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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What would happen to Earth if the sun suddenly vanished? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth is habitable due to warmth from the sun. So what would happen if the sun disappeared? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jesse Steinmetz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a4s3oqJi8dtfiU26oe3f6h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A very long solar filament that had been snaking around the sun erupted with a flourish on Dec. 6, 2010.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of the sun shows a glowing orange and red ball of gas with long streaks of gas filaments leaking from its surface into the darkness of space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the darkest place in the solar system? What about the universe? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Space looks very dark from Earth. But does the solar system, and the universe for that matter, have an area that's the darkest of all? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alice Sun ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/meEGS5xgwKBxetMZxqGno-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Milky Way has a dark blob, known as Barnard 68 (B68), which is a Bok globule around 500 light-years away from Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photograph of starry outer space with a dark blob in the middle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope spies a 'farting' dwarf planet with fluorescent gas in the outer solar system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New observations suggest that the dwarf planet Makemake is surrounded by faintly glowing methane gas. Scientists are unsure if the gas is contained within a wispy atmosphere or being ejected into space. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:59:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uxA5ZyLGUFcCbg5i2sy2LX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research suggests that the dwarf planet Makemake is surrounded by faint amounts of methane gas, which is commonly produced human and animal flatulence.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s interpretation of what Makemake might look like]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why does Pluto have such a weird orbit? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/pluto/why-does-pluto-have-such-a-weird-orbit</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The dwarf planet has a strange orbit and tilt — what gives? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Pluto]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara Hashemi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oRMYaspdUcsLWVt4eE8mnZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This image of Pluto was made after the New Horizons spacecraft flew past the dwarf planet on July 14, 2015, from a distance of 50,000 miles (80,000 kilometers).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of Pluto]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Pluto mission could uncover dwarf planet's hidden ocean — if the 'queen of the underworld' gets to fly ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A conceptual mission known as "Persephone" could explore Pluto and its moons for 50 years  — if it ever gets funded and approved. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Pluto]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nola Taylor Tillman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sTy2VLnDAXZL8KbLVCELZn-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A close up of Pluto&#039;s surface. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A planet with red patches and cream patches against a dark background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Skyscraper-size spikes of methane ice may surround Pluto's equator ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Giant, ridge-like structures of methane ice, known as "bladed terrain," may be much more abundant along Pluto's equator than previously realized, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Pluto]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deepa Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tYeEXe5KayXvbYWiivEnjH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pluto&#039;s equator is partially covered in ridge-like ice spires known as &quot;bladed terrain.&quot; A new study suggests that there are more of these skyscraper-size structures than previously thought.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[One of the strangest landforms spotted by NASA New Horizons spacecraft when it flew past Pluto last July was the bladed terrain just east of Tombaugh Regio, the informal name given to Pluto large heart-shaped surface feature.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[One of the strangest landforms spotted by NASA New Horizons spacecraft when it flew past Pluto last July was the bladed terrain just east of Tombaugh Regio, the informal name given to Pluto large heart-shaped surface feature.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What are dwarf planets — and how many are there? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/what-are-dwarf-planets-and-how-many-are-there</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ How many dwarf planets are there in our solar system? The recent discovery of 2017 OF201 makes the tally anywhere between five and 18, plus hundreds of potentially undiscovered ones, depending on whom you ask. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Briley Lewis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sq9paQHVtLDHpYYmwUxCjW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of confirmed dwarf planets and their moons. From left to right: Pluto (with Charon, Hydra, Mix, Kerberos and Styx), Eris (with Dysnomia), Makemake, Ceres, and Haumea (with Hi iaka and Namaka).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Dwarf planets and moons, illustration. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope discovers 'a new kind of climate' on Pluto, unlike anything else in our solar system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New James Webb Space Telescope data reveal Pluto's high-altitude haze is a key driver of the climate on the dwarf planet, offering clues to Earth's ancient atmosphere. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:30:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hDbLfUwnt2FrZu9NJMDKig-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pluto&#039;s mysterious blue haze is the primary driver of the dwarf planet&#039;s climate.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of the silhouette of Pluto glowing blue]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet in our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Neptune ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond Neptune, it orbits the sun every 25,000 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 22:26:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 26 May 2025 13:45:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y4jYQ9V4cy73svrSUPoS2V-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Sihao Cheng et al.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A composite image comparing the relative sizes of our solar system&#039;s known dwarf planets, including the newly discovered 2017 OF201]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image comparing the relative sizes of our solar system&#039;s known dwarf planets, including the newly discovered 2017 OF201]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy 'kiss' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with Charon billions of years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:01:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9USc7ngPeJuKak8wxRFRUJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows Pluto and its largest moon Charon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of Pluto and its moon Charon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is Pluto not considered a planet? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pluto was demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006. So why is its status still so controversial today? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 20:09:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:36:02 +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/e2fxQHrMgPTWuNUw5YBymf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of Pluto captured by NASA’s New Horizon spacecraft in 2015.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of Pluto]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb Space Telescope deciphers the origins of Pluto's icy moon Charon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide at the surface of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, potentially shedding light on its origins. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oHVSky5x82a7XnxA4oteJ3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pluto&#039;s moon Charon as seen by the New Horizon&#039;s telescope]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of a gray icy moon with a brown spot near the top]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers want to change how we define a planet — again ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers are proposing a new, more quantitative definition of what makes a planet. The new definition looks more directly at the object's mass — but it would still leave Pluto out of the running. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristel Tjandra ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GuYEwVMfA8HwScNAHp3rsC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The version of our solar system containing nine planets was debunked in 2006 following the reclassification of Pluto. Now, astronomers are proposing a new definition of a planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Image of the planets in our solar system before Pluto was demoted]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pluto's huge white 'heart' has a surprisingly violent origin, new study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tombaugh Regio — the large, pale heart that dominates Pluto's terrain — is made of nitrogen ice that accumulated after a huge, slow-motion impact, new research suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:05 +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/wBveVPB68eB5aEcwNyWFuK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A heart-shaped &#039;splat&#039; on Pluto&#039;s surface has captivated scientists for nearly a decade. New simulations finally reveal where it may have come from.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A heart-shaped &#039;splat&#039; on Pluto&#039;s surface has captivated scientists for nearly a decade. New simulations finally reveal where it may have come from.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope spots potential conditions for life on 2 dwarf planets beyond Neptune ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Data collected by the James Webb Space Telescope shows that, like Pluto, the dwarf planets Eris and Makemake could be geologically active, which changes what we know about their chances of harboring life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8ENh8uDV2JPMRs3EbHkfCC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The dwarf planet Eris, illustrated here, could be geologically active, new JWST data shows.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of what Eris may look like]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 10 out-of-this-world solar system discoveries made in 2023 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From Mercury to Pluto (and maybe even Planet Nine), here are some of 2023's most intriguing discoveries about the planets, moons and other bodies in our solar system. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rHCDvnKSyQ2x8pgfomEkeg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pluto may have an ice-spewing 'supervolcano' the size of Yellowstone, New Horizons data reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Kiladze Caldera, formerly called Kiladze crater, may be a supervolcano that erupted fairly recently, spewing ice across the surface of Pluto. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 21:09:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Briley Lewis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pluto as seen from NASA&#039;s New Horizons during its July 2015 flyby.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pluto&#039;s bladed terrain as seen from NASA&#039;s New Horizons during its July 2015 flyby.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When will Pluto complete its first orbit since its discovery? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers will have to wait a while to celebrate the first complete orbit of Pluto since its discovery. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ay6ycXYTmhxfD2Jad9E8Kf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft took this enhanced color image of Pluto on July 14, 2015.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft took this enhanced color image of Pluto on July 14, 2015.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ice volcanoes on Pluto may still be erupting ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An area of Pluto that researchers think was formed from the eruption of ice volcanoes is unique on the dwarf planet and in the solar system, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 12:10:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rebecca Sohn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nuR3e8z4zVHXDGtknEVzEB-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of Pluto taken by the New Horizons probe in 2015 with evidence for potential cryovolcanism marked in blue.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of Pluto taken by the New Horizons probe in 2015 with evidence for potential cryovolcanism marked in blue.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pluto's atmosphere is starting to disappear ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pluto's atmosphere is going through a strange transformation, scientists are finding. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2021 17:45:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TaELdD5MnZkbtD4dvv7k7J-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Photos: 10 extraordinary ocean worlds in our solar system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pack your bathing costume — our solar neighborhood is much wetter than you think. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luis Villazon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Asd7rWbuux7vR5KLRao5w7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare plutonium from space found in deep-sea crust ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare type of plutonium has been found in the crust below the deep sea, offering new clues as to how heavy metals form in star explosions and mergers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 17:24:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:18:03 +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/BALUr6SREDazKDEEhwescN-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This image shows SN2014J, one of the closest type Ia supernovas in recent decades. Star explosions like these are thought to generate heavy metals.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This image shows SN2014J, one of the closest type Ia supernovas in recent decades.]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ These violent openings are windows into the inner workings and origins of our neighboring planets and their moons. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Romero ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d5ZUTmHDuCDetQqGpAvzLS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua came from an 'alien Pluto,' new study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Back in 2017, a point of strange light flashed through the solar system. Three years later, a new team of scientists claims to have figured out what it was. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:58:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:27 +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/grV9DhZ2DUhJrdC7AEm3S9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[M. Kornmesser/ESO]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s depiction of Oumuamua, the first detected interstellar object.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s depiction of the first identified interstellar object, &#039;Oumuamua.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pluto's haze made up of ice crystals with cyanide hearts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The haze shrouding Pluto might be made up of ice crystals possessing cyanide hearts, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XyUKGZSfVcv3My4cu9fWqQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s New Horizons spacecraft captured this image of the blue haze around the dwarf planet Pluto during its historic flyby in 2015.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s New Horizons spacecraft captured this image of the blue haze around the dwarf planet Pluto during its historic flyby in 2015.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pluto's famous heart powers icy winds on the dwarf planet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pluto's heart-shaped feature, which NASA's New Horizons spacecraft discovered during its epic July 2015 flyby of Pluto, drives atmospheric circulation on the dwarf planet, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2020 12:35:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:17:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NCYLvg6uYGZYMJuX35f7hB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The left lobe of Pluto&#039;s heart-shaped feature is a 600-mile-wide (1,000 kilometers) ice plain known as Sputnik Planitia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The left lobe of Pluto&#039;s heart-shaped feature is a 600-mile-wide (1,000 kilometers) ice plain known as Sputnik Planitia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pluto Still Deserves to Be a Planet, NASA Chief Says ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pluto lost its "official" planet status over a decade ago, but fans of the solar system's underdog are still rooting for it. And NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is one of them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2019 15:49:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:37:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Passant Rabie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NQV72Hi8JtAMsG8VjJBoob-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New Horizons&#039; photo of Pluto showing the heart-shaped area now informally named Tombaugh Region.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[New Horizons&#039; photo of Pluto showing the heart-shaped area now informally named Tombaugh Region.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gorgeous 'Atlas of Space' Smashes the Textbook View of the Solar System ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65761-eleanor-lutz-solar-system-map.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The solar system is more than a row of nine circles. Try 18,000 of them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2019 20:00:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:30 +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/F7q9DwtBPmkTF7SUH3zrTj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This map of the solar system shows the precise orbital patterns of 18,000 celestial objects, thanks to data from NASA and other public archives.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Most Distant Object Ever Explored Is Lumpy. And Astronomers Don't Know Why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ultima Thule is weird. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2019 12:55:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eKcHkw3ssaB974QPcXMwZX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The distant object Ultima Thule, as seen by NASA&#039;s New Horizon&#039;s spacecraft on Jan. 1, 2019. Mysterious mound-like features on the body&#039;s larger lobe are clearly visible in this view.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ultima thule]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pluto's Battle Scars Reveal a Wild West at Solar System's Far Reaches ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The battle scars on Pluto may reveal secrets about the formation of the early solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 12:20:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:29:40 +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/kSCYhhv3bNTpjNM9g7GcjM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s New Horizons spacecraft snapped this composite color image of Pluto (lower right) and its moon Charon (upper left) as the probe flew through Pluto&#039;s neighborhood on July 14, 2015]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[pluto and charon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Weird 'Snowman-Pancake' Asteroid Gets Its Close-Up. And It Really Is an Oddball. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64847-best-view-ultima-thule-asteroid.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The best-ever photos of Ultima Thule have made it down to Earth, and they heighten the intrigue about the frigid and faraway world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2019 14:05:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:29:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m7Vwo3EMpUYCZoXQyeet8i-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This is the most detailed view of the distant object Ultima Thule. The photo is a processed composite combining nine individual images taken by NASA&#039;s New Horizons spacecraft just 6.5 minutes before the spacecraft&#039;s closest approach to Ultima Thule on Jan. 1, 2019.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This is the most detailed view of the distant object Ultima Thule. The photo is a processed composite combining nine individual images taken by NASA&#039;s New Horizons spacecraft just 6.5 minutes before the spacecraft&#039;s closest approach to Ultima Thule on Jan]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ultima Thule Beyond Pluto Is Flat Like a Pancake (and Not a Space Snowman After All) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The final photos that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft snapped of Ultima Thule during the probe's epic Jan. 1 flyby reveal the distant object to be much flatter than scientists had thought. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:03:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:29:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YvpoEAWhvxStijMEhkHxTd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA’s New Horizons took this image of Ultima Thule on Jan. 1, 2019, from a distance of 5,494 miles (8,862 kilometers). At left: An &quot;average&quot; of 10 photos taken by the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI); the crescent is blurred because a relatively long exposure time was used during this rapid scan to boost the camera’s signal level. At right: A sharper processed version of image, which removes the motion blur.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Crescent View of Ultima Thule]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ No Planet Nine? Weird Orbits of Distant Objects May Have Different Explanation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The weirdly clustered orbits of some far-flung bodies in our solar system can be explained without invoking a big, undiscovered "Planet Nine," a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S9VhzszfcQeaqFh7va7zXS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[R. Hurt (IPAC)/Caltech]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of Planet Nine, a hypothetical world that some scientists think lurks undiscovered in the far outer solar system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Planet Nine: Artist&#039;s Illustration]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Hunt Is On for Moons Around Ultima Thule ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The most distant celestial object ever explored may well have moons, and astronomers are trying hard to find them. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XJUMDphnFfFtNGrarDTio9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Queen's Brian May Releases 'New Horizons' Single to Celebrate Epic Flyby ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Only moments before New Horizons flew by the most distant solar system object ever visited, astrophysicist and Queen guitarist Brian May released his new single based on the mission. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nola Taylor Tillman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MdTuJmgc2a7AFeiEG8Gz5E-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern poses with astrophysicist and Queen lead guitarist Brian May on Dec. 31, 2018 at Johns Hopkins&#039; Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland just before New Horizons flew by Ultima Thule.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two people stretch hands toward the camera enthusiastically]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pluto Should Be a Planet and So Should Earth's Moon, New Study Claims ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63716-pluto-earth-moon-are-planets.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sing along if you know the words: When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie, that's a planet! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:37:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:30 +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/FRgAmkfHrQERupVhZCEUGY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s impression of Pluto and Charon as seen from one of Pluto&#039;s other moons.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s impression of Pluto and Charon as seen from one of Pluto&#039;s other moons.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA Spotted a Vast, Glowing 'Hydrogen Wall' at the Edge of Our Solar System ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There's a vast "hydrogen wall" at the edge of our solar system, and NASA scientists think their New Horizons spacecraft can see it. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xJoiFsxkfmzd33PJcseMnm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The sun moves through the galaxy encases in a bubble formed by its own solar wind. In front of the sun, galactic debris builds up, inlcuding hydrogen.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The sun moves through the galaxy encases in a bubble formed by its own solar wind. In front of the sun, galactic debris builds up, inlcuding hydrogen.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Planet Nine: 'Insensitive' Term Riles Scientists ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Calling the hypothetical undiscovered world in the outer solar system "Planet Nine" doesn't show the proper amount of respect to the discoverer of the original ninth planet, Pluto, a group of researchers argues. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 17:50:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YPajsxPRcVKnt7tfii2WAG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s impression of the hypothetical Planet Nine, a roughly Neptune-mass world that may lie undiscovered in the outer solar system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Planet Nine: Artist&#039;s Impression]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jupiter Now Has a Whopping 79 Moons ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have discovered 12 previously unknown moons orbiting Jupiter, and one of them is a real oddball. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 20:10:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RZaetjmLeRwwzxojpb4mDi-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Roberto Molar-Candanosa, courtesy of Carnegie Institution for Science]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Newly-discovered moons around Jupiter, in bold, along with its other moons.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Colorful rings stretch around Jupiter, showing a busy orbital zone.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is Pluto a Planet? That Is the Question ... Again. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The long-simmering argument about Pluto's planethood has just flared up again. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 11:18:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:54:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ftBxPqtEpRQfchFArE4F6J-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do other planets have solar eclipses? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As Earthlings, we have the privilege of ooohing and aaahing at total solar eclipses, those celestial events in which the moon blocks the sun's light from hitting our planet. But is Earth the only world in our solar system that experiences this phenomenon? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 12:23:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:21 +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/jSVvXsaZTQ9xuaepAvGGDj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Mars rover Curiosity took these images of an annular, or ring, eclipse as Mars&#039; largest moon, Phobos, passed directly in front of the sun on Aug. 20, 2013. The photos were taken 3 seconds apart. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mars annular eclipse]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA Unveils New Maps of Pluto, Moon Charon for Flyby Anniversary ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On the two-year anniversary of the New Horizons probe's flyby of Pluto, mission scientists unveiled two detailed global maps of the dwarf planet and its largest moon, Charon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 11:07:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Doris Elin Salazar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NBF2DXfA9V7oQw53ApRtdF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This mosaic image is a combination of data collected from New Horizons&#039; Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) and the Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[pluto mosaic image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Did Pluto Get Its 'Whale'? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some scientists believe Pluto's red "whale"-shaped region is the mark of a giant impact — the same one that produced Pluto's huge moon Charon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 11:17:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pYX7ueHiAqgxNPHWdMFFyH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pluto&#039;s dark-red region might have been formed by a huge impact, according to new research.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pluto&#039;s dark region]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Distant Dwarf Planet DeeDee Stirs Up the Pluto Planethood Debate ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recent observations that a tiny object in our solar system is a likely dwarf planet has some planetary scientists grumbling again about Pluto's demotion to that status. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:31:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q2644E5rRD6RBGmHoY8oE8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist concept of the planetary body 2015 UZ224, more informally known as DeeDee. ALMA was able to observe the faint millimeter-wavelength &quot;glow&quot; emitted by the object, confirming it is roughly 635 kilometers across. At this size, DeeDee should have enough mass to be spherical, the criterion for astronomers to consider it a dwarf planet, though it has yet to receive that official designation.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Planetary body 2014 UZ224 art]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Beyond Pluto: NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Heads to Next Adventure ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nearly two years after its historic encounter with the dwarf planet Pluto, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is getting ready for its next big adventure in the icy outskirts of the solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:42:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:41:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hweitering@space.com (Hanneke Weitering) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hanneke Weitering ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6mmXPKtdnn2dfPMc2pq3xn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of the New Horizons spacecraft flying by the Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 on Jan. 1, 2019]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[New Horizons at Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Dwarf Planet Found in Our Solar System ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new face has been added to the solar system's family portrait: Scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet looping around the sun in the region beyond Pluto. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 22:29:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Calla Cofield ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UhUw6cVLQefikqGeFXCrwR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s concept of a Kuiper Belt Object (KBO). A newly discovered object (2014 UZ224) located beyond Pluto&#039;s orbit may be large enough to qualify as a dwarf planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s concept of a Kuiper Belt Object (KBO). A newly discovered object (2014 UZ224) located beyond Pluto&#039;s orbit may be large enough to qualify as a dwarf planet.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pluto's 'Heart' Hints at Deep, Underground Ocean ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new simulation of how Pluto got its "heart" reveals that the dwarf planet most likely has a deep ocean beneath its surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 11:04:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hweitering@space.com (Hanneke Weitering) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hanneke Weitering ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aixUhtttMyobJKeR5S8ziJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pluto&#039;s heart holds clues about an underwater ocean on the dwarf planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Global Mosaic of Pluto in True Color]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Weird Red Spot on Pluto Moon Explained ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pluto may be sharing its atmosphere with its largest moon, Charon, creating the visually striking red spot at the satellite's north pole. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 21:29:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nola Taylor Tillman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3B6UMiF3ehjEQActtpLUse-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pluto&#039;s largest moon Charon has a red spot at its north pole that may be caused by the atmosphere of Pluto, scientists announced on Sept. 14, 2016. This view shows a view looking down on Charon&#039;s red spot as seen by NASA&#039;s New Horizons spacecraft during its flyby in July 2015.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pluto&#039;s largest moon Charon has a red spot at its north pole that may be caused by the atmosphere of Pluto, scientists announced on Sept. 14, 2016. This view shows a view looking down on Charon&#039;s red spot as seen by NASA&#039;s New Horizons spacecraft during i]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Beautiful, Bewitching Pluto Poses in New Images from New Horizons Probe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Another batch of photos from NASA's New Horizons probe, which flew past Pluto on July 14, 2015, reveals the majesty and mystery of this icy world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2016 21:57:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Calla Cofield ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NHzwXYTXyXirccwTHs6Bb7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This snapshot captured by NASA&#039;s New Horizons spacecraft shows the western region of the heart-shaped area informally known as Sputnik Planum, which has been found to be rich in nitrogen, carbon monoxide and methane ices. The image combines blue, red and infrared images taken by the Ralph/Multispectral Visual Imaging Camera (MVIC).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sputnik Planum Western Region]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are Pluto's Pebbled 'Snakeskin' Slopes Made of Ancient Stuff? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pluto's mysterious "snakeskin" terrain may be made of material that predates the solar system's birth, scientists with NASA's New Horizons mission say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:06:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:33:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CUfFzDhPrmXGmTU2wJoGic-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pluto&#039;s intriguing &quot;snakeskin&quot; terrain, which New Horizons mission team members have informally named Tartarus Dorsa.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pluto&#039;s &#039;Snakeskin&#039; Terrain]]></media:text>
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