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            <title><![CDATA[The Great Wedge of Astronomy]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A starry sense of wonder can pry apart the fears and doubts that turn so many people away from science.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Deep-Space Ears, Interstellar Eyes, and Off-World Wings]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[MiMi Aung, project manager for the Mars Helicopter, offers a peek into the high-frontier culture at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Inside Story Behind the Historic First Flight on Mars]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Even if the Ingenuity helicopter fails, it is already a success — an engineering resource for a grand future of flight on other worlds. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Life, the Universe, and 'Oumuamua]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In the search for alien civilizations, the first step is making sure we understand what it is we're looking for. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[If Perseverance Finds Evidence of Life on Mars, How Will We Recognize It?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Deputy project scientist Ken Williford shares his hopes about what NASA's latest rover might discover on the Red Planet. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kirby Runyon is Ready to Go Interstellar. Is NASA?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Interstellar Probe mission is designed to take humanity farther than anyone has gone before, no technological breakthroughs required.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Space: 2021]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Whatever craziness may be happening on Earth, the coming year promises to be a spectacular one across the solar system.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Attack of the Interstellar Comet]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In "Greenland," the space-impact disaster movie gets a makeover in response to new science and new social realities.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[One Less Thing to Worry About (Mostly)]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Don't believe the hype: An asteroid is almost surely not going to kill you.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[We're Coming for the Asteroids. Are the Asteroids Coming for Us?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[At least nine asteroid missions are underway or coming soon, a recognition of these objects' scientific fascination — and their potential danger.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[An Explorer Tours the Planet of the Viruses]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[There are more viruses on Earth than stars in the universe. Epidemiologist Christopher Golden is helping us navigate a safe path around them.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA["Nerd TV" is a Trend. These Are the People Responsible for It.]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Fact-based dramas are bringing more realistic science to the small screen, at a time when we definitely need it.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Who Puts the Right into "The Right Stuff"?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2020 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Tom Wolfe's classic account of the early days of spaceflight has migrated to TV, with help from some seasoned insiders. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How We Will Really Find E.T. — Not with a Message, But with a Molecule]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The grand discovery of alien life is likely to come in the form of frustratingly subtle chemical clues. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cropland vs Climate Change: A Conversation with Wolfgang Busch]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The molecular biologist describes how genetically engineered corn and wheat could become powerful tools for de-carbonizing the planet.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Watch Out: Objects in the Universe are Bigger than They Appear]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Distant galaxies loom large in the sky, and butt right into our personal space. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What Apollo 18 Can Teach Us About COVID-19]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The moon mission that never happened illustrates the difference between what we can do, and what we choose to do.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hovering, Flying and Hopping Across the Solar System]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2020 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[NASA's Mars helicopter is about to take space travel where it has never gone before. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Explore the Stars Without Ever Leaving Home]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A "Dynamic Orbital Slingshot" could be just the thing for visiting interstellar comets while they're blazing through our solar system.  ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Expedition to Heaven on Earth]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[At the top of Mount Everest, where the ground juts up toward space, the highest-altitude weather stations are now taking stock of our changing planet. ]]></description>
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