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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Famous asteroid Ryugu may have been bombarded by a swarm of tiny space rocks 1,000 years ago ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/famous-asteroid-ryugu-may-have-been-bombarded-by-a-swarm-of-tiny-space-rocks-1-000-years-ago</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Samples of Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft show that the asteroid bears the scars of a recent bombardment by tiny space rocks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:12:19 +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/coUgBAb3bPyzmjx3d7GbzY-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jaxa, UTokyo &amp; collaborators/Robert Lea]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows the asteroid Ryugu passing through a swarm of micrometeorites.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gray top-shaped space rock with a swarm of light blue dots behind it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis will blaze across the sky on April 13, 2029 — here's why this once-in-a-lifetime event is worth traveling for ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare stargazing spectacle will unfold on Friday, April 13, 2029, as the asteroid Apophis passes closer than satellites over Europe and Africa in a true once-in-a-lifetime event. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:39:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dHPxx99gj7BHXU5aTQjKqY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rare stargazing spectacle will unfold on Friday, April 13, 2029, as the asteroid Apophis passes closer than satellites over Europe and Africa in a true once-in-a-lifetime event. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[artist&#039;s illustration of asteroid apophis, it looks like a giant grey potato, earth is in the upper left corner of the image.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A house-size asteroid is heading toward Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/a-house-size-asteroid-is-heading-toward-earth-tonight-heres-what-you-need-to-know</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The asteroid is on the European Space Agency's Risk List, but poses no threat to Earth or the moon during the close approach. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z2TSAhicQWnsasFVXob7wS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[HYPERSPERE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of a near-Earth asteroid.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A rocky asteroid is pictured against the black of space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The powerful new Rubin Observatory just found 11,000 new asteroids and measured 'tens of thousands more' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/the-powerful-new-rubin-observatory-just-found-11-000-new-asteroids-and-measured-tens-of-thousands-more</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This offers us a glimpse of the discovery surge scientists expect to occur once full operations begin. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZKtxwSgHaMYYqRVNaQAJ79-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A still from an animation that shows the inner solar system populated with known asteroids in dark blue and asteroids discovered by Rubin in light teal.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of our solar system with a blue ring in it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Like 'accelerating from stationary to supersonic flight': Europe's Hera probe boosts speed, stays on course for November asteroid rendezvous ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Europe's Hera spacecraft has completed a major deep-space maneuver, setting it on course to rendezvous late this year with the asteroid system targeted by NASA's DART mission back in 2022. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:40:05 +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/dek9YvDXg2ihuLgYosd765-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of Hera and its two ridealong cubesats, Juventas and Milani, in the Didymos binary asteroid system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of Hera, and two cubesats, named Juventas and Milani, which will assist Hera in its study of Didymos and Dimorphos.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A car-sized asteroid is heading toward Earth for a flyby later tonight: Here's what you need to know ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/a-car-sized-asteroid-is-heading-toward-earth-for-a-flyby-later-tonight-heres-what-you-need-to-know</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The asteroid will make a close approach to Earth just three days following its discovery. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:31:01 +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/fooGuDa8dgvzMEbBZfvPBB-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Background: NASA JPL, NASA/STScI/J. DePasquale/A. Pagan. Inset: NEO Coordination Centre, ESA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The asteroid will pass a little over ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A graphic showing the trajectory of an asteroid as it passes close to Earth as a circular cutout in the middle of a composite image. The background is a field of stars with bright blue blotches of light.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA peers inside an asteroid | Space photo of the day for March 19, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA has used advanced imaging techniques to peer inside samples of asteroid Bennu, discovering extensive networks of cracks running throughout the rock particles. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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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/aFqzHS4QYyb2hhgnh4E8m3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/Scott Eckley]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[four images of tiny pebbles; two are photographs showing a grey mottled surface, the other two are see-through images showing green flaky textures inside the silhouettes of the pebbles]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[four images of tiny pebbles; two are photographs showing a grey mottled surface, the other two are see-through images showing green flaky textures inside the silhouettes of the pebbles]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ryugu asteroid sample contains all five key components of DNA, scientists find ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A sample collected by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft from the spinning top-like asteroid contained the nucleobases adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:06:20 +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/Q7XpJZKKD79X6XHjgUxhbi-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ISAS/JAXA/JAXA / JAMSTEC]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The asteroid Ryugu, a sample collected from it and the five nucleobases of DNA and RNA]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The asteroid Ryugu, a sample collected from it and the five nucleobases of DNA and RNA]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Good news for the moon: Famous asteroid 2024 YR4 won't smash into it in 2032 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed our lunar companion is safe for now from an asteroid impact. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:47:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:21:54 +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/3jyu9i5qDSe8nVwcDdWnnH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A visualization of the Earth toward the right, the moon in the center and the asteroid in the foreground toward the left.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A visualization of the Earth toward the right, the moon in the center and the asteroid in the foreground toward the left.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can a nonprofit help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids? How the B612 Foundation has taken on the challenge ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For nearly a quarter-century, the nonprofit B612 Foundation has helped scientists track dangerous asteroids and educated the public about the threats space rocks pose to Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:12:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rpp44V3YUwUc62EbEvUECL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of asteroids headed toward Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of asteroids headed toward Earth.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Asteroid samples NASA brought to Earth suggest life's building blocks may be widespread in the universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:31:18 +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/RfSLzYieThSZSrKqXRtWCZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of OSIRIS-REx above the surface of Bennu.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A rendering of a silver spacecraft with two solar panel wings (spacecraft looks like a cube) above a rocky grayish surface.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A colossal asteroid may have warped the moon from the inside out ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The findings are a big clue as to why the far and near hemispheres of the moon look so different. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QyykKXqYqGj57RwdpPKnnX-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vera Rubin Observatory spots the fastest-spinning large asteroid ever found ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Vera Rubin Observatory has found 19 new "superfast rotator" asteroids, including the fastest-spinning big space rock ever found. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:30:27 +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/xSmD5XiUraE73SjMWkSjF4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of 2025 MN45, the fastest-spinning big asteroid known, which finishes a full rotation every 1.88 minutes. (This is not a terribly realistic depiction of the asteroid belt; its members are actually much more widely spaced.)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a large round asteroid covered in craters surrounded by smaller asteroids with a orange glowing sun in the top left of the image. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS isn't an alien spacecraft, astronomers confirm. 'In the end, there were no surprises.' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bad news for those hoping interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS is an alien spacecraft as technosignature search turns up empty. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 13:47:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fb4jSzavDRptvxUQPjrjTb-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of 3I/Atlas shedding material as it passes close to the sun]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of 3I/Atlas shedding material as it passes close to the sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA discovers 'space gum' and sugars 'crucial to life' in asteroid Bennu samples brought to Earth (video)  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Asteroid Bennu samples contain life-friendly sugars, a strange "space-gum," and ancient stardust ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:33:19 +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/ThWMPASDNMXYUdGid9AjSJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A close up of asteroid Bennu in space]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a ball of grey boulders and rocks seen against the blackness of space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A dying satellite could use its final moments to photograph the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Australian company HEO Robotics wants to join efforts to study a rare space event, conducting its own flyby of the asteroid Apophis when it makes its close approach to Earth in 2029. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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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/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YXnuxHcRReumk7nef6FtAi-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jonathan Männel / with Eyes on the Solar System, NASA/JPL]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the &quot;God of Destruction&quot; asteriod Apophis as it makes a close approach to Earth in April 2029]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the &quot;God of Destruction&quot; asteriod Apophis as it makes a close approach to Earth in April 2029]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA probe captures stunning photos of Earth and moon on the way to infamous asteroid Apophis ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/nasa-probe-captures-stunning-photos-of-earth-and-moon-on-the-way-to-infamous-asteroid-apophis</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft captured stunning new images as it whipped past Earth during a high-speed slingshot maneuver, sending the probe on a fast track toward the asteroid Apophis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S9HwEbiVVN9ec3evi5Qsqb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s OSIRIS-APEX asteroid probe captured this image of Earth during a close flyby on Sept. 23, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s OSIRIS-APEX asteroid probe captured this image of Earth during a close flyby on Sept. 23, 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Walk through the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs with American Museum of Natural History's new 'Impact' exhibit ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/walk-through-the-asteroid-strike-that-killed-the-dinosaurs-with-american-museum-of-natural-historys-new-impact-exhibit</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "It sounds like science fiction or the stuff of Hollywood movies." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:53:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CXFbcUexLjviG7DrvUX8PH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alvaro Keding and Daniel Kim/© AMNH]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 6-minute immersive panoramic video experience in &#039;Impact: The End of the Age of Dinosaurs.&#039;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An Earth is projected on a dark screen as children sit on blocks in a dimly red-lit theater]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Flash, a Boom, a New Microbe Habitat ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After an asteroid struck Finland long ago, microscopic life colonized the impact site within a few million years, new research reveals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katherine Kornei ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LQyBu3L8SdUFoXn9xvqBPY-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Asteroids like Ryugu could be key to early life on Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[(Main) An image of the asteroid Ryugu as seen by the Japanese mission Hayabusa2 (Top right) a sample of Ryugu provided to NASA scientists (bottom right) an illustration of bacteria]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 12-year-old discovers 2 possible new asteroids ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Siddharth Patel has been watching the sky since the age of five. Fresh off two possible asteroid discoveries, he's taking a big step toward his astronaut dream. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TEdVerv9KCi7nDEzx3pqmg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of an asteroid in deep space. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of an asteroid in deep space. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids. Here's how ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ While interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will not come near our planet, future ones may. A new campaign seeks to improve orbit predictions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uq9o3mKsVycBQF3Tjnh3WY-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of comet 3I/ATLAS taken by the Gemini South Telescope]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Observations of Comet 3I/ATLAS taken using the Gemini South Observatory]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers discover 2nd fastest asteroid in the solar system hiding in the sun's glare ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A scientist spotted an asteroid hiding in the sun's glare that orbits the sun in just 128 days, making it the second fastest known asteroid in the solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xonqBv9JmSN4Z8VWroatrk-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Scott S. Sheppard]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Images from the night of 2025 SC79&#039;s discovery showing its motion relative to background stars. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a white blurry dot on a black starry background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Asteroid discovered only 2 days ago just flew by Earth closer than the moon  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A small asteroid, called 2025 TP5, safely flew by our planet on Oct. 15 at about a quarter of the distance to the moon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:19:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:15:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/66A4Y8NRatycrCYDUB7LVi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The small asteroid 2025 TP5 passed closer to Earth than the moon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration showing the path of near-Earth asteroid 2025 TP5 as it passes by Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How do asteroids spin in space? The answer could help us prevent a catastrophic Earth impact ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From how space rocks wobble to where to hit them, scientists are learning the fine art of asteroid deflection — and it could one day save Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/THjMY86NsnVfKF9QzzMtt7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration showing Europe&#039;s Ramses spacecraft operating near the famous asteroid Apophis.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration showing a spacecraft to the right of a rocky asteroid in the foreground with the Earth in the left background ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Near-Earth asteroid zooms past Antarctica | Space photo of the day for Oct. 8, 2025  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newly discovered asteroid, 2025 TF, skimmed past Earth closer than many satellites and was photographed by the Catalina Sky Survey and ESA's planetary defense programs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:40:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z2siSC4rMwxHJeNyc4FjLM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The image of asteroid 2025 TF captured by the Las Cumbres Observatory telescope. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gray grainy image with a red cross hair in the middle zooming in on a black dot against the grains]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Surprise asteroid flies by Earth at only 250 miles away (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An asteroid, called 2025 TF, safely passed within roughly 250 miles (400 km) of our planet on Sept. 30 after surprising astronomers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:26:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YyQ5g6uTvEvLqxGoop5N2A-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a white line and a blue line on a black background appear to intersect. the white line is labeled &quot;2025 TF&quot; and the blue line is labeled &quot;earth&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a white line and a blue line on a black background appear to intersect. the white line is labeled &quot;2025 TF&quot; and the blue line is labeled &quot;earth&quot;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China's Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling spacecraft snaps a selfie with Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft took a picture of itself, as well as the Earth, while en route to a mysterious asteroid that may tell us more about the moon's history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:04:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kPL75BSCRFnhYKy4LamKsd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Chinese Tianwen 2 spacecraft shows off an image of itself, and the Earth, in a release from the China National Space Administration on Oct. 1, 2025. The image was obtained using a monitoring camera on the asteroid probe&#039;s robotic arm. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Chinese flag flies on a metal spacecraft with the Earth in the background in the darkness of space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nearly invisible asteroids around Venus could threaten Earth — but don't worry, not for a while ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An unstable group of asteroids orbiting near Venus could threaten Earth — but not for a few thousand years ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:50:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ John.Loeffler@futurenet.com (John Loeffler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ John Loeffler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rBhifuFGKAGPFkdLv4Jryb-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A close up of Venus in the darkness of space. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of Venus&#039; thick atmosphere captured by NASA&#039;s Mariner 10 mission.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ It came from outer space: Scientists solve decades-long mystery of the Silverpit Crater ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have confirmed that the Silverpit Crater in the North Sea was caused by an asteroid impact over 40 million years ago, ending years of controversy over its origin. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Earth]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hKoh4jTrwFvJ8zTJRhDzmN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A seismic map of the Silverpit crater.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Concentric squiggly rings of purple wrap around each other over a light background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From Afar to Olduvai: asteroid Donaldjohanson's landmarks get names tied to human origins ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The names of human ancestors are now on an asteroid map. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/soo7zbujo88pJ37Z964BpY-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[The asteroid Donaldjohanson as seen by the Lucy Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (L’LORRI). This is one of the most detailed images returned by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft during its flyby. ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The asteroid Donaldjohanson as seen by the Lucy Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (L&#039;LORRI). This is one of the most detailed images returned by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft during its flyby.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white image of a space rock with a black background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's next 'mini-moon' could create a gold rush for asteroid miners ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Asteroid 2024 PT5 is considered Earth's mini-moon and may be a key target for potential asteroid mining operations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:09:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Brown ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TUgNpDtD5dwn7kdKiUAPij-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis will fly by Earth in April 2029 — and these 3 space probes will be watching ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A trio of missions are on track to intercept and study the famous near-Earth asteroid Apophis during its close encounter with our planet in April 2029. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:38:18 +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/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2YWna38BTfWJyKKPY5mLFL-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows NASA&#039;s OSRIS-APEX spacecraft as it watches the asteroid Apophis zoom past Earth in April 2029.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows OSRIS-APEX as it watches the asteroid Apophis skim Earth in 2029]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rock the cosmos: An asteroid trivia quiz ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This asteroid quiz is your launchpad to discovery ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8Ai8XEjwg496Aq3Ewpkvkg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of an asteroid heading for Earth. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gray rocky asteroid heads back toward Earth in the darkness of space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can a spacecraft land on a teeny tiny asteroid? Japan's Hayabusa2 will certainly try ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hayabusa2's new target, asteroid 1998 KY26, is just 36 feet (11 meters) across, which will make landing on it challenging. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:18:48 +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/HqexSL5PziYYDsPDzAsDRn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESO/M. Kornmesser. Asteroid: T. Santana-Ros et al. Hayabusa2 model: SuperTKG (CC-BY-SA).]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2 billion people will be able to see 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis when it buzzes Earth in April 2029 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 1,115-foot-wide (340 meters) asteroid Apophis will pass closer to Earth than many satellites fly in April 2029, giving scientists and stargazers a rare front-row seat. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:38:07 +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/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2YWna38BTfWJyKKPY5mLFL-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows NASA&#039;s OSRIS-APEX spacecraft as it watches the asteroid Apophis zoom past Earth in April 2029.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows OSRIS-APEX as it watches the asteroid Apophis skim Earth in 2029]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists find evidence of flowing water on Ryugu’s ancient parent asteroid. 'It was a genuine surprise!' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Water may have flowed on the asteroid that birthed the space rock Ryugu a billion years after it formed, much later than previously thought, changing our perception of the early solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:20:55 +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/DMKcJui3NqMyFxZHBDCctT-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Main: An up-close view of the surface of Ryugu. Inset: an illustration of Hayabusa2, the Japanese spacecraft that captured this image.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[(Main) An up close view of the surface of Ryugu (Inset) an illustration of Hayabusa2, the Japanese spacecraft that captured this image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can we safely deflect a killer asteroid without making it worse? Only if we avoid the gravitational 'keyhole,' scientists say ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/attempting-to-deflect-a-potentially-hazardous-asteroid-could-accidentally-put-it-on-a-collision-course-with-earth</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ If we slam an impactor into an asteroid in exactly the wrong spot, the space rock may pass through a "gravitational keyhole" that brings it to Earth. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></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[An artist&#039;s depiction of the DART spacecraft approaching Dimorphos, with the larger Didymos in the background. ]]></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[ Scientists capture interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS growing a tail: 'This image is both a scientific milestone and a source of wonder' (photo, video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/scientists-capture-interstellar-invader-comet-3i-atlas-growing-a-tail-this-image-is-both-a-scientific-milestone-and-a-source-of-wonder-photo-video</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have captured a stunning new image of the interstellar intruder 3I/ATLAS, seeing its growing tail and glowing coma. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uq9o3mKsVycBQF3Tjnh3WY-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Asteroid Bennu contains stardust that's older than the solar system ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/asteroid-bennu-contains-stardust-thats-older-than-the-solar-system</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Bennu is a time capsule of the material that was throughout the solar system." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:15:17 +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/ThWMPASDNMXYUdGid9AjSJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A close up of the asteroid Bennu.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a ball of grey boulders and rocks seen against the blackness of space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS could be investigated by these spacecraft as it races past the sun: 'This could be literally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Excitement is building regarding the interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS, with new research suggesting which spacecraft from Earth could get a close-up view of the comet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/66btdrF8gQ5pBVSgWqtZzZ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the comet 3I/ATLAS as it streaks past the sun. Scientists have selected the best spacecraft to observe this passage.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the comet 3I/ATLAS as it streaks past the sun. Scientists have selected the best spacecraft to observe this passage.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA puts asteroid Bennu under the microscope | Space photo of the day for Aug. 29, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The near-Earth asteroid's microscopic surface tells a detailed story. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hMrYcSXH6VXTvGpXkUQZ59-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A closeup image of a sample from the asteroid Bennu shows its microscopic details.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gray scale photo shows various light and dark lumps across the rocky sample from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover minerals in asteroid Ryugu that are older than Earth itself ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Asteroid Ryugu is proving to be one of the most scientifically valuable time capsules in the solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BMVq9w3fG6m5zzzFvmqm9d-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A mosaic image of the asteroid Bennu created by observations made by NASA&#039;s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A mosaic image of the asteroid Bennu created by observations made by NASA&#039;s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb Space Telescope takes 1st look at interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with unexpected results ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The James Webb Space Telescope has joined the study of the interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS, uncovering secrets that could reveal more about the planetary system in which it formed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:03:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ttT52YRsTXtkhjfbmiHegD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The interstellar invaded comet 3I/ATLAS seen by the infrared vision of the JWST.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[three different panels showing a bright orange and yellow blob on a deep purple background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spacecraft headed to DART asteroid crash site images 2 faint space rocks to boost planetary defense tactics ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The techniques used to target the asteroids could also be employed in tracking hazardous asteroids and interstellar objects. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TiDfztZtUiktjVwqJrXf9P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A series of exposures stacked together showing the motion of the asteroid Otero over the course of three hours.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A line of white dots against a dark background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Solar farms could help find dangerous asteroids, scientist says ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ By transforming idle heliostats into asteroid detectors, scientists aim to develop a cost-effective method for spotting faint, fast-moving space rocks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:19:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Corless ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P3tqpPGi72GDhMM5YLRno-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Craig Fritz]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientist John Sandusky leads a project at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility using heliostats. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An older man with white hair and glasses wearing a dark jacket stands between large rows of solar panels under a night sky full of stars.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA or the Space Force: Who should protect Earth from dangerous asteroids? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA currently leads the nation's planetary defense efforts, but some are calling for the Space Force to take control. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8Ai8XEjwg496Aq3Ewpkvkg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are a global worry.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gray rocky asteroid heads back toward Earth in the darkness of space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS is packed with water ice that could be older than Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have examined the interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS, finding evidence that it is packed with water that could be older than the solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fb4jSzavDRptvxUQPjrjTb-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of the interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by Hubble Space Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of 3I/Atlas shedding material as it passes close to the sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 2024 YR4 asteroid may come close to Earth, but how do experts calculate this potential impact? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toshi Hirabayashi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WMuhx5LjZ8ZXQXuTwx8HVb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESO/O. Hainaut via Wikimedia Commons]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image showing 2024 YR4 asteroid, taken by the ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of white dots on a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble spots interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS for the first time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The long-serving space telescope saw the third interloper to enter the solar system from beyond its limits late on Monday morning (July 21). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQrzFqqn3zqddJJxsUp4AK-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/ ESA/Hubble]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of the interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by Hubble]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by Hubble]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers discover a cosmic 'fossil' at the edge of our solar system. Is this bad news for 'Planet 9'? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope have discovered a strange new body in a weird orbit at the edge of the solar system, which could be bad news for Planet Nine theories. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:53:07 +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/EHvnHfzg6uLH9L2bpQhkMR-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ying-Tung Chen (ASIAA))]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the newly discovered solar system &quot;fossil&quot; Ammonite]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the newly discovered solar system &quot;fossil&quot; Ammonite]]></media:text>
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