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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Magnetism ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New map shows weird magnetic anomaly lurking beneath Australia's Northern Territory ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/new-map-shows-weird-magnetic-anomaly-lurking-beneath-australias-northern-territory</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Advanced modeling has revealed an Australia-shaped magnetic anomaly beneath the country's Northern Territory that holds valuable information about Australia's geological history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:52:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:47:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HVPzBD4P57p7iDVnsHpkoN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have described a magnetic anomaly in Australia&#039;s Northern Territory that is shaped just like the country.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Magnetic map showing an anomaly in Australia&#039;s Northern Territory that is shaped like Australia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's magnetic field has a weak spot — and it's getting bigger, putting astronauts and satellites at risk ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/earths-magnetic-field-has-a-weak-spot-and-its-getting-bigger-putting-astronauts-and-satellites-at-risk</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This could be bad news for satellites and spacefarers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:00:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:24:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ec3zYGmjsYzfthgUf8J53V-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Aurorae such as the southern lights, seen here over Antarctica, show the geomagnetic field in action. Some areas of the field, which shields Earth’s surface from charged solar particles, are stronger than others.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of auroras over the South Pole with antennas and electrical wires visible]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Government scientists discover new state of matter that's 'half ice, half fire'  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ U.S. government scientists have developed a new phase of matter dubbed 'half ice, half fire,' which unites opposing electron spins in a unique magnet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 21:07:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Bradley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ptWHvoJNCdTcrHMWZR69WP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A conceptual illustration of electrons spinning up and down. Scientists have described a ‘half ice, half fire’ state of matter that takes advantage of opposing electron spins.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an abstract illustration with swirls of light around up and down arrows]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover new, 3rd form of magnetism that may be the 'missing link' in the quest for superconductivity ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/scientists-discover-new-3rd-form-of-magnetism-that-may-be-the-missing-link-in-the-quest-for-superconductivity</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:36:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:02:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/98fuaEKiNJADkhVvAA3acn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An abstract conceptual drawing showing how the new form of &quot;altermagnetism&quot; would work.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Abstract concept art with two rainbow arrows]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We've been wrong about Uranus for nearly 40 years, new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Voyager 2's 1986 flyby of Uranus, the main source of our knowledge of the icy planet, could have come at the same time as a weird plasma burst from the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 06:15:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:27:14 +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/qPBwQBri9Fr2gkXYdAvttB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Images of Uranus captured by NASA’s Voyager 2 probe in 1986. These observations may have seriously misinformed us about the planet’s magnetic field, new research claims.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[These two pictures of Uranus were compiled from images recorded by NASA Voyager 2 on Jan. 1O, 1986. This view is toward the planet pole of rotation, which lies just left of center. The image on the right is a false-color image.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[These two pictures of Uranus were compiled from images recorded by NASA Voyager 2 on Jan. 1O, 1986. This view is toward the planet pole of rotation, which lies just left of center. The image on the right is a false-color image.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Biggest black hole jets ever seen are as long as 140 Milky Ways ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The largest-ever black hole jets ever seen hint that these cosmic monsters may play an even more significant role in shaping galaxies than previously thought. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:00:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:52 +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/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7tW9my4cb5VGAsqtgB3LZG-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[E. Wernquist/D. Nelson (IllustrisTNG Collaboration)/M. Oei 2.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of Porphyrion shows the gigantic jet stretching across the tendrils of the cosmic web.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of Porphyrion shows the gigantic jet stretching across the tendrils of the cosmic web.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'A force more powerful than gravity within the Earth': How magnetism locked itself inside our planet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "As the magma cooled to form what is today the world's solid outer crust, magnetism was locked into minerals containing iron, such as magnetite." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2024 15:00:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Frank Close ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VQsLFJpkzLTrShQ5Ja4zN4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&quot;Today, the Earth&#039;s liquid core is still a terpsichorean frenzy of electric currents, which generate a magnetic field.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Geomagnetic field around planet Earth in space. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Weird magnetic 'skyrmion' quasiparticle could be used as a bit in advanced computing memory ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists want to replace electrons with so-called 'nanobubbles' — or skyrmions — to store data more densely and efficiently in advanced memory components that would replace RAM and flash storage. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:00:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e3giUrxCpBYroAG73YEM9B-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ultrafast laser-powered 'magnetic RAM' is on the horizon after new discovery ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have found an elemental physical interaction between light and magnetism that might lead to the next generation of computing memory. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:15:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Drew Turney ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MA6FpPdFcWQsUPSwTAXrZH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The scientists formulated a new equation that describes the link between the amplitude of the magnetic field of light, its frequency and the energy absorption properties of a magnetic material.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up of two new computer RAM Memory module on a wooden table.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is copper magnetic? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The reason for copper's unique properties comes down to the configuration of its electrons. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TpquXJmsntiQwNjWD87dC5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ To make an electric transformer, copper wire is often wound around a magnetic metal like iron, a setup that helps concentrate a magnetic field.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Macro of electrical copper coil transformer.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why does Earth have magnetic poles? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth is the only rocky body in the inner solar system with strong magnetic poles. But where do these poles come from, and what do they do? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QUJs2g6VnAxFcskb6oUpT5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[3D rendering of Planet Earth&#039;s magnetic field.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[3D rendering of Planet Earth&#039;s magnetic field.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gigantic 'solar tornado' taller than 14 Earths raged for 3 days. What caused it? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A massive solar tornado recently towered over the sun's north pole for three days. The plasma twister was created by a rapidly rotating magnetic field. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pkwjxGshi2uar3fVydUS7k-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/SDO/composite by Steve Spaleta]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A still image of the solar tornado rising above the sun.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A still image of the solar tornado rising above the sun.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Physicists discover never-before seen particle sitting on a tabletop ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This newly-discovered particle could account for dark matter. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UkxPtSXvUeozonb439LxT6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s conception of the new axial Higgs particle emerging as a consequence of the axial Higgs field.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An abstract drawing of particles with squiggly waves]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 8 ways you can see Einstein's theory of relativity in real life ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58245-theory-of-relativity-in-real-life.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Relativity is one of the most famous scientific theories of the 20th century, but how well does it explain the things we see in our daily lives? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jesse Emspak ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wLynBQHVYjzCjMNk8e8zLC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Navstar-2F (Navigation System using Timing And Ranging) is an GPS satellite.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Navstar-2F GPS satellite]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is electromagnetic radiation? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Electromagnetic radiation is a form of energy that includes radio waves, microwaves, X-rays and gamma rays, as well as visible light. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:15:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jim Lucas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V4qN2PrE93eCbXpjtuC3gM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Green dots show the locations of 186 gamma-ray bursts observed by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on NASA’s Fermi satellite during its first decade. Some noteworthy bursts are highlighted and labeled. Background: Constructed from nine years of LAT data, this map shows how the gamma-ray sky appears at energies above 10 billion electron volts. The plane of our Milky Way galaxy runs along the middle of the plot. Brighter colors indicate brighter gamma-ray sources.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Gamma-ray bursts observed by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on NASA’s Fermi satellite during its first decade. Credit to NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is magnetism? Facts about magnetic fields and magnetic force ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/38059-magnetism.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Magnetism is a force of nature produced by moving electric charges. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 20:24:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jim Lucas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xSoberZUiEamaySkdwSV3U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Cosmic monster' star spits energy with the force of a billion suns ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/magnetar-giant-flare-oscillations-ai</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists just collected the first measurements of violent eruptions in extremely dense magnetic stars called magnetars. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YjxJn4TaiLafxq83TS8cfh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A powerful X-ray burst erupts from a magnetar — a supermagnetized version of a stellar remnant known as a neutron star — in this illustration. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A powerful X-ray burst erupts from a magnetar — a supermagnetized version of a stellar remnant known as a neutron star — in this illustration. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st 'atom tornado' created from swirling vortex of helium atoms ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physicists have created the first-ever atomic vortex beam — a swirling tornado of atoms and molecules with mysterious properties that have yet to be understood. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 13:43:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:50:12 +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/AuKzHootArbwZUobePWJ7T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s depiction of a swirling vortex beam.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s depiction of a swirling vortex beam.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ One of Earth's nearest stars may be a dark matter factory ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A hunt for hypothetical axions streaming from Betelgeuse turns up empty but helps physicists set constraints on their properties. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2021 13:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:54:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Mann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dJtBeajofM88RRpuDd427c-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, and E. Wheatley (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A visual illustration of Betelgeuse&#039;s mysterious dimming. A new study suggests it could be a good candidate for finding axions.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Betelgeuse dimming]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Physicists trap ultracold plasma in a magnetic bottle for the 1st time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The breakthrough technique supercools plasma with lasers before trapping them in a magnetic field; allowing physicists to study the northern lights, white dwarves and nuclear fusion in ever greater detail. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 16:18:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:27 +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/XaiZVHn2iHRFQvPJUWvNzH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ Jeff Fitlow/Rice University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Graduate student MacKenzie Warren adjusting the magnetic trap.  (Image credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[MacKenzie Warren adjusting magnetic trap]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Venus flytraps produce magnetic fields when they eat ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ These carnivorous plants generate tiny magnetic signals when they clamp down on insects. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:13:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:50:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iSqZnbfY6PADRzdhFSFPAR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A venus flytrap in a dark background.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A venus flytrap in a dark background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5G Network: How does it work, and is it dangerous? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 5G is the next generation of cellular broadband, promising to bring mobile users into a future where HD movies can be downloaded in seconds, and where emerging technologies such as self-driving cars and augmented reality are commonplace. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:46:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tim Childers ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D3RGjazkp3qHbtQ7mHH6wk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[With 5G, mobile devices will be able to send and receive information in less than one-thousandth of a second, appearing instantaneous to the user.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Using a cellphone.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Physicists could do the 'impossible': Create and destroy magnetic fields from afar ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ability to cancel and induce magnetic fields from a distance could improve biomedicine. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 13:01:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U9xfiPTX75tv83WFKkaDxK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[High power circular energy field, magnetism.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[High power circular energy field, magnetism.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare magnetism found in the world's strongest material ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Strange things happen when you stack and twist graphene. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 15:54:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:46:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZXFH4wwDfj7wRg775f3MFV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Stacking monolayer and bilayer graphene sheets with a twist leads to new collective electronic states, including a rare form of magnetism.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Stacking monolayer and bilayer graphene sheets with a twist leads to new collective electronic states, including a rare form of magnetism.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious force destroys monster black hole's ring of plasma ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Telescopes all over the world watched a bright flash light up space around a distant, supermassive black hole. And then, within hours, it was gone. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:41:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qbZs8iy4WtkBgYxpzJskR9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Something caused a giant black hole&#039;s bright corona to wink out. Researchers suspect it may have been a collision with a star, illustrated here.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Something caused a giant black hole&#039;s bright corona to wink out. Researchers suspect it may have been a collision with a star, illustrated here.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Vigorous' magnetic field oddity spotted over South Atlantic ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ European satellites are investigating the development of two distinct weak points within the South Atlantic Anomaly of Earth's magnetic field. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 12:44:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:46:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jCNtZeAMEkLhoqoq4nUTWh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of Earth&#039;s magnetic field.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of Earth&#039;s magnetic field.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The north magnetic pole is leaving Canada for Siberia. These 'blobs' may be the reason why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ While the blob under Canada has weakened, the blob under Siberia has strengthened. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2020 19:10:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:54:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/37jEn6JQsDr6uRJskxFXiE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth has a new geologic age: The Chibanian ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's all thanks to a cliff by a river in Japan. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 19:26:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:17:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WzLkfSZnu8jjiwDnLMTxb7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A photo shows the cliffside in Japan&#039;s Chiba prefecture that&#039;s part of a line of sediment that recorded the geologic history of the planet between 770,000 and 126,000 years ago.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo shows the cliffside in Japan&#039;s Chiba prefecture that&#039;s part of a line of sediment that recorded the geologic history of the planet between 770,000 and 126,000 years ago.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient Australian Crystals Unlock History of Earth's First Magnetic Field ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/australian-crystals-unlock-earth-magnetic-history.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ It was a lot more powerful than anyone believed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:24:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6vPcUjZnNLrwFCM6tMSqRi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth’s magnetic field protects us from the solar wind by deflecting the charged particles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Earth’s magnetic field protects us from the solar wind by deflecting the charged particles.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ First-of-Its-Kind Neutron Star Flashes Bizarre 'Cyclotron Line' at Earth ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/weird-neutron-star.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Neutron stars have never been caught behaving this way before. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:00:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:17:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v88EzQVWm7rFNGbWn9w5qd-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Smith (USRA)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows a small neutrons star surround by a disk of loose material.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows a small neutrons star surround by a disk of loose material.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Do Compasses Tell Which Way Is North at the South Pole? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For thousands of years, people have relied on magnetic compasses to find their way around the planet. But the closer that compasses draw to the magnetic North and South Poles, the less reliable they become. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2019 12:13:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chia-Yi Hou ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7boFGwkGi92rWmeX58QpXo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Penguins don&#039;t need a compass to find their way. But even if they had a compass, it wouldn&#039;t do them much good close to the South Pole.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A group of penguins gather on the ice in Antarctica.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's Magnetic Poles Can Flip Much More Often Than Anyone Thought ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth's magnetic field flipped 26 times every million years during the Cambrian period, the highest frequency ever documented. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 21:02:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 13:51:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PAW38UyB3A3qAN4sf7sDcH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A representation of Earth and its magnetic field. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A representation of Earth and its magnetic field. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What If Earth's Magnetic Field Disappeared?  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/earth-magnetic-field.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth's magnetic field is weakening, but it's not the end of the world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2019 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 09 May 2024 14:14:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tQtZxvDJ9i6wwifKchQBS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Around Earth, an invisible magnetic field traps electrons and other charged particles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Around Earth, an invisible magnetic field traps electrons and other charged particles.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Magnetars Can Crack Themselves Open and Bombard Earth with Gamma-Ray Flares, New Theory Suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Three giant gamma-ray flares have been detected in the last 40 years. A new paper on magnetars cracking themselves open could explain why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2019 17:49:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:37:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qQZ8PbMsjjxVHw26MKWBed-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows an outburst on a magnetar.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s Rendering of an Outburst on a Magnetar]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Epic 'Terminator' Events Could Result in Gargantuan Solar Tsunamis, New Studies Suggest ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/66055-terminator-creates-solar-tsunamis.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ What causes the sun's 11-year cycle of sunspot activity? According to two new studies, it could be literal tsunamis of plasma. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 10:53:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KGLYcguYKoChFnByMfZdGF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sunspots appear and disappear from the sun’s surface in 11-year cycles. The left image, taken this month, shows the current solar minimum (a period of low sunspot activity) while the right image, taken in April 2014, shows the last solar maximum (a period of high activity). ]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In a Lab Accident, Scientists Create the First-Ever Permanently Magnetic Liquid ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ These liquid droplets can morph into various shapes and be externally manipulated to move around. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 19:40:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:46:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9S7d2hFB2vum8Zr4FKLEc4-1280-80.gif">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Xubo Liu et al./Berkeley Lab]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The permanently magnetized liquid droplets spin in perfect unison.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The permanently magnetized liquid droplets spin in perfect unison.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is This Invisible Magnetic Field Smothering Our Nearest Supermassive Black Hole? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65715-magnetic-black-hole.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The monster black hole at the center of the Milky Way is eerily quiet, and now astronomers think they know why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:25:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZDQ2yyyS48WrJDwjo8PRQ7-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dust and magnetic fields: NASA/SOFIA; Star field image: NASA/Hubble Space Telescope]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Streamlines showing magnetic fields layered over a color image of the dusty ring around the Milky Way’s massive black hole.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Streamlines showing magnetic fields layered over a color image of the dusty ring around the Milky Way’s massive black hole.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lightning Strikes and Kills Motorcyclist. Why Rubber Tires Didn't Protect Him. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's why a motorcycle's rubber tires didn't protect the rider when lightning struck. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2019 11:22:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m9D5M5c4wWZDhkWgvNKbcW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Motorcyclist on highway]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Motorcyclist on highway]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hidden Winds on Jupiter May Be Messing with Its Enormous Magnetic Field ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65531-jupiter-magnetic-field-wind-changing.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jupiter's magnetic field has changed since the 1970s, and now physicists think they know why it's happening. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2019 18:28:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gVm3HfxLu83Q9YYtj27Dwb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ NASA/JPL-Caltech/Harvard/Moore et al.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This image illustrates Jupiter&#039;s magnetic fields at a single moment in time.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This image illustrates Jupiter&#039;s magnetic fields at a single moment in time.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient Guatemalan Sculptors Knowingly Crafted Magnetic 'Potbelly' Statues ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The giant heads and distorted bodies are magnetized in particular spots. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2019 11:17:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:25:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hvr7RJaSZmXabepbgYmntB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Potbelly sculptures on display near Guatemala&#039;s Pacific coast.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Potbelly sculptures on display near Guatemala&#039;s Pacific coast.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What Makes the Strong Force So Special? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Force is (super) strong with these quarks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:12:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:20:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oguQ329kVRBQFFUvF2pqgg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A proton (foreground) is made up of three quarks, each with a unique property called color. They&#039;re held tight by the strong nuclear force.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An ordinary proton or neutron (foreground) is formed of three quarks bound together by gluons, carriers of the color force. Above a critical temperature, protons and neutrons and other forms of hadronic matter &quot;melt&quot; into a hot, dense soup of free quarks ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Turbulent Blobs in Earth's Core May Explain Sudden Jerks in the Magnetic Field ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here’s one explanation for why Earth’s magnetic field undergoes weird geomagnetic jerks every decade or so. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2019 20:06:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:25:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/McbRBTWy5dTXvWnKGVkPED-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This visualization of Earth&#039;s core shows how turbulent waves (shown in red and blue) twist up the planet&#039;s magnetic field lines (orange) into pockets of intense activity. This mysterious phenomenon is called a geomagnetic jerk.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[goemagnetism simulation]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fountains of Plasma Rain Might Explain One of the Biggest Mysteries of the Sun ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65210-new-sun-structure-explains-solar-rain.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This strange structure could explain what happens during solar rain. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:23:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ePTRE95iy3L6Qo2Sn2Veh8-1280-80.gif">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory/Emily Mason]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Solar rain occurs when super-heated plasma rises up the sun&#039;s looping magnetic field lines, then falls back to the surface. The discovery of a mysterious new structure on the sun may explain where all the rain is coming from.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[solar rain gif]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Physicists Stuffed a Ghostly 'Skyrmion' Full of 'Antiskyrmions' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ghostly 'quasiparticles' have barely any material existence, but physicists are still managing to manipulate them into uncanny shapes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 11:59:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:47:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mvZJmMAwS2raBBnNLd3qvY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[University of Birmingham]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This image comes from a computer simulation of a skyrmion bag containing three skyrmions. White represents magnetic field lines pointing up, black represents lines pointing down, and other colors represent other directions.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This image comes from a computer simulation of a skyrmion bag containing three skyrmions. White represents magnetic field lines pointing up, black represents lines pointing down, and other colors represent other directions.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists Find Evidence That Your Brain Can Sense Earth's Magnetic Field ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65018-human-brain-senses-magnetic-field.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Earth's magnetic field might be influencing the brain. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 17:07:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qS2oVbjbf2E6aaCNbse23g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A magnetic field surrounds our planet and protects it from solar radiation. Our brains might be able to tune into it.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A magnetic field surrounds our planet and protects it from solar radiation. Our brains might be able to tune into it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Water Molecules Bounce Around the Moon. Here's Why. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64965-water-bounces-across-moon.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's too hot to sit still ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:52:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:59:04 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[The Moon]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TyXYSrqAPaybUDKfFVbTU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Water molecules detach from the surface of the moon when it gets too hot and float to colder areas of its surface and thin atmosphere.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Water molecules detach from the surface of the moon when it gets too hot and float to colder areas of its surface and thin atmosphere.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ice Samples Reveal a Massive Sun Storm Hit Earth in Ancient Times...And It Could Happen Again ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A gigantic solar storm hit Earth about 2,600 years ago, one about 10 times stronger than any solar storm recorded in the modern day, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 19:09:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:59:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mpgZbQgVTgyGpewR59DhDZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA Weighed the Wind Billowing Out of the Cigar Galaxy, and It's Unbelievably Massive ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There's a mighty wind a-blowin' out of the Cigar Galaxy, and it could teach astronomers how the first stars formed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 12:23:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:59:03 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Cosmology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A4ApsijNxkG4mxuYQvMqJh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The wind created by new stars in the Cigar Galaxy (shown in red) is so strong it’s dragging the whole galaxy’s magnetic field deep into space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[cigar galaxy wind]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's Magnetic Field and Wandering Poles ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth's magnetic poles are rather inconsistent. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 18:24:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:28:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachel Ross ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i2enSqL2oWh262GZdTN3RJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth&#039;s magnetic field is responsible for the colorful auroral displays seen near the North and South Poles. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aurora lights from space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Solar Wind Leaves 'Sunburn' Scars on Lunar Surface, NASA Missions Reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ People on Earth are familiar with the sun's powerful rays — but the moon suffers from sunburn, too. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BckqyyXDD8PZSzPQ3szMcb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Reiner Gamma lunar swirl photographed by NASA&#039;s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is an example of the moon&#039;s &quot;sunburn.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Reiner Gamma lunar swirl]]></media:text>
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