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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Satellite snaps amazing 36th birthday pic of Hubble Space Telescope (photo) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The private WorldView Legion 4 Earth-observing satellite snapped an amazing photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, a day before the obsevatory's 36th birthday. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope]]></category>
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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/ckyVb2x8cJgGr35yq9MPgM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Vantor&#039;s WorldView Legion 4 satellite captured this photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, from a distance of 38.4 miles (61.8 kilometers).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Vantor&#039;s WorldView Legion 4 satellite captured this photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, from a distance of 38.4 miles (61.8 kilometers).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Telescope celebrates 36th anniversary with gorgeous new image of famous Trifid Nebula ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/hubble-space-telescope/hubble-telescope-celebrates-36th-anniversary-with-gorgeous-new-image-of-famous-trifid-nebula</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This latest image from Hubble forms just one of more than 1.7 million observations that the space telescope has made over the past 36 years since it launched on April 24, 1990. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f4tS79yWcZ7jfosVEybxB7-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nebula sparkles in new Hubble snapshot | Space photo of the day for April 23, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hubble revisits the Trifid Nebula in a spectacular image, revealing it's expansive splendor. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f4tS79yWcZ7jfosVEybxB7-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, STScI; Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Incredible new NASA images reveal Saturn in a new light — and it's all thanks to a telescope team-up from Webb and Hubble ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Observations from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes reveal Saturn's atmosphere and rings in the most detailed view created to date. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:16:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R2CaNUvsRd5fbm5fofD3Ym-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Complementary views of Saturn from NASA&#039;s James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two pale yellow orbs on a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble revisits the Crab Nebula after 25 years | Space photo of the day for March 24, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA has released new Hubble telescope images of the Crab Nebula taken 25 years after the iconic observatory first gazed at the colorful cosmic crustacean. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:58:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:16:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Tingley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Xtp8mMDK5rgzgwTkA7au9e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Space Telescope accidentally witnesses comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking apart  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a rare cosmic moment: a comet breaking apart in real time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7sbeDhjuUE5wezCHMH7vsd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This diagram shows the path Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), or K1, took as it swung past the sun and began its journey out of the solar system. NASA&#039;s Hubble Space Telescope captured the inset image of the fragmenting comet just a month after K1&#039;s closest approach to the sun.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[three fuzzy blue splotches of light on a black background, all appearing to leave fuzzy streaks behind them as they travel from top left to bottom right]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA project leader blames next-generation X-ray telescope cancellation on agency mismanagement ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA is canceling the AXIS X-ray space telescope mission concept, saying it failed to meet key requirements. But the project leader thinks there's another reason. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:40:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ofS2mKiJXemRE8499xHqSW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist concept of AXIS space probe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a space probe with two solar arrays]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble telescope discovers rare galaxy that is 99% dark matter ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered what seems to be a galaxy that is the most heavily dominated by dark matter ever seen. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Dark Universe]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q3bcTgNeTWXcXVJ3TVmYrF-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[ CDG-2 an extremely dark matter-dominated galaxy in its host galaxy cluster]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ CDG-2 an extremely dark matter-dominated galaxy in its host galaxy cluster]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Space Telescope captures the stunning final breaths of a dying star ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ At the center of the Egg Nebula is its yolk: a deteriorating sun-like star. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:55:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stefanie Waldek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6qt5ADrpFNcBURdyxSw75B-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, Bruce Balick (UWashington)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s new Egg Nebula image.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cropped version of the Egg Nebula image from the Hubble Space Telescope. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI finds hundreds of never-before-seen 'cosmic anomalies' in old Hubble Telescope images ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This is the first time humans have laid eyes on these deep space objects. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:40:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julian Dossett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J3xdZShS5z7HP4VRa9HSYo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Six panels showing different objects in space. They all look like hazy blobs of light with different shapes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Six panels showing different objects in space. They all look like hazy blobs of light with different shapes.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amazon's internet-beaming satellites are bright enough to disrupt astronomical research, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The satellites in Amazon's new internet-beaming megaconstellation in low Earth orbit are bright enough to disrupt astronomical research, a study has found. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Satellites]]></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/EM7FGtYvmK7kssByyMHchF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches 27 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit on Dec. 16, 2025. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches 27 Amazon Leo internet satellites on Dec. 16, 2025. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble sees baby stars in Large Magellanic Cloud | Space photo of the day for Jan. 21, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, is a key spot for astronomers to study star formation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:28:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A6ktAJBqCZfVxRbTnJQeRL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A look at the N159 star-forming complex in the Large Magellanic Cloud.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A field filled with stars and covered by clouds of gas and dust. In the centre, a thick column of dark black dust blocks light from stars that light it up from behind. More clouds behind those stars are illuminated in pale colours. Complex, layered filaments of red dust lie to the left and right. Blue, white and gold stars in various sizes can be seen around, within and through the colourful layers of dust.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China previews how powerful its new Xuntian space telescope will be ahead of 2027 launch (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chinese researchers have completed a full end-to-end simulation of the Chinese Space Station Telescope's observing systems, offering a preview of how the powerful scope will survey the universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LCU5zdQ82fzDzCVrLTNvy8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Screenshot from a new animation showing Chinese astronauts servicing the China Space Station Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large white spacecraft with an astronaut in a white spacesuit hanging off the side]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Telescope watches star blast out jet of hot gas 32 light-years long ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The protostar is launching the longest outburst ever seen at 32 light-years long. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uy9VrqsaEDXi2cibHbHhh3-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, and B. Reipurth (Planetary Science Institute); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Outbursts from an infant star light up the interstellar clouds HH 80 and HH 81]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Outbursts from an infant star light up the interstellar clouds HH 80 and HH 81]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Telescope sees baby stars hard at work | Space photo of the day for Jan. 16, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ba-by stars, doo doo doo doo doo doo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:44:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZL2VpFidMmqbAgQwkz9J6c-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, K. Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and D. Watson (University of Rochester); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A bright reflection nebula shares the stage with a protostar and planet-forming disk in this Hubble image.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Clouds of blue and gold are mixed with bright twinkling blue and white lights against a dark background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astrophotographer captures rare footage of the Hubble Telescope crossing the sun (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Hubble Telescope appears as a tiny silhouette during a perfectly timed solar transit captured from Puerto Rico. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astrophotography]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daisy Dobrijevic ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3NUmzaZ49EVz8npr2obc9Z-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Inset: Efrain Morales, graphic created in Canva Pro by Daisy Dobrijevic]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a view of the hubble space telescope crossing the sun with a view of the sun behind.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a view of the hubble space telescope crossing the sun with a view of the sun behind.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[a view of the hubble space telescope crossing the sun with a view of the sun behind.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Telescope spies 'wake' of supergiant Beutelgeuse's hidden companion star ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using new observations from the Hubble Space Telescope and observatories on Earth, scientists have confirmed the existence of Betelgeuse's elusive companion star, named Siwarha. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:20:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julian Dossett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PNTCw9j67Xxs43crdkzKp4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, Elizabeth Wheatley (STScI); Science: Andrea Dupree (CfA)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This artist’s concept shows the red supergiant star Betelgeuse and an orbiting companion star. The companion, which is orbiting clockwise from this point of view, generates a dense wake of gas that expands outward. It is so close to Betelgeuse that it is passing through the extended outer atmosphere of the supergiant. The companion star is not to scale; it would be a pinprick compared to Betelgeuse, which is hundreds of times larger. The companion’s distance from Betelgeuse is to scale relative to the diameter of Betelgeuse.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This artist’s concept shows the red supergiant star Betelgeuse and an orbiting companion star. The companion, which is orbiting clockwise from this point of view, generates a dense wake of gas that expands outward. ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[This artist’s concept shows the red supergiant star Betelgeuse and an orbiting companion star. The companion, which is orbiting clockwise from this point of view, generates a dense wake of gas that expands outward. ]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble telescope discovers a new type of cosmic object and astronomers are on 'Cloud 9' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "This is a tale of a failed galaxy." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:46:24 +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/5sywaUAPb3M3RkPciRVLYj-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, VLA, Gagandeep Anand (STScI), Alejandro Benitez-Llambay (University of Milano-Bicocca); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The location of Cloud 9, a &quot;failed galaxy&quot; packed with gas and dark matter but absent of stars]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The location of Cloud 9, a &quot;failed galaxy&quot; packed with gas and dark matter but absent of stars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Carina Nebula shines with white-blue stars | Space photo of the day for Jan. 5, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Westerlund 2 star cluster is home to some of the Milky Way's brightest stars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:11:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:13:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ovyZBCu4tPZjJuwPhfMepR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA/Webb, NASA &amp; CSA, V. Almendros-Abad, M. Guarcello, K. Monsch and the EWOCS team]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This stellar nursery located in the Carina Nebula is a key focal point for astronomers. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ A cluster of stars inside a large nebula. The clouds of gas and dust are predominantly bright red in colour and wispy, akin to flames. They are clumped in the bottom-left corner. Other clouds, deeper in the cluster behind many of the stars, appear pale pink. The stars are concentrated in the top half of the image and are mostly small, bright white and six-pointed. They cast blue light over the nebula. Other stars with very long spikes surrounding them lie in the foreground.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[ A cluster of stars inside a large nebula. The clouds of gas and dust are predominantly bright red in colour and wispy, akin to flames. They are clumped in the bottom-left corner. Other clouds, deeper in the cluster behind many of the stars, appear pale pink. The stars are concentrated in the top half of the image and are mostly small, bright white and six-pointed. They cast blue light over the nebula. Other stars with very long spikes surrounding them lie in the foreground.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Big Bear glows with big stars | Space photo of the day for Dec. 31, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bears, stars, Battlestar Galactica ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:36:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M9Z9Q7Ce4UjfGFXKHHQCsb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA/Hubble &amp; NASA, F. Annibali, S. Hong]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dwarf galaxy Markian 178 was recently seen by the Hubble Space Telescope]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A glowing swirl of lights surrounds denser areas of pink color with stars surrounding the galaxy in a deep space image. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Satellite constellations could obscure most space telescope observations by late 2030s: 'That part of the image will be forever lost' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "The natural question that comes up is: how many more space telescopes will be affected when all these constellations are launched?" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Satellites]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TqccaXV7ZZZCKgot28UzUk-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[S. Kruk, Nature Astronomy (2023)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Satellite trails seen in Hubble Space Telescope images taken between 2002 and 2021.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ Satellite trails seen in Hubble Space Telescope images taken between 2002 and 2021]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble sees 'Lost Galaxy' in the Virgo constellation | Space photo of the day for Dec. 11, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This stunning image is full of young star clusters. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qbcNBh5c6Sf2qsrDSFiLfD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA/Hubble &amp; NASA, F. Belfiore, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Spiral galaxy NGC 4535 is populated with young star clusters. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A glowing spiral galaxy with pink and purple and yellow gas swirls around small dots of young stars in space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS caught on camera in new images from Hubble Space Telescope and JUICE Jupiter probe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ JUICE and the Hubble Space Telescope turned their gazes towards the interstellar visitor in November. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d2LiKKEwjMSne83325vDGE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, STScI, D. Jewitt (UCLA). Image Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope captured interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in November. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white light of the comet 3I/ATLAS is surrounded by a blue glow against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble sees spiral galaxy in Lion's heart | Space photo of the day for Nov. 4, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The European Space Agency and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope recently visited the spiral galaxy NGC 3370 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Galaxies]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ytXAHokiPA6xF5ovLup3p3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Spiral galaxy NGC 3370 offers a stunning view to the Hubble Space Telescope. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ spiral galaxy occupies most of the image. It is a slightly tilted disc of stars, yellow-white in the centre and blue in the outskirts, showing light from different stars in the galaxy. Its spiral arms curl outwards from the centre, speckled with blue star clusters. Dark reddish threads of dust swirl around the galaxy’s centre. The backdrop is two medium-sized and many small, distant galaxies on a black background.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[ spiral galaxy occupies most of the image. It is a slightly tilted disc of stars, yellow-white in the centre and blue in the outskirts, showing light from different stars in the galaxy. Its spiral arms curl outwards from the centre, speckled with blue star clusters. Dark reddish threads of dust swirl around the galaxy’s centre. The backdrop is two medium-sized and many small, distant galaxies on a black background.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble spies a glowing 'starburst ring' | Space photo of the day for Oct. 20, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures the glittering spiral galaxy NGC 6951, where a central bar fuels a spectacular ring of newborn stars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:57:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tVkyu9AsjiwjZ7izkDLdYP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Spiral galaxy NGC 6951 glows in the darkness of space. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A spiral galaxy with large, open arms. A bar of yellow light, where old stars are gathered, crosses the middle of the disk. The very centre is a white point surrounded by a small, shining ring of star clusters. Thin lanes of dust swirl around this ring, reaching out to follow the spiral arms; also visible across the arms are red, glowing spots where stars are forming. To the right a star shines large and bright.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A spiral galaxy with large, open arms. A bar of yellow light, where old stars are gathered, crosses the middle of the disk. The very centre is a white point surrounded by a small, shining ring of star clusters. Thin lanes of dust swirl around this ring, reaching out to follow the spiral arms; also visible across the arms are red, glowing spots where stars are forming. To the right a star shines large and bright.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cosmic clouds caught by Hubble Telescope | Space photo of the day for Oct. 7, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A recent view from Hubble shows the Large Magellanic Cloud, where newborn stars sculpt dense gas and dust. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/spWtJPnwrPYmNbLP4JzbRa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the Large Magellanic Cloud captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Purple and white clouds of dust and gas swirl around bright twinkling stars in deep space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble trouble: Can you handle the cosmic challenge? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This quiz is your chance to dive into the wonders of Hubble's legacy ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:29:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kF3c2wkFxF5QVcsNqF8uXJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image showing the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a cylindrical spacecraft with two rectangular solar panels is placed into space by a robotic arm]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Rubin Observatory's upcoming images may stack up to space telescope ones. Here's how ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The algorithm has already been tested on images from the Subaru telescope and will now be used on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory once science results begin to flood in. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DTUMdYMg2eUtNMyUWQL45U-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Yashil Sukurdeep (Johns Hopkins University) et al/Subaru Telescope.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An example of a typical Subaru image (left), its sharpening using previously established techniques (middle) and the final sharpened image by ImageMM (right).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three grayscale pictures of the same spiral galaxy, with the image quality and fuzziness getting better as you move from left to right. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Telescope finds galaxy with puzzling shape | Space photo of the day for Sept. 29, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Hubble Space Telescope saw a galaxy that has features of both elliptical and spiral galaxies, puzzling experts. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QjfHAM77EzKqdhqNoqEcF6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of galaxy NGC 2775]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A ring of glowing gas and stars creates a brilliant galaxy seen in the darkness of space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble lights a cosmic 'cigar' in the Great Bear | Space photo of the day for Sept. 25, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope captured a new image of Messier 82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UUqqyMGECQ6FuyHzqjRd9V-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the dust clouds within the Cigar Galaxy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-in view of the centre of galaxy M82. Bright, bluish light radiating from the centre is due to stars actively forming there. A thick lane of gas, black in the centre and red around the edges, crosses the centre and blocks much of the light. Thinner strands and clumps of reddish dust cover much of the rest of the view.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A close-in view of the centre of galaxy M82. Bright, bluish light radiating from the centre is due to stars actively forming there. A thick lane of gas, black in the centre and red around the edges, crosses the centre and blocks much of the light. Thinner strands and clumps of reddish dust cover much of the rest of the view.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Space Telescope watches dying star chow down on a Pluto-like world filled with ice ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists didn't expect to find the remnants of an icy world around this extremely dense white dwarf star. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:07:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stefanie Waldek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gf6DhPgcnSkUGGfpiK7W3T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendering of a white dwarf devouring a Pluto-like body.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bright white dwarf star surrounded by golden disks sits in the darkness of space, with a rocky planet circling it on these disks]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble telescope spies glowing galaxy in a cosmic 'Crane' | Space photo of the day for Sept. 11, 2025  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Though NGC 7456 looks like a modest spiral galaxy, new Hubble and XMM-Newton observations reveal a bustling system with star-forming regions and an active core. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:44:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YBBJKWYXrZTRytDJ4nEvmE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A recent image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the brilliance of the spiral galaxy NGC 7456.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A glowing spiral galaxy is full of white, yellow and blue light with bursts of pink around the edges. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Hubble telescope watches supernova explosion | Space photo of the day for Aug. 22, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This powerful side-by-side comparison shows just how bright a star explosion is. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:15:17 +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/VYhMRTCbnrcaxEURPZYFjM-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The comparison of two images taken by the Hubble Telescope showing the power of a supernova.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two images of stars in deep space side by side. The one on the left has a bright star with a bluish tint glowing in space while the one on the right is dimmer]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble telescope uncovers rare star born from cosmic collision: 'A very different history from what we would have guessed' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "It's a discovery that underlines things may be different from what they appear to us at first glance." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:24:49 +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/uuMBKuZxZ2F2nd6xk4j27F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A glowing blue ball of light is surrounding by swirling red clouds of gas in the darkness of space]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A glowing blue ball of light is surrounding by swirling red clouds of gas in the darkness of space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble spots stars forming in the Tarantula nebula | Space photo of the day for Aug. 12, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Tarantula nebula was recently captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, where the Scylla program helped create the colored image of this star-forming area. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:23:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WpPrApSHZ4yQhbs3ZfDNgE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rotated view of the Tarantula nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ A nebula. The top-left is dense with layers of fluffy pink and greenish clouds. Long strands of green clouds stretch out from here; a faint layer of translucent blue dust combines with them to create a three-dimensional scene. A sparse network of dark dust clouds in the foreground adds reddish-black patches atop the nebula. Blue-white and orange stars, from our galaxy and beyond, are spread amongst the clouds.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[ A nebula. The top-left is dense with layers of fluffy pink and greenish clouds. Long strands of green clouds stretch out from here; a faint layer of translucent blue dust combines with them to create a three-dimensional scene. A sparse network of dark dust clouds in the foreground adds reddish-black patches atop the nebula. Blue-white and orange stars, from our galaxy and beyond, are spread amongst the clouds.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Telescope gives us our best look yet at the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (video, photo) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New Hubble Telescope imagery of the interstellar interloper comet 3I/ATLAS reveals a dusty coma and the beginning of a tail. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sye7gV5yuME9CoKuHsW8ge-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Hubble Space Telescope&#039;s image of 3I/ATLAS, showing the coma and a burgeoning tail. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blue ball of light shines between streaks of blueish light from stars in outer space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Trump's budget cuts could affect 2 iconic space telescopes: Hubble and James Webb ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ At the 246th American Astronomical Society meeting in Alaska last month, scientists discussed how Trump's budget cuts could affect operations for the Hubble Space Telescope and JWST. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Monisha Ravisetti ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kptzr3YmxZUkaza7nJnaK8-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[These two images of the Pillars of Creation — a star-forming region 6,500 light-years from Earth — were taken by the Hubble Space Telescope (left) and the James Webb Space Telescope (right).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A side by side view of two different versions of the Pillars of Creation. One on the right has more stars visible; one on the left has a more sturdy-looking structure. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Telescope finds stellar nursery in Taurus Molecular Cloud | Space photo of the day for July 2, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The space telescope spied three young stars in the nebula. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:23:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4qsTMTRiFvrVnCybXyoZQA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Three young stars shine amidst the Taurus Molecular Cloud.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blue-gray cloud swirls around three bright stars over a dark background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Uranus is weird.' Big moons of tilted ice giant hide a magnetic mystery, Hubble telescope reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists find surprising evidence that space dust is shaping the surfaces of Uranus' largest moons. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:35:38 +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/eVhzT8wS9t2cCVPokuAHsh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Science: NASA, ESA, STScI, Christian Soto (STScI). Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Uranus and two of its moons, Miranda and Ariel.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a blue orb surrounded by four smaller bright orbs on a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From near to far, from here to there, Hubble sees galaxies everywhere | Space photo of the day for May 22, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This Hubble Space Telescope image features a remote galaxy, which appears as a red arc that partially encircles a foreground elliptical galaxy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 16:07:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:01:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Z. Pearlman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oJwvLzrurRHQ9eTigqUiDC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a black background speckled with bright points of light and small arcs, each being a distant galaxy ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a black background speckled with bright points of light and small arcs, each being a distant galaxy ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble captures 'candyfloss' clouds | Space photo of the day for May 13, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A sparkling cloudscape is revealed by the Hubble Space Telescope, which used its instruments to capture multiple wavelengths when pointed at a dwarf galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Z. Pearlman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Ym8D49CmfuFEXyYjuTrbR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A part of a nebula in space made of layers of gas and dust clouds in different colors, from blue and green shades to pink, red and black.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A part of a nebula in space made of layers of gas and dust clouds in different colors, from blue and green shades to pink, red and black.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Face to face with a galaxy | Space photo of the day for May 9, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The spiral galaxy NGC 3596 is viewed face-on in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image that incorporates six different wavelengths of light. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 16:37:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 21:18:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Z. Pearlman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qCKhC8eWYuv2tsNcbFwStV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a spiral of gas and dust circle and are lit by a sold bright center]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a spiral of gas and dust circle and are lit by a sold bright center]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble spies a skewed spiral galaxy | Space photo of the day for May 5, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Arp 184 or NGC 1961, a skewed or "peculiar" spiral galaxy, is still stunning in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 15:16:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 21:22:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Z. Pearlman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZpUfTX7gshLjzhe4tCVuym-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA/Hubble &amp; NASA, J. Dalcanton, R. J. Foley (UC Santa Cruz), C. Kilpatrick]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a sweeping vista of stars and dust spiraling at a skew around a bright center]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a sweeping vista of stars and dust spiraling at a skew around a bright center]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb Space Telescope captures thousands of galaxies in a cosmic 'feast' (image) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope offers a "visual feast of galaxies," including objects billions of light years away and the most massive known galactic group. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h7PVwq3972zMCKqXAyz3UE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Thousands of galaxies in various shapes and sizes are captured in this new image from the James Webb Space Telescope. More distant galaxies appear redder and smaller, compared to galaxies that are closer and appear larger and white or blueish. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Thousands of galaxies in various shapes and sizes are captured in this new image from the James Webb Space Telescope. More distant galaxies appear redder and smaller, compared to galaxies that are closer and appear larger and white or blueish. ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Thousands of galaxies in various shapes and sizes are captured in this new image from the James Webb Space Telescope. More distant galaxies appear redder and smaller, compared to galaxies that are closer and appear larger and white or blueish. ]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble helps explore the wreckage of a supernova star explosion in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way (image) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using the Hubble Space Telescope and an array of other instruments, astronomers have probed supernova wreckage in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the galaxy next door. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XGbxB8wLXGJusC3GjRvX3g-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[(Main) Robert Lea (Inset) Alsaberi et al 2025 arXiv]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[(Main) an illustration of a type Ia supernova erupting as a white dwarf feeds on a companion star (Inset) a new image of the LMC supernova remnant MC SNR J0519–6902]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[(Main) an illustration of a type Ia supernova erupting as a white dwarf feeds on a companion star (Inset) a new image of the LMC supernova remnant MC SNR J0519–6902]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How the Hubble Telescope became the 'Energizer bunny of spacecraft,' according to one of its astronaut visitors ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How has the Hubble Telescope lasted so long? One of the astronauts who helped repair it explains. ]]>
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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/gR3uqZ8LFW9WQKgXFqCZJD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Hubble Space Telescope, an icon of astronomy, was deployed in space 35 years ago and unveiled a new universe to us all.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Hubble Space Telescope stands tall in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis following its capture and lock-down in Earth orbit.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Telescope snaps stunning portraits of Mars, a celestial moth and more in spectacular 35th anniversary photos ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As scientists and space enthusiasts commemorate the Hubble Space Telescope's 35 years in orbit, the mission team joined in by delivering a fresh collection of awe-inspiring images. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KoP9Ssa5iJXSt6vH7cFiwU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This Hubble Space Telescope image captures the beauty of the moth-like planetary nebula NGC 2899.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This Hubble Space Telescope image captures the beauty of the moth-like planetary nebula NGC 2899.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Space Telescope at 35 | Space photo of the day for April 24, 2025 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/hubble-space-telescope/hubble-space-telescope-at-35-space-photo-of-the-day-for-april-24-2025</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Thirty-five years ago today, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into Earth orbit. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:17:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Z. Pearlman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gBK6EsztbVt67bAbs9vBYg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a large silver satellite with orange solar array wings is released from a robotic arm into the glare of the sun]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a large silver satellite with orange solar array wings is released from a robotic arm into the glare of the sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could astronauts visit the Hubble Space Telescope again?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronauts repaired and upgraded NASA's Hubble Space Telescope over the course of five servicing missions from 1993 to 2009. Could yet another astronaut visit be in the cards? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:00:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope]]></category>
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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/H9jrpyRkxFENhbyk2SxQ9L-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA astronaut Mike Massimino smiles for a photo during STS-125 — the fifth and final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission flown by NASA&#039;s space shuttle fleet — in May 2009. The observatory and Mike Good, Massimino&#039;s spacewalk partner, can be seen in the background.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA astronaut Mike Massimino smiles for a photo during STS-125 — the fifth and final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission flown by NASA’s space shuttle fleet — in May 2009. The iconic observatory and Mike Good, Massimino’s spacewalk partner, can be seen in the background.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[NASA astronaut Mike Massimino smiles for a photo during STS-125 — the fifth and final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission flown by NASA’s space shuttle fleet — in May 2009. The iconic observatory and Mike Good, Massimino’s spacewalk partner, can be seen in the background.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Happy 35th birthday, Hubble Telescope! 10 times the iconic observatory blew astronomers' minds (photos) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/hubble-space-telescope/happy-35th-birthday-hubble-telescope-10-times-the-iconic-observatory-blew-astronomers-minds-photos</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ To mark the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, Space.com looks at some of the most scientifically significant images that have emerged from the observatory's lens. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EKqZZcpMeKzaDib4vuvNpS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An STS-125 crew member aboard the space shuttle Atlantis captured this photo of the Hubble Space Telescope as the two spacecraft continued their relative separation on May 19, 2009, after having been linked together for the better part of a week during the final Hubble servicing mission. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An STS-125 crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis captured this still image of the Hubble Space Telescope as the two spacecraft continued their relative separation on May 19, 2009, after having been linked together for the better part of a week. ]]></media:text>
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