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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From Pluto to Ceres: A dwarf planet word search ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hunt for the names of mysterious dwarf planets, most of which orbit on the fringes of our solar system ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JMePZFEJNcVnNawYzrCv96-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the dwarf planet Haumea, its two moons and a narrow ring of rocky particles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of dwarf planet Haumea, its two moons and a narrow ring of rocky particles.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This dwarf planet has gas: Makemake's methane surprises scientists ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The James Webb Space Telescope has detected methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake, indicating that the distant body is a dynamic icy world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Dwarf Planets]]></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/TAchMPa9r9zS4KWcFUaZLe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 3D model of Makemake, a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A reddish brownish planet sits in the darkness of space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The weird ringed dwarf planet Quaoar may have an extra moon, astronomers discover ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/dwarf-planets/the-weird-ringed-dwarf-planet-quaoar-may-have-an-extra-moon-astronomers-discover</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "The profile of the occultation was most consistent with it being a new satellite — a new moon — going around Quaoar." ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nola Taylor Tillman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nskhjyeGLg7Psb4XKVAMYH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s conception of Quaoar and its small moon Weywot. Not pictured are the dwarf planet&#039;s two known rings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A small reddish rocky planet is seen in the darkness of space with a smaller planet-looking object nearby]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st known interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua is an 'exo-Pluto' — a completely new class of object, scientists say ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/dwarf-planets/1st-known-interstellar-visitor-oumuamua-is-an-exo-pluto-a-completely-new-class-of-object-scientists-say</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "'Oumuamua is in a different category of object. It's much harder to find, but there are a lot more of them." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Dwarf Planets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nola Taylor Tillman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LMb8KTcYp38wBrWFrzBXMj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of interstellar comet &#039;Oumuamua]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large rocky comet floats in the darkness of space with some stars in the distance.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dwarf planet Ceres may have once been suitable for life, new study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Even if life never took hold on Ceres, the discovery could help broaden the range of environments that could potentially be habitable. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Dwarf Planets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3zuqyZVTd8tag8YFLqJxXS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research based on NASA&#039;s Dawn mission data suggests the dwarf planet Ceres, once deemed lifeless, may have harbored the right ingredients to support life. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gray rocky planet with blue lights on its surface glows in the darkness of space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Think you know our solar system's dwarf planets? Test your skills with our new quiz! ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/dwarf-planets/think-you-know-our-solar-systems-dwarf-planets-test-your-skills-with-our-new-quiz</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pluto isn't the only dwarf planet residing in our solar system. Try your hand at naming the others! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:21:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sTy2VLnDAXZL8KbLVCELZn-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A close up of the dwarf planet Pluto. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A planet with red patches and cream patches against a dark background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists found a possible new dwarf planet — it could spell bad news for Planet 9 fans ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newly found object could be a dwarf planet that contradicts the Planet Nine hypothesis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 30 May 2025 16:36:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WfcsNoaRDLbP6sYDXvrbsY-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[nagualdesign; Tom Ruen, background taken from File:ESO - Milky Way.jpg/Wikimedia Commons]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new discovery may mean Planet Nine is cancelled. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A dark circle in front of an image of the milky way galaxy&#039;s heart. in the background, there is a small ring representing the solar system.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How the James Webb Space Telescope is helping size up tiny dwarf planets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new model that incorporates data gathered by the JWST could help scientists understand the composition and mass of objects in the distant Kuiper Belt and beyond. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:39:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Corless ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kbax23e7RwCLGnzwb9tyCK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of the dwarf planet Sedna, which lies in the distant Kuiper Belt.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of the dwarf planet Sedna, which lies in the distant Kuiper Belt.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How did life's building blocks end up on dwarf planet Ceres? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The building blocks of life could have been delivered to solar system dwarf planet Ceres by one or more space rocks from the outer asteroid belt. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:16:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Corless ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qnft8kRfeGWWLgaygo4fb9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of dwarf planet Ceres captured by NASA&#039;s Dawn mission.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of dwarf planet Ceres captured by NASA&#039;s Dawn mission.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2nd Kuiper Belt? Our solar system may be much larger than thought ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Eleven objects found at the extremities of the solar system could mark the location of a 'Kuiper Belt 2.' ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:37:58 +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/uoYn5WSg4NKNy8ems7pC6D-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/SOFIA/Lynette Cook]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the Kuiper Belt.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the Kuiper belt beyond which a hypothetical ninth planet has been suggested to dwell]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pluto TV will rally to make Pluto a planet again on April 1 (it's no joke) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pluto may have lost its status as a full-fledged planet in 2006, but that doesn't mean it's a joke of a world this April Fools' Day and the folks behind Pluto TV want to make that clear. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2024 14:58:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 16:20:52 +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/RqJT2zNnXDvY8b99BwKdgB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The debate over Pluto&#039;s planet status gets fired up again in a Pluto TV rally at UCLA on April 1, 2024.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of Pluto with its Big Planet Energy campaign for Pluto TV.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pluto's 'almost twin' dwarf planet Eris is surprisingly squishy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pluto's 'almost twin' dwarf planet Eris has a rocky core blanketed by an icy shell, which appears to be flexing slowly. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 01:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 12:42:48 +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/5wA9HMEuB49dhKPdfv3Vd9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s concept of dwarf planet Eris and its moon Dysnomia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[three notable celestial bodies are seen as lit crescents, one in the foreground takes up half the image, the second is much smaller at the top, with a shining third near the bottom right as the first two&#039;s star. other dimmer stars are present.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dwarf planet Ceres could be a great place to hunt for alien life. Here's why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Asteroid impacts on dwarf planet Ceres influenced the presence of organic aliphatic molecules, according to new research. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QDaz5Lpwnqg8BREcGUYb3j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This frame from a video from NASA&#039;s Dawn mission shows dwarf planet Ceres in false-color renderings, which highlight differences in surface materials. Images were used to create a movie of Ceres rotating, followed by a flyover view of Occator Crater, home of Ceres&#039; brightest area.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a silver-and-grey round rock in space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ See dwarf planet Haumea at its closest to Earth in 285 years tonight  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dwarf planet Haumea reaches both opposition and perigee on April 20, making this a prime opportunity to see the dwarf planet in the night sky. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stefanie Waldek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JMePZFEJNcVnNawYzrCv96-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of dwarf planet Haumea along with its two known moons and a narrow ring of rocky particles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of dwarf planet Haumea, its two moons and a narrow ring of rocky particles.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spot dwarf planet Ceres during the new moon tonight  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The dark skies of the new moon will offer skywatchers the chance to spot Ceres tonight (March 21), as the dwarf planet reaches opposition. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 13:00:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 13:37:07 +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/3C8hi7eyhYyoCfZ2rFExR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ceres will be at opposition on March 21, 2023, though you&#039;ll still need a telescope to see the dwarf planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ceres will be at opposition on March 21, 2023, though you&#039;ll still need a telescope to see the dwarf planet.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers spy new class of dark, water-rich asteroids like dwarf planet Ceres ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers interpret the spectra of 10 well-known dark asteroids and find them to be water-rich like the dwarf planet Ceres. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:00:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Dwarf Planets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PZwzpkzT9KkMBDJh9iCwX-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This image of the dwarf planet Ceres, taken by NASA&#039;s Dawn spacecraft in 2015, approximates how the dwarf planet&#039;s colors would appear to the eye.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This image of the dwarf planet Ceres, taken by NASA&#039;s Dawn spacecraft in 2015, approximates how the dwarf planet&#039;s colors would appear to the eye.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A dwarf planet beyond Neptune has a mysterious ring that astronomers can't explain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A mini-planet orbiting in the frigid outer reaches of the solar system has a Saturn-like ring of dust and debris that defies the rules of physics, a new study has revealed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 16:00:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Dwarf Planets]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tereza Pultarova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UZuXSQqJKmuU6eiE34wSqa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dwarf planet Quaoar has a ring of material that defies the rules of physics.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist’s impression of the dwarf planet Quaoar and its ring. Quaoar’s moon Weywot is shown on the left. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA seeks origin of 'weird' fast-spinning dwarf planet Haumea ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/dwarf-planet-haumea-weird-fast-spin-origin</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The dwarf planet Haumea may be the weirdest object in the solar system. Now NASA researchers may finally understand how it was formed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:00:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:33:09 +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/h5P8ZW8QJAscrMQ9r6euoc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of the strage, fast-spinning dwarf planet Haumea and its two moons and rings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of the strage, fast-spinning dwarf planet Haumea and its two moons and rings.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Plutonium: Facts about the radioactive element ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/what-is-plutonium</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Plutonium is the 94th element in the periodic table and one of the most dangerous elements on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:35:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:36:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Mears ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RKtEVCcybf7NSXs95gA82W-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Plutonium is the 94th element in the periodic table]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Plutonium: Crystal molecular structure]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dwarf planet collision may have sent strange ultra-hard diamonds to Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Strange hexagonal diamonds may have been jettisoned into space when a dwarf planet collided with a large asteroid around 4.5 billion years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:10:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 13 Sep 2022 18:22:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EDQTDFa4phcQHscB4XoYQD-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of an asteroid approaching a dwarf planet. New research indicates such a collision 4.5 billion years ago may have created ultra-hard diamonds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[irregular rock approaching larger moon-like body]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Radioactive heat in Ceres drove dwarf planet's fractured geology ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new model exploring the dwarf planet Ceres suggests radioactivity deep in the small world may have created criss-crossed geology at its surface. ]]>
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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/qnft8kRfeGWWLgaygo4fb9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Dawn mission captured this image of dwarf planet Ceres revealing the structure of its surface.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[dwarf planet ceres with crater in center]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jupiter's massive gravity kicked strange Ceres into the asteroid belt ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new computer simulation suggests that dwarf planet Ceres may have been flung by the gravity of gas giant Jupiter into the asteroid belt during the volatile era of planet formation. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tereza Pultarova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qnft8kRfeGWWLgaygo4fb9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Dawn mission captured this image of dwarf planet Ceres revealing the structure of its surface.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of dwarf planet Ceres captured by NASA&#039;s Dawn mission.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Curious kids: What is a dwarf planet? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/what-is-a-dwarf-planet</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In 2006, and after much debate, the International Astronomical Union came up with a new definition for a planet. And for the first time, the term "dwarf planet" was used. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 14:00:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Dwarf Planets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Vahe Peroomian ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DA6c9nKCb9u384QntxgtNP-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pluto, the largest of the dwarf planets. This image was taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pluto, the largest of the dwarf planets. This image was taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Strange dwarf planet Ceres may have formed at the icy edges of the solar system ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/ceres-dwarf-planet-mysteries-formation-theory</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ceres is the most dominant member of the asteroid belt but it doesn't look like the other asteroids. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 10:14:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 12:21:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KoVqTZg5i9hJz9KCDJXUdX-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A false-color image highlights different materials on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A false-color image highlights different materials on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This crater on dwarf planet Ceres that may hold another icy volcano, scientists say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The finding comes from a fresh analysis of old data from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, which finished its mission in 2018. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4fjTuNcpvxo3iNu5hhArHH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[White deposits associated with Urvara crater on Ceres suggest cryovolcanic activity.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[White deposits associated with Urvara crater on Ceres suggest cryovolcanic activity.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare plutonium from space found in deep-sea crust ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare type of plutonium has been found in the crust below the deep sea, offering new clues as to how heavy metals form in star explosions and mergers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 17:00:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:40:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ChLyBQyeUbhkeYzn3DjuW-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This image shows SN2014J, one of the closest type Ia supernovas in recent decades. Star explosions like these are thought to generate heavy metals.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This image shows SN2014J, one of the closest type Ia supernovas in recent decades.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar object 'Oumuamua is a pancake-shaped chunk of a Pluto-like planet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'Oumuamua, the first known visitor from interstellar space, was likely a pancake-shaped chip off a Pluto-like world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2021 11:00:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:05:09 +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/PLTqNJsjSMfYFzKvtRY6rc-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s concept of the &#039;Oumuamua interstellar object as a pancake-shaped disk. A new study suggests it was once part of a Pluto-like exoplanet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s concept of the &#039;Oumuamua interstellar object as a pancake-shaped disk. A new study suggests it was once part of a Pluto-like exoplanet.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This giant crater on Ceres with bright spots may be the most fascinating place in the solar system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For a few months in 2018, as NASA's Dawn spacecraft used up its last drops of fuel, it gave scientists an incredibly detailed look at one of the strangest places in the solar system: Occator Crater. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 20:13:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 11 Aug 2020 14:17:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mbartels@space.com (Meghan Bartels) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meghan Bartels ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vXSEWq8pTQbPC4gwfikZbL-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An animation stitches together images showing briny deposits, colored in reddish, splaying across Occator Crater on Ceres, as seen by NASA&#039;s Dawn mission.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An animation stitches together images showing briny deposits, colored in reddish, splaying across Occator Crater on Ceres, as seen by NASA&#039;s Dawn mission.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The Goblin' dwarf planet and an ancient quasar receive Hawaiian names ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two incredibly strange celestial objects whose discoveries trace, in part, to observatories at the summit of Maunakea now carry the peak with them in official names inspired by Hawaiian culture. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 12:05:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 06 Jul 2020 16:04:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mbartels@space.com (Meghan Bartels) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meghan Bartels ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tyYmrcvmG7hnSFQiunpvkL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Certain discoveries made using data gathered by telescope facilities atop Maunakea, like the International Gemini Observatory, are now being given Hawaiian names to honor the site.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Certain discoveries made using data gathered by telescope facilities atop Maunakea, like the International Gemini Observatory, are now being given Hawaiian names to honor the site.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Asteroid Hygiea May Be the Smallest Dwarf Planet in the Solar System ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The asteroid Hygiea may qualify as a dwarf planet — and it could steal the title of the smallest dwarf planet in the solar system! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 17:08:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 21:01:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Doris Elin Urrutia ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LbwhQCyAUct3X75uLnkLg6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eris: The First Dwarf Planet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The discovery of Eris led to Pluto's demotion to dwarf planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 20:07:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Dwarf Planets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nola Taylor Tillman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dZqUSGT8ZrMagExRfcrKLJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s concept of the dwarf planet Eris and its moon Dysnomia. The sun is the small star in the distance. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Eris and its Moon Dysnomia]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Telescope Teamwork Reveals Gas Dwarf Planet's Atmosphere  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/nasa-telescopes-reveal-exoplanet-atmosphere.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two NASA telescopes peered more closely than ever before at a planet shedding gas into space. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 15:54:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:17:00 +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/W7Gq27pFZHG4Ft7xDazS8D-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s depiction of one hypothesis about the interior structure of GJ 3470 b.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s depiction of one hypothesis about the interior structure of GJ 3470 b.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dwarf Planet Ceres May Be Wrinkling As It Shrinks ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ceres, the closest dwarf planet to Earth, may be wrinkling as it shrinks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:00:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 17:40:50 +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/qmYaKpcHEssM9qYerFYG5d-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This view of Ceres from NASA&#039;s Dawn spacecraft shows what the dwarf planet would look like to the human eye.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This view of Ceres from NASA&#039;s Dawn spacecraft shows what the dwarf planet would look like to the human eye.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Weird Mud Plume May Have Built the Highest Peak on Dwarf Planet Ceres ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Weird Mud Plume May Have Built the Highest Peak on Dwarf Planet Ceres ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 19:55:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Dwarf Planets]]></category>
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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/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Cv8sRXMNaMoq2xxVEzagag-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New work suggests that dwarf planet Ceres&#039; biggest mountain, Ahuna Mons, may have formed after a muddy slurry erupted. This image shows a side view of Ahuna Mons, which is 2.5 miles tall and 10.5 miles wide (4 by 17 kilometers). Ahuna Mons has a dome shape that resembles that of mountains created on Earth by volcanism. However, unlike volcanoes on Earth, Ahuna Mons was created by a volcano spewing cold, molten ice rather than hot, liquid rock.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[New work suggests that dwarf planet Ceres&#039; biggest mountain, Ahuna Mons, may have formed after a muddy slurry erupted. This image shows a side view of Ahuna Mons, which is 2.5 miles tall and 10.5 miles wide (4 by 17 kilometers). Ahuna Mons has a dome shape that resembles that of mountains created on Earth by volcanism. However, unlike volcanoes on Earth, Ahuna Mons was created by a volcano spewing cold, molten ice rather than hot, liquid rock.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[New work suggests that dwarf planet Ceres&#039; biggest mountain, Ahuna Mons, may have formed after a muddy slurry erupted. This image shows a side view of Ahuna Mons, which is 2.5 miles tall and 10.5 miles wide (4 by 17 kilometers). Ahuna Mons has a dome shape that resembles that of mountains created on Earth by volcanism. However, unlike volcanoes on Earth, Ahuna Mons was created by a volcano spewing cold, molten ice rather than hot, liquid rock.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists Reveal New Details of Dwarf Planet Haumea's Elusive Ring ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Haumea's ring is too faint to be seen from planet Earth, so astronomers have turned to context clues to find out more about these particles. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hanneke Weitering ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MRVLZuyEbPVgDBLiN5GJ5B-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of the dwarf planet Haumea and its ring by citizen scientist Kevin Gill, based on measurements by J.L. Ortiz et al.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of the dwarf planet Haumea and its ring by citizen scientist Kevin Gill, based on measurements by J.L. Ortiz et al.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is the Kuiper Belt? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Kuiper Belt lies on the edge of the solar system, beyond Neptune, away from the warmth of the sun. It's a cold donut-shaped region of icy objects. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tCR8fXnEHxmi4UnC3E5CU9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[On the edge of the solar system away from the warmth of the sun is a vast ring of millions or even trillions of icy bodies, known as the Kuiper Belt,]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Graphic illustration of large rocky objects like the ones found in the kuiper belt. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dwarf Planet Ceres Hosted Near-Surface Water for Millions of Years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some parts of the dwarf planet Ceres harbored pockets of near-surface water for millions of years in the recent past, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:57:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 16:49:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sVmL2Lq3njQRjZCaeAX2ik-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This mosaic of the bright spot known as Cerealia Facula inside the dwarf planet Ceres&#039; Occator Crater is based on images obtained by NASA&#039;s Dawn spacecraft during its second extended mission, from an altitude as low as about 21 miles (34 kilometers).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cerealia Facula on Ceres]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Now That Dawn Is History, Should NASA Send Another Mission to Ceres? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nearly three years since NASA's Dawn mission arrived at Ceres, the spacecraft has run out of fuel. Is it time to start thinking about sending another mission to the dwarf planet? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 12:27:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:16:44 +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/fMsE3ciHvTfvKksb4vEDKF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of the last images of Ceres from NASA&#039;s Dawn spacecraft shows bright spots in Occator Crater. Dawn captured this view on Sept. 1, 2018, from an altitude of 2,340 miles (3,370 kilometers) above the dwarf planet&#039;s surface. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ceres]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dwarf Planet Ceres Got an Epic Makeover from Wobbly Surface ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The wobbly surface of dwarf planet Ceres has shifted over the years, resulting an epic makeover of ridges and cracks, scientists say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 15:07:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 21:37:45 +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/9fCkxVXS7WMPUTXbuss5dS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This view of Ceres from NASA&#039;s Dawn spacecraft shows what the dwarf planet would look like to the human eye. A new study suggests the rocky world&#039;s surface has wobbled in the past.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This view of Ceres from NASA&#039;s Dawn spacecraft shows what the dwarf planet would look like to the human eye. A new study suggests the rocky world&#039;s surface has wobbled in the past.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Engine Burn Puts New Horizons on Track for New Year's Flyby of Ultima Thule ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's New Horizons spacecraft successfully completed a brief engine burn on Oct. 3, the first maneuver in which it was able to rely on actual photographs it had already taken of its eventual target. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:27:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:22:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mbartels@space.com (Meghan Bartels) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meghan Bartels ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CCn57o3U4D3trLfNz5j5LQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s depiction of 2014 MU69, which New Horizons will flyby on Jan. 1, 2019.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[2014 MU 69 art]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant Ice Volcanoes Once Covered Dwarf Planet Ceres ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dozens of ancient ice volcanoes once dotted the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2018 11:06:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:26:23 +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/KFw7Y7e6ubJHg4wH34nqoX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This view of the dwarf planet Ceres shows the mountain and likely &quot;ice volcano&quot; Ahuna Mons on the right edge and the bright spots of the Occator crater in the bottom left. New research suggests that multiple ice volcanoes once dotted Ceres&#039; surface.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ceres Ahuna Mons]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dwarf Planet Ceres' Bizarre Bright Spots Shine in Stunning Up-Close View ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ You may have seen the bizarre bright spots speckling the dwarf planet Ceres — but not like this. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 20:00:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:39:58 +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/y9AdmV3iV5S6eZX9ubzsVH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This mosaic of Cerealia Facula inside the dwarf planet Ceres&#039; Occator Crater is based on images obtained by NASA&#039;s Dawn spacecraft in its second extended mission, from an altitude as low as about 21 miles (34 kilometers).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cerealia Facula on Ceres]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pluto and Charon Shine in Most Detailed Topographical Maps Ever ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have put together new maps of Pluto and its moon Charon, showing the peaks and valleys of their surfaces in incredible detail. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 10:58:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:41:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mbartels@space.com (Meghan Bartels) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meghan Bartels ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BytpuCggJPW4jnxegQSkdV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of the Tenzing Montes peaks on Pluto created with New Horizons data and released on July 10, 2018. The mountains range from about 1.8 miles to 3.7 miles (3 to 6 kilometers) above the dwarf planet&#039;s surface.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tenzing Montes peaks on Pluto]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Weird Bright Spots on Ceres Get a Close-Up from Dawn As Mission Nears End ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Dawn spacecraft has gotten its best-ever looks at the weird bright spots that speckle the dwarf planet Ceres. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2018 10:37:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:43:53 +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/BcD8usKHYerH3h7AFkP3ZC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This mosaic of a prominent mound on the floor of Ceres&#039; Occator Crater was captured by NASA&#039;s Dawn spacecraft on June 22, 2018, from an altitude of about 21 miles (34 kilometers).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Occator Crater floor]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dwarf Planet Ceres Has Way More Organic Molecules Than Originally Suspected ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On the dwarf planet Ceres, organic molecules are more abundant than scientists originally suspected. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 11:40:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:46:34 +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/haCG4TJHQzCGGBqWKhBwMD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This rendering visualizes signatures on Ceres that indicate the presence of organic material. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This rendering visualizes signatures on Ceres that indicate the presence of organic material. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA Is About to Have Its Closest Encounter Ever with Dwarf Planet Ceres ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/40769-nasa-dawn-closest-to-dwarf-planet-ceres-soon.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A NASA spacecraft is about to get up close and personal with Ceres, a giant asteroid that also happens to be the only dwarf planet in the inner solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 17:36:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:50:01 +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/wSLbHd47fhERJ7y5ee6Pfk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Dawn spacecraft captured this photo of Ceres on May 16, 2018, as it approached its lowest orbit ever of the dwarf planet in the asteroid belt. At the time of this photo, Dawn was about 270 miles (440 kilometers) from Ceres. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ceres by Dawn on May 16, 2018]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ceres: The closest dwarf planet to Earth  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Learn all about the dwarf planet Ceres, including its discovery, location, composition and the Dawn mission. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 03:24:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:25:36 +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/qnft8kRfeGWWLgaygo4fb9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of dwarf planet Ceres captured by NASA&#039;s Dawn mission.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ceres appears as a gray cratered sphere against a background of stars. There is a bright blue patch in the center ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Water on Dwarf Planet Ceres Is Driving an Active Surface ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/39992-dwarf-planet-ceres-water-active-surface.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Water may continue to play a vital role on the dwarf planet Ceres. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 22:44:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 19:37:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nola Taylor Tillman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bQyFo7ys3R4N4XNhVHs9JC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A reconstructed perspective of Juling Crater, where a patch of water ice is slowly growing on the northern wall.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Juling Crater]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Haumea: Fast-Spinning Dwarf Planet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Haumea, the fifth body in the solar system to be classified as a dwarf planet, spins faster than any other known large body in the solar system. ]]>
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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/QBHRxodxNYngnfDixKwbWF-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[SINC/José Antonio Peñas]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s concept of the dwarf planet Haumea and its two satellites (Hi’iaka and Namaka).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Haumea and its 2 Satellites]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dawn to Fly Closer to Ceres Than Ever in Mission's Final Phase ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Dawn mission to the main asteroid belt, granted a second extended mission earlier this year, will end later next year after a final set of close-up observations of the dwarf planet Ceres. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2017 18:04:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:21:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jfoust@spacenews.com (Jeff Foust) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Foust ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PywL8TiBrCHfTauSWfSCm6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Dawn spacecraft will move into an elliptical orbit around Ceres in the spring of 2018, depleting its remaining hydrazine about three to four months later.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Dawn spacecraft art]]></media:text>
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