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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st cosmic view from 4MOST looks pure sci-fi | Space photo of the day for Oct. 28, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 4MOST instrument on the European Southern Observatory's VISTA telescope has captured its first light. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EiwKbtteXXAFzTxj48ThD9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 4MOST spectrograph took this image. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A hexagonal white ring with thousands of bright dots inside on a dark background. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'A front-row seat to history': NASA's Artemis 2 moonshot could launch astronauts as early as Feb. 5 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/a-front-row-seat-to-history-nasas-artemis-2-moonshot-could-launch-as-early-as-feb-5</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's ambitious mission to return astronauts to the moon for the first time this century is on track to launch no later than April 2026, but it just might fly sooner if all goes well. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:47:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:46:03 +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/DdrU3KQYMhszGuHBVGC7TQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Psyche asteroid probe uses lasers to phone home from 218 million miles away ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Final tests of NASA's laser beam communication technology offer a promising new way to keep in touch with astronauts and spacecraft venturing into deep space, including future missions to Mars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:58:59 +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/9c6PincFFACqLU6D2z6aJC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory at JPL&#039;s Table Mountain Facility in Wrightwood, California, sends a laser beacon to NASA&#039;s Psyche spacecraft using its Deep Space Optical Communications flight laser transceiver, shown here in infrared.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The purple and blue night skies glow over an observatory that shoots faint light beams across the sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 2 astronauts will double as human science experiments on their trip around the moon ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/artemis-2-astronauts-will-double-as-human-science-experiments-on-their-trip-around-the-moon</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Artemis 2 astronauts will be the subjects of nearly as many experiments as they'll be performing during their trip around the moon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6hxJZRBQVLaWwBDCpifc2c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The crew of NASA&#039;s Artemis 2 mission speak to members of the media on July 30, 2025 at NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[four people in blue flight suits stand in a room. One holds a microphone.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ You could help NASA track its Artemis 2 astronauts' trip around the moon in 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/you-could-help-nasa-track-its-artemis-2-astronauts-trip-around-the-moon-in-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ As part of the Artemis 2 astronaut moon mission launching no earlier than 2026, NASA is asking volunteers to test alternative forms of deep-space tracking. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The moon]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DdrU3KQYMhszGuHBVGC7TQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A photo of the Orion capsule during NASA&#039;s uncrewed Artemis 1 moon mission in late 2022. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large white space shuttle labeled in red &quot;NASA&quot; is seen in the darkness of space. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ South Korea's K-RadCube radiation satellite will hitch a ride on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/south-koreas-k-radcube-radiation-satellite-will-hitch-a-ride-on-nasas-artemis-2-moon-mission</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ South Korea's K-RadCube satellite has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of its launch toward the moon on the Artemis 2 mission next year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The moon]]></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/EiAHcsBGCacHSZRXmDZyP3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Korea&#039;s K-RadCube radiation-measuring cubesat will fly on NASA&#039;s Artemis 2 moon mission in 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Korea&#039;s K-RadCube radiation-measuring cubesat will fly on NASA&#039;s Artemis 2 moon mission in 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA and Google test AI medical assistant for astronaut missions to the moon and Mars ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Google and NASA are trialing an AI-powered medical assistant that could help astronauts care for themselves when mission control is out of reach. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
                                                                                                <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/BzCj9jZvigi5wdRbZVwpZQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Astronauts working on the moon as part of the Artemis program]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s depiction of work on the moon as part of the Artemis program.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ South Korea wants to build a moon base by 2045 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/south-korea-wants-to-build-a-moon-base-by-2045</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ South Korea just laid out its long-term space exploration road map, which features the planned construction of a moon base two decades from now. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:45:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/se46yV7m6sZBATE8za8qrM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[astronauts in bulky spacesuits walk on a dusty grey surface alongside arrays of square solar panels and glass domed habitats. earth can be seen in a black, starry sky overhead]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[astronauts in bulky spacesuits walk on a dusty grey surface alongside arrays of square solar panels and glass domed habitats. earth can be seen in a black, starry sky overhead]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ South Korea is converting an abandoned coal mine into a moon exploration testing ground ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ South Korea conducted a test inside the former Hamtae mine in late March, deploying prototype moon rovers equipped with tech that could be used in space mining. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:14:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sTpVaU6Bcg3bqipK7rit6L-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Zoomed-in view of the moon’s Drygalski Crater taken with the high-resolution camera on South Korea’s Danuri lunar orbiter.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Zoomed-in view of the moon’s Drygalski Crater taken with the high-resolution camera on South Korea’s Danuri lunar orbiter.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA, South Korea plan mission to unexplored region of deep space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA and South Korea's space agency have agreed to deeper cooperation in space exploration, science and aeronautics, including collaboration on a pioneering mission. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:00:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Missions]]></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/a2PukDsbU5u6WLZEmzrCGg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) Administrator Youngbin Yoon, left, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, sign a Joint Statement following a bilateral meeting Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two men in suits sit at a table in front of some flags and a building support beam sporting a NASA logo. They are both signing their own piece of paper held by a blue folder.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Massive radio survey reveals our universe's structure at the largest scales ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New observations from the MeerKAT radio survey suggest our estimates of the cosmic dipole effect are actually in line with the large scale structure of the universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:00:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:36:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ conor.feehly94@gmail.com (Conor Feehly) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Conor Feehly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TKdFkqn6sLziSBnXF2nmPE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A map of the sky overlaid on a portion of single MeerKAT pointings containing a few thousand radio sources. In the sky map, circles mark positions of 391 pointings containing a total of 971,980 sources. The arrow shows the direction of the cosmic dipole originally established by measurements of the cosmic microwave background radiation. The dipole effect will make the sources appear more numerous (red portion) in the direction of the motion and less numerous in the opposite direction (blue portion).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large red and blue ying-yang like oval is in space, filled with dots and a red line in the center with a black circle and arrow shooting off, upward to the right, labeled, &#039;solar system motion&#039;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Just how dark is the universe? NASA's New Horizons probe gives us best estimate yet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, which flew by Pluto in 2015, has offered the best-yet estimates of how dark deep space truly is. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:00:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:28:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aHwHFwzMEzVWCFFdncz9tn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Southwest Research Institute/Serge Brunier/Marc Postman/Dan Durda]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist’s impression of NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft against the backdrop of deep space. More than 5.4 billion miles (7.3 billion kilometers) from Earth, New Horizons is traversing a region of the solar system far enough from the sun to offer the darkest skies available to any existing telescope – and to provide a unique vantage point from which to measure the overall brightness of the distant universe. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of a spacecraft in deep space, with the milky way galaxy&#039;s glowing central bulge in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch NASA unfurl basketball-court-sized solar sail for deep space propulsion (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA and Redwire Space successfully deployed a massive solar sail in a test, potentially paving the way for this revolutionary propulsion technology to be used for deep space transportation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:00:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:39:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h4qYh4yvdDXry3WAtGQUmG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a large triangular sail made of silver foil is unfurled in a hangar as scientists look on]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a large triangular sail made of silver foil is unfurled in a hangar as scientists look on]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists find record-breaking collection of molecules in 2 extremely ancient galaxies ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/deep-space-molecules-massive-star-formation-distant-galaxies</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "We knew these galaxies were prodigious star factories, perhaps among the biggest the universe has ever seen." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:28:29 +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/pxrrgQ5JGi9avvedv2AK75-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The NOEMA radio telescope array that detected the molecules in the distant universe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[several giant satellite dishes stand scattered in a vast rolling field, pointed toward the night sky and an array of stars next to the arm of the milky way]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The elusive origins of long gamma-ray bursts may finally be revealed ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/black-holes-cosmic-collisions-neutron-star-mergers-long-gamma-rays</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research helps resolve the mystery surrounding strange long gamma-ray bursts, suggesting these blasts of high-energy radiation emerge from collisions of neutron stars that birth black holes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 15:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:42:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QSY4UPqjWVUWwRb9TqvPZU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ore Gottlieb]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Screenshot from a computer simulation shows jets push through material surrounding a merger created black hole to launch long gamma-ray bursts.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screenshot from a computer simulation shows jets push through material surrounding a merger created black hole to launch long gamma-ray bursts.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ High-energy cosmic rays may originate within the Milky Way galaxy ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/iss-cosmic-ray-detector-energetic-particles-milky-way</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The most energetic particles in the universe appear to emerge from sources within the Milky Way, our own home. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:43:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7kmmPgNZM7s9p4uS2xxVNB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Fermi bubbles are believed to be two enormous orbs of gas and cosmic rays that tower over the Milky Way.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Fermi bubbles (in pink) are believed to be two enormous orbs of gas and cosmic rays that tower over the Milky Way.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble telescope spots glowing galactic disk floating in deep space (photo) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/great-galactic-disk-hubble-photo</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Hubble Space Telescope photographed a mesmerizing new photo of the lenticular galaxy NGC 3156, whose older stars emanate a hazy glow. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:00:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 16 Sep 2023 14:23:10 +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/yvcyP7waX8cvM6u8wMTCd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Faint concentric ovals appear progressively brighter towards the center of the galaxy NGC 3156. Two threads of dark red interstellar dust can also be seen near the galaxy’s central bulge.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a glowing with galaxy hangs center amongst small, distant dots, which are also galaxies.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A cosmic magnifying glass: What is gravitational lensing? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/gravitational-lensing-explained</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gravitational lensing is a powerful tool for telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope as it images some of the most distant and faint early galaxies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 17:00:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Galaxies]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UrQze9GAdPWZC8giRZin4G-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA/Hubble &amp; NASA, S. Jha Acknowledgement: L. Shatz]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of a galaxy being smeared around a gravitational lens creating one of the most complete Einstein rings ever seen, as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The narrow galaxy elegantly curving around its spherical companion in this image is a fantastic example of a truly strange and very rare phenomenon — gravitational lensing.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[The narrow galaxy elegantly curving around its spherical companion in this image is a fantastic example of a truly strange and very rare phenomenon — gravitational lensing.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Best telescopes for deep space 2026: View the universe in breathtaking detail ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/best-telescopes-for-deep-space</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here are the best telescopes for deep space — gaze far into the night sky and survey the cosmos in impressive detail. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:09:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:45:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Kerss ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dXsq5iYZTrU5nCpoJeUuxK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The best telescopes for deep space enable you to see star clusters, galaxies and nebulas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Woman with one of the best telescopes for deep space looking at the night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Global space agency leaders see asteroid deflection, moon missions as top priorities ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Heads of the world's major space agencies presented their big plans for the coming years at a major congress in Paris, while underlining the serious challenges that could affect space and humanity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:00:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:15:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                    <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></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/CE96iWKoMR8fnNeomQ2Png-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Leaders of several national space agencies speak onstage at the International Astronautical Congress 2022 in Paris.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Leaders of several national space agencies speak onstage at the International Astronautical Congress 2022 in Paris.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft begins its farewell tour of near-Earth asteroid Bennu ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A spacecraft carrying pristine asteroid samples and 4,000 megabytes of data recently flew away from the space rock Bennu. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 22:54:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Doris Elin Urrutia ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QQTnJBwhF3jjHt5yPMXcJ3-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The PolyCam camera on NASA&#039;s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft took this picture of Bennu on March 4, 2021 about 186 miles (300 km) away from the asteroid. A portion of the asteroid&#039;s equatorial ridge and its northern hemisphere are visible here.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The PolyCam camera on NASA&#039;s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft took this picture of Bennu on March 4, 2021 about 186 miles (300 km) away from the asteroid. A portion of the asteroid&#039;s equatorial ridge and its northern hemisphere are visible here.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[The PolyCam camera on NASA&#039;s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft took this picture of Bennu on March 4, 2021 about 186 miles (300 km) away from the asteroid. A portion of the asteroid&#039;s equatorial ridge and its northern hemisphere are visible here.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA Just Activated Its Deep Space Atomic Clock ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock, which will pave the way for deep space exploration, has been activated and will now begin a year-long tech demo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2019 19:42:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:48:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VU8mrGDZpCE6zewCrRPQND-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Deep Space Atomic Clock, seen here in an artist&#039;s illustration, is testing new technology for deep-space navigation. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Deep Space Atomic Clock, seen here in an artist&#039;s illustration, is testing new technology for deep-space navigation. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Gateway: NASA's proposed lunar space station ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's proposed Gateway is a lunar outpost that could house astronauts for months at a time, allowing them to perform advanced scientific experiments and travel into deep space. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:58:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 21:12:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6t8Krirj6bvxnBsSwEYTMc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA is planning a deep-space habitat around the moon called the Gateway, as the next destination for astronauts. The cis-lunar space station will be a waypoint for future missions to the moon and beyond.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA is planning a deep-space habitat around the moon called the Gateway, as the next destination for astronauts. The cis-lunar space station will be a waypoint for future missions to the moon and beyond.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Big Astronaut Trash Problem ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/41131-nasa-tackles-astronaut-trash-problem.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ As we explore and reach farther out into the cosmos, what will we do with all of our trash? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 18:54:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:43:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7ZphcAu9vqKTNHHR5tTw6e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This space trash disk was made by heating and compressing a sample example of trash that astronauts could produce. These disks are being tested for possible use in shields guarding against space radiation. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This space trash disk was made by heating and compressing a sample example of trash that astronauts could produce. These disks are being tested for possible use in shields guarding against space radiation. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Anti-Radiation Vest to Get Deep-Space Test Next Year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA and the Israel Space Agency have signed an agreement to use the AstroRad radiation protection vest on NASA's Exploration Mission-1 flight. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 11:16:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:42:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sjWFHsTgewKcXzhtfo735Z-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dana Vaisler of StemRad wearing an AstroRad vest prototype in front the Orion crew capsule at NASA&#039;s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The vest contours correspond to enhanced protection around sensitive organs — bone marrow, colon, stomach, ovaries and breast tissue.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[astrorad vest prototype]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA Pushes for Moon, Deep Space with Crucial Tests ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/40417-nasa-deep-space-program-progress-moon.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ With the moon as its immediate goal, NASA is pushing hard on deep space exploration. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 19:03:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:56:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Lewin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cpaXHowQm2jHoFoZgCppki-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of NASA&#039;s Orion spacecraft launching aboard its Space Launch System rocket. Orion will loop around the moon for the first time during Exploration Mission-1, currently targeted for the end of 2019.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Orion on Space Launch System rocket]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rho Ophiuchi: A Brilliantly Colored Interstellar Cloud (Photo) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Featuring the bright, red supergiant star Antares, the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is one of the most vibrant and colorful nebulas in space and the closest star-forming region to the solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2017 12:00:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:59:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Miguel Claro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4rdXAAwvNCBNpT3Ck4Q5ML-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro from Cumeada Observatory, headquarters of Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve in Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Secret Weapon for Space Travelers: A Steady Diet of TV? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/38486-secret-weapon-for-space-travelers-a-steady-diet-of-tv.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ No one knows for sure what a long-range space journey will be like for the people on board. Nobody in the history of our species has ever had to deal with the "Earth-out-of-view" phenomenon, for instance. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:04:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:50:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jan Van den Bulck ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2aJYGoWDnoz6FE2C9QsQQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Deep-space journeys will have plenty of downtime.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Astronaut downtime]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA Has Big Plans for AI on Mars and Beyond ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/37863-nasa-ai-on-mars-and-beyond.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Artificial intelligence already aids the agency's research on Earth and the Red Planet, but scientists see great potential in expanding the role of AI, especially in deep space. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 13:39:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:48:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fdPajWety99FdX2QqfgSZY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Mars Curiosity rover is equipped with AI technology that selects research targets]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mars Curiosity Rover]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shuttle-Era Cargo Module to Become Deep Space Habitat Prototype ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/37598-donatello-deep-space-habitat-prototype.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A cargo container that was built to launch on NASA's space shuttles is being repurposed as a prototype for a deep space habitat. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 15:56:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:46:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Z. Pearlman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qYNnWsd7KP2E6Ueau58XUj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin will repurpose a space shuttle-era Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) to become a test and astronaut training prototype for NASA&#039;s deep space habitat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[donatello mplm deep space habitat]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Orion Spacesuits Put to a Vacuum Test at NASA (Photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When astronauts fly into deep space, they will need to have a sturdy spacesuit with them for protection and to perform spacewalks from the Orion spacecraft. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 11:19:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:47:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HhZYw9mvKZzTRpqQzgMrU4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Orion Spacesuit Vacuum Test]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Orion Spacesuit Vacuum Test]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Brilliant Stars of Sagittarius Glitter for Hubble Telescope ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hubble snapped this image of the night sky, including a section of the constellation of Sagittarius, in elegant detail. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:32:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 04:07:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christine Lunsford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CDxpxLDp2d4e2oKy9cx4ZY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Part of the constellation of Sagittarius, known as The Archer, was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s Advanced Camera in fantastic details. Stars across the photo twinkle with reds, blues, silvers and golds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Slice of Sagittarius]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 26 Cosmic Photos from the Hubble Space Telescope's Ultra Deep Field ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Hubble Space Telescope holds the world record for peering farther into deep space than any other telescope of its time. It has imaged some of the most distant galaxies ever observed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 11:40:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 19:59:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ info@space.com (Space.com Staff) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Space.com Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hTTNA2qfQMgeAwq4BtbBg4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope assembled this Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2014 photo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2014]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists Look Back in Time at 'Golden Age' of Star Formation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers looked at a famous sliver of sky with new eyes to reveal galaxies' star-forming potential over time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:02:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 04:22:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Lewin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mZFbKhkvC8AKqk8T7dRdyR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF); ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO); NASA/ESA Hubble]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) surveyed a field of deep space previously imaged by Hubble Space Telescope, revealing galaxies rich in star-forming carbon monoxide. Here, the blue represents galaxies imaged by Hubble and the orange is the gas spotted by ALMA.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Field of deep space by ALMA]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Apollo Astronaut Study Reveals Greater Heart Risk for Deep-Space Travelers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA astronauts on the Apollo missions to the moon are the only humans to have flown beyond the protective magnetic shielding of Earth — and a new study shows that exposure to deep-space radiation may have taken a toll on their hearts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:19:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:19:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Lewin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/26XnD2PquoCGWdLXmzsyyR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research suggests that Apollo astronauts, the only astronauts to travel outside of low-Earth orbit, died of heart disease four to five times more often than astronauts who never flew in space or who stayed near to Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[heart disease and space travel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA Seeks Lab-Grown Tissue for Space-Radiation Studies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new contest from NASA and the Methuselah Foundation's New Organ Alliance calls for scientists to grow human organ tissue in the lab — to serve as raw materials in studying the harmful environmental effects of space, like radiation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:59:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:34:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hanneke Weitering ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dckvKFaoVSSFsnT7ci3MeW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Vascular Tissue Challenge is giving away $500,000 to be split among the first three teams to grow thick, functional organ tissue in a laboratory.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Stacked flasks of red liquid]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA Developing Plans for Human Missions to Cislunar Space in 2020s ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/29538-nasa-manned-missions-cislunar-space.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ While NASA does not yet have specific plans for human missions beyond 2021, the agency is in the early stages of developing a sequence of missions in cislunar space in the 2020s to prepare for later missions to Mars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2015 18:18:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:46:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Foust ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q9HSvMgME3QKyVuZhyVfvD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin Space Systems is using its NextSTEP award to study habitat technologies leveraging the company’s proposed Jupiter system for cis-lunar missions.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lockheed Jupiter System for Cis-Lunar Missions]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Software or the Borg: A Starship's Greatest Threat? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Borg-like assimilation may not be an interstellar reality, but having a resilient software system is essential to ensure your starship can cope with any scenario in the depths of space. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 21:34:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:27:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Donna A. Dulo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tRvqwNmpyTKVzDBykc7Gc3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Michel Lamontagne/Icarus Interstellar/NASA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Your starship makes an unexpected encounter -- is your software resilient enough to cope? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Starship in Space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mars is a Test, and Europa is the Prize (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The icy moon Europa is perhaps the most tantalising destination in our solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2015 02:04:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:20:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leigh Fletcher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zURSbqtZ3zmr2tk73Mn9Ra-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA Photo/Chris McKay]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The prize, Europa, a watery world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Europa, deep space exploration]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sweet! Deep-Space Sugars May Reveal Clues About Origins of Life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sugars may form in the types of ice found in deep space — a finding that could help to explain how comets and meteorites could have seeded the primordial Earth with key ingredients for life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:48:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:50:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cqchoi@sciwriter.us (Charles Q. Choi) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KzG2i2wUQZB7pGaPhcEck7-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesy of de Marcellus et al. Other Resources url: n/a]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ By studying analogs of deep space ice, scientists might be able to learn more about how life on Earth could have evolved. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Analogs of Deep Space Ice]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Cosmic Lenses Reveal the Depths of Deep Space (Video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/25757-cosmic-lenses-deepest-deep-space-video.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earlier this year, astronomers celebrated the discovery of one of the youngest galaxies ever seen, but what was almost as astonishing was the way in which the far-off galaxy was found. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2014 15:04:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:48:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Raphael Rosen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zLgEg5aELMLdX3MnRLfiSE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, and J. Lotz, M. Mountain, A. Koekemoer, and the HFF Team (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This space wallpaper is a long-exposure Hubble Space Telescope image of massive galaxy cluster Abell 2744. The image shows some of the faintest and youngest galaxies ever detected in space. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hubble Frontier Field Abell 2744 ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Incredible Technology: Laser Space Communications for Interplanetary Travel ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA is working hard to develop laser-based space communications systems, which officials say are key to ensuring rapid and accurate transmission of information from spacecraft around the solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 11:44:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:42:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oAfUWzNJNStniw6fSAtjyW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s conception of NASA&#039;s moon-bound LADEE spacecraft using lasers to communicate with Earth. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[LADEE Moon Probe&#039;s Laser Communications Experiment]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Astronaut Hibernation for Deep-Space Travel Works (Infographic) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/22526-astronaut-hibernation-space-travel-infographic.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists are hoping to induce an unconscious state in astronauts so that they can be stored in cold capsules for long space flights. Here's how astronaut hibernation and suspended animation might one day work. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 16:57:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 01:05:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Karl Tate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JuqPA6DpTo9Ab8jVQAQ2bg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[by Karl Tate, Infographics Artist]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists are hoping to induce an unconscious state in astronauts so that they can be stored in cold capsules for long space flights.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Infographic: How hibernation could aid astronauts on long space flights.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Next Mega-Rocket Passes Key Design Review ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/22211-nasa-space-launch-system-rocket-milestone.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Engineers have wrapped up the preliminary design review for NASA's Space Launch System rocket, giving its design, production and ground support plans a stamp of approval. The heavy lifter will blast astronauts toward Mars, asteroids and other destinations ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 21:12:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 02:40:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LsyRjS7BtpLQmFEvWKneWR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendering of NASA&#039;s Space Launch System (SLS). Boeing is the prime contractor responsible for the SLS cryogenic stages and avionics. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA’s New Rocket from Boeing]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 40 Years Later, Skylab Space Station Inspires Possible Successor ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/21106-nasa-skylab-2-space-station.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Skylab II could be the United States' first deep-space station. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 10:52:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:05:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                    <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eP9izVA2cWyki6v6VX7VqZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The original Skylab space station (left) launched atop a Saturn V moon rocket. Skylab II (right) would blast off atop NASA&#039;s Space Launch System.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Original Skylab Space Station]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA Mega-Rocket Could Lead to Skylab 2 Deep Space Station ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/20444-nasa-deep-space-station-skylab2.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Skylab II outpost would be a modified hydrogen tank from NASA's Space Launch System rocket. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:39:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:06:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eP9izVA2cWyki6v6VX7VqZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The original Skylab space station (left) launched atop a Saturn V moon rocket. Skylab II (right) would blast off atop NASA&#039;s Space Launch System.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Original Skylab Space Station]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Solar System Explored: Today's Deep-Space Spacecraft (Gallery) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/19108-solar-system-deep-space-probes-gallery.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A look at the robotic spacecraft currently sending data home from beyond Earth orbit. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 01:56:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GbCkr7Q3uAzGkbZNvVLxGR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[During its 84 and 85 day (sol) on Mars, Curiosity snapped this newest mosaic self-portrait.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Curiosity in the Gale Crater]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA Launches Space Radiation Challenge for Students ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new NASA challenge tasks students with protecting astronauts and hardware from deep-space radiation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:36:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:06:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cZq2cUUb88ATGPjDPW7cQ4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s rendering of NASA&#039;s Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle on a deep space mission.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s rendering of the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle on a deep space mission.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deep Space Industries: A New Asteroid-Mining Company Is Born ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/19462-asteroid-mining-deep-space-industries-birth.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A first-person account of Deep Space Industries' grand unveiling. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:15:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 19:27:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ rod@rodpyleleadership.com (Rod Pyle) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rod Pyle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sjw9dKZqfEqYKUsDxomPnS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This illustration depicts Deep Space Industries&#039; Harvestor class spacecraft for asteroid mining.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Deep Space Industries Harvestor Spacecraft]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Deep-Space Station Idea Lacks White House Approval ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Contrary to speculation, the space agency's ambitious plans have not been cleared by the president yet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:22:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:09:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                    <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oDzyurNLeCAdLrZeUqhXVo-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This artist&#039;s conception shows an Orion capsule at the L2 point on the farside of the moon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Orion at an L2 Point]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Orion at an L2 Point]]></media:title>
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