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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS formed in a world much colder than the solar system ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/interstellar-invader-comet-3i-atlas-formed-in-a-world-much-colder-than-the-solar-system</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Each interstellar comet brings a little bit of its history, its fossils, from elsewhere." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:03:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yE5qFfGyrcyXBuu63E4rDh-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration comparing the water content of 3I/ATLAS to that of Earth]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration comparing the water content of 3I/ATLAS to that of Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS made a startling transformation as it passed the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS changed significantly as it flew by the sun last fall, astronomers have discovered. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2mnGJjwsn9uTrx3Jsez32a-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, as seen by the Subaru Telescope on Dec. 13, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) as seen by the Subaru Telescope on December 13, 2025]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS is spraying tons of water into space every second. Jupiter-bound spacecraft JUICE discovers ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/interstellar-invader-3i-atlas-is-spraying-tons-of-water-into-space-every-second-jupiter-bound-spacecraft-juice-discovers</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Jupiter-bound spacecraft JUICE spotted the interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS spraying enough water into space to fill 70 swimming pools a day. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ox9s7tdPycf4dXyZsY5CZR-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Two views of the interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the JUICE spacecraft]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two views of the interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the JUICE spacecraft]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why I'm hunting for Comet PanSTARRS right now — before it's too late ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare long-period comet is here — here's how to find comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) before sunrise this April, with key dates, viewing tips and the best mornings to look. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YL3GcCREW6jcRWSL4WiaMD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) on April 8, 2026, from eastern Crete. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a comet with a long tail and a green blue head.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Comet MAPS get destroyed by cataclysmic fragmentation near the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A dramatic breakup near the sun erased hopes of a bright comet lighting up the evening sky this week. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:19:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Rao ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wjJpgKvEPJFRnRFvrPJeWS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A dramatic breakup near the sun erased hopes of a bright comet lighting up the evening sky this week.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[graphic showing comet maps streaking toward the sun. the background of the image shows a star filled sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be nearly 12 billion years old — so ancient its star system may no longer exist ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our solar system's famous "invader" might be as old as the Milky Way itself. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pvmi4MNsFrESjVVcU94qGE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, STScI, D. Jewitt (UCLA). Image Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[3I/ATLAS, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white light of the comet 3I/ATLAS is surrounded by a blue glow against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hitting the brakes: Hubble Space Telescope watches doomed comet reverse its spin ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The unprecedented observations of comet 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák show its rotation slowing, reversing and then speeding up, and jet-like outbursts of gas might be providing the push. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:51:42 +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/67mrZVMixLmKhgwMpyydUk-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/ESA/CSA/Ralf Crawford (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of a jet of gas and dust blasting out from comet 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of a rocky object in space with a jet of light/matter coming out of it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Space Telescope accidentally witnesses comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking apart  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a rare cosmic moment: a comet breaking apart in real time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7sbeDhjuUE5wezCHMH7vsd-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, Dennis Bodewits (AU); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This diagram shows the path Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), or K1, took as it swung past the sun and began its journey out of the solar system. NASA&#039;s Hubble Space Telescope captured the inset image of the fragmenting comet just a month after K1&#039;s closest approach to the sun.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[three fuzzy blue splotches of light on a black background, all appearing to leave fuzzy streaks behind them as they travel from top left to bottom right]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is 'bursting with methanol,' new study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is unusually rich in alcohol — a chemical clue that could reveal how planets and icy bodies form around other stars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bxp9dUo462hrRECTqkQyx9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/M.Weiss]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, with methanol (blue) flowing from both its nucleus and icy grains in the coma, while hydrogen cyanide (orange) is released mainly from the nucleus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, with methanol (blue) flowing from both its nucleus and icy grains in the coma, while hydrogen cyanide (orange) is released mainly from the nucleus.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, with methanol (blue) flowing from both its nucleus and icy grains in the coma, while hydrogen cyanide (orange) is released mainly from the nucleus.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newly discovered comet could be visible in daytime skies this April ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newly discovered comet is rapidly brightening and could become visible from Earth — if it survives an extreme close encounter with the sun on April 4. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:53:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Rao ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xK479Y772vVfP62dEE2C8k-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA / NASA / SOHO. Comet track by Joe Rao, graphic created in Canva Pro.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A newly discovered comet is rapidly brightening and could become visible from Earth — if it survives an extreme close encounter with the sun on April 4.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[possible view of comet in soho imagery, background is a comet.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A risky maneuver could send a spacecraft to interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Here's the plan ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ By taking advantage of a maneuver that would see a spacecraft fire rocket engines while in the solar corona, that spacecraft’s velocity could receive a huge boost — enough to allow it to catch up with 3I/ATLAS, which is the fastest comet ever seen. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uq9o3mKsVycBQF3Tjnh3WY-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the ScientistImage Processing: J. Miller &amp; M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Observations of Comet 3I/ATLAS taken using the Gemini South Observatory.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blurry white, hazy circle surrounded by rainbow streaks.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could the remains of a 'dead' comet still be in the solar system? Astronomers are still searching 6 years later ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The fate of a comet that was predicted to pass close to Earth remains a mystery five years after its dramatic breakup in the inner solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:03:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kiona N. Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aywrqAGfthnXdftVScfVCf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Hubble Space Telescope image of comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)taken on April 23, 2020 as the comet disintegrated.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[bright white and blue dots of light on a black background, with clouds of faint light surrounding them]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS survived its flyby of the sun — and gave up some secrets in the process ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Interstellar comets are the original cosmic explorers, and by studying their metallic whispers, we are learning the secrets of worlds we may never see directly. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pvmi4MNsFrESjVVcU94qGE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope re-observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on Nov. 30, 2025 with its Wide Field Camera 3 instrument]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white light of the comet 3I/ATLAS is surrounded by a blue glow against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA space telescope sees interstellar visitor comet 3I/ATLAS flare up while exiting the solar system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New infrared observations reveal that the rare interstellar visitor known as comet 3I/ATLAS has dramatically brightened during its farewell tour of the solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:52:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:52:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PcdqhxzofdWSqZV3wb9id7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s SPHEREx captured these infrared observations during a December 2025 campaign, revealing dust, water, organic molecules and carbon dioxide in comet 3I/ATLAS&#039;s coma.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two images side by side, the one on the left shows a large glowing ball of light in red near a bunch of glowing red dots, with the image on the left being the same image but in blue]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will a bright comet adorn our early spring sky? Why astronomers are getting excited about Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/will-a-bright-comet-adorn-our-early-spring-sky-why-astronomers-are-getting-excited-about-comet-c-2026-a1-maps</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new comet approaching the sun has caught the attention of astronomers, primarily because of its lineage. It appears to belong to a group of comets that in some cases have briefly become outstandingly bright objects. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:30:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Rao ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q9SkghtMbVRSKWQcK4TptD-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS). ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white image shows a gray background speckled with dots with a crosshairs and a box circling a specific dot in the center of the image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) crumbles apart in stunning new telescope images ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The comet broke into pieces after making a close approach around the sun in October 2025. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QrqFdH6v6HfBTmPaE8t8db-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/B. Bolin; Image Processing: J. Miller &amp; M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab); Acknowledgments: PI: Bryce Bolin (Eureka Scientific)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two images by the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii show Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking apart. AT left is a view on Nov. 11, 2025 and at right, another image from Dec. 6, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of glowing blue and white streaks move from the top left of the image to the bottom right of the image, against a dark background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA exoplanet probe tracks interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to gauge its spin ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The interstellar visitor may still have a few things to tell us before it leaves our solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></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/VXDG9MtMBkCTTQdEdEtmej-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s planet-hunting TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) spacecraft recently caught a glimpse of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A streaking white comet moves to the left of the image with a boxout showing a floating metal spacecraft with two opposing solar panels in space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb Space Telescope sees comet-seeding crystals flowing far from newborn star (photo) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/james-webb-space-telescope/james-webb-space-telescope-sees-comet-seeding-crystals-flowing-far-from-newborn-star-photo</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young star flinging heat-formed crystals outward on a cosmic conveyor belt, offering a new clue to how comets evolve. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[James Webb Space Telescope]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qetu2QqMEbNBQGQvgxww5X-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (NASA-JPL), Joel Green (STScI); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The young star EC 53, part of the Serpens Nebula — a stellar nursery located about 1,300 light-years from Earth that is brimming with actively forming stars — where NASA&#039;s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed crystals being forged near the star and carried outward by powerful winds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Glowing swirls of purple and orange gas mix with bright twinkly stars against a dark deep space background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet Wierzchos buzzes the sun later today: But can you see it? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) brightened significantly ahead of its close approach to the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:46:58 +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/j8Unm5sEFpLyow2hn65HSe-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Image left: NASA/Goddard/SDO NASA image use policy. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Image right: NASA/JPL-Caltech/IRSA/ZTF]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) pictured next to the sun.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A composite image showing the sun&#039;s disk on the left and the nucleus and coma of a comet pictured against a distant starfield on the right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Say goodbye to Comet 3I/ATLAS! Watch it head for interstellar space in real-time with this free livestream today ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 3I/ATLAS is heading away from the sun on an escape trajectory from our solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:21:51 +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/J9w8AwzsMyZwrYdirjoHGg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Gianluca Masi, Virtual Telescope Project, Background: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration. Created by Anthony Wood in Canva.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A laptop is shown displaying an image of a comet against a dark sky dotted with background stars blurred by their subtle motion through the sky. The laptop is set against a starry deep-space background complete with red nebula clouds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A laptop is shown displaying an image of a comet against a dark sky dotted with background stars blurred by their subtle motion through the sky. The laptop is set against a starry deep-space background complete with red nebula clouds.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The final 'Greenland 2: Migration' trailer is here, and it's got the '90s disaster movie vibes we've been craving (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin return in an epic sci-fi survival sequel to 2020's surprise hit, "Greenland". ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:04:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iYiBAzG6jbawkb7BtLGrND-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A bearded man (Gerard Butler) looking worried, stood in front a small window.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bearded man (Gerard Butler) looking worried, stood in front a small window.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) be the 'great comet' of 2026? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In late April 2026, a long-period comet will swing through the inner solar system. It will likely be visible with binoculars, and there's a small chance it could be seen with the naked eye. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H7YZ63BZb9X6diPVxgR7iQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) as seen over Málaga, Spain, on Oct. 1, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A green ball of light showing comet Lemmon streaks across an orange and black night sky full of stars. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals weird wobbling jets in rare sun-facing tail ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 3I/ATLAS may have moved away from Earth as it makes its way out of the solar system, but this interstellar intruder continues to delight and surprise astronomers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:55:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8xDF7eMe74JLNdsoznx8UY-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[(Center) A white light of the comet 3I/ATLAS is surrounded by a blue glow against a black backgroundHubble Space Telescope captured interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in November. (Corners) Images of the coma of 3I/ATLAS ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[(Center) A white light of the comet 3I/ATLAS is surrounded by a blue glow against a black backgroundHubble Space Telescope captured interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in November. (Corners) Images of the coma of 3I/ATLAS ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[(Center) A white light of the comet 3I/ATLAS is surrounded by a blue glow against a black backgroundHubble Space Telescope captured interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in November. (Corners) Images of the coma of 3I/ATLAS ]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How 2025 became the year of comet: The rise of interstellar 3I/ATLAS, an icy Lemmon and a cosmic SWAN ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Highlights from a cometary trio that captured our imaginations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nyXZMV5yKhan2USaUwHUBV-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet Lemmon streaks across the night sky. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bright green comet is pictured to the bottom left of a starfield against a black sky, with a long tail extending to the upper right of the screen.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Farewell, comet 3I/ATLAS! Interstellar visitor heads for the outer solar system after its closest approach to Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 3I/ATLAS has now made its closest approach to the sun and Earth and is now heading back out toward the outer solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:33:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6QtEa6KDf9doNRUT6eYuiB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by Hubble]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[earth in the background on the left and view of interstellar comet 3I/Atlas on the right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How did interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS capture our imagination in 2025? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For one, it came down to timing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:28:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Tingley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W6BUCYZxEXACnXsP3C4DZL-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of the latest batch of images released by NASA of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of four photos, one large one on the right and three stacked on the left showing various dots of comet 3I/ATLAS]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists detect X-ray glow from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS extending 250,000 miles into space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare interstellar comet has been caught in X-rays by two space telescopes, revealing how its gases interact with charged particles from the sun as it travels through the inner solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gKxYddnfqtsjfkJQCLoT6Z-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An X-ray view of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, captured by ESA&#039;s XMM-Newton spacecraft.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A red glowing light surrounded by black edges with cracks of black throughout the image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What time will interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS be closest to Earth today? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA JPL pinpoints the moment the interstellar visitor passes closest to our planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:24:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daisy Dobrijevic ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3Hh2A2S6ogerWQ3GNHxQc5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA JPL pinpoints the moment the interstellar visitor passes closest to our planet. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[graphic showing earth on the left and interstellar comet 3I Atlas on the right]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS make its closest approach to Earth in free livestream on Dec. 19 after rain delay ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/watch-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-make-its-closest-approach-to-earth-in-free-livestream-on-dec-18</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The livestream will now begin Friday at 11 p.m. EST, Dec. 19 (0400 GMT on Dec. 20), weather permitting, after rain prevented a broadcast on Thursday night. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:20:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daisy Dobrijevic ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FjYzpZ4Q9nnWmrbw93P4Mm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Comet inset image - Gianluca Masi/Virtual Telescope Project. Graphic made in Canva Pro]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[graphic showing comet 3I/ATLAS on a laptop screen against a background of stars]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[graphic showing comet 3I/ATLAS on a laptop screen against a background of stars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest Comet 3I/ATLAS news: Comet close approach today ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Friday, Dec. 19, 2025: Your daily feed for the holiday flyby of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS by Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:58:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:40:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pvmi4MNsFrESjVVcU94qGE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, STScI, D. Jewitt (UCLA). Image Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A white light of the comet 3I/ATLAS is surrounded by a blue glow against a black background]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white light of the comet 3I/ATLAS is surrounded by a blue glow against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS wasn't supposed to be there — meet the astronomer who discovered it ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-wasnt-supposed-to-be-there-meet-the-astronomer-who-discovered-it</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dr. Larry Denneau of the University of Hawaii is nothing like your typical astronomer. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></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/o6kYSJ8bNGev6K3KLV4XRf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ ATLAS project/Gemini North Obervatory/Shadow the Scientists]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dr. Larry Denneau of the ATLAS Project and the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as captured by the Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two photos with the one on the left of a man wearing a green long-sleeved shirt and the image on the right a pixelated picture of 3I/ATLAS as a ball of yellow light with green and blue light emanating from it outwards. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could the Star of Bethlehem have actually been a comet? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The direction, distance and motion of the comet through the sky during its closest approach could have made it seem like it was hovering over Bethlehem when Jesus was said to have been born. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MyXpsiBgiNeEzNM66Bnu4V-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New theories suggest that the famed &quot;star of Bethlehem&quot; may have actually been a close-approaching comet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bright star twinkles in a deep blue night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-makes-its-closest-approach-to-earth-on-dec-19-heres-what-you-need-to-know</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The interstellar comet will pass safely by Earth, giving astronomers their best chance to study it up close. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:59:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daisy Dobrijevic ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/854Yh3ffK7V3QSav3mwuGm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[3I/ATLAS inset (NASA, ESA, STScI, D. Jewitt (UCLA). Image Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI)). Graphic created in Canva Pro. ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will pass safely by Earth on Dec. 19. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Interstellat comet 3I/ATLAS on the right glows white and surrounded by a blue haze. on the left is an image of Earth from space. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS' close Earth approach is an early Christmas gift for astronomers ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/why-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-close-earth-approach-is-an-early-christmas-gift-for-astronomers</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ When 3I/ATLAS is closest to the Earth on Dec. 19, all the features that we are looking for will be easier to detect with our telescopes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:33:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Darryl Seligman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pvmi4MNsFrESjVVcU94qGE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope re-observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on Nov. 30, 2025 with its Wide Field Camera 3 instrument]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white light of the comet 3I/ATLAS is surrounded by a blue glow against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS caught on camera in new images from Hubble Space Telescope and JUICE Jupiter probe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ JUICE and the Hubble Space Telescope turned their gazes towards the interstellar visitor in November. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d2LiKKEwjMSne83325vDGE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope captured interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in November. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white light of the comet 3I/ATLAS is surrounded by a blue glow against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA spacecraft tracks comet SWAN in incredible 40-day timelapse — and even glimpses interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA imaged Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) every four minutes for nearly 40 days, marking the longest any comet has been tracked with such frequency. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NA55iK2ZP7dFaCuueCkuqY-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I watched scientists track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS leaving the solar system in real-time: 'This is some prime-time science' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "These images are not just pretty." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:24:49 +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/dWkji5YKSjpoUfNBigdna5-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Gemini North Obervatory/Shadow the Scientists]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A screenshot of the imaging system used by the Gemini North Observatory in Hawaii to view interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A screenshot of a yellow dot which is comet 3I/ATLAS in the middle of a green and purple background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 4 key things NASA just revealed about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "This is a snapshot of where we are very early in the scientific process." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:16:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W6BUCYZxEXACnXsP3C4DZL-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Four photos of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, taken by NASA assets around the solar system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of four photos, one large one on the right and three stacked on the left showing various dots of comet 3I/ATLAS]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA reveals new images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from across the solar system: 'It looks and behaves like a comet' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA has pointed its fleet of spacecraft at comet 3I/ATLAS to collect new footage of the interstellar invader. The agency has also said "all evidence points to it being a comet." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:25:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Monisha Ravisetti ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W6BUCYZxEXACnXsP3C4DZL-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A series of four photos, one large one on the right and three stacked on the left showing various dots of comet 3I/ATLAS]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of four photos, one large one on the right and three stacked on the left showing various dots of comet 3I/ATLAS]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaks apart in incredible telescope photos ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomer Gianluca Masi captured breathtaking imagery of solar system comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking into multiple pieces after being warmed by the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stargazing]]></category>
                                                                                                <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/WLQzQnd25XCqt2cRrv5p3F-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Gianluca Masi/The Virtual Telescope Project]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 60-second exposure of comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) captured by the Virtual Telescope Project on Nov. 13, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[three fuzzy white dots leave a fuzzy trail on a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mars spacecraft images pinpoint comet 3I/ATLAS's path with 10x higher accuracy. This could help us protect Earth someday ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This is great news for planetary defense. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:13:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hy2quUURo2LVpZFAdrEzym-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[(Main) the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by the ExoMars TRO (Inset) an illustration of the Mars orbiting spacecraft ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[(Main) the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by the ExoMars TRO (Inset) an illustration of the Mars orbiting spacecraft ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS's tail is still growing, new image shows ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New observations from the Virtual Telescope Project reveal 3I/ATLAS's sharply defined ion tail, highlighting increased activity as the interstellar comet moves through the inner solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stargazing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jJggc57P5NR5HqCnTQYcd5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS photographed by the Virtual Telescope Project at 11:31 p.m. EDT on Nov. 10 (0431 GMT Nov. 11), showing a bright nucleus and a sharply defined ion tail.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a grayscale image showing a white dot of 3I/ATLAS with a long white tail behind it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet Lemmon lights up the sky over Spain | Space photo of the day for Nov. 11, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This image captures Comet Lemmon in dramatic fashion, its bright coma and faint tail arcing across the starfield. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></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/jBgrTzKfPDAHBpo2V8oceP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The streak of Comet Lemmon was recently seen in the night sky. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white streak of a comet&#039;s tail can be seen in the center of the image as it streaks diagonally from top right to lower left between the dark silhouette of rocks blocking part of the starry night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ No, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hasn't 'changed color', scientist says ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ While media outlets have reported that curious interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has changed color, the scientists behind a recent study say that isn't actually the case. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:09:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 01:58:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Tingley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8QG4usDXCtCAjpyReREh6E-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the Scientist. Image Processing: J. Miller &amp; M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab)/T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab)/M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab).]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of comet 3I/ATLAS taken by the Gemini South Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A streak of white shows interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in the center of a starry night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China's Tianwen 1 Mars probe captures images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China's Tianwen 1 spacecraft has imaged the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from Mars orbit, contributing to global efforts to study the rare visitor from beyond the solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></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/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dxMyygvwfCqL67ZFTWvejd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, imaged from Mars orbit by China&#039;s Tianwen 1 spacecraft on Oct. 3, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, imaged from Mars orbit by China&#039;s Tianwen 1 spacecraft on Oct. 3, 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS is still full of surprises — an unexpected brightening has scientists baffled ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "The reason for 3I’s rapid brightening, which far exceeds the brightening rate of most Oort cloud comets at similar distances, remains unclear." ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kAaVzMhe5vFULxHUdDxBK7-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Q. Zheng, K. Battams, 2025]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 3I/Atlas comet brightening by an unexpected about as it approaches the sun]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The 3I/Atlas comet brightening by an unexpected about as it approaches the sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trick or treat: Here's where to find comets Lemmon, SWAN and 3I/ATLAS in the Halloween sky ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Read on to discover where comets Lemmon, SWAN and 3I/ATLAS are in the Halloween night sky on Oct. 21 and find out if they're a stargazing trick, or a telescopic treat. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xo4SCpnabKMDa8ZSoLK8hj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Chris Schur]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet Lemmon captured during a 40-minute exposure by Chris Schur on Oct. 24.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bright comet is pictured against a black starry sky with its bright central coma visible to the lower left of the image from which a bright tail extends to the upper left.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ You won't see interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zoom closest to the sun on Oct. 30 — but these spacecraft will ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/you-wont-see-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-zoom-closest-to-the-sun-on-oct-30-but-these-spacecraft-will</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest pass to the sun on Oct. 30, and various spacecraft will be watching, seeking clues about the icy wanderer's chemistry and composition. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sye7gV5yuME9CoKuHsW8ge-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/ESA/David Jewitt (UCLA)/ Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, as seen by NASA&#039;s Hubble Space Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blue ball of light shines between streaks of blueish light from stars in outer space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids. Here's how ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-could-help-protect-earth-from-dangerous-asteroids-heres-how</link>
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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">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the ScientistImage Processing: J. Miller &amp; M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <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[ Awakening an interstellar wanderer: Surprising nickel detection in Comet 3I/ATLAS ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/awakening-an-interstellar-wanderer-surprising-nickel-detection-in-comet-3i-atlas</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our team detected glowing nickel vapor in the gas surrounding the incoming interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS at an extraordinary distance from the sun, where temperatures remain far too cold for metals to normally vaporize. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Darryl Seligman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sye7gV5yuME9CoKuHsW8ge-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/ESA/David Jewitt (UCLA)/ Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Hubble Space Telescope image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, showing its coma and a burgeoning tail. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blue ball of light shines between streaks of blueish light from stars in outer space]]></media:text>
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