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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Space.com in Stars ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why were galaxies so active in the early universe? We may be getting close to the answer ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Early galaxies were star-forming machines, gobbling up gas and spitting out stars with a furious intensity. A new model helps explain why things were so different back then. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8YdEfW8BQVC4RoDEyxoYWM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This deep-field image by NASA&#039;s James Webb Space Telescope shows some of the earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The James Webb Space Telescope deep field image showing some of the earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do some stars become 'supernova impostors'? Astronomers still don't quite know ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/why-do-some-stars-become-supernova-impostors-astronomers-still-dont-quite-know</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers call this "eruptive mass loss," and it's a stellar drama we're still trying to fully grasp. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PCGfrGx3Daf56YNZ5Ag5Jn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing &amp; License: Judy Schmidt]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Historical records do show that about 170 years ago, the star Eta Carinae underwent an unusual outburst that made it one of the brightest stars in the southern sky. But it wasn&#039;t a supernova, it was a &quot;supernova impostor.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two large lobes of colorful gas radiate outward from a bright pinpoint of light ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Galaxies, Artemis 2, space telescopes and stormtroopers: Here are the best photos from our staff ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Photos from around the space team. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astrophotography]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BsYiBJ4LdB7xtYEbX7kVkj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Left: Harry Bennett, Middle: Josh Dinner, Right: Ian Stokes]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A  vertical three panel image with the left showing a bright blue-white star glowing in deep space, the middle shows the Artemis 2 rocket and the right a man in a stormtrooper helmet,]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A  vertical three panel image with the left showing a bright blue-white star glowing in deep space, the middle shows the Artemis 2 rocket and the right a man in a stormtrooper helmet,]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astrophotographer captures Pleiades 'Seven Sisters' glowing through ghostly blue veil ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/astrophotography/astrophotographer-captures-pleiades-seven-sisters-glowing-through-ghostly-blue-veil</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Wispy nebula clouds can be seen reflecting the blue-white light of the Pleiades in the stunning amateur photo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:08:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astrophotography]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zh9JQgh3LQTJUHj5WNoxUP-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mark Germani]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The stars of the Pleiades open cluster shine brightly against a more distant starfield, while surrounded by blue nebulosity.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The stars of the Pleiades open cluster shine brightly against a more distant starfield, while surrounded by blue nebulosity.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Starbirth shuts down 40,000 light-years from the Milky Way's core — and astronomers don't know why ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/starbirth-shuts-down-40-000-light-years-from-the-milky-ways-core-and-astronomers-dont-know-why</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have found the boundary of star formation in the Milky Way's spiral disk — and it's not as far out from the center of our galaxy as you might imagine. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:14:25 +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/Fzc9DxhUzqz8zi54YDqYve-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[A. Ghizzi Panizza/ESO]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Our Milky Way galaxy&#039;s spiral disk is about 100,000 light-years wide, but star formation doesn&#039;t occur across that entire span.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A glowing strip of the Milky Way galaxy is seen in a dark blue night sky with a silhouetted mound with two buildings on top underneath. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists learn how much baby stars in Orion weigh — by watching their dance moves ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ By peering deep inside Orion's star-forming gas clouds, radio astronomers have been able to directly measure the masses of young binary stars, confirming that our theoretical models are on the right lines. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Xuc7P3S7G39NH3vHn5QjLf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of a young binary star system deep inside a dusty nebula.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[One blue star and one white-yellow star orbiting around one another. Behind, there are dark clouds with orange and pink tints.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Want to know my secret for learning the night sky? Welcome to sidewalk stargazing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Being aware of the night sky even as you walk, even through a city, can give you a grounding in learning bright stars, constellations and how the night sky changes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stargazing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GMX2wzV9RJ9dnsZkFVdpzH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Roberto Machado Noa via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Being aware of the night sky even as you walk, even through a city, can give you a grounding in learning bright stars, constellations and how the night sky changes. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[moon shines above a city scape. the sky is colored hues of blue, orange, yellow and violet.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From Apollo to alien worlds: 4 'firsts' you can spot in the night sky tonight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From the first photographer star to the discovery of alien worlds, these night sky targets mark some of astronomy's greatest firsts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stargazing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UfszopeGUSgLCc4SFdntuH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Left: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), and M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley) and the OPAL team. Middle: NASA. Right: Alan Dyer/VW Pics/UIG via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Here&#039;s how to find four incredible firsts after sunset.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A three panel image showing Jupiter on the left, an astronaut standing on the moon in the middle and a starry night sky on the right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do some starburst galaxies mysteriously shut down? New study provides clues ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study suggests that most "post-starburst galaxies" cease star formation because they run out of fuel. But that's not the full story. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TWHWTK8SF8YzjgkwkHpmqd-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, and J. Lee (Space Telescope Science Institute); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The starburst galaxy NGC 4536, seen here in a photo by the Hubble Space Telescope, has bright blue clusters of baby stars and pink clumps of ionized hydrogen gas speckled throughout its sweeping spiral arms. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The starburst galaxy NGC 4536, seen here in a photo by the Hubble Space Telescope, has bright blue clusters of baby stars and pink clumps of ionized hydrogen gas speckled throughout its sweeping spiral arms. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These 'interstellar glaciers' could give water to young star systems. Could they support alien life, too? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's SPHEREx space telescope reveals widespread water ice in Cygnus X, showing how dust shields molecules in star-forming regions across the Milky Way. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:18:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wLqZ3TYahvA2g3hbEjX6mb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The chemical signatures of water ice (shown in bright blue) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (orange) in Cygnus X, one of the most active and turbulent regions of star birth in our Milky Way galaxy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Streaks of bright blue are shown against a smoky orange and black background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb Space Telescope peers into a dying star surrounded by mysterious buckyballs: 'The structures we're seeing now are breathtaking' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The James Webb Space Telescope captured the first detailed images of planetary nebula Tc 1, revealing new details of what happens after a sun-like star dies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nK6J9xD4baumF6sCv82Vom-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA / ESA / CSA / Western University, J. Cami]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image shows planetary nebula Tc 1 as observed by the James Webb Space Telescope&#039;s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), combining nine filters spanning wavelengths from 5.6 to 25.5 microns, well beyond what the human eye can detect. Blue tones represent hotter gas at shorter mid-infrared wavelengths; red tones trace cooler material at longer wavelengths. The image was processed by Katelyn Beecroft using PixInsight.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a cloud of blue, white with a ring of red light around it on a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This may be the daughter of one of our universe's 1st stars. Scientists call it an 'ancient immigrant' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The star is escaping the Large Magellanic Cloud for the Milky Way. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uaGN7xafH9omYGxLvDBct5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Large Magellanic Cloud is the origin of the most ancient and pristine star ever seen.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the LMC, it looks like a bundle of tiny stars against the background of space. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Light pollution has brightened Earth by 16% since 2014, satellites find ]]></title>
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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[ Dozens of hidden star streams found in the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers discovered dozens of stellar streams in the Milky Way using Gaia data, offering new clues about galaxy formation and dark matter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:42:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RUWT2sj9SoA9QNeJdUZ5F5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This artist&#039;s impression shows a myriad of stellar streams in and around the Milky Way. These stretched-out remnants of dwarf galaxies and star clusters showcase gravitational interactions between stars, clumps of dark matter, and the entire galaxy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist’s impression of streams of stars around a galaxy. The galaxy occupies most of the image as a fuzzy blue-white oval with spiral features extending out clockwise. The light clouds are interspersed with small dark brown splotches in the same spiral pattern around the center, representing dust clouds. The galaxy’s center is a bright yellow glow. Overlaid on top of and surrounding the galaxy are several criss-crossing, faint tendrils of stars that represent satellite dwarf galaxies and star clusters that have been stretched out into long thin lines. The tendrils have various lengths and widths, though all are arcs rather than complete circles. The background is black.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[An artist’s impression of streams of stars around a galaxy. The galaxy occupies most of the image as a fuzzy blue-white oval with spiral features extending out clockwise. The light clouds are interspersed with small dark brown splotches in the same spiral pattern around the center, representing dust clouds. The galaxy’s center is a bright yellow glow. Overlaid on top of and surrounding the galaxy are several criss-crossing, faint tendrils of stars that represent satellite dwarf galaxies and star clusters that have been stretched out into long thin lines. The tendrils have various lengths and widths, though all are arcs rather than complete circles. The background is black.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pulsars to the extreme: Spinning dead stars found blasting radio signals from the 'edge of their magnetic reach' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have discovered that rapidly spinning extreme dead stars or pulsars push it to the edge, blasting out radio signals from their extremities. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:17:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KVtWTFYukb9knRQzb94iMJ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows a neutron star at the heart of a pulsar and its strong magnetic field beaming radiation from its poles as it spins.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blue ball is illustrated in the middle of lots of swirling dust and there are bright green loops protruding from the ball, representing the magnetic field. There&#039;s a blue line protruding from each of the ball&#039;s poles.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists finally solve century-old mystery of star with unexpected X-ray emissions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have used the XRISM X-ray spacecraft to discover a star being devoured by a stellar companion, solving a mystery that has baffled scientists for over 100 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:19:32 +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/jwAUKp5pwobh8vj93bNeFT-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA, Y. Nazé]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the star gamma-Cas as it is fed upon by a small companion star.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bright blue glowing orb surrounded by a glowing disk. A smaller ice-blue orb is next to it with a similar disk. They&#039;re connected by a line of the same color.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists find 2 'failed stars' that may have a second chance to shine bright — by getting together ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Failed star" brown dwarfs may get a second chance to shine by colliding and merging to birth a new star. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:02:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:58:34 +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/F7KLvNXpqrJa5VF7G8ACLU-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows two brown dwarfs in the process of merging]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows two brown dwarfs in the process of merging]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'At the edge of what we thought possible': Astronomers find extremely rare star from ancient universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Cosmic archaeologists" have discovered an iron-deficient second-generation star, which provides evidence of how ancient stars enriched their successors. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ByQu7tUFuSMpYdXfnazjcH-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURAImage processing: Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani &amp; D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab)Acknowledgment: PI: Anirudh Chiti, Alex Drlica-Wagner]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Stars in the faint dwarf galaxy Pictor II home of PicII-503 an iron deficient second generation star.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tons of stars are seen against a dark sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deep underground, a telescope may soon detect ghosts of stars that died before Earth existed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With the help of an extremely powerful telescope deep underground in Japan, astronomers may be able to catch a glimpse of ghost particles from long-dead stars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pablo Martinez Mirave ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NWre8CG7PPaqk8XLoRLZWg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kamioka Observatory, ICRR (Institute for Cosmic Ray Research), The University of Tokyo.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Super-Kamiokande detector in Japan, scheduled to begin operations in 2027.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a massive underground chamber lined wall-to-wall with golden orbs]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A state of matter last seen just after the Big Bang may exist inside neutron stars — and scientists think they can prove it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As binary neutron stars spiral around each other to merge, their gravitational tidal forces distort each other's shape and structure, potentially revealing clues as to what lies within them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EhXSVTSQNkAoScgqAjASgG-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of two neutron stars colliding and merging.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration  shows two neutron stars colliding and merging]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ So, why is it that Orion is not always visible in the night sky, and certainly not in the same location month after month, while the Big Dipper always is? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Vahe Peroomian ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CgktPDf8VPcKCCUTyYcky5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A long exposure photograph of the night sky.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a long exposure photograph turns stars into circles of light in the night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble and NASA space telescopes track 'game-changing' gamma-ray burst back to neutron star collision in 'forbidden' region of the universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have tracked a powerful blast of radiation back to its source, finding a neutron star collision within colliding galaxies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6vq7zhTsTNyMLJtx9CZCsj-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration shows the cosmic origin point of gamma-ray burst GRB 230906A tracked back to colliding neutron stars]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration shows the cosmic origin point of gamma-ray burst GRB 230906A tracked back to colliding neutron stars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers witness colossal supernova explosion create one of the most magnetic stars in the universe for the first time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have discovered that the birth of neutron stars with magnetic fields trillions of times stronger than Earth's magnetosphere is the "magic trick" behind superbright supernovas. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:55:21 +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/q8yntMd3NymDrTyuyLgC24-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[(Main) a superluminous supernova (Inset) a highly magnetic rapidly spinning neutron star or magnetar]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[(Main) a superluminous supernova (Inset) a highly magnetic rapidly spinning neutron star or magnetar]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A mass stellar migration billions of years ago may have helped life get started on Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our sun and a host of "solar twins" may have migrated away from the core of the Milky Way galaxy together long ago, potentially making the solar system more hospitable to life. ]]>
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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/WcfTYMoEEMY2kziUCGzDgY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Stars similar to our sun formed a mass migration from the center of the Milky Way, occurring approximately 4 billion to 6 billion years ago.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Stars similar to our sun formed a mass migration from the center of the Milky Way, occurring approximately 4 billion to 6 billion years ago.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 'invisible giant' at the heart of our galaxy | Space photo of the day for March 11, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/the-invisible-giant-at-the-heart-of-our-galaxy-space-photo-of-the-day-for-march-11-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new image captured by the Very Large Telescope reveals stars and gas orbiting the "invisible giant" at the heart of our galaxy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:01:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:20:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Tingley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i9LaBjFVPGL37PKBwu7VwA-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESO/D. Ribeiro for the MPE GC team]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a dense cluster of bright dots of light on a black background]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a dense cluster of bright dots of light on a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This record-breaking quadruple star system is so jam-packed it could fit between Jupiter and our sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "TIC 120362137 is currently the most compact known 3+1-type quadruple star system." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:12:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:20:15 +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/UVLsWpqGbxTuACGenV2Z9H-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of 3+1 star system TIC 120362137.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of an orange star in the foreground with three twinkling stars in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could these weird stars just be overgrown planets? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There's a whole slew of objects that astronomers aren't sure whether to classify as "failed stars" or "overgrown planets." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:07:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kiona N. Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iD76NyGSBDsEUCCMrjwCo8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of a brown dwarf.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a reddish orb streaked with pale yellows on a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers just watched a star 1,540 times the size of our sun transform into a hypergiant. Will it go supernova? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ One of our universe's biggest stars has dramatically turned into a rare, yellow 'hypergiant' star, and astronomers aren't sure when it will go supernova. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:49:03 +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/hTJ5qiXjJQFJW3jj2fL9HK-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Daniel Cea Martinez]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of  WOH G64&#039;s binary system surrounded by a dense ring of dust.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of an orange sphere in space surrounded by a gray ring of material.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA space telescope gets 1st clear X-ray image of sun-like star blowing a bubble ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The observations offer a rare glimpse into our solar system's early history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:43:45 +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/QhNwrKcdb7DjeJ8tPUPoCG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A starry section of space. One star is enlarged in a boxout that shows a purple disk-shape resembling a moth&#039;s winds. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A starry section of space. One star is enlarged in a boxout that shows a purple disk-shape resembling a moth&#039;s winds. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Two stars carve egg-shaped nebula | Space photo of the day Feb. 24, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two aging stars in the binary system AFGL 4106 sculpt a glowing, egg-shaped nebula as they approach the end of their lives. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:58:11 +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/JdPJ3Y8NuY7pVgMg38x6nZ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESO/G. Tomassini et al.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[two black hots in the center surrounded by a dusty orange glowing egg-shaped cloud of gas and dust.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two black hots in the center surrounded by a dusty orange glowing egg-shaped cloud of gas and dust.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Milky Way may be hiding a big secret at its heart: an extremely magnetic dead star ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/the-milky-way-may-be-hiding-a-big-secret-at-its-heart-an-extremely-magnetic-dead-star</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers suspect the heart of the Milky Way may be hiding a big secret: a rapidly spinning, highly magnetic,  neutron star-powered pulsar. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YR4dCMwPVVT2GNEvv6LHqb-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a pulsar lurking in Galactic Center close to the supermassive black hole Sgr A*.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a pulsar lurking in Galactic Center close to the supermassive black hole Sgr A*]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Planets, constellations and more: Here's what to look out for around the new moon this week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Grab your telescope and join us on a sightseeing tour, before the moon returns to spoil the fun! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:50:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/95EP86WEqGisr3Z9qz2GSa-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alan Dyer/VW Pics/UIG via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The constellation Oriion captured in long-exposure photography from a dark sky location.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The stars of the constellation Orion shine in a winter night sky against a background of fainter stars as a meteor streaks diagonally across the image to the lower right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers discover chemicals that could seed life in the core of a developing star ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An organic molecule called methanimine was found scattered throughout a dense clump of gas and dust 554 light-years away. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kiona N. Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wUW7k8rhk6DqgPXq5vzEL6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An infrared view of part of the Taurus Molecular Cloud, within which the bright, cold pre-stellar cloud L1544 can be seen at the lower left.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a pale green cloud of gas on a starry background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A stellar treat for Valentine's Day: Heart-shaped outburst stuns astronomers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have spotted a heart in the cosmos — not Cupid's doing, but a dying star shedding its layers — just in time for Valentine's Day. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/npDqFnZRzYkiKe4GXegfq4-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Gas forms a heart-shaped cloud around the star Mira A, while dust seems to be confined almost exclusively to the outer edges.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A purple heart-like shape in space outlined with white lines.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Life on Earth is lucky: A rare chemical fluke may have made our planet habitable ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Life on Earth may exist thanks to an incredible stroke of luck — a chemical sweet spot that most planets miss during their formation but ours managed to hit. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:10:55 +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/A2zZsEd4niP9KVPJFpMyfH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles away on July 6, 2015.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles away on July 6, 2015.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nearby star's massive eruption could help astronomers unlock secret of superflares ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers witnessed a star emitting as much energy in mere moments as our sun puts out in a few months. The dramatic observation gives a direct look into the brutal physics of these stellar events. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:19:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JSzbHXuTHDoFH3F9CyLgMN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Goddard Space Flight Center/Genna Duberstein]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of a superstorm erupting from the sun.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of a superstorm erupting from the sun.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astrophotographer captures the 'Flaming Star Nebula' ablaze in deep-space (photo) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ionized clouds give the impression of flames surrounding the star AE Aurigae. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astrophotography]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ByaQtCqSFyUdA2cWceWEQX-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Greg Meyer]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Swirls of red and orange gas fill a deep space starry background]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Swirls of red and orange gas fill a deep space starry background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch dead neutron stars smash together in new NASA supercomputer simulation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "We studied the last several orbits before the merger, when the entwined magnetic fields undergo rapid and dramatic changes, and modeled potentially observable high-energy signals." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dcrC2aU8QJc6WrUqVKvQ6Y-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Robert Lea (created with Canva)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration showing two neutron stars meeting and merging]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration showing two neutron stars meeting and merging]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Neutron star photobombs baby star | Space photo of the day for Feb. 3, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When young stars mix with neutron stars, things get messy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rqgXbSRTp2Xed75YYjXPq9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESO/J. Suherli et al.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Very Large Telescope (VLT) recent caught this image of a planetary nebula, hosting both a neutron star and young stars.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blurry swirl of blue and yellow and red gas are seen in this image with a bright dot of light in the center]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ See the 'Seven Sisters' of the Pleiades swim in the light of a waxing moon at sunset tonight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The moon will be closest to the Pleiades in the hours following sunset. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stargazing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MyLsusso3ocduhYUTEh4Lj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Right photo: Muhammed Selim Korkutata/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images. Left photo: Photo12/UIG/Getty Images. Created by Anthony Wood in Canva.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Right: A waxing gibbous moon shines over the city of Ankara, Turkey. Left: A close-up view of the Pleiades Star Cluster.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A silvery waxing moon is shown to the right of a two-panel image with most of its right side illuminated by sunlight against a black sky, leaving only a small crescent wreathed in impenetrable shadow. Dark lunar seas and craters can be seen marking the lunar surface. A collection of blue-white stars are pictured to the left, surrounded by a diffuse blue glow against the dimmer starfield beyond, which is threaded with wispy clouds.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Magnetic avalanches on the sun reveal the hidden engine powering solar flares ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "This is one of the most exciting results from Solar Orbiter so far." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nfag49VkKftSJUUgyEDytD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA/NASA/SOHO]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The sun lashes out with a powerful solar flare. Scientists may now know how these outflows are generated.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of the sun with a solar flare present on the right of the solar disk.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A mystery object is holding this 120 million-mile-wide cloud of vaporized metal together ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/a-mystery-object-is-holding-this-120-million-mile-wide-cloud-of-vaporized-metal-together</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Stars like the sun don’t just stop shining for no reason." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pAQKnfjPeCubFBaNoF9kAf-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld &amp; M. Zamani]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration shows a disk of planetary debris and its shroud of gas and dust passing in front of a star.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration shows a disk of planetary debris and its shroud of gas and dust passing in front of a star]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb Space Telescope discovers what remains after two stars collide and explode as a red nova ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-what-remains-after-two-stars-collide-and-explode-as-a-red-nova</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Until now, it was unknown what type of star would remain after the merger." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FWBfofkaMWFKPVXoWqPvo3-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[A. Reguitti, A. Adamo/NASA/ESA/CSA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[JWST image of the merged star LRN AT 2011kp in the galaxy NGC 4490]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[JWST image of the merged star LRN AT 2011kp in the galaxy NGC 4490]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Searching for newborn stars with CAFFEINE | Space photo of the day for Jan. 22, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Core And Filament Formation/Evolution In Natal Environments (CAFFEINE) survey is an "astronomer's best friend," according to the European Southern Observatory. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:03:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7EkGQLtK9cuHE9PWWvKX5V-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESO/M. Mattern, P. André et al. Background: VVV]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image taken by the ArTéMiS camera at the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) shows young stars. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of blue cloudy shapes against a starry background, with bright stars shining in red and pink amidst the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers discover an enormous iron bar in the famous Ring Nebula: 'We definitely need to know more' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/astronomers-discover-an-enormous-iron-bar-in-the-famous-ring-nebula-we-definitely-need-to-know-more</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "One thing popped out as clear as anything, this previously unknown 'bar' of ionized iron atoms, in the middle of the familiar and iconic ring." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:02:15 +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/Ansh9kWTtC66hfKtACHBdh-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The planetary nebula known as the Ring Nebula with its central iron bar marked in red]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The planetary nebula known as the Ring Nebula with its central iron bar marked in red]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Telescope watches star blast out jet of hot gas 32 light-years long ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The protostar is launching the longest outburst ever seen at 32 light-years long. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uy9VrqsaEDXi2cibHbHhh3-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, and B. Reipurth (Planetary Science Institute); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Outbursts from an infant star light up the interstellar clouds HH 80 and HH 81]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Outbursts from an infant star light up the interstellar clouds HH 80 and HH 81]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Telescope sees baby stars hard at work | Space photo of the day for Jan. 16, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ba-by stars, doo doo doo doo doo doo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:44:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZL2VpFidMmqbAgQwkz9J6c-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, K. Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and D. Watson (University of Rochester); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A bright reflection nebula shares the stage with a protostar and planet-forming disk in this Hubble image.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Clouds of blue and gold are mixed with bright twinkling blue and white lights against a dark background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We may be witnessing the messy death of a star in real time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For over two centuries, we have watched the red giant R Leonis dim and brighten with regularity, but this 'heartbeat' is beginning to speed up near the end of the star's life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:17:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/naSpeJBS4KBsKsAhp5y2kX-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a  red giant star shedding its outer layers.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A glowing ball of white light representing a red giant is surrounded by rings of red gas against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mystery shockwave around dead star stuns astronomers: 'We found something never seen before and entirely unexpected.' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "The surprise that a supposedly quiet, discless system could drive such a spectacular nebula was one of those rare 'wow' moments." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:06:23 +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/zoMxtBewJ5yovwGWcvNcrX-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESO/K. Iłkiewicz and S. Scaringi et al. Background: PanSTARRS]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The central square image, taken with the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, shows shock waves around the dead star RXJ0528+2838. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The central square image, taken with the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, shows shock waves around the dead star RXJ0528+2838. ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[The central square image, taken with the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, shows shock waves around the dead star RXJ0528+2838. ]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Telescope spies 'wake' of supergiant Beutelgeuse's hidden companion star ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using new observations from the Hubble Space Telescope and observatories on Earth, scientists have confirmed the existence of Betelgeuse's elusive companion star, named Siwarha. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:20:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julian Dossett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PNTCw9j67Xxs43crdkzKp4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, Elizabeth Wheatley (STScI); Science: Andrea Dupree (CfA)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This artist’s concept shows the red supergiant star Betelgeuse and an orbiting companion star. The companion, which is orbiting clockwise from this point of view, generates a dense wake of gas that expands outward. It is so close to Betelgeuse that it is passing through the extended outer atmosphere of the supergiant. The companion star is not to scale; it would be a pinprick compared to Betelgeuse, which is hundreds of times larger. The companion’s distance from Betelgeuse is to scale relative to the diameter of Betelgeuse.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This artist’s concept shows the red supergiant star Betelgeuse and an orbiting companion star. The companion, which is orbiting clockwise from this point of view, generates a dense wake of gas that expands outward. ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[This artist’s concept shows the red supergiant star Betelgeuse and an orbiting companion star. The companion, which is orbiting clockwise from this point of view, generates a dense wake of gas that expands outward. ]]></media:title>
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