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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 2 breaks humanity's all-time distance record during historic loop around the moon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts have now traveled farther from Earth than any people in history, breaking the mark set by the Apollo 13 crew in April 1970. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ezHdLMUjYce8FcNoePFBxE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Artemis 2 Orion capsule approaches the moon in the leadup to its history-making flyby on April 6, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Artemis 2 Orion capsule approaches the moon during its history-making flyby on April 6, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord' is Lucasfilm's darkest and most focused animated show yet (review) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/star-wars-maul-shadow-lord-is-lucasfilms-darkest-and-most-focused-animated-show-yet-review</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Darth Maul's own series instantly sets itself apart from its relatives with a killer pitch, but it suffers from familiar debut season frustrations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Movies &amp; Shows]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Fran Ruiz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2oPpQJczkARmJhDGLywFpU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The moon up close: How the Artemis 2 astronauts are photographing their historic lunar flyby ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Artemis 2 astronauts might be the first humans to survey certain areas of the moon's far side, and they're chronicling their historic journey in detail. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:55:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2y4MkxtYdQJajR9XzRVxxZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new photo captures the moon&#039;s near side on the right (the side we see from Earth, identifiable by its dark splotches) and its far side on the left. The Artemis 2 crew are the first to see certain parts of the far side with human eyes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A new photo captures the moon&#039;s near side on the right (the side we see from Earth, identifiable by its dark splotches) and its far side on the left. The Artemis 2 crew are the first to see the far side with human eyes.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deja vu: Trump proposes cutting NASA science funding by 47% again ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA faces the possibility of steep cuts again as the FY 2027 budget request proposes a 23% reduction in overall funding and a 47% cut to science programs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LRPke5wosXcT3F76si4jUM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronaut Victor Glover is the latest in a long line of Black American explorers − including York, the enslaved man who played a key role in the Lewis and Clark expedition ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Glover's achievement is worth celebrating. But it's also worth remembering that he belongs to a long and underappreciated history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Craig Fehrman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b7CVDxcJUgwRGNyzFCMhQU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA Artemis 2 astronauts to make historic moon flyby today. Here's what to expect hour by hour (timeline) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasa-artemis-2-astronauts-to-make-historic-moon-flyby-today-heres-what-to-expect-hour-by-hour-timeline</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts will make a historic moon flyby today (April 6). Here's how it will happen, hour by hour. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:39:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qE5kCjgsHDkrDBTX4rygoX-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humanity is back at the moon! Artemis 2 astronauts arrive in lunar space ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/humanity-is-back-at-the-moon-artemis-2-astronauts-arrive-in-lunar-space</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 mission have arrived at the moon. They entered the lunar sphere of influence early Monday morning (April 6). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:00:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:05:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mxgmd8e2nUufdnLVy5qxyf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Visualization of the Artemis 2 Orion capsule approaching the moon, shortly before it entered lunar space in the early-morning hours of April 6, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Visualization of the Artemis 2 Orion capsule approaching the moon, shortly before it entered lunar space in the early-morning hours of April 6, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When the moon hits your eye from your Orion ship up high, that's a 'mare' for Artemis 2 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The four Artemis 2 astronauts had a chance to observe the moon this weekend, and to say they were thrilled may be an understatement of cosmic proportions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:09:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:15:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oVuH9LJDfhPZqkCkanSFrY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Artemis 2 crew took this photo on April 4, 2026, Day 4 of their journey to the moon. The moon is oriented with the south pole at the top. Orientale Basin is on the right edge of the lunar disk in this image. Artemis 2 marks the first time that humans have seen the entire basin. The astronauts will continue to observe Orientale from multiple angles as they approach the moon and throughout the lunar flyby. Orientale is the textbook multi-ring impact basin used as a baseline to compare other impact craters on rocky worlds from Mercury to Pluto.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Artemis 2 crew took this photo on April 4, 2026, Day 4 of their journey to the moon. The moon is oriented with the south pole at the top. Orientale Basin is on the right edge of the lunar disk in this image. Artemis 2 marks the first time that humans have seen the entire basin. The astronauts will continue to observe Orientale from multiple angles as they approach the moon and throughout the lunar flyby. Orientale is the textbook multi-ring impact basin used as a baseline to compare other impact craters on rocky worlds from Mercury to Pluto.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 2 astronauts are about to see one of the rarest skywatching sights of all — a solar eclipse from beyond the moon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The four Artemis 2 astronauts will see a solar eclipse from beyond the moon's far side on Monday evening (April 6), and they'll use the opportunity to make some science observations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:39:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hAVR2rPXCZEqW2s3GY9DDQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This NASA simulation shows the final stages of the solar eclipse that Artemis 2 astronauts will see from their vantage point beyond the moon on April 6, 2026. The sun is starting to emerge from the moon&#039;s left limb.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screenshot from a NASA animation showing the final stages of the solar ecliipse that Artemis 2 astronauts will see from their vantage point beyond the moon on April 6, 2026. The sun is starting to emerge from the moon&#039;s left limb.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Screenshot from a NASA animation showing the final stages of the solar ecliipse that Artemis 2 astronauts will see from their vantage point beyond the moon on April 6, 2026. The sun is starting to emerge from the moon&#039;s left limb.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The breakout star of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission isn't an astronaut — it's the space toilet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The on-again, off-again lunar loo allows astronauts to "go" at the moon like no one's gone before. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:09:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:31:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XhYwpeuFZFXywkGEqVuReJ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Artemis 2 Orion space toilet is taking a starring role on the historic astronaut mission to the moon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two images with a view of an NASA Orion spacecraft on left and space toilet on right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The powerful new Rubin Observatory just found 11,000 new asteroids and measured 'tens of thousands more' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This offers us a glimpse of the discovery surge scientists expect to occur once full operations begin. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Asteroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZKtxwSgHaMYYqRVNaQAJ79-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A still from an animation that shows the inner solar system populated with known asteroids in dark blue and asteroids discovered by Rubin in light teal.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of our solar system with a blue ring in it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 2 moon astronauts will try to recreate Apollo 8's historic 'Earthrise' photo during April 6 flyby ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Plans are in place for the crew of Artemis 2 to try to replicate one of the most famous images ever taken from space — Apollo 8's shot of Earth rising over the moon's horizon. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QmSgRCb5z62ZVgjdeDyDrB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Apollo 8 astronauts broadcast never-before views of the Earth and moon on December 24, 1968.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Taken aboard Apollo 8 by Bill Anders, this iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft circumnavigated the Moon, with astronauts Anders, Frank Borman, and Jim Lovell aboard.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Taken aboard Apollo 8 by Bill Anders, this iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft circumnavigated the Moon, with astronauts Anders, Frank Borman, and Jim Lovell aboard.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This is the inspiring Easter message an Artemis 2 astronaut has for Earth while traveling to the moon (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA astronaut Victor Glover delivered an impromptu Easter message as his Artemis 2 Orion capsule sped toward the moon on Saturday (April 4). ]]>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Artemis 2 astronaut Victor Glover (with microphone) delivers an impromptu Easter message on the way to the moon on April 4, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artemis 2 astronaut Victor Glover (with microphone) delivers an impromptu Easter message on the way to the moon on April 4, 2026.]]></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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                                                                                                                    <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>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lego's educational space sets are a stellar way to teach kids about the basic physics of collisions and impacts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Won't somebody please think of the children? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ian Stokes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SBGG6FNEixQLr6URTSWEgL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Both Lego Education space boxes and all the experiments you can construct between them.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lego Educational Space sets]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 2 astronauts — now halfway to the moon — report 'burning smell' from toilet, but everything's fine ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The astronauts on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission reported a burning smell from their Orion spacecraft toilet overnight, but Mission Control isn't overly concerned. They are over halfway to the moon today. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nZFVXCS7B7M7mpBbEnmZyb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Week In Space podcast: Episode 204 — A New NASA ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On Episode 204 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik bring it to you from Houston, as the Artemis 2 mission continues. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ info@space.com (Space.com Staff) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Space.com Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2VW2iV78ctsqt3vRpHuUQf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' is finally available to buy digitally, and we've got an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'If you see the deep ones, the Tsyong, they're spirits sent to judge you.' ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oNXsKer4xCYvNPKRWsfC9c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Still from the movie Avatar: Fire and Ash. Two blue, tall, slender Na&#039;vi - Lo&#039;ak (Britain Dalton) and Tsireya (Bailey Bass) - are sitting on the shore in the moonlight. Lo&#039;ak is reaching out to hold Tsireya&#039;s chin.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Still from the movie Avatar: Fire and Ash. Two blue, tall, slender Na&#039;vi - Lo&#039;ak (Britain Dalton) and Tsireya (Bailey Bass) - are sitting on the shore in the moonlight. Lo&#039;ak is reaching out to hold Tsireya&#039;s chin.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Disclosure day: If ET made contact, how would we handle the news? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How would people react if an alien civilization actually made contact with us? Space.com talked to experts, who shared a variety of opinions about a possible real-life "disclosure day." ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rAdiX7kzBW4nBQvvojz9BD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Navy pilots have encountered unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Navy pilots have encountered unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Defender at 45: How an icon of space gaming is in danger of being lost to history ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The iconic arcade shooter is 45 in 2026, but 'Defender' needs preserving if it's going to see 50. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daryl Baxter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3Cr2Z2wdWYGh2x6PnqzpdE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Gaming industry personnel Fengliang Shen plays &#039;Defender&#039; during the E3 Video Game Convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Gaming industry personnel Fengliang Shen plays &#039;Defender&#039; during the E3 Video Game Convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An Artemis 2 astronaut took a 'bath' on camera on the way to the moon. Mission Control's reaction was priceless (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis 2 pilot Victor Glover was cleaning up after a workout when the cameras caught a bit more than expected. Mission Control's response was priceless. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c3RfwrdBMTZT9tDkNFZ5Ng-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[NASA astronaut Victor Glover (right) prepares to take a towel bath inside the Orion spacecraft on the way to the moon on April 3, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA astronaut Victor Glover (right) prepares to take a towel bath inside the Orion spacecraft on the way to the moon on April 3, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 2 astronauts are now headed to the moon. Why has it taken humanity so long to go back? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Artemis 2 astronauts are the first people to journey toward the moon since 1972. Why has it taken us more than half a century to go back? ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nJphYzY8HF76Ee7eBRWGx6-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Humanity hasn&#039;t been to the moon&#039;s neighborhood since Apollo 17 in 1972. Artemis 2 will change that just a few days from now.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a NASA astronaut on the moon beside the American flag]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ It's official: NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission will break humanity's all-time distance record ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission will get a maximum of 252,757 miles (406,773 kilometers) from Earth on April 6, breaking the mark set by Apollo 13 in April 1970. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7PS9bNhQw2J8qAxRBb7SpZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA shared this photo of Earth, snapped by Artemis 2 Commander Reid Wiseman, on April 3, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA shared this photo of Earth, snapped by Artemis 2 astronaut Reid Wiseman, on April 3, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronauts on the ISS watched NASA's historic Artemis 2 launch from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From the ground to low Earth orbit, the Artemis 2 launch became a shared moment across the planet and beyond. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e97z2jNmJcVJQdudZU5iJE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA astronaut Jessica Meir took this photo of an Artemis program patch floating in the International Space Station&#039;s cupola. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The ISS cupola window with an artemis patch in the center section of the window. Earth is seen behind.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Venus shines at its best in spring and summer 2026 — here's what to look for  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Venus returns as a brilliant evening star in 2026, with dazzling conjunctions, peak brightness and stunning views through the summer. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Rao ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/txCKehnTmPmq6LnTjkpabn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rock formation at the Salar de Tara in front of the Milky Way and Venus shining bright to the lower right.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[large rock formations on the left behind is the milky way filled with stars and low in the sky is a bright looking star - this is venus.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st results from Blue Ghost lunar lander reveal how much we still don't know about the moon ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/blue-ghost-lunar-lander-reveals-how-much-we-still-dont-know-about-the-moon</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Data from Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander casts doubt on the decades-old view of the moon as divided between a hotter near side and cooler far side. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iepfhQZ4gysAmEMwvhKpaE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Firefly Aerospace&#039;s Blue Ghost lunar lander captured stunning views of the moon after its second lunar orbit maneuver on Feb. 24, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Firefly Aerospace&#039;s Blue Ghost lunar lander captured stunning views of the moon after its second lunar orbit maneuver on Feb. 24, 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Atlas V rocket launches its heaviest-ever payload, sending 29 Amazon internet satellites to orbit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An Atlas V launched 29 of Amazon's internet satellites — collectively the heaviest load the rocket has ever lofted — on Saturday morning (April 4). ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E4KvmBU6CnxPaJhQaTbTdh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites from Florida on April 4, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites from Florida on April 4, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 2 astronauts see Earth in the rear-view mirror | Space photo of the day for April 3, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/artemis-2-astronauts-see-earth-in-the-rear-view-mirror-space-photo-of-the-day-for-april-3-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Artemis 2 astronauts snapped a gorgeous photo of their home planet recently as they sped away from it and toward the moon. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uRtPopjWjLXMH2AAEeiMqi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA is sending astronauts back to the moon. Can you see the Artemis 4 landing sites from Earth? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/nasa-is-sending-astronauts-back-to-the-moon-can-you-see-the-artemis-4-landing-sites-from-earth</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis Program seeks to place American boots close to the moon's south pole. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 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/AWwEZ3bprjz8GsKmRCdURR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Will history be made out of view?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A picture of the full moon emblazoned with a glowing white question mark against a black sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How to watch the new 'lost' Doctor Who episodes from anywhere in the world ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Love Doctor Who? Then you'll be over the moon that two previously lost episodes, The Nightmare Begins and Devil's Planet, have been recovered. Here's how to watch them wherever you are. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris McMullen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dZXWzHj8uJ6nNSfg3rqf2D-1280-80.jpg">
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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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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts are cruising to the moon. So why are they doing CPR tests today? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After an action-packed first two days, Flight Day 3 may bring a more relaxed pace for the Artemis 2 moon astronauts. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c4DioENXiMcBci8ZZkDtYT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artemis 2 crew members Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover answer questions from reporters during the first downlink event of their mission.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artemis 2 crew members Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover answer questions from reporters during the first downlink event of their mission.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ DJI Avata 360 drone review ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The DJI Avata 360 is DJI’s first 360-degree drone that can be flown like a camera or FPV (first-person view) drone using a motion controller and DJI FPV goggles. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Abbott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uFQ5dFpEJyJTZrQq4bsZcT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 2 astronauts head for the moon after make-or-break engine burn (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Artemis 2's Orion capsule aced a critical engine burn this evening (April 2) that sent it from Earth orbit outward toward the moon. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ymxG2HFBKXBRW563JfNMQV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The view from NASA&#039;s Artemis 2 Orion capsule during the mission&#039;s crucial translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The view from NASA&#039;s Artemis 2 Orion capsule during the mission&#039;s crucial translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lucky airplane passengers capture NASA's Artemis 2 moon launch from the sky ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some airplane passengers had the best seats in the house during NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket launch. Here are some of my favorite videos captured from the sky. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Monisha Ravisetti ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KCbhgTVgUzGDRN2NLseUk7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image captured of NASA&#039;s Artemis 2 Space Launch System (SLS) rocket launching on April 1, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A rocket that&#039;s orange against the blue background of the sky is launching.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In honor of "Project Hail Mary"'s Rocky, we celebrate 17 sci-fi aliens who look nothing like humans ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Because there's more to extra-terrestrial life than humans with prosthetics stuck to their foreheads. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Edwards ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5AyKRfdyRbudtkx7KPm6gT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Split image showing three aliens that look nothing like humans (L-R) Starro the Conqueror from &quot;The Suicide Squad&quot;, a Brain Bug from &quot;Starship Troopers&quot;, and Kang (or Kodos?) from &quot;The Simpsons&quot;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Split image showing three aliens that look nothing like humans (L-R) Starro the Conqueror from &quot;The Suicide Squad&quot;, a Brain Bug from &quot;Starship Troopers&quot;, and Kang (or Kodos?) from &quot;The Simpsons&quot;.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch comet C/2026 A1 plunge toward the sun online this week ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/watch-comet-c-2026-a1-plunge-toward-the-sun-online-this-week</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) belongs to a rare group of sungrazing comets. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +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/V3Ar4btFyLaYNcimfvWvxV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet C/2026 A1 may not survive its close brush with the sun.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A laptop displays an image of the sun&#039;s atmosphere with the sun in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The universe shall quake in my shadow' — 'Masters of the Universe' looks like the summer's most metal movie ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/the-universe-shall-quake-in-my-shadow-masters-of-the-universe-looks-like-the-summers-most-metal-movie</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jared Leto's Skeletor slashes He-Man in rocking new 'MOTU' trailer. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bxSuvUv5WN83DEspCBQmjJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Supergirl' goes full John Wick to save her dog Krypto in new trailer ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "There's no home without you, buddy." ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wERY9SefcGDrubXncVaDAe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning new James Webb Space Telescope images reveal 'hidden' stars being born ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/james-webb-space-telescope/stunning-new-james-webb-space-telescope-images-reveal-hidden-stars-being-born</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated the star-forming region W51, resulting in stunning new images. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o9NYZw2KXDzhRUeQNFGqBM-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis 2 moon launch seen from space | Space photo of the day for April 2, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis 2 has launched on a history-making journey around the moon and back, and the moment was captured from space. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KrTkvqaVNeTdzx6TVdjdL4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[satellite aerial view of the Florida coast and a long white plume stretching along the atmosphere showing Artemis 2 launch.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[satellite aerial view of the Florida coast and a long white plume stretching along the atmosphere showing Artemis 2 launch.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How to track the Artemis 2 astronauts on their journey around the moon ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/how-to-track-the-artemis-2-astronauts-on-their-journey-around-the-moon</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ You can follow the Artemis 2 astronaut mission around the moon in real time, thanks to a NASA website. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GFCSZk6VL9WmG3an7iZi3a-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Online, users can follow AROW to see where Orion and the Artemis 2 crew are in relation to the Earth and the Moon and follow Orion’s path during the mission.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Online, users can follow AROW to see where Orion and the Artemis 2 crew are in relation to the Earth and the Moon and follow Orion’s path during the mission.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Relive NASA's historic Artemis 2 launch to the moon in these stunning photos ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/relive-nasas-historic-artemis-2-launch-to-the-moon-in-these-stunning-photos</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The launch of NASA's historic Artemis 2 mission looks incredible in these stunning launch photos. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:56:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bq7uFkZBLVGybjx39qUC6h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Artemis 2 mission blasts off from Kennedy Space Center on April 1]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a rocket launches above a plume of fire]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ April full moon 2026 dazzles as 'Pink Moon' lights up skies worldwide (photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "we have a beautiful moon rise, we're headed right at it." ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gUycbvatgVufKyBvbLQpAR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[April full moon shining on April 1 next to the Empire State Building, New York. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A yellow full moon is pictured glowing between two skyscrapers in the night sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA just launched Artemis 2. What happens today could make or break the moon mission ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasa-just-launched-artemis-2-what-happens-today-could-make-or-break-the-moon-mission</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Artemis 2 is gearing up for a critical engine burn this evening (April 2), which will send the mission's four astronauts on a looping journey around the moon. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QmQ5NczEUdVfbCMaYDsWQo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Artemis 2 moon mission launches from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Artemis 2 moon mission launches from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ There was a bit of toilet trouble on NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It wasn't their No. 1 problem, but it was a problem for going number one. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:17:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:19:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DetkhQhrsGBtXGvRbrqycB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the Earth from space as seen from NASA&#039;s Orion spacecraft after launching on the Artemis 2 mission.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Earth from space as seen from NASA&#039;s Orion spacecraft after launching on the Artemis 2 mission.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is the Artemis 2 rocket launch different from all other rocket launches?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ That's one small sip of Manischewitz… ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:35:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ixzEhGDP6LSgbd6ezoRiKk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA launches 4 astronauts to the moon on historic Artemis 2 voyage, a lunar leap for the 21st century ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA launched its Artemis 2 mission today (April 1), sending astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:02:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:18:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KCNpgX8ATtYKPNTcf9aEba-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Project Hail Mary' end credits showcase stunning nebula photos captured over 400 hours by a single astrophotographer — here's the inside story ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It started with an Instagram message, and ended on the silver screen. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:00:48 +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/kPCzMxdXeFLWCYCz5ZJ6vm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Rod Prazeres Astrophotography/Amazon MGM]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Real astrophotos were used to illustrate the end credits of &#039;Project Hail Mary&#039;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A two-panel image with a nebula colorful deep space nebula astrophoto on the left and a scene from the movie &#039;Project Hail Mary&#039; featuring Ryan Gosling on the right with a white divide.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2 bright planets light up April evenings — here's where and when to look ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Venus and Jupiter dominate April's evening sky, while Mercury, Mars and Saturn linger in the dawn — here's how and when to spot them all. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stargazing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Rao ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nUQe9cM4nReNkbHG9SuyfK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Venus shining bright in a vibrant sunset sky.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[night sky image showing venus shining bright to the left of the image and a tree silhouetted in the foreground.]]></media:text>
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