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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[ James Webb telescope spots giant auroras rolling through Uranus' atmosphere ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ JWST observed Uranus for nearly a full rotation, charting the planet's upper atmosphere and magnetic environment for the first time. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/McGuwj2myrUX4CcJRtW7tK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[JWST observed Uranus rotating for 15 hours in January 2025, showing bright auroral bands (in white) near the planet&#039;s magnetic poles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of four small boxes on the left of the image and one large box on the right, each showing a circle with blue in the bottom left of the circle and a ring of glowing red around it, representing Uranus&#039; atmosphere.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers discover 'unique inside-out system' with a rocky planet far from where it belongs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have spotted an unusual 'inside-out' planetary system where a rocky world seems to have formed far beyond the realm typically reserved for gas giants. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:13:45 +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/VD4xXbVE7V9BcpiaT3s5Na-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rocky planet orbits LHS 1903 farther out than the gas planets in the system, a new study finds]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a series of planets in a semicircle with a sun-like star of glowing gas toward the right of the image. The planets in the background are bluer while the one planet in the foreground is yellow and orange]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An ocean the size of the Arctic once covered half of Mars, new images hint ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mars may have been a "blue planet" with an ocean the size of today's Arctic Ocean, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Mars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F4wy88BJaZnhLSzyprLmka-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of Mars as it may have appeared billions of years ago, with a liquid water ocean spanning its northern hemisphere.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Image of a planet in space. The planet has red land masses surrounded by large areas of blue water dotted with white clouds. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jupiter will outshine every star in the sky this weekend — how to see the 'king of planets' at opposition ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jupiter reaches opposition on Jan. 10, when it will shine all night at its brightest as Earth moves between the giant planet and the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:32:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xhoPiQQXxa5yqnkszKrv8Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jupiter will reach opposition this weekend, making it appear as big and bright as it ever gets in Earth&#039;s sky.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of Jupiter as seen through a telescope. A large white sphere with swirling rings of red and brown around it against a black background. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Uranus and Neptune may be 'rock giants,' not 'ice giants,' new model of their cores suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new computational model suggests that Uranus' and Neptune's cores may be less icy than their "ice giant" nickname suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 17:35:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mason Wakley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xWpnVwHji2zhBE67LGeaNd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Neptune (left) and Uranus (right) might be rockier than they seem.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Neptune (left) and Uranus (right) might be rockier than they seem]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is Venus so bright? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The "morning star" is bright because of several factors, including having an atmosphere filled with sulfuric acid. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:29:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deepa Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5e2msMtAKgjJ9PTmnTUiZ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Venus shines brightly next to a crescent moon in the night sky.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Venus and crescent moon next to each other.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious, irradiated 'scar' in our galaxy points to 2 stars that almost hit the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers traced a mysterious 'scar' of ionized gas around the solar system to two stars that had a close flyby with our sun millions of years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:05:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HCzpAQizmMJ9BunXpcShKi-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Leah Hustak (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the local bubble, which surrounds our solar system. An interstellar cloud of ionized gas runs through the bubble like a &#039;scar&#039;, and new research may be able to explain why.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This artist illustration shows the Local Bubble surrounding the Sun. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An extra solar system planet once orbited next to Earth — and it may be the reason we have a moon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth may have a moon today because a nearby neighbor once crashed into us, a new analysis of Apollo samples and terrestrial rocks reveals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:04:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ed3WkFix5qd7iBadv77G7F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the &#039;giant impact&#039; between Earth and the proto-planet Theia. New research indicated the two may have been extremely close neighbors before their unfortunate falling out.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the ‘giant impact’ between Earth and the proto-planet Theia. New research indicated the two may have been extremely close neighbors before their unfortunate falling out.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How dangerous are interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS are most likely to enter our solar system from two specific directions, a new study suggests. What does it mean for Earth? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 21:26:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Evan Gough ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zeqCAnpJ3Q8ZcPtRvgaqwU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This artist&#039;s illustration shows the interstellar object (ISO) Oumuamua travelling through our solar system. We know of three ISOs, but there must be many more. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of an interstellar object passing through our solar system]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Odd-looking rock on Mars is totally alien to the Red Planet, Perseverance rover finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Perseverance Mars rover recently came across an odd rock, dubbed "Phippsaksla," that is unlike anything else the robot has found on the Red Planet. It turns out that it probably isn't from our neighboring world and likely crashed on Mars instead. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Mars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8yo3T445AVPkBj6Mu5DUSB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Perseverance rover recently stumbled across an odd looking boulder in the Jezero crater. After analyzing the rock, it became clear that it was a meteorite that crash-landed on the Red Planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a large boulder-like rock on Mars, circled by a yellow ring annotation]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is it aliens? Here's why that's the least important question about 3I/ATLAS. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Conspiracy theories have raged about 3I/ATLAS being an unnatural object. But the alien question, while fun, generates misinformation and distracts from the science. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Extraterrestrial Life]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Nicole Driessen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/df9fCG5HFZs7EHyNuP3RoS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured on July 21 2025. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blurry image of a blue comet streaking through outer space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists finally find explanation for lopsided cloud that follows Earth's moon through space ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/scientists-finally-find-explanation-for-lopsided-cloud-that-follows-earths-moon-through-space</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The moon's oddly skewed dust cloud may be caused by an extreme day-night temperature difference, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:48:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Moon]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deepa Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wvFCMdDnNjYkybJCHo3nki-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A lopsided cloud of dust created by tiny meteor impacts follows the moon everywhere, and may be linked to temperature differences on the moon’s daytime and nighttime sides.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up of the moon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show giant 'jet' shooting toward the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New telescope images show that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is shooting a giant jet of gas and dust toward the sun. This is normal behavior for comets, an expert told Live Science. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:44:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z8DSSBno3ELorCKvEDUahh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Comet photograph: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the ScientistImage Processing: J. Miller &amp; M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab); Inset: Teide Observatory, M. Serra-Ricart, Light Bridges]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A recent Gemini Observatory image of comet 3I/ATLAS (background) overlaid with the new Two-meter Twin Telescope image of the comet&#039;s jet (inset).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of comet 3I/ATLAS streaking across the night sky with an inset showing details of the comet&#039;s jet]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers discover skyscraper-size asteroid hidden in sun's glare — and it's moving at a near-record pace ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/astronomers-discover-skyscraper-size-asteroid-hidden-in-suns-glare-and-its-moving-at-a-near-record-pace</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The newly discovered "twilight" asteroid, 2025 SC79, was obscured by the sun's glare until an astronomer pointed the Dark Energy Camera at it, highlighting the potential dangers of unseen asteroids. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:15:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZhscqJ2M9oKNz9t5SEMBef-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photographs courtesy of Scott S. Sheppard.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Astronomer Scott Sheppard discovered 2025 SC79, marked here in two images showing its motion relative to background stars.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two space photographs side by side, showing 2025 SC79&#039;s motion relative to background stars.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Which planets are the youngest and oldest in our solar system? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/which-planets-are-the-youngest-and-oldest-in-our-solar-system</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ There are a couple of ways that scientists can date planets, so which planets formed first in our solar system? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:13:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Abby Wilson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TTYY5NRhFT3GT2QzzXPSYK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Planetary scientists are split, oscillating between two main theories that explain the order in which our solar system&#039;s planets came to be.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of the solar system, showing the paths of the eight major planets as they orbit the Sun, plus the asteroids and comets. The four inner planets are, from inner to outer, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. The four outer planets are, inner to outer, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists find best evidence yet that icy moon Enceladus is habitable ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An ocean flowing beneath the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus is spewing ice that holds the building blocks of life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:56:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:07:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yo7bvYx2797wDrqdyNd45W-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Cassini spacecraft took this image while looking across the south pole of Saturn&#039;s icy moon Enceladus on Nov. 30, 2010. Jets of water from the moon&#039;s underground ocean are visible bursting through cracks in the ice.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Jets of water from the Enceladus&#039; underground ocean bursting through cracks in the ice]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Our solar system's asteroid belt is slowly disappearing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new analysis estimates that the asteroid belt is steadily losing mass each year, and may not be as permanent a feature of the solar system as we thought. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jb2jyet9BHwnAB5bZHfP8C-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mode-list via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[an illustration of the asteroid belt]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of the asteroid belt]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Completely unexplained': James Webb telescope finds strange 'dark beads' in Saturn's atmosphere ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The beads appear above a swirling hexagonal jet stream at the gas giant's north pole, and could emerge from interactions between its magnetosphere and atmosphere. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 23:18:05 +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/jhbG2Tg4d7n5wDrLSDwssA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This colorful space wallpaper from NASA&#039;s Cassini mission is the highest-resolution view of the unique six-sided jet stream at Saturn&#039;s north pole known as &quot;the hexagon.&quot; Image obtained on Dec. 10, 2012 and released Dec. 4, 2013.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Saturn’s Hexagon ]]></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[ 'A genuine surprise': Near-Earth asteroid Ryugu once had 'flowing water' that transformed its insides ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new analysis of asteroid Ryugu hints that the "potentially hazardous" space rock once had flowing water in its core, possibly leftover from the impact that created it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:38:08 +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/yN4ZKgwuWQMFYM2cjX5AhW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A close-up image of asteroid Ryugu. A new analysis of samples from the space rock hints that flowing water once coursed through its interior.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of ryugu asteroid]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where could alien life exist in our solar system? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/where-could-alien-life-exist-in-our-solar-system</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The solar system has eight planets and hundreds of moons. Could extraterrestrials live on any of them? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Extraterrestrial Life]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Damien Pine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JdmDrAwBB4SP8KQNc4ZxSd-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NEMES LASZLO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The solar system has a few &quot;hotspots&quot; where life could have once existed or may still exist today.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of the solar system]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cataclysmic crash with neighboring planet may be the reason there's life on Earth today, new studies hint ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Early Earth may not have had the right ingredients for life — until a nearby Mars-size planet crashed into it, two new studies hint. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:37:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:52:06 +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/MfUDFEXRCXxbxdHufrTgpN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration of protoplanet crashing into Earth]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of protoplanet crashing into Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope images reveal there's something strange with interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has made its first observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing that the comet appears to be unusually rich in carbon dioxide. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:01:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ULnAsgVYjHZEC86jjtzwzE-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Observation of 3I/ATLAS captured using the  James Webb Space Telescope&#039;s Near-Infrared Spectrograph instrument. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Observation of 3I/ATLAS captured using the  James Webb Space Telescope&#039;s Near-Infrared Spectrograph instrument. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Uranus has a new, hidden moon, James Webb Space Telescope reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Uranus' 29th moon was hidden inside the planet's dark inner rings, new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal. ]]>
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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/WJiPjZ5gKsrcUq72psaZ6V-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Uranus in an image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Uranus.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Hubble telescope reveals most detailed photos of interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS to date ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New images from the Hubble telescope show an extrasolar entity as it hurtles through our solar system at speeds of more than 130,000 mph (210,000 km/h). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:30:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4KFkff6dR427i6UBUMo4BQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Hubble captured this image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025, when the comet was 277 million miles from Earth. Hubble shows that the comet has a teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust coming off its solid, icy nucleus. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hubble captured this image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025, when the comet was 277 million miles from Earth. Hubble shows that the comet has a teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust coming off its solid, icy nucleus. ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Hubble captured this image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025, when the comet was 277 million miles from Earth. Hubble shows that the comet has a teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust coming off its solid, icy nucleus. ]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth, Mars, Venus — and a long-lost planet — may have once 'waltzed' in perfect harmony around the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New simulations suggest that up to four of the solar system's rocky planets, including Earth and a long-lost world, once orbited in mathematical harmony around the infant sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Abha Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eFgv4Ci3Qxmz9wWmnKkP43-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research suggests that most of the solar system&#039;s inner rocky planets once orbited the sun in perfect harmony.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Solar system, computer artwork.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The hunt for 'Planet Nine': Why there could still be something massive at the edge of the solar system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The debate about an undiscovered Planet X or Planet Nine has been going on for more than 100 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:00:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:41:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ian Whittaker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/euMP4QT3LaqnSXeuoLzno9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Sun’s gravitational pull extends more than 160 times further into space than Neptune.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the silhouette of a planet with a glow behind it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When did our solar system's planets form? Discovery of tiny meteorite may challenge the timeline ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Analysis of an ancient meteorite suggests that rocky planets both near and distant from the sun may have formed at the same time, challenging current models of our solar system’s evolution. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3ebMxbDP9NfKhZMwNWAxd4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers discover new dwarf planet 'Ammonite' — and it could upend the existence of Planet Nine ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newly discovered dwarf planet called 'Ammonite' (2023 KQ14) has been spotted in the outer solar system, and it could be another nail in the coffin for the Planet Nine hypothesis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:09:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 23:30:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elana Spivack ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EribzYMeXuz5wB6Y5XMBPM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The orbit of the newly detected dwarf planet ‘Ammonite’ (2023 KQ14, shown in red) compared to the orbits of the other three known sednoids (in white).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A diagram showing the orbit of the dwarf planet 2023 KQ14 with the orbits of three other sednoids]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists find Uranus is surprisingly warm, heating up the case for a new planetary mission ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have found that Uranus emits its own internal heat, contradicting data from NASA's Voyager 2 probe nearly four decades ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:08:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:35:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Tingley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JabXCCtD2qXuXoqYtPYCFS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A light blue planet set against the darkness of space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When will the solar system die out? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After the sun goes out, what will happen to the solar system — and how long will it last? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:23:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara Hashemi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rqDA7y4xv42UyoHQxRz63a-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The sun is expected to last another 5 billion years, at which point it will become unstable and transform into a red giant.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The sun and planets in space with star background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS could be the oldest comet ever seen — and could grow a spectacular tail later this year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New simulations have narrowed down where the newly discovered interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely came from, revealing it could be more than 3 billion years older than the solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:08:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4SECxWZy7oeWDgE4bf7dDB-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet currently shooting toward the sun at more than 130,000 mph.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped video footage of a comet moving across a starscape in telescope images]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers are racing to study our solar system's newest 'interstellar visitor.' Here's why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Experts tell Live Science how they are planning to observe the cosmic visitor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:29:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:47:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K5eAj4kzyAnT8RqDjqPdmS-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will blaze through our solar system for the rest of the year before zooming away forever.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped video footage showing the location of the comet in a moving starscape]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 3I/ATLAS: Everything you need to know about the new 'interstellar visitor' shooting through the solar system ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/3i-atlas-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-interstellar-visitor-shooting-through-the-solar-system</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have spotted a new interstellar object — the third of its kind ever seen — shooting towards us through the solar system. Here's everything you need to know about 3I/ATLAS. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:52:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iC8hoXn7P4Tey3oJQUGJFB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Astronomers discovered the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS on July 1. This was one of the first photos of the object.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blurry picture of stars with arrows pointing to where a comet is]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch newly discovered 'interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS shoot toward us in first livestream ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ You can see the recently identified "interstellar object" 3I/ATLAS shooting towards us through the solar system in a livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 08:20:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TNU69cr8h7ipRguTK5n42J-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Gianluca Masi/Virtual Telescope Project]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Photo of a blurry starscape with an arrow pointing out the location of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of a blurry starscape with an arrow pointing out the location of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA confirms that mysterious object shooting through the solar system is an 'interstellar visitor' — and it has a new name ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Experts have confirmed that the mysterious object hurtling towards us, previously dubbed A11pl3Z, is an "interstellar object." The cosmic interloper, officially named 3I/ATLAS, is only the third of its kind ever seen — and will shoot past Earth later this year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:07:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:17:55 +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/t3DLLwY4X3rFpe3sSewu9T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS (previously dubbed A11pl3Z) is predicted to shoot past the sun before eventually exiting the solar system. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Diagram of the new objects trajectory through the solar system ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ You can see a giant 'hole' shoot across Saturn this summer — and it won't happen again until 2040 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There will be several chances to see the shadow of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, pass across the ringed planet's Earth-facing surface over the next few months. The rare spectacle is only visible every 15 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:32:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 22:30:13 +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/92PSxx55synumeFGigv7h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope discovers its first planet — a Saturn-size 'shepherd' still glowing red hot from its formation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nestled inside a planetary ring 110 light-years from Earth, a planet spotted by the James Webb telescope is the lightest exoplanet ever detected. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:45:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:09:22 +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/WdskmFtzNgWfz2k7joj7sP-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Image of the disk surrounding the star TWA 7 recorded using ESO’s Very Large Telescope’s SPHERE instrument. The image captured with JWST’s MIRI instrument is overlayed.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Image of the disk surrounding the star TWA 7 recorded using ESO’s Very Large Telescope’s SPHERE instrument. The image captured with JWST’s MIRI instrument is overlayed.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA spots Martian volcano twice the height of Mount Everest bursting through the morning clouds: Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new panorama from NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter shows Arsia Mons, one of the largest volcanoes on Mars, rising above a thick blanket of clouds before dawn. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:29:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shreejaya Karantha ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HQz99Coo2taJ66tmEFDB4U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The gargantuan shield volcano Arsia Mons pierces the clouds of Mars in this new NASA orbital image.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a purple-hued volcano pokes through a thick layer of clouds ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Surprised scientists discover the 'dark sides' of Uranus' moons are the wrong way around ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers armed with the Hubble Space Telescope have revealed that some of Uranus' largest moons have one side brighter than the other — but not the side they were expecting. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Uranus]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BCUtPApAHvZMVCk7FxYYdH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Science: NASA, ESA, STScI, Christian Soto (STScI); Image processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study looked closely at Uranus&#039; four largest moons to see which side of the satellites was brighter.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of Uranus surrounded by bright spots, which are its moons]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Does light lose energy as it crosses the universe? The answer involves time dilation. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The speed of light is the fastest anything can travel. What happens to a photon from a galaxy 25 million light years away on its journey toward Earth? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Physics &amp; Mathematics]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jarred Roberts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D4h48e4ust8GrUL3Ao69V3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Light, whether from a star or your flashlight, travels at 186,000 miles per second. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An abstract illustration of rays of colorful light]]></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[ Jupiter is shrinking and used to be twice as big, mind-boggling study reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have calculated that the gas giant Jupiter used to be twice as big as it is now, based on the odd orbits of two of its many moons. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 16:31:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 23 May 2025 22:57:06 +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/Bmu9ffMvEaFLb3S8X8s8iF-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[K. Batygin]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jupiter&#039;s radius used to be twice its current size, and the planet had a magnetic field 50 times more powerful than it is today.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of Jupiter showing its magnetic field]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A whole 'population' of minimoons may be lurking near Earth, researchers say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The discovery of 2024 PT5, a small, rocky body dubbed a "minimoon" during its discovery last year, hints at a hidden population of lunar fragments traveling near Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nola Taylor Tillman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rxAWkgeVxCNJ6ACErykVo5-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An asteroid passing by Earth. Research suggests there may be a hidden population of lunar fragments traveling near Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of an asteroid passing by Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers identify first 'good' candidate for controversial Planet Nine deep in our solar system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have found a candidate for the hypothetical Planet Nine, which could be an undiscovered giant planet way out in our solar system. However, as with all ninth planet research, the new findings were met with some skepticism. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2R9bJt9giE7k5uhiALkqXB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Planet Nine&#039;s existence might explain the peculiar orbit of some objects in the Kuiper Belt.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the hypothetical Planet Nine in the solar system.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Solar wind might be making water on the moon, groundbreaking NASA study reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lunar samples show evidence that solar wind could be behind the water molecules on the moon's surface, according to NASA. The results could shine a light on how water ice collects in cold traps formed by patches of permanent darkness at the moon's poles. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:05:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Damien Pine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6FgnrK9DfEsS57N5zgTt3K-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Data from NASA&#039;s STEREO mission, showing the solar wind in action. Scientists reduced the brightness of stars and dust in the recorded data to make the solar wind clearer to see. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an animation showing solar wind]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mercury is weird because of a 'hit-and-run' incident in its youth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "What surprised us, at the end, was how effective this type of impact could be in explaining Mercury's unusual structure without needing to consider multiple collisions or extremely rare conditions." ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kb9Gdr9u5j86DxknbD9do4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New simulations suggest that a grazing &quot;hit and run&quot; collision between a young Mercury and a similarly sized protoplanet may have resulted in its unusual composition.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of Mercury]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Saturn gains 128 new moons, giving it more than the rest of the solar system combined ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Faint signatures detected by the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have revealed 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the indisputable frontrunner for having the most moons in our solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:41:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:39:16 +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/RfbFRGQRmUvznXWXsJHkbF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of Saturn and its rings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration showing a close up of Saturn and its rings with a small spacecraft orbiting around it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A giant extraterrestrial 'wave' hit Earth 14 million years ago — and may have dramatically altered our planet's climate ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our solar system's journey around the center of the Milky Way takes it through varying galactic environments, and one may have had a lasting impact on Earth's climate, according to a new study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:25:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YbWhmbBrDe3Z6fxnxEDTob-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alyssa A. Goodman/Harvard University]]></media:credit>
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