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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drone radar could help spacecraft pinpoint where to drill for water on Mars, scientists say ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/drone-radar-could-help-spacecraft-pinpoint-where-to-drill-for-water-on-mars-scientists-say</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Drone-mounted radar flown over glaciers on Earth show how the technology can map buried ice in detail, helping future Mars spacecraft choose exactly where to drill. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iXjxXwNvddkxLiPMz9yveQ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Silhouetted against the blue sky, a drone carrying a ground-penetrating radar instrument lifts off from Galena Creek Rock Glacier in Wyoming.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A drone above a rocky area.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is it cake? No, it's a parachute! | Space photo of the day for May 1, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/is-it-cake-no-its-a-parachute-space-photo-of-the-day-for-may-1-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In this donut-shaped bag is a massive parachute. Next stop? Mars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:30:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Mars]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ybixMgsS2yNrVURLpL5dLe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Two people wearing glasses work above what looks like a large tire with fabric on the outside on a table. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two people wearing glasses work above what looks like a large tire with fabric on the outside on a table. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers capture sweeping Mars panoramas (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New panoramic views from NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers reveal dramatically different Martian terrains shaped by ancient water and billions of years of geological change. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Mars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CzGJm5AyinHUayarB8rT9C-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Portion of a 360-degree panorama, featuring low ridges called boxwork formations, captured by NASA&#039;s Curiosity Mars rover between Nov. 9 and Dec. 7, 2025. At 1.5 billion pixels, it&#039;s one of the largest panoramas Curiosity has ever taken. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Portion of a 360-degree panorama, featuring low ridges called boxwork formations, captured by NASA&#039;s Curiosity Mars rover between Nov. 9 and Dec. 7, 2025. At 1.5 billion pixels, it&#039;s one of the largest panoramas Curiosity has ever taken. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is Venus volcanically active? Big Hawaiian eruption in 2022 could help scientists find out ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Evidence suggests that Venus is still volcanically active, and new data about a big eruption in Hawaii a few years ago could help scientists find out for sure. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Venus]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3VYavL3YySBvrUASWVZ5Nh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mauna Loa seen erupting from orbit in 2022 by Europe&#039;s Copernicus Sentinel 2 satellite.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mauna Loa seen erupting from orbit in 2022 by Europe&#039;s Copernicus Sentinel 2 satellite.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An Amazon rainforest river from space | Space photo of the day for April 30, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Ucayali River snakes across the rainforest in this image captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir from the International Space Station. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Earth]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/enyxA5Ku75Nm323udFx29P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An image of the Ucayali River taken from space shows the river snaking in a light brown color across dark blue and green land with some small fluffy white clouds overhead. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the Ucayali River taken from space shows the river snaking in a light brown color across dark blue and green land with some small fluffy white clouds overhead. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA chief Jared Isaacman says he's fighting for Pluto: 'I am very much in the camp of 'make Pluto a planet again' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Should Pluto be a bona fide planet again? NASA is working to "revisit the discussion" on Pluto's planethood status, according to agency chief Jared Isaacman. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:18:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:10:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2FeWM3eSpaiYcVX2y7ZFB5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a hearing held by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies to review NASA&#039;s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request, Monday, April 27, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a man in a suit speaks into a microphone]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could the moon ever be blockaded? Experts predict cislunar space could be the next Strait of Hormuz ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ongoing military conflict regarding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz may well mirror a future situation off-Earth — the use of cislunar space, the region between the moon and our planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:56:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VsYSgL2gU5aoLURfE4NSe6-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Capt. David Buehler]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory&#039;s Cislunar Highway Patrol System (CHPS), a spaceflight experiment designed to keep track of objects entering, operating in, or leaving cislunar space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of two cube-shaped spacecraft tracing circular paths around the moon, with a distant earth visible in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA wants to use a fleet of MoonFall drones to scout the lunar south pole: 'We believe we can do it' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA is exploring ways to use a fleet of drones to explore the lunar south pole with an ambitious new MoonFall project. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:14:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JVs9DBYmeYBFYKfZZLTtkB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a cube-shaped vehicle soars above a dusty grey surface dotted with craters]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a cube-shaped vehicle soars above a dusty grey surface dotted with craters]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This X-ray image shows our solar system 'breathing' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The eROSITA spacecraft has built the most precise map of soft X-rays over Earth, observing a fascinating phenomenon driven by solar winds from the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Solar System]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aL3AdvHWqhUMGka8iwtsd8-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration of the separation of the SWCX foreground emission from the cosmic X-ray sky, for the Western Galactic hemisphere. The stripe patterns visible in the SWCX image result from temporal variations in foreground emission combined with eROSITA&#039;s scanning geometry.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[On the left, a circle shows colorful blobs that make sort of a line pattern in the center. On the right, streaks move outward from a central point.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Famous asteroid Ryugu may have been bombarded by a swarm of tiny space rocks 1,000 years ago ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Samples of Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft show that the asteroid bears the scars of a recent bombardment by tiny space rocks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:12:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/coUgBAb3bPyzmjx3d7GbzY-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jaxa, UTokyo &amp; collaborators/Robert Lea]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows the asteroid Ryugu passing through a swarm of micrometeorites.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gray top-shaped space rock with a swarm of light blue dots behind it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ice melts in the springtime on Mars | Space photo of the day for April 24, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Springtime has arrived at the Red Planet's Chasma Boreale, as this photo by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Mars]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FBpyTzBvporeGS5cmAgGBU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A black and white image of the landscape of Mars with crescent-shaped dunes. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white image of the landscape of Mars with crescent-shaped dunes. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-flares within 7 hours of each other, knocking out radio signals on Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The twin eruptions briefly disrupted radio signals across the dayside of Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:35:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:36:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daisy Dobrijevic ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bmRNRSeBBrKq2YxUKcV6AX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The twin eruptions briefly disrupted radio signals across the dayside of Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close up view of the sun in space, a large fiery solar flare lifts off the sun in the upper right corner.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What will happen when our sun starts dying? These 'stellar archaeologists' may have found a clue ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Acting as stellar archaeologists, scientists have found fossilized magnetism on long-dead white dwarf stars, which may help to explain how stars evolve. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:03:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6shLfB26ig4zfiBnKdmcY9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The sun seen in two different X-ray wavelengths, 17.4 and 30.4 nanometers, on 21 May 2024.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A fiery red ball against a black background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient volcanic ash seen blowing across Mars in new spacecraft images ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New images from the Mars Express spacecraft show ancient volcanic ash spreading across the Red Planet. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ToLGDWjMRMYMHHpXD6CJAH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The wide strip of land in Utopia Planitia imaged by Mars Express. The dark volcanic material is on the right, while grabens can be seen on the left. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The wide strip of land in Utopia Planitia imaged by Mars Express. The dark volcanic material is on the right, while grabens can be seen on the left.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS formed in a world much colder than the solar system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Each interstellar comet brings a little bit of its history, its fossils, from elsewhere." ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yE5qFfGyrcyXBuu63E4rDh-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration comparing the water content of 3I/ATLAS to that of Earth]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration comparing the water content of 3I/ATLAS to that of Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Japan's audacious sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos has made it to the launch pad ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The complex MMX mission aims to shed light on the origins of Mars' two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, bringing Phobos material back to Earth in 2031. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Mars]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AFkUybZ9YEYNiFkSt2vs6e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Japan&#039;s MMX sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos arrives at its Tanegashima launch site on March 31, 2026. Liftoff is expected in November or December of this year.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Japan&#039;s MMX sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos arrives at its Tanegashima launch site on March 31, 2026. Liftoff is expected in November or December of this year.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Happy Earth Day! Celebrate with these amazing photos of our planet from space, from Apollo 8 to Artemis 2 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This Earth Day, we reflect on our home planet and look at Earth from space through history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:27:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:20:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3AHo6PCz3x3pRsLVnES9JD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis 2 crew’s flyby of the Moon]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis 2 crew’s flyby of the Moon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Celebrate Earth Day with this Artemis 2 shot | Space photo of the day for April 22, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Celebrating Earth Day with an image of Earth captured by NASA's Artemis 2 mission around the moon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:21:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/webp" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eMKcvfQDeH9sSfiyVWHoV9-1280-80.webp">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[This is an image of Earth captured in space. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This is an image of Earth captured in space. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious rings around Uranus point to hidden moons orbiting the ice giant ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The two most puzzling rings around Uranus are gradually giving up their secrets, only to deepen the mystery of the Uranian system. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QXTH8EoUPSziCn8kPSGVBg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of Uranus from NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows the planet and its rings. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This image of Uranus from NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows the planet and its rings in new clarity. The Webb image exquisitely captures Uranus’s seasonal north polar cap, including the bright, white, inner cap and the dark lane in the bottom of the polar cap. Uranus’ dim inner and outer rings are also visible in this image, including the elusive Zeta ring—the extremely faint and diffuse ring closest to the planet.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[This image of Uranus from NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows the planet and its rings in new clarity. The Webb image exquisitely captures Uranus’s seasonal north polar cap, including the bright, white, inner cap and the dark lane in the bottom of the polar cap. Uranus’ dim inner and outer rings are also visible in this image, including the elusive Zeta ring—the extremely faint and diffuse ring closest to the planet.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Curiosity rover finds building blocks of life on Mars. Scientists aren't sure how they got there ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Curiosity rover has found a diverse mix of organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals considered building blocks for the origin of life on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N4uYzBckS7mg5MNbfYbbh5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Curiosity&#039;s Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) is a suite of instruments built to search for compounds of the element carbon that are associated with life.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photograph of a four-wheeled robot on a reddish-orange dusty surface]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists found a 'bathtub ring' on Mars. Could it be evidence of an ancient Red Planet ocean? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A huge geological structure on Mars resembling a bathtub ring may be evidence of an ocean that once covered a third of the Red Planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:03:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:57:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cqchoi@sciwriter.us (Charles Q. Choi) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NWCUm5ztegN3ZrwmTfgDrc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A bunch of rocks in a sandy landscape]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bunch of rocks in a sandy landscape]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A peek at the far side of the moon | Space photo of the day for April 20, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Artemis 2 astronauts captured a unique image of the moon's "dark side" during their historic April 2026 flyby. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/webp" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nBDfGQk8jJUnNSa46WTP4R-1280-80.webp">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A photograph of the moon, showing a portion of its far side. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of the moon, showing a portion of its far side. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This life-hunting rover may be SpaceX's 1st-ever Mars launch  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX will launch Europe's life-hunting Rosalind Franklin rover toward Mars in 2028 — but not aboard the company's Starship megarocket. ]]>
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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/gnzSMR6Bp6Z2HrhVXrRStL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration of Europe&#039;s life-hunting Rosalind Franklin rover on the surface of Mars.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a small six-wheeled rover on the reddish surface of Mars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Tall waves moving in slow motion': Here's how oily oceans on Saturn's giant moon Titan may behave ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The size of waves on alien worlds will depend as much on the characteristics of the liquid as well as the gravity. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZNfCHLnCUofSdXcZCmuCdd-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A NASA image of Saturn&#039;s moon Titan.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A NASA image of Saturn&#039;s moon, Titan It looks like a turquoise marble in space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS made a startling transformation as it passed the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS changed significantly as it flew by the sun last fall, astronomers have discovered. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2mnGJjwsn9uTrx3Jsez32a-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, as seen by the Subaru Telescope on Dec. 13, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) as seen by the Subaru Telescope on December 13, 2025]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS is spraying tons of water into space every second. Jupiter-bound spacecraft JUICE discovers ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/interstellar-invader-3i-atlas-is-spraying-tons-of-water-into-space-every-second-jupiter-bound-spacecraft-juice-discovers</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Jupiter-bound spacecraft JUICE spotted the interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS spraying enough water into space to fill 70 swimming pools a day. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ox9s7tdPycf4dXyZsY5CZR-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Two views of the interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the JUICE spacecraft]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two views of the interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the JUICE spacecraft]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Solar wind travels up to 4 times faster than expected, eclipse spacecraft reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "In the inner corona, a region very difficult to observe, we saw slow solar wind gusts moving three to four times faster than expected." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:41:01 +0000</updated>
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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/L6uPakqEEuqfj27FERpj5d-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Solar wind in the sun&#039;s atmosphere, the corona, moves up to four times faster than scientists had thought.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[view of the sun with streamers of fast solar wind emanating in all directions.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The moon's oldest and darkest craters could be hiding the most water ice. That's good news for future astronauts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research shows that craters near the moon's south pole that have been in permanent shadow the longest are more likely to contain the most water ice. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The moon]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SqFakx7o6MMGMi85LUyVQR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mosaic by NASA, Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Arizona State University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mosaic of Shackleton Crater as seen by NASA&#039;s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera and ShadowCam.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a large crater on the grey, cratered surface of the moon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis will blaze across the sky on April 13, 2029 — here's why this once-in-a-lifetime event is worth traveling for ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare stargazing spectacle will unfold on Friday, April 13, 2029, as the asteroid Apophis passes closer than satellites over Europe and Africa in a true once-in-a-lifetime event. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:39:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dHPxx99gj7BHXU5aTQjKqY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rare stargazing spectacle will unfold on Friday, April 13, 2029, as the asteroid Apophis passes closer than satellites over Europe and Africa in a true once-in-a-lifetime event. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[artist&#039;s illustration of asteroid apophis, it looks like a giant grey potato, earth is in the upper left corner of the image.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why I'm hunting for Comet PanSTARRS right now — before it's too late ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare long-period comet is here — here's how to find comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) before sunrise this April, with key dates, viewing tips and the best mornings to look. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:38:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YL3GcCREW6jcRWSL4WiaMD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) on April 8, 2026, from eastern Crete. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a comet with a long tail and a green blue head.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A house-size asteroid is heading toward Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The asteroid is on the European Space Agency's Risk List, but poses no threat to Earth or the moon during the close approach. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z2TSAhicQWnsasFVXob7wS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[HYPERSPERE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of a near-Earth asteroid.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A rocky asteroid is pictured against the black of space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Light pollution has brightened Earth by 16% since 2014, satellites find ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/light-pollution-has-brightened-earth-by-16-percent-since-2014-satellites-find</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Artificial lights at night brightened up planet Earth by 16% from 2014 to 2022, a new study using satellite images has found. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:20:23 +0000</updated>
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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/wiB3BuUoLGqDJKkWekSBAA-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Michala Garrison/NASA Earth Observatory]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A nighttime view of Earth, based on images from Earth-monitoring satellites. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A nighttime view of Earth, based on images from Earth-monitoring satellites. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Comet MAPS get destroyed by cataclysmic fragmentation near the sun ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/watch-comet-maps-destroyed-in-cataclysmic-fragmentation-near-the-sun</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A dramatic breakup near the sun erased hopes of a bright comet lighting up the evening sky this week. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:19:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Rao ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wjJpgKvEPJFRnRFvrPJeWS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A dramatic breakup near the sun erased hopes of a bright comet lighting up the evening sky this week.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[graphic showing comet maps streaking toward the sun. the background of the image shows a star filled sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The powerful new Rubin Observatory just found 11,000 new asteroids and measured 'tens of thousands more' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This offers us a glimpse of the discovery surge scientists expect to occur once full operations begin. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZKtxwSgHaMYYqRVNaQAJ79-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/R. Proctor. Star map: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. Gaia DR2: ESA/Gaia/DPAC. Image Processing: M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A still from an animation that shows the inner solar system populated with known asteroids in dark blue and asteroids discovered by Rubin in light teal.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of our solar system with a blue ring in it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Saturn's magnetic field is curiously warped, and one of its moons may be to blame ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "A better understanding of Saturn’s environment is especially urgent now as plans for our return to Saturn and its moon Enceladus start to be developed." ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HQRfME6w8yjSh5V9qqCvMD-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Coates/Xu/et al (2026)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration showing Earth&#039;s uniform magnetic field and the uneven magnetic field of Saturn]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration showing Earth&#039;s uniform magnetic field and the uneven magnetic field of Saturn]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be nearly 12 billion years old — so ancient its star system may no longer exist ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our solar system's famous "invader" might be as old as the Milky Way itself. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Comets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pvmi4MNsFrESjVVcU94qGE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, STScI, D. Jewitt (UCLA). Image Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[3I/ATLAS, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white light of the comet 3I/ATLAS is surrounded by a blue glow against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Powerful X-class solar flare triggers radio blackout ahead of Artemis 2 launch (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An X1.4 solar flare triggered radio blackouts and launched a fast CME as NASA prepares for its Artemis 2 moon mission. ]]>
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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/cwbEMbdMx8yUXHkX2fpPoU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[three panel image from left to right showing the x-flare the accompanying CME and the Artemis 2 moon rocket sitting ready on the launch pad.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[three panel image from left to right showing the x-flare the accompanying CME and the Artemis 2 moon rocket sitting ready on the launch pad.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are Saturn's rings made of a lost, shattered moon? New evidence arises for the case ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New simulations suggest Saturn's rings formed from a shattered moon called Chrysalis, offering clues to the planet's tilt and surprisingly young rings. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Saturn]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vqgm4zqiCKvJozzWBa98NY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The most detailed look ever at Saturn&#039;s rings, obtained by the Cassini spacecraft, new research suggests may be the icy remains of a shattered moon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a pale yellow planet surrounded by white concentric rings]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hitting the brakes: Hubble Space Telescope watches doomed comet reverse its spin ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The unprecedented observations of comet 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák show its rotation slowing, reversing and then speeding up, and jet-like outbursts of gas might be providing the push. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/67mrZVMixLmKhgwMpyydUk-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/ESA/CSA/Ralf Crawford (STScI)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of a jet of gas and dust blasting out from comet 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of a rocky object in space with a jet of light/matter coming out of it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sun storms are powered by a magnetic engine 16 Earths deep, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The powerful magnetic field belonging to the sun is generated far beneath the visible surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:02:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:09:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/apRPnFrxm9uPCLm3f54F6X-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NOAA/ SSEC Geostationary Satellite]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of the sun in space, with a dark shadow partially covering it where the moon crosses in front of it.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A yellow orb with loops coming out of it and hazy rays all around is slightly blocked by a shadow toward the bottom left of the screen.]]></media:text>
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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[ Lightning on Jupiter could be up to 1 million times stronger than on Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lightning on Jupiter may pack more than 100 times the power of Earth's bolts, and may prove one million times stronger, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cqchoi@sciwriter.us (Charles Q. Choi) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fswo5JKKrYujScaXJ467cc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this view of a vortex near Jupiter&#039;s north pole, NASA&#039;s Juno mission observed the glow from a bolt of lightning.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a bright dot of light in the center of a green and grey swirl]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Like 'accelerating from stationary to supersonic flight': Europe's Hera probe boosts speed, stays on course for November asteroid rendezvous ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Europe's Hera spacecraft has completed a major deep-space maneuver, setting it on course to rendezvous late this year with the asteroid system targeted by NASA's DART mission back in 2022. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dek9YvDXg2ihuLgYosd765-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of Hera and its two ridealong cubesats, Juventas and Milani, in the Didymos binary asteroid system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of Hera, and two cubesats, named Juventas and Milani, which will assist Hera in its study of Didymos and Dimorphos.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover mirror of our solar system in 2 exoplanets forming around a star ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have spotted two planets forming around a distant infant star, offering a time capsule into see what the solar system looked like billions of years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:50:54 +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/LC6gZzoFy552UZbD2nz3cm-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESO/C. Lawlor, R. F. van Capelleveen et al.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The young star WISPIT 2 as seen by the VLT with two forming protoplanets indicated.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An object with gray wispy rings around. A small dot next to it says WISPIT 2b and an enlarged spot even closer to it (magnified in a boxout) says WISPIT 2c.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A car-sized asteroid is heading toward Earth for a flyby later tonight: Here's what you need to know ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The asteroid will make a close approach to Earth just three days following its discovery. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fooGuDa8dgvzMEbBZfvPBB-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Background: NASA JPL, NASA/STScI/J. DePasquale/A. Pagan. Inset: NEO Coordination Centre, ESA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The asteroid will pass a little over ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A graphic showing the trajectory of an asteroid as it passes close to Earth as a circular cutout in the middle of a composite image. The background is a field of stars with bright blue blotches of light.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's '1st nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft' will send Skyfall helicopters to Mars in 2028 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA plans to launch its first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft in 2028, a probe called Space Reactor-1 Freedom that will carry a fleet of tiny helicopters to Mars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:08:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:34:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LXftdXhv5vaumHbxavY5DS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration of NASA&#039;s SR-1 Freedom spaceship in front of an illustration of Mars.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a long rectangular spaceship in front of reddish orange planet]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Future Artemis missions could use fiber-optic cables to monitor moonquakes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fiber-optic cables on the moon could detect moonquakes, offering a simpler way to study lunar activity and support future Artemis missions. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BSy7oPssQYXkoHvW5h3VDE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Apollo Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, works at the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the first Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An astronaut standing next to a car-like vehicle on the moon.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers keep finding new moons of Jupiter and Saturn ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have found four new moons orbiting Jupiter and 11 new moons around Saturn. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Saturn]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8Pc5b3wQbg2QYGUcbpLEJ3-1280-80.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 peers inside an asteroid | Space photo of the day for March 19, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA has used advanced imaging techniques to peer inside samples of asteroid Bennu, discovering extensive networks of cracks running throughout the rock particles. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Tingley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aFqzHS4QYyb2hhgnh4E8m3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/Scott Eckley]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[four images of tiny pebbles; two are photographs showing a grey mottled surface, the other two are see-through images showing green flaky textures inside the silhouettes of the pebbles]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[four images of tiny pebbles; two are photographs showing a grey mottled surface, the other two are see-through images showing green flaky textures inside the silhouettes of the pebbles]]></media:text>
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