in blurry black space with green blurry dots scattered about.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: Hubble spies a 'cannonball galaxy' blasting through space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spiral galaxy under the "ram pressure" inside a massive cluster of galaxies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 09:33:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n3VTXrFTiDNB8MNrHELjnT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA/Hubble &amp; NASA, M. Sun]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Spiral galaxy IC 3225 looks like it&#039;s been launched from a cannon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a spiral galaxy]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jupiter's Great Red Spot is being squeezed, Hubble Telescope finds — and nobody knows why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Hubble Space Telescope has seen Jupiter's Great Red Spot oscillating in width as it drifts around the planet. Could this be related to its overall shrinking? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:04 +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/XKDY5dw428Qpyg7ZhnX8gU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/ESA/Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC))]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jupiter, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope on Jan. 5, 2024. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of Jupiter]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ There were more black holes in the early universe than we thought, Hubble research reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research can help us understand how supermassive black holes formed — and why many of them appear to be more massive than expected. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew J. Hayes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6YsNbGNze9dQR3YbY5kKh3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Vadim Sadovski via Shutterstock]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendering of a black hole]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendering of a black hole]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Black hole 'blowtorch' is causing nearby stars to explode, Hubble telescope reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Star explosions called novas are happening twice as often near a gargantuan black hole jet as they are in the rest of the galaxy, and astronomers aren't sure why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:37:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:57 +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/dX27jRV95JGqr3jfEF9byT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a blue laser beam shooting out of a black hole and passing a binary star system]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a blue laser beam shooting out of a black hole and passing a binary star system]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Andromeda Galaxy glows rosy red in gorgeous new Hubble Telescope image ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/the-andromeda-galaxy-glows-rosy-red-in-gorgeous-new-hubble-telescope-image</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Andromeda Galaxy, the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbor, glows brightly in a new Hubble Space Telescope image with swathes of ionized gas that fuel star formation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:45 +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/xwCwyNopvZGk3uQXp5JQmJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Andromeda Galaxy is located about 2.5 million light-years away, making it the Milky Way&#039;s closest galactic neighbor. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of a red swirling galaxy with many individual stars visible]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Star-packed Triangulum Galaxy shines in new Hubble Telescope image ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Triangulum Galaxy, the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, is shining with star formation in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:42 +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/jpZKd3xPtG4EvJeRKkeKkH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope image of the Triangulum Galaxy, also known as Messier 33, which is the third-largest galaxy in our Local Group of galaxies.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[hubble telescope photo of a star-packed galaxy filled with orange-red clouds of gas]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: A cosmic 'fossil' holding some of the oldest stars in the universe ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/space-photo-of-the-week-a-cosmic-fossil-holding-some-of-the-oldest-stars-in-the-universe</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Hubble Space Telescope zooms in on a dense ball of millions of stars within a galaxy orbiting the Milky Way. Its ancient origins raise big questions about how galaxies form and grow. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C4FJBhGk28ULzrZYDMDdtJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA/Hubble &amp; NASA, F. Niederhofer, L. Girardi]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The globular cluster NGC 2005 as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a globular cluster]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope gives the 'Pillars of Creation' a stunning 3D makeover ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/space-photo-of-the-week-james-webb-telescope-gives-the-pillars-of-creation-a-stunning-3d-makeover</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new multiwavelength 3D visualization of the iconic "Pillars of Creation" showcases the differences between Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope data. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K7UxRRdoF6vsDZfE4JV6ea-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Image credit: Greg Bacon (STScI), Ralf Crawford (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Leah Hustak (STScI), Christian Nieves (STScI), Joseph Olmsted (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Frank Summers (STScI), NASA&#039;s Universe of Learning]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mosaic of JWST and Hubble data of the &quot;Pillars of Creation&quot; visualization. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A mosaic of JWST and Hubble data of the &quot;Pillars of Creation&quot; visualization. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: Hubble roars back to life with exquisite image of nearby galaxy ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/space-photo-of-the-week-hubble-roars-back-to-life-with-exquisite-image-of-nearby-galaxy</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The sparkling galaxy NGC 1546 stars in Hubble's first new image since changing to its new "one-gyro mode," ending the telescope's roughly month-long break. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GKx4xKR4arNoYNRKdedtae-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, STScI, David Thilker (JHU); Image processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NGC 1546, the Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s first new image since changing to its new &quot;one-gyro mode.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[spiral galaxy]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: Hubble spots a twisted 'train-wreck' galaxy that may hide a cosmic illusion ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Hubble Space Telescope's stunning image of the dusty 'train-wreck' galaxy NGC 4753 reveals what may be one of the greatest optical illusions in the nearby universe. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ttKn4CoWDKNMZVd2pxb8v3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA/Hubble &amp; NASA, L. Kelsey]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Hubble Space Telescope sees NGC 4753 almost edge-on. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of NGC 4753, a lenticular galaxy with a cobweb like appearance]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: Little Dumbbell Nebula throws a wild party for Hubble telescope's 34th anniversary ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers celebrated the Hubble Space Telescope's 34th anniversary with this stunning image of the Little Dumbbell Nebula — a vast cloud of gas containing one of the hottest white dwarf stars ever found. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AUQSG2JmUCqWYRjGjWenx5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Little Dumbbell Nebula, a colorful, barbell-shaped cloud of gas, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Little Dumbbell Nebula, a colorful, barbell-shaped cloud of gas, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope confirms there is something seriously wrong with our understanding of the universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Depending on where we look, the universe is expanding at different rates. Now, scientists using the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have confirmed that the observation is not down to a measurement error. ]]>
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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/bYkzgveBrvAbbRR2dCAGNR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration of the expansion of the Universe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of the expansion of the Universe.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: Hubble catches a 'baseball galaxy' with a black hole heart ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ ESO 420-G013 is a face-on spiral galaxy with an almost perfectly round disk and an active black hole lighting up its starry guts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eeFgYp2Jtk5VxLrdtPB6AH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ESO 420-G013&#039;s perfectly round disk of stars resembles a baseball. Image credit:]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ESO 420-G013&#039;s perfectly round disk of stars resembles a baseball. Image credit:]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: Hubble spies a dwarf galaxy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The irregular dwarf galaxy UGC 8091 is likely a building block of ‘grand design’ galaxies like our Milky Way. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qYKK9N3sorAfvwWA3NLUZ7-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Image credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, ESA, Yumi Choi (NSF&#039;s NOIRLab), Karoline Gilbert (STScI), Julianne Dalcanton (Center for Computational Astrophysics/Flatiron Inst., UWashington)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[UGC 8091 is a dwarf irregular galaxy about 7 million light-years away from our solar system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[UGC 8091 is a dwarf irregular galaxy about 7 million light-years away from our solar system.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It could be profound': How astronomer Wendy Freedman is trying to fix the universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ University of Chicago astronomer Wendy Freedman tells us how she's searching for an answer to the Hubble tension — a discrepancy between measurements of our universe's expansion that could threaten the dominant model of how the universe has grown since the Big Bang. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 13:00:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5Y7aWiEoUBefBtRCceLmJE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of the Big Bang.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of the Big Bang.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Telescope captures a galaxy's 'forbidden' light in stunning new image ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Hubble Telescope viewed a distant galaxy whose light appears to contradict some of the most common rules of quantum physics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:43 +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/ULWrxrjBL8nsK7J7dUAZeL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The spiral galaxy MCG-01-24-014 is located 275 million light-years from Earth. Seen face-on, the galaxy has two prominent, well-defined spiral arms and an energetic glowing core known as an active galactic nucleus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The spiral galaxy MCG-01-24-014 is located 275 million light-years from Earth. Seen face-on, the galaxy has two prominent, well-defined spiral arms and an energetic glowing core known as an active galactic nucleus.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: Swirling 'Spanish Dancer Galaxy' stares down NASA's Hubble ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Hubble Space Telescope snaps the dramatic swirling lines of spiral galaxy NGC 1566, also known as the Spanish Dancer Galaxy. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/74Rmd8HKJUfmnKoysdLnrn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NGC 1566, a spiral galaxy, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NGC 1566, a spiral galaxy, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope reveals gargantuan 'Mothra' star in most colorful image of the universe ever taken ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have combined forces to image a cluster of galaxies 4.3 billion light-years away in one of the most colorful pictures of the universe ever taken. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2023 18:10:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u7azMDnm5oxEg5u38sY9F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Twinkling red, yellow and red galaxies burst to life in this JWST/ Hubble joint.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[We see an array of twinkling yellow, red, and blue galaxies stretched across space in a way that is reminiscent of Christmas lights]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: Hubble spies a 'cosmic tadpole' in a sea of red ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amid the Soul Nebula's harsh red light, a cocoon of gas holds baby stars in the making in this ethereal new Hubble telescope image. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h4YZJvgbDjVhDiRWsTYHJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Hubble Space Telescope, ESA/Hubble, R. Sahai ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Soul Nebula, with a star-forming &quot;tadpole&quot; in the upper center left.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Soul Nebula, with a star-forming &quot;tadpole&quot; in the upper center left.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Chinese space telescope will 'outdo Hubble', researchers claim ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China's Xuntian space telescope is scheduled to launch in 2024 and was designed to outdo NASA's Hubble. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8vtZyW9J45SKiqKpGcP4Y7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s depiction of the China Space Station Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s depiction of the China Space Station Telescope.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: Warped 'hummingbird galaxy' guards a cosmic egg ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hubble's image of two colliding galaxies, known as Arp 142, show how a small galaxy's gravity has shredded a once-large spiral into a birdlike figure. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hsXrp8Xs3dq8CVPo25KATK-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The birdlike galaxy NGC 2936 is being ripped apart by the smaller galaxy NGC 2937.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The birdlike galaxy NGC 2936 is being ripped apart by the smaller galaxy NGC 2937.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: Hubble spies a spectacular galaxy crash ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Arp 107 hosts a special spiraling 'Seyfert' galaxy connected to a smaller galaxy by a 'bridge' of dust and gas. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MbpHGbrXmooMb4TnTmydVj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA/Hubble &amp; NASA, J. Dalcanton ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Arp 107 comprises a pair of galaxies in the midst of a collision.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Arp 107, a celestial object that comprises a pair of galaxies in the midst of a collision, with a Seyfert galaxy on the left.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An ancient, ravenous black hole has been hiding an 11-billion-year-old galaxy in its glare ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A team of astronomers has used a tricky technique to study an ancient galaxy previously lost in the glare of a blazing quasar. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 19:15:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:40 +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/iKmHBfP3nAQ84mRHqACX3F-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A galaxy grouping called Stephan’s Quintet, which contains an imposter galaxy that is actually much closer to Earth than the others.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A galaxy grouping called Stephan’s Quintet, which contains an imposter galaxy that is actually much closer to Earth than the others.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: A cosmic 'ghost' peers through the universe's past ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Imaged beautifully by Hubble, NGC 6684 is a 'lenticular' galaxy very different to our own Milky Way. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3zQa8ZAvBQoeoPkUgdFtkd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The lenticular galaxy NGC 6684 as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The lenticular galaxy NGC 6684 as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Hubble footage shows exact moment a NASA spacecraft slammed into an asteroid 7 million miles from Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission slammed into a small space rock last year, and the effects were visible from Earth orbit. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:53:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:58 +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/RVUs4TwSnGpy8NywBy52xE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In September 2022, NASA’s DART probe smashed into the Dimorphos asteroid. The Hubble Space Telescope managed to capture an image of the giant dust plume that was generated.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[In September 2022, NASA’s DART probe smashed into the Dimorphos asteroid. The Hubble Space Telescope managed to capture an image of the giant dust plume that was generated.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA scientists 'weigh' a white dwarf for the first time using a space-time trick predicted by Einstein ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to measure the mass of a white dwarf, an important step for understanding how stars die. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:27:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Briley Lewis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6uSPZnq4Zj2ZEQ458fds3G-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This is the first time that the mass of an isolated white dwarf star has been directly measured.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows a bright white dwarf star shining in front of a vast sea of distant stars and galaxies]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunningly perfect 'Einstein ring' captured by James Webb Space Telescope ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new image using data collected by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows off one of the most perfect "Einstein rings" ever captured. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:59:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:41:22 +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/DaATrgRhT8HyQqfpEJnHPT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A near-perfect Einstein ring from the galaxy JO418. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A near-perfect Einstein ring from the galaxy JO418. ]]></media:text>
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