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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Space ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A secretive Chinese probe has just arrived at one of Earth's 'quasi-moons' and will soon attempt a first-of-its-kind landing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China's Tianwen-2 mission has arrived at the quasi-moon Kamo'oalewa, which orbits the sun alongside Earth. The secretive probe will scoop up samples from our temporary companion to help uncover its mysterious origin, experts say. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Venus vanish behind the moon in broad daylight today — without any special equipment ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Today (June 17), the moon will pass between Earth and Venus, causing the hellish planet to temporarily disappear from the daytime sky. Here's what it will look like, exactly when it is happening and how you can safely view this skywatching spectacle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:18:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:03:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The moon will block Venus in the night sky on Wednesday. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the moon and Venus in a blue sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Is having two legs useful' in space?: Astronaut John McFall explains what life in orbit might be like for the first physically disabled person in space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ ESA astronaut John McFall tells Live Science what it would mean to become the first physically disabled person in space — if he travels to the first-ever commercial space station next year — and how life in orbit might affect him differently than everyone else. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:30:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:14:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ESA astronaut John McFall could become the first physically disabled person in space after being selected for the inaugural mission to the commercial space station Haven-1, which is set to launch next year.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the Haven-1 space station in orbit around Earth with an inert of McFall floating in simulated microgravity]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth-based telescope shares image of Artemis II capsule near the moon — one of the farthest photos of humans ever taken ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A blurry photo captured by the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia shows Artemis II's Orion capsule circling the moon more than 200,000 miles away, making it a candidate for the longest-distance image of humans ever taken from Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:20:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:36:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The pixelated new photo shows the radio signals given off by Integrity. &quot;The vertical (range) axis indicates distance to the spacecraft with distance increasing downward in the image. The horizontal (Doppler) axis indicates a frequency shift from the expected return signal,&quot; NRAO officials wrote.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pixilated black and white photo showing the radio signals given off by Integrity from 213,000 miles away and a pair of arrows pointing up and down with numbers next to them]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An ancient piece of the moon found in Africa hints at a long-ago collision that turned the lunar surface molten ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A meteorite shows evidence that an ancient crash on the moon 3.5 billion years ago was so powerful, it turned the surface molten. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:59:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65GEPnaPo7EEmFS3pS8SgS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A gravity map of the moon showing large impact craters in purple.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A heat map of the surface of the moon showing a large dark blue circle of a meteorite crater]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis II crew captures rare double auroras on the dark side of Earth as they zoom toward the moon — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission captured more than they bargained for when they photographed the nightside of Earth, right after starting their historic journey to the moon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:21:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth as seen by the departing crew of Artemis II on April 2, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of Earth with a glow behind it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's experimental X-59 jet breaks sound barrier twice, reaching Mach 1.4 in step toward 'quiet supersonic' technology ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA and Lockheed Martin's experimental X-59 aircraft has broken the sound barrier twice, achieving a top speed of Mach 1.4. The feat could set the stage for "quiet" supersonic flight. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:53:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8NfQVEQegTDV4oTmm6QHXC.jpeg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of NASA’s experimental X-59 supersonic aircraft taken from a companion jet. The X-59 just broke the sound barrier for the first time.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A sleek plane floats in the sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I was really amazed': On the edge of the Milky Way, a dwarf galaxy is being ripped in half by its big sibling ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study shows that the Small Magellanic Cloud is being pulled apart by its larger sibling on the Milky Way's periphery, upending our understanding of our cosmic neighbor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:00:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:58:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study shows that the stars within the Small Magellanic Cloud are being dragged apart by the gravitational pull of its big sibling, the Large Magellanic Cloud.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped video footage showing the stars of the SMC moving apart with arrows showing their directions]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Milky Way returns: How to take breathtaking photos of our galaxy this summer ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Learn how to photograph the Milky Way in June with expert astrophotography tips on dark skies, camera settings, timing and composition. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:10:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:18:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Milky Way photographed over Turkey. June is the perfect time to begin photographing our glorious galaxy. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A streak of the Milky Way galaxy is seen over a silhouetted tree in the purple night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This 'crawling' robot rolled around the moon and took a historic photo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A morphable moon robot operated for 100 minutes in 2024, allowing investigators to get images of an upside-down spacecraft on the lunar surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:42:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65GEPnaPo7EEmFS3pS8SgS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;Palm-Sized Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) deployed to the moon during Japan’s Moon Sniper mission has two primary traversal modes: “butterfly stroke” and “crawl”.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of an oval shaped metal roller with a camera in the middle rolling on a sandy surface.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Geminid Symphony' and 'Galactic Gandalf': See the breathtaking views of our home galaxy from the 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stunning views of the night sky abound in photographs worldwide submitted to this year's Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:20:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:11:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgEvZdqXoF3NyR25Gj96va.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A panorama image of the Milky Way captured in Catamarca, Argentina.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A panorama of the night sky showing the glowing arc of the Milky Way galaxy over a snowy landscape.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2 long-vanished 'super Earths' once orbited near Neptune in our outer solar system, new study hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our solar system may have hosted up to six giant planets in its first hundred million years, a new study suggests. The findings paint a more crowded picture of the early outer solar system than previously thought. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:37:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:28:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deepa Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ky6CBGeNGWWGXjsmhi7ZoX.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Today, the solar system has four giant planets. But in its infancy, it may have harbored one or two more.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the four gas giants of our solar system next to each other in the darkness of space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis III crew revealed: NASA announces astronauts for 'one of history's most complex missions' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis III crew has been revealed. The astronauts will launch into low Earth orbit next year to test docking with commercial lunar landers being developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:10:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:36:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcL6C7xa2PGLfVU6xxiwcb.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Artemis III crew from left to right: Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnik, and Frank Rubio]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Artemis III crew.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Crystals' of space-time could be the origins of certain rare black holes, theoretical study hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ By taking general relativity into higher dimensions, a trio of physicists has proven that a mathematical pattern of ripples in space-time geometry could give rise to naked singularities and microscopic black holes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:25:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Benjamin Skuse ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YbEEk8NQky8sVAiSsxh5YW.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of space-time curving around a black hole. New theoretical research picks up a problem contemplated by Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne about whether ‘naked’ singularities can emerge from rare patterns in space-time geometry.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole surrounded by swirling pink and blue gas in the darkness of space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ultra-rare meteorite could be evidence of a lost planet that once orbited near Earth — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare meteorite found in the Sahara Desert may be evidence of a long-lost "protoplanet" that formed in the early solar system before being destroyed in a colossal collision, a new study suggests ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:36:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When imaged with cross-polarized light the angrite meteorite NWA 12774 shimmers like a rainbow kaleidoscope. A new study suggests that the space rock, first discovered in 2019, could be a fragment from a long-lost protoplanet from the early solar system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A kaleidoscope of colors is seen against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Ötzi the Iceman used to make sourdough, Italian teenagers discover Roman villa under school, Google plans to release 64 million mosquitos, and RIP to NASA's Maven probe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ June 6, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDL6D6zAT3NQxfDveP5Z8U.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ötzi the Iceman yeasts make sourdough, Italian teenagers discover Roman villa under school, Google plans to release 64 million mosquitos, and RIP to NASA&#039;s Maven probe]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A smiling prehistoric man and a rocket lifting off to the heavens.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA astronauts briefly shelter in 'safe haven' procedure following worsening leaks on International Space Station ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A brief leak scare on the International Space Station complicates NASA and Congress' plans to extend the station's lifespan to at least 2032. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:54:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDL6D6zAT3NQxfDveP5Z8U.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The International Space Station as seen in October 2018.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The International Space Station as seen in October 2018.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Look up tonight: Jupiter and Venus will almost touch in one of 2026's best skywatching events ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A close conjunction of the two brightest planets in the night sky will take place over several evenings, with the best time to look being June 8-11. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:21:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:38:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[From June 9-11, Venus and Jupiter will fit in the same field of view in binoculars.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of a deep purple night sky with a red glowing mountain range underneath a series of twinkling stars.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope detects most distant dormant black hole, invisible in all wavelengths and weighing as much as 6 billion suns ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ JWST found a black hole hiding in a galaxy more than 10 billion light-years away from Earth, and used a cosmic magnifying glass to determine its mass. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:43:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65GEPnaPo7EEmFS3pS8SgS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of JWST spying the black hole’s host galaxy through a gravitational lens. The black hole (right) is thought to be the most distant, ancient dormant black hole ever detected.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration showing a space telescope and a black hole opposite each other on a blue starry fabric.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious repeating radio signal traced to 'vampire' star that's slowly eating its companion ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Radio astronomers have decoded a peculiar repeating radio signal from deep space, tracing it to a vampiric binary star system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:37:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:43:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wild ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4Kz6ZjPSXnqZrEdehRTPw4.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Carl Knox (OzGrav/Swinburne) and Dr. Joshua Preston Pritchard (CSIRO)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a white dwarf star pulling matter off of its companion. Such a process could explain mysterious bursts of radio energy that have been puzzling astronomers. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a red sphere connected to a white black hole by a wavy strand of light.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Archaeologists study the International Space Station and Everest to figure out 'how humans adapt in this impossible place where we have no business going' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists are turning their attention and research skills to far-flung places on the Earth and beyond, discovering new information about how humans survive in extreme environments. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:59:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Plastic bottles and other garbage can be seen in woven baskets at Everest base camp in the Himalayas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[baskets of trash on mount everest]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Cannibal' CME from rare 'anti-Hale' sunspot will slam into Earth today, bringing auroras to 23 US states ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Northern lights are projected across the Northern U.S. and Europe tonight as Earth gets hit by a strong solar eruption. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:47:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:59:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDL6D6zAT3NQxfDveP5Z8U.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of a coronal mass ejection blasting toward Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a coronal mass ejection blasting out of the sun toward Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'In an unrecoverable state': NASA confirms MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after loss of signal behind Mars ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA has confirmed its MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after losing contact with the probe in December. An anomaly in the probe's rotation speed led to an unexpected loss of power, though the exact cause remains unknown. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:55:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:09:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rrinoj9SZ99o7ue3nbRyL7.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist’s concept of NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft at Mars. NASA lost contact with MAVEN in Dec. 2025, and determined it to be “unrecoverable” on June 3, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a metal satellite in front of the red planet of Mars.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Totally counterintuitive': Scientists accidentally discover magnetic fields around 7 distant planets, opening new window in the search for life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists accidentally discover magnetic fields around 7 distant planets ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:04:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wVjqRcn5GSntyc7ucPSBsG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A hot Jupiter blasts intense winds that are being shaped and slowed by its magnetic field. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a magnetic field around a red exoplanet in space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China launches new Long March 12B rocket, reportedly without any safety warning ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China's Long March 12B rocket has blasted off on its maiden voyage carrying more Qianfan "Thousand Sails" satellites, during a surprise launch for which there were reportedly no airspace notices. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:56:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:56:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcL6C7xa2PGLfVU6xxiwcb.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Long March 12B is a reusable, commercial rocket that will help China to build its own satellite megaconstellations.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the Long March 12B in flight after launch on June 1, 2026. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA confirms meteor exploded over northeastern US with force of 230 tons of TNT ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA shared an initial analysis of a 5-foot-wide fireball meteor that exploded in the sky over the northeastern U.S. on Saturday, May 30. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:09:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Meteoroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rrinoj9SZ99o7ue3nbRyL7.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a bright fireball meteor falling through the daytime sky. One such fireball erupted over the northeastern U.S. on Saturday, shaking nearby buildings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A streak of white moves across the blue sky as a meteor shoots past.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronauts could use lightning-like plasma jets to kill germs on the moon and Mars, demo hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new lab experiment is testing plasma jets as a water-free solution for "space laundry" on future missions to the moon and Mars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:59:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:59:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uwzsRWVueH5fYc5qLWwYcM.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A close up of the plasma laser used in the new experiment. Researchers zapped bacteria on fabric samples that astronauts are likely to carry into space. Killing germs on the moon and Mars will be a serious concern for any future inhabitants there.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a blue laser in a dark room.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Astonishing': James Webb telescope spots the most chemically primitive galaxy in the ancient universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The James Webb telescope peered into an ancient spot of light, and found it to be the most metal-poor galaxy in the early universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Williams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rh6bYtBPt4i8j4Mb7EKU7T.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of the massive galaxy cluster MACS J0416 with a three-color composite image of LAP1-B in &quot;velocity space&quot; (inset).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A deep space photo with a boxout to the left encircling a smear of blue and purple light.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers gaze into the 'Crystal Ball Nebula' and see a vision of our dying sun — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Crystal Ball Nebula has captivated astronomers for more than 200 years, and it offers a bittersweet glimpse of a dying star system similar to our own. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rrinoj9SZ99o7ue3nbRyL7.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Crystal Ball Nebula glows in the darkness of space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A glowing ball of white gas in the darkness of space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Exploding rocket overshadows NASA's next steps to the moon, 'Doomsday Glacier' faces big loss, quantum computer AI hybrid shows impressive results, and war deepens Iran's water crisis ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ May 30, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDL6D6zAT3NQxfDveP5Z8U.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s moon plans overshadowed by gigantic rocket explosion, the Doomsday Glacier&#039;s ice shelf near collapse, a quantum computer AI hybrid, and Iran&#039;s water crisis.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Astronauts build a moon base on the left, and a top-down view of Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica on the right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Moon 2026: An extremely rare micromoon rises tonight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare Blue Moon, the second full moon in May, will also be a "micromoon" near its farthest point from Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Blue Moon, the second full moon of May, will be best seen rising on May 30.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A time lapse image showing a pink to yellow full moon moving across a blue sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I would never have guessed it': Unexpected effect is squeezing Mars' atmosphere like toothpaste, experts say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have uncovered an unexpected phenomenon, dubbed the Zwan-Wolf effect, squeezing plasma "like toothpaste" in Mars' upper atmosphere. This effect, which also happens on Earth, was thought to be impossible on the Red Planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:48:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 29 May 2026 22:08:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s MAVEN spacecraft detected strange &quot;wiggles&quot; in Mars&#039; atmosphere after a powerful coronal mass ejection smashed into the Red Planet in 2023. These fluctuations were tell-tale signs of the Zwan-Wolf effect, which was previously thought to be impossible on Mars.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of MAVEN in orbit around Mars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Very rough day': Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes in gigantic fireball, days after being selected for NASA moon missions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The rocket explosion, a contender for the largest in American history, is a significant setback for Jeff Bezos and NASA. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 11:04:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 29 May 2026 17:37:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDL6D6zAT3NQxfDveP5Z8U.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Controversial 'JuMBO' planets discovered by James Webb telescope may not be an illusion after all ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two pairs of "rogue" Jupiter-size, planet-like objects have been found in a large star-forming region in the Milky Way, a new study claims. The findings suggest the weird objects actually do exist, and are not an illusion. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 29 May 2026 08:26:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Abha Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vTbN3XmnjjXB89AXLtqu8V.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Lower Centaurus-Crux association, where the new Jupiter-size object pairs dwell. Dominated by blue stars, it lies 385 light-years away from us. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of a purple star-scape with blue and orange stars.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope discovers 'naked' black hole that somehow formed before its own galaxy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers weighed a black hole in a "little red dot" discovered by the James Webb telescope. They found it to be so overmassive that it may have formed before its host galaxy had a chance to develop. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:46:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:40:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shreejaya Karantha ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SEkQ8Cx87dD3KnghvieXDY.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The galaxy cluster Abell 2744, imaged here by the James Webb Space Telescope, magnifies the light of some of the most distant galaxies and black holes in the known universe. New research uncovers the secrets of one such black hole.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of Pandora’s Cluster (Abell 2744) in deep space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA administrator hails 'Golden Age' of lunar exploration as Moon Base plans unveiled ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The space agency described the moon base as a sprawling city-like lunar outpost stretching over hundreds of square miles. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:52:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8MDptkHgRVVQhRgZPAw7wZ.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist’s impression of astronauts, habitats, rovers, power systems, and cargo operations supporting sustained human activities at a future Moon Base.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist’s impression of astronauts, habitats, rovers, power systems, and cargo operations supporting sustained human activities at a future Moon Base.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The sun would all but disappear, and the moon would always look full': A radio astronomer shares her mind-bending view of the universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Radio astronomer Emma Chapman explains why the radio view of the universe is so crucial to space exploration, astronomy, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:50:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 27 May 2026 21:22:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rrinoj9SZ99o7ue3nbRyL7.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Milky Way’s center as seen by the MeerKAT radio telescope. If humans could see radio light, the sky would glow day and night with magnetic field lines, supernova explosions, and ionized gas. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A colorful streak of blue and golden lights against a dark backdrop]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brilliant-green fireball meteor explodes over erupting volcano in the Philippines ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Multiple videos show a rare "fireball" meteor breaking apart with a flash of emerald light over the erupting Mount Mayon. Initial reports suggested that the falling space rock hit the volcano, but this was untrue. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:31:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Meteoroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rare fireball meteor exploded above Mount Mayon in the central Philippines as the erupting volcano spouted out a river of red-hot lava on Sunday evening (May 25).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A screenshot from the video showing the bright flash of the fireball meteor]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bizarre patterns on Venus have scientists puzzled ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists are trying to understand Venus' bright surface formations, called coronae, using new 3D maps. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Venus]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruce Dorminey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VgGFteE9SiC4rPMM6cJgAK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Venus, as seen by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Venus, as seen by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The solar system's largest moon may be heating up — offering clues to its mysterious origins ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The largest moon in the solar system — Jupiter’s Ganymede — has a unique and inexplicable magnetic field. New research could finally explain it: the moon is heating up. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 26 May 2026 11:34:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3SX2ZwEbtjns3smbHwtAgF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jupiter&#039;s moon and our solar system&#039;s largest satellite, Ganymede, as imaged by the Galileo spacecraft.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of the blue and gray moon Ganymede in the darkness of space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China launches 'human artificial embryos' to space in bid to see whether reproduction is possible off-world ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China's Tianzhou-10 mission just delivered embryo-like structures made from living stem cells to the Tiangong space station. Experiments could shed light on how radiation and microgravity affect human reproduction. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&quot;Human artificial embryos&quot; have been sent into space for the first time. The ground-breaking structures, made from living stem cells, arrived on China&#039;s Tiangong space station on May 11 and will soon return to Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the Tiangong Space Station orbiting Earth with an insert of a black and white microscope photo of a human embryo]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mars looks blue and bruised in surreal new images from Psyche spacecraft — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On its way to a metal asteroid, NASA's Psyche probe tested its cameras as it got a gravity assist from the Red Planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:47:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Psyche imaged Mars&#039; southern highlands, including the Huygens crater (upper right)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of the surface of Mars, with blue and red colors.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ One of Neptune's 16 moons is not like the others, James Webb telescope finds — and it could be key to fully understanding the solar system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Neptune has a complicated life story, and its moon Nereid might be the only one left standing from the planet’s multibillion-year history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:58:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65GEPnaPo7EEmFS3pS8SgS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nereid (inset) may be the only moon of Neptune (background) that was around when the planet first formed, a new JWST study hints. (This composite image is not to scale).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A composite image with a blue sphere planet in the background with a circular zoom in on a blurry white moon.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I have no doubt that life is out there': Why radio astronomers are convinced alien contact is only a matter of time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In the book "The Echoing Universe: How Radio Astronomy Helps Us See the Invisible Cosmos," astrophysicist Emma Chapman describes the hidden corners of space that only radio waves can reveal — and makes the case for contacting aliens. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Chapman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5bqtbUqKZTBYZMkA8evDcU.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                        <dc:contributor><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:contributor>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A starry sky above the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A starry sky above the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Truly significant': James Webb telescope reveals largest-ever map of the universe's hidden megastructures ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have created the most detailed map of the cosmic web ever. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RmDY8tHcrZJaXqW3UeLto5-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Webb and Hubble sink deep into the dazzling Whirlpool Galaxy — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A striking new image of the Whirlpool Galaxy is helping astronomers solve one of the biggest mysteries in star formation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hubble and Webb team up to investigate one of the Whirlpool Galaxy&#039;s spiral arms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A spiral arm of the Whirlpool Galaxy]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newly discovered, blue-whale-size asteroid will fly super close to Earth today — and you can watch it live ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Newly spotted asteroid 2026 JH2, which could be up to 115 feet wide, will fly past Earth closer than some satellites on Monday (May 18). The close approach will be visible to stargazers and can be viewed via livestream. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 18 May 2026 09:27:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I heard gasps' and 'oh my God': Artemis II astronauts reveal inside story of their mind-bending solar eclipse ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In their first visit to Canada since returning to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts opened up about the moments that blew their minds — and brought them to tears. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65GEPnaPo7EEmFS3pS8SgS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A total solar eclipse seen from behind the moon during the Artemis II mission. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the dark sphere of the moon in space as it blocks the sun, with a glowing sphere of light behind it. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX prepares to launch next-generation Starship, the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Starship V3's maiden spaceflight is scheduled for next week as SpaceX prepares to launch the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:54:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcL6C7xa2PGLfVU6xxiwcb.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Starship V3 is set to briefly leave Earth on what promises to be an exciting one-hour test flight.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of Starship V3 during a wet dress rehearsal at Starbase. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Milky Way ate a galaxy called Loki, and scientists think they found its bones ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have identified a group of ancient stars that may be the remnants of a dwarf galaxy named Loki that merged with the Milky Way more than 10 billion years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:20:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:40:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shreejaya Karantha ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SEkQ8Cx87dD3KnghvieXDY.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An all-sky map of the Milky Way taken by ESA’s Planck satellite. The horizontal disk of the Milky Way contains clues to previous galaxy mergers, including a potential dwarf galaxy from the ancient universe named ‘Loki’.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A fiery orange map of the Milky Way showing the distribution of dust]]></media:text>
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