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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will Artemis 2 launch toward the moon next month? Watch NASA's mission update today ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/will-artemis-2-launch-toward-the-moon-next-month-watch-nasas-mission-update-today</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA will give an update about its Artemis 2 moon launch plans today (March 12), and you can watch it live. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x9JFPuMMVLFfmsEpitk3zH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[NASA’s Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft stand vertical on mobile launcher 1 at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 10, 2026. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA’s Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft stand vertical on mobile launcher 1 at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 10, 2026. ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[NASA’s Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft stand vertical on mobile launcher 1 at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 10, 2026. ]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A mass stellar migration billions of years ago may have helped life get started on Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our sun and a host of "solar twins" may have migrated away from the core of the Milky Way galaxy together long ago, potentially making the solar system more hospitable to life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cqchoi@sciwriter.us (Charles Q. Choi) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WcfTYMoEEMY2kziUCGzDgY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Stars similar to our sun formed a mass migration from the center of the Milky Way, occurring approximately 4 billion to 6 billion years ago.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Stars similar to our sun formed a mass migration from the center of the Milky Way, occurring approximately 4 billion to 6 billion years ago.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket reaches orbit on 1st launch since explosive accidents last year (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launched for the seventh time ever today (March 11), bouncing back from two explosive mishaps in 2025. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:16:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:46:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N4nB2UEnJb3MiQcmBigQA9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Firefly Aerospace&#039;s Alpha rocket launches on the &quot;Stairway to Seven&quot; mission on March 11, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Firefly Aerospace&#039;s Alpha rocket launches on the &quot;Stairway to Seven&quot; mission on March 11, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Black hole and neutron star mergers push the laws of physics with their odd orbits ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Merging black holes and neutron stars have unusual oval orbits prior to colliding and merging, which challenge the laws of physics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EmaYyXsYbtCknzr4JwN2JD-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Geraint Pratten, Royal Society University Research Fellow, University of Birmingham]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An Illustration of an eccentric neutron star–black hole binary. The neutron star’s path is shown in blue and the black hole’s motion in orange as the two objects orbit each other.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ Illustration of an eccentric neutron star–black hole binary. The neutron star’s path is shown in blue and the black hole’s motion in orange as the two objects orbit each other.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Northrop Grumman's 1st 'Cygnus XL' cargo spacecraft leave the space station on March 12 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Northrop Grumman's first "Cygnus XL" cargo ship will depart the International Space Station Thursday morning (March 12), and you can watch the action live. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UA9GZJVQkuPLAsj3XbrsX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft is pictured installed to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles (422 kilometers) above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Africa.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft is pictured installed to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles (422 kilometers) above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Africa.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could NASA use expandable habitats for its Artemis moon bases? These two companies are betting millions ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/technology/could-nasa-use-expandable-habitats-for-its-artemis-moon-bases-these-two-companies-are-betting-millions</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Voyager Technologies is backing lunar habitat developer Max Space with a new multi-million-dollar investment aimed at accelerating development of expandable modules for future missions to the moon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MJUaRKBKqz4sSznKfHQJWU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of a Max Space expandable habitat on the moon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of a white inflatable habitat on the moon.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'In the old days, we were staring at a f ***ing green screen with tape marks on it': We talk to 'Star Trek' legend Jonathan Frakes about directing 'Starfleet Academy' season 1's penultimate episode ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/in-the-old-days-we-were-staring-at-a-f-ing-green-screen-with-tape-marks-on-it-we-talk-to-star-trek-legend-jonathan-frakes-about-directing-starfleet-academy-season-1s-penultimate-episode</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'The scope of 'Starfleet Academy' in terms of design, art direction, visual effects, practical effects, and graphics is massive.' ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:37:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wiSQcDfTAKLf3J94XmjC78-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Director Jonathan Frakes and Holly Hunter working on the &quot;Starfleet Academy&quot; USS Athena bridge set]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a director and an actress working on a sci-fi spaceship set]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Your cosmic catch: A home guide to identifying and observing meteorite features ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/meteor-showers/your-cosmic-catch-a-home-guide-to-identifying-and-observing-meteorite-features</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our how-to for observing a meteorite through a microscope. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Barker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dUF4gXu9xp4MKwouC4zPxX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A woman and a young girl use a microscope to observe something small]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman and a young girl use a microscope to observe something small]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 'invisible giant' at the heart of our galaxy | Space photo of the day for March 11, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/the-invisible-giant-at-the-heart-of-our-galaxy-space-photo-of-the-day-for-march-11-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new image captured by the Very Large Telescope reveals stars and gas orbiting the "invisible giant" at the heart of our galaxy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:01:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:20:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Tingley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i9LaBjFVPGL37PKBwu7VwA-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESO/D. Ribeiro for the MPE GC team]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'War Machine' succeeds where 'Transformers' fails, by making its giant robot feel real ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Autobots, roll out – out of the way, that is, because War Machine is proving how to do human vs intergalactic machine conflict better. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:29:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sergio Pereira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VrLix98JAuj4FPGgSYPVfY-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[an alien engine of war fires a blue weapon]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an alien engine of war fires a blue weapon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's DART planetary defense mission reveals asteroids hurling 'cosmic snowballs' at each other ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New images from NASA's DART asteroid-smashing mission show space rocks exchanging material in a slow process that reshapes their surfaces over millions of years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:20:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BWv3wQuKxGNHwu8NkqxjFV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of NASA&#039;s DART asteroid-smashing spacecraft in the Didymos binary system.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A spacecraft with solar panels heads for an asteroid in the darkness of space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA Artemis 2 gifts we love: Top picks for aspiring astronauts ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/technology/nasa-artemis-2-gifts-we-love-top-picks-for-aspiring-astronauts</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ready to launch your support? Check out this stellar collection of space-flight merch I've personally picked to back the amazing team of the NASA Artemis 2 mission. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:19:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:19:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rich Owen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RCz6RAmqqSSfDkxTKThsUf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A selection of Artemis 2 merchandise on a space background with a Space.com deals icon]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A selection of Artemis 2 merchandise on a space background with a Space.com deals icon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is 'bursting with methanol,' new study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is unusually rich in alcohol — a chemical clue that could reveal how planets and icy bodies form around other stars. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bxp9dUo462hrRECTqkQyx9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, with methanol (blue) flowing from both its nucleus and icy grains in the coma, while hydrogen cyanide (orange) is released mainly from the nucleus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, with methanol (blue) flowing from both its nucleus and icy grains in the coma, while hydrogen cyanide (orange) is released mainly from the nucleus.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jupiter's moons leave cold 'footprints' in the planet's auroras, James Webb Space Telescope finds ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/jupiter/jupiters-moons-leave-cold-footprints-in-the-planets-auroras-james-webb-space-telescope-finds</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Never-before-seen temperature and ion density measurements reveal that the effect of Jupiter's moons on its aurora are more complicated than scientists thought. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:53:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UCFedHhDd4r29qjKmvNE3X-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, CSA, Jupiter ERS Team; image processing by Ricardo Hueso (UPV/EHU) and Judy Schmidt.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A composite image of Jupiter taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, showing the planet&#039;s rings and two of its moons, Amalthea and Adrastea. The blue glow around Jupiter&#039;s poles is the aurora.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A marble-like planet in space, against the darkness of the cosmos, with a blue glowing light all around it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'War Machine's' Alan Ritchson and director Patrick Hughes on why they filmed the action flick 'like a horror movie' (interview) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/war-machines-alan-ritchson-and-director-patrick-hughes-on-why-they-filmed-the-action-flick-like-a-horror-movie-interview</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'I just wanted to make a film that was completely non-stop from start to end.' ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:29:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jcdDV2i34Z2PWXwCcPGM2H-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Alan Ritchson stars as &quot;81&quot; in Netflix&#039;s &quot;War Machine&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a soldier in uniform in the wilderness]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The moon hits its third quarter phase tomorrow! Here's what you need to know ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/the-moon-hits-its-third-quarter-phase-tomorrow-heres-what-you-need-to-know</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A spot of early morning astronomy anyone? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SLFbX3UwKAAighpPgk9rwT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The third quarter moon shines under artificial lights above India in 2024.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A half-lit moon shines beneath out-of-focus artificial lights arrayed in an arc against a black sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newly discovered comet could be visible in daytime skies this April ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/easter-comet-could-be-visible-in-daytime-skies-this-april-if-it-survives-a-fiery-dive-past-the-sun</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newly discovered comet is rapidly brightening and could become visible from Earth — if it survives an extreme close encounter with the sun on April 4. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:53:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Rao ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xK479Y772vVfP62dEE2C8k-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA / NASA / SOHO. Comet track by Joe Rao, graphic created in Canva Pro.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A newly discovered comet is rapidly brightening and could become visible from Earth — if it survives an extreme close encounter with the sun on April 4.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[possible view of comet in soho imagery, background is a comet.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA just picked a new upper stage for its SLS moon rocket amid Artemis shakeup ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasa-selects-new-upper-stage-for-sls-moon-rocket-amid-artemis-shakeup</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA has wasted no time in selecting the vehicle that will replace the upper stage on its new plans for a standardized Space Launch System rocket. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UyMu2KXKL7KDyyfq77gjhS-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a rocket launches on the left while a spacecraft flies above the lunar surface on the right.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a rocket launches on the left while a spacecraft flies above the lunar surface on the right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A star dies in the Cat's Eye | Space photo of the day for March 10, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/galaxies/a-star-dies-in-the-cats-eye-space-photo-of-the-day-for-march-10-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Hubble and Euclid space telescopes caught a stunning portrait of a dying star at the heart of the Cat's Eye Nebula. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:21:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:21:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Tingley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t5pyE5JzVcmhazReTphJAF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shoot the stars: The best gear for night sky photography ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/shoot-the-stars-the-best-gear-for-night-sky-photography</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here are five ways to capture the night sky. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VS6VmiMvKfHg7TZBuAkpBN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A man silhouetted against the night sky using a telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man silhouetted against the night sky using a telescope.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The future of the space economy': Colorado startup Lux Aeterna raises $10 million to develop reusable satellites ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/technology/lux-aeterna-funding-fully-reusable-satellite-delphi</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Colorado company Lux Aeterna wants to help open up the space economy with a fleet of fully reusable satellites, and it just raised to some money to help make that happen. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t94Ue796HAuUF4sXdckDTR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Colorado company Lux Aeterna plans to operate a fleet of reusable satellites.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Colorado company Lux Aeterna plans to operate a fleet of reusable satellites.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX is 'about 4 weeks' away from launching its most powerful Starship yet, Elon Musk says ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX is gearing up for the 12th test launch of its Starship rocket, which could liftoff in about 4 weeks, according to Elon Musk. It will be the first mission of the bigger, more powerful Starship "V3." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d7NPGoNSotdzuvTCCZV2Gm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Starship is tested at night as the spacecraft vents into the spotlights.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Starship is tested at night as the spacecraft vents into the spotlights.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's asteroid-smashing DART spacecraft hit so hard, it changed its target space rocks' orbit around the sun ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/asteroid-comet-missions/nasas-asteroid-smashing-spacecraft-managed-to-alter-target-space-rocks-orbit-around-the-sun</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The mission without a doubt proves that we could deflect a hazardous asteroid away from Earth — so long as we discover it in the nick of time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:17:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XzQBU292wooYCV2aFKkHMC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of DART approaching its target asteroid system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A box-shaped spacecraft with solar wings approaching two space rocks.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launches 15,000-pound TV satellite to orbit on its 30th mission of the year (photos, video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 15,000-pound EchoStar XXV TV satellite to orbit from Florida's Space Coast just after midnight on Tuesday (March 10). ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hrK3o6w2LsKyCdvmhDM2c7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the EchoStar XXV TV satellite from Florida on March 10, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the EchoStar XXV TV satellite from Florida on March 10, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Incoming! 1,300-pound NASA satellite crashes back to Earth over eastern Pacific Ocean ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Van Allen Probe A crashed to Earth on Wednesday morning (March 11) after nearly 14 years in orbit, according to the space agency. Most of the spacecraft likely burned up in the atmosphere. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:16:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eY4wqquyMrJe3mVp2X5mUM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The twin Van Allen Probes orbit in Earth&#039;s inner and outer radiation belts.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The twin Van Allen Probes orbit in Earth&#039;s inner and outer radiation belts.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jupiter appears to change direction in the night sky tonight: Here's why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The change is subtle and happens over many nights. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:34:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mkg29pifuENP3g2qozydxF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Hubble portrait of Jupiter captured in 2021.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The gas giant Jupiter is pictured against a black background in an image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Multi-coloured cloud bands and storms are visible on its surface, as is the Great Red Spot.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 1st trailer for HBO's 'Lanterns' drops with no green, no aliens, and a boatload of f-bombs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'Don't get too hung up on the jewelry, junior, you're just a f***ing substitute teacher.' ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ipBD6fwyYMAz8VaRhL6vRS-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China's 1st moon astronauts could land in Rimae Bode, a 'geological museum' on the lunar near side ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study highlights the volcanic Rimae Bode region as a scientifically promising destination for China's first crewed moon landing mission, which the nation wants to achieve by 2030. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:32:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g5F6yzNmAcHeAen4TFxNWg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of Chinese astronauts on the moon. The nation wants to achieve its first crewed lunar landing by 2030.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two astronauts in white spacesuits stand on either side of a red flag, standing in the center on the moon&#039;s surface. On the left, a moon lander with two circular solar panels. On the right, a moon rover.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spectacular fireball over Europe sends meteorite crashing through roof of German home ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/meteor-showers/spectacular-fireball-over-europe-sends-meteorite-crashing-through-roof-of-german-home</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A meteorite has crashed through the roof of a house after thousands observed a stunning fireball streak across the sky in western Europe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:23:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:24:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tereza Pultarova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dexSugJhnvQGuZNeeYSo8S-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Fireball inset: Marcel W via AMS, background added in Canva Pro.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fireball captured on March 8 by Marcel W over Bell (Hunsrück) Germany.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[circular inset image with a exploded fireball in the sky. in the background is a graphic showing earth from space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX's Ship 39 is so cool in Starship V3 test | Space photo of the day for March 9, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/spacexs-ship-39-is-so-cool-in-starship-v3-test-space-photo-of-the-day-for-march-9-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX engineers tested Ship 39's propellant system, leading to some stunning images. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:29:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rJxybqjBmeMgdXKKonEJn7-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Ship 39 looks cool as it undergoes cryosystem checks on Sunday March 8]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Ship 39 looks cool as it undergoes cryosystem checks on Sunday March 8]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Smart telescope buying made easy: Your guide to Unistellar, ZWO, Celestron, Dwarflab, and Vaonis ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/smart-telescope-buying-made-easy-your-guide-to-unistellar-zwo-celestron-dwarflab-and-vaonis</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our expert gives you a rundown of the main smart telescope brands and models. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ gemma.lavender@futurenet.com (Gemma Lavender) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gemma Lavender ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FQq49mcURyZRdao2GCcgbZ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jason Parnell-Brookes]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The unistellar eQuinox 2 telescope is a dark metallic colour and it looks up at the evening sky, which is a dark blue with light setting on the horizon]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The unistellar eQuinox 2 telescope is a dark metallic colour and it looks up at the evening sky, which is a dark blue with light setting on the horizon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Future spacecraft could fix their own damage using 'self-healing' materials ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/technology/future-spacecraft-could-fix-their-own-damage-using-self-healing-materials</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Spacecraft of the future may be able to detect and repair their own structural damage in orbit, a capability that could make long-duration missions and reusable launch vehicles more resilient. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y5NPZxLeSFPxgzWeppwGyZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 16-inch (40-centimeter) square Project Cassandra demonstrator test sample. Project Cassandra includes sensors and a heating element into a composite carbon-fiber material, allowing spacecraft to autonomously repair initial stages of damage.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A 16-inch (40-centimeter) square Project Cassandra demonstrator test sample. Project Cassandra includes sensors and a heating element into a composite carbon-fiber material, allowing spacecraft to autonomously repair initial stages of damage.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Project Hail Mary''s final teaser trailer is 'Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'I really wanted this incredible friendship to be true to the book.' ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Tt7cwV74EJuRxAM9AV683j-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Amazon MGM Studios]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[an astronaut floats above a swirling green planet]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an astronaut floats above a swirling green planet]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Congress wants the International Space Station to keep flying until 2032. Here's why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Congress is pushing to extend the International Space Station's life by two years, to give commercial outposts more time to step into its shoes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cPkP4ezcLtfrApTcGamu5n-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The International Space Station has been continuously occupied since November 2000. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The International Space Station.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX springs forward with another Starlink launch from California (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, March 8, 2026. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 21:15:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:59:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Z. Pearlman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ikETBp4pjiogJpSbnDYZ4V-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a rocket lifts off into the night sky, lighting up the area around its launch pad]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a rocket lifts off into the night sky, lighting up the area around its launch pad]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I spoke to the writers behind the trippy new sci-fi novel 'Detour': 'Things don't need to be 100% correct, but they do have to be believable' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "If Neil deGrasse Tyson read this book, he would not be thrilled." ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MMHXbYEkDVVjxX2QrjkFVN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&quot;Detour&quot; finds Titan astronauts heading home to a strange Earth]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two men on a book tour holding their novel, shown alongside a full image of the book cover]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including launching and deploying satellites, transporting cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station, and even sending landers to the Moon. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sbenitz1@jh.edu (Svetla Ben-Itzhak) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Svetla Ben-Itzhak ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6kNyi4yMbpikjrj87Q6TMA-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Commercial providers like SpaceX contract with NASA to fulfill the agency’s rocket launch needs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A rocket launching to space next to a SpaceX building.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where are all the aliens? Maybe space weather is scrambling their transmissions ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/where-are-all-the-aliens-maybe-space-weather-is-scrambling-their-transmissions</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ We may be missing alien radio signals because they have become smeared beyond the narrowband detectors that SETI utilizes, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zjDgGzk64iR5Wu9fbZebEh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The SETI Institute&#039;s Allen Telescope Array in Northern California searches for radio signals that could have been generated by intelligent alien life.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The SETI Institute&#039;s Allen Telescope Array in Northern California searches for radio signals that could have been generated by intelligent alien life.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A jellyfish or a brain? Tell us what you see in this gorgeous deep-space nebula photo ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/astrophotography/a-jellyfish-or-a-brain-tell-us-what-you-see-in-this-gorgeous-deep-space-nebula-photo</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The nebula was formed when a star went supernova 5,000 light-years from Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FCeiVe8w9qgKqtpTDxKkik-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ogetay Kayali]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A pink-hued deep space nebula scene is shown peppered with bright blue, orange and white stars. The expanding shell of a supernova remnant is visible as a bright brain-like mass to the upper right.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pink-hued deep space nebula scene is shown peppered with bright blue, orange and white stars. The expanding shell of a supernova remnant is visible as a bright brain-like mass to the upper right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Week In Space podcast: Episode 200 — Our 200th Episode Listener Special! ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On Episode 200 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik celebrate their 200th episode with their annual listener special! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:45:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:49:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ info@space.com (Space.com Staff) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Space.com Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NLa8qhCJUdNuwWpiPQoB9f-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 200 — Our 200th Episode Listener Special!]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 200 — Our 200th Episode Listener Special!]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bungie explains Marathon's 'graphic retro futurism' aesthetic and the 'live narrative' lessons it learned from 'Destiny' (Interview) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As "Marathon" finally launches, we grill a trio of Bungie developers about the world, aesthetic, and ambitions of this sci-fi extraction shooter. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Fran Ruiz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TGyj4ETjKsxZdsnfPRg93V-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Screenshot from the sci-fi extraction shooter Marathon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screenshot from the sci-fi extraction shooter Marathon.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sigweis night vision binoculars review ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/sigweis-night-vision-binoculars-review</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ We love these night vision binoculars, but we don't love having to buy new batteries so often. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:37:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tantse Walter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rNftEJKXQvmGg6BytbXf9j-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tantse Walter]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull – new research ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Seidler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SQ3aDUWAjqUSUHyRU4BSLG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of an astronaut touching a giant abstract brain.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of an astronaut touching a giant abstract brain.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fujifilm X-H2 camera review  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/astrophotography/fujifilm-x-h2-camera-review</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ While not having any astro-specific features, the X-H2 still performed well — although we'd hesitate to recommend it over the cheaper X-T50 for the average astrophotographer. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Bennett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nCcNmXuuwjprXhAXwX8qQM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A side on view of the Fujifilm X-H2 with the Fujifilm XF 16-55mm f/2.8 lens attached with a field in the background.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A side on view of the Fujifilm X-H2 with the Fujifilm XF 16-55mm f/2.8 lens attached with a field in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will Proba-3 phone home? European solar-eclipse satellite goes dark ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ One of Europe's two Proba-3 spacecraft suffered an anomaly last month, putting the future of the solar eclipse-creating mission in doubt. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/s9LwX56QuyZPfeaG7XEMDa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[How the kind of external coronagraph developed through StarTiger-2 would work in practice: ESA plans to make Proba-3 the first mission of this kind.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[How the kind of external coronagraph developed through StarTiger-2 would work in practice: ESA plans to make Proba-3 the first mission of this kind.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The universe is humming with ripples in spacetime: Scientists just doubled our catalog of black hole and neutron star collisions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The catalog of gravitational waves "heard" by LIGO, KAGRA and Virgo has doubled with detections of spacetime ripples. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:31:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AU4KyD58keEkWydH4ooKJh-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered over 100 more gravitational wave events.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of colliding black holes setting the fabric of space ringing with gravitational waves.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mars orbiters witness solar superstorm striking the Red Planet: 'The timing was extremely lucky' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft watched as a superstorm that ravaged Earth also struck the Red Planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:02:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:31:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NGC3nxftohGmkHQQ8M9irY-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendering of a solar storm stripping charged particles from the Red Planet&#039;s upper atmosphere.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Spacecraft watched as Mars was pummeled by a solar storm in 2024.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 20% off at Amazon, this super-cool Lego Marvel Iron Spider-Man Bust has never been cheaper ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Can't wait for Spider-Man: Brand New Day? Make the wait a little less painful, with 20% off this seriously super Lego Marvel Iron Spider-Man Bust. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris McMullen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8xAFKxKDoktdLNnXfKCy4G-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can though, in this case, he&#039;s had a little help from Tony Stark. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Lego Marvel Iron Spider-Man Bust, with a hand turning the figure&#039;s head. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA wants to accelerate its Artemis missions to the moon. It will need to drop some big hardware to do it. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A big restructuring of NASA's plans to land astronauts on the moon is adding missions and speeding up the timeline, but some hardware might have to be cut loose in the process. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 21:33:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t5oQgWzjegmzua6vrMeVt3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A bit orange rocket rolls out of a giant white building, with an extra launch tower in the background.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bit orange rocket rolls out of a giant white building, with an extra launch tower in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Marathon Collector’s Edition nails the assignment as Bungie's sci-fi shooter finally launches ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As Bungie’s extraction shooter welcomes players to Tau Ceti IV, we’ve taken a good look at its hefty collector’s edition. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Fran Ruiz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sLUi4rPDfCHELjwScmDRDd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The contents of the Marathon Collector&#039;s Edition.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The contents of the Marathon Collector&#039;s Edition.]]></media:text>
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