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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trump invited the Artemis 2 moon astronauts to the Oval Office. Here's what happened ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ President Trump hosted the Artemis 2 moon astronauts at the White House today (April 29), congratulating the quartet and musing about the possibility of going to space himself. ]]>
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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/i95ATCrFMSNbUY3zff4RiU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump welcomed the four Artemis 2 astronauts (in blue flight suits) and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (in dark suit, in front of American flag) to the Oval Office on April 29, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[four people in blue flight jackets stand behind an old man at a desk in a grotesquely decorated office]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is Ben Mauro's 'Huxley' graphic novel universe the next big thing in sci-fi? (interview) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-books/is-ben-mauros-huxley-graphic-novel-universe-the-next-big-thing-in-sci-fi-interview</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'It's exciting to see things come to life and see it grow and expand. It just makes me happy every day.' ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Books]]></category>
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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/C9DDWVMaQraxkgEpvGabRn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ Thames &amp; Hudson]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Veteran concept artist and visual designer Ben Mauro]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an author holding up his new sci-fi graphic novel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb Space Telescope's strange little red dots may really be 'black hole stars', X-ray data suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Finding X-rays coming from one of the little red dots discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope could be the key to answering what these weird objects truly are. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ywqq7nQP6cv5WZcqUqmTKg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/CXC/SAO/M. Weiss; adapted by K. Arcand and J. Major.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of a window into the heart of a little red dot, revealing the supermassive black hole within.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A tiny black hole with a white-blue disk around it. There are reddish hues all around.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launching 32 Amazon internet satellites early April 30: Watch it live ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Europe's Ariane 6 rocket will launch 32 of Amazon's broadband-beaming satellites early Thursday morning (April 30), and you can watch it live. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oWM29BHfjZMESxoHb6Cem9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An Ariane 6 rocket launches 32 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit from French Guiana on Feb. 12, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An Ariane 6 rocket launches 32 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit from French Guiana on Feb. 12, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 4 gets release date and trailer packed with space cowboys, black holes, and a T-rex ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4-gets-release-date-and-trailer-packed-with-space-cowboys-black-holes-and-a-t-rex</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "We really think it's our best season yet." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:01:56 +0000</updated>
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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/XRio47p5MA3XQAc6CN6wNL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A man wearing a yellow uniform sat in the captain&#039;s chair aboard a starship. He looks shocked.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man wearing a yellow uniform sat in the captain&#039;s chair aboard a starship. He looks shocked.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The cosmos wears a galactic sombrero | Space photo of the day for April 29, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Sombrero galaxy's name fits perfectly. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Galaxies]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ukHJK94AmP74bRtrogiooc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A black background of space is speckled with a wide array of stars. At the center is a flat, glowing galaxy shaped like a stretched out sombrero. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black background of space is speckled with a wide array of stars. At the center is a flat, glowing galaxy shaped like a stretched out sombrero. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX rocket debris could slam into the moon: Here's what you need to know ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/a-stray-spacex-rocket-stage-could-slam-into-the-moon-this-august-amateur-astronomer-says</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth's moon is to be on the receiving end of a spent rocket stage in early August - the leftovers from a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch last year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:05:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:58:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EZHuoLnUz5YYd2ABXs9s2S-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, named Ghost Riders in the Sky, on Jan. 15, 2025 from NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an arc of light streaks through the night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Help scientists find spacetime warps in these Euclid Space Telescope images ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new citizen science project invites the public to scan never-before-seen images from the Euclid Space Telescope in search of galaxies bending spacetime. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Galaxies]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mEnHAm8CLhLMtqoXBfSdWM-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by M. Walmsley, M. Huertas-Company, J.-C. Cuillandre]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A collage of Euclid images shows examples of gravitational lenses, where foreground objects bends and distorts the light of more distant features into arcs or, in rare cases, complete Einstein rings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[112 squares showing various spacetime warps.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is quantum gravity? Scientists think it could explain the beginning of our universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new recipe of "quadratic gravity" could help to better define the picture of the Big Bang and the singularity that existed prior to the dawn of time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:17:05 +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/JAqBLdgah8EH4oWJvvK7na-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows matter rushing forward from a singularity at the dawn of time during the Big Bang.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blue sparkle of light at the center of the image is surrounded by orange, red and purple clouds swirling outward.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is Tatooine the norm? Planets may prefer living with two suns instead of one ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New simulations suggest binary star systems may be ideal for planet formation, and may produce more gas giants than single-star systems. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:59:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K5FL29Wbg9Gbu55PZPmUES-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Teasdale et al.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Screenshot from a simulation of a protoplanetary disc around a binary star becoming gravitationally unstable and fragmenting to form planets.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Red-orange concentric circles have a few white dots in them. There are two dots in the very center.]]></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>
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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">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <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[ NASA chief Jared Isaacman says he's fighting for Pluto: 'I am very much in the camp of 'make Pluto a planet again' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Should Pluto be a bona fide planet again? NASA is working to "revisit the discussion" on Pluto's planethood status, according to agency chief Jared Isaacman. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2FeWM3eSpaiYcVX2y7ZFB5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a hearing held by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies to review NASA&#039;s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request, Monday, April 27, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a man in a suit speaks into a microphone]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These astronauts are trying to uphold the US Constitution: 'We need to make sure that people are using facts and evidence' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When we build things on wonder, it naturally opens the mind. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oaGy4SGWvxQvYbHZDsvN2H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Former NASA astronauts have banded together as part of a new organization called Astronauts for America. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The United States flag is framed by the cupola wrap-around window on board the International Space Station.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 3 SLS rocket's core stage arrives in Florida for 2027 launch (photo) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The core stage for NASA's Artemis 3 rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday (April 27), completing a barge journey of 900 miles (1,450 kilometers). ]]>
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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/9AmoEHKqasfAu9p6rNoMpM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA’s Pegasus barge, carrying the top four-fifths of the agency&#039;s Artemis 3 SLS core stage, arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Complex 39 turn basin wharf in Florida on April 27, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA’s Pegasus barge, carrying the top four-fifths of the agency&#039;s Space Launch System core stage for the Artemis 3 mission, arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Complex 39 turn basin wharf in Florida on April 27, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Clean up Rebel scum in the upcoming Star Wars DLC for PowerWash Simulator 2 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Use the Force... and soap and water. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Fran Ruiz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x6SXj2AZsPbbdccT75QmZR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A screenshot from PowerWash Simulator 2: Star Wars DLC showing an X-wing inside a hangar being cleaned with a pressure washer.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A screenshot from PowerWash Simulator 2: Star Wars DLC showing an X-wing inside a hangar being cleaned with a pressure washer.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Canadian astronaut Josh Kutryk finally flying to ISS after Boeing Starliner mishap: 'I'm committed to making the most of this unique opportunity' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Just two weeks after Canada made history on the Artemis 2 moon mission, Canadian astronaut Josh Kutryk was assigned to the upcoming Crew-13 mission to the ISS. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:46:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Missions]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t35jZWr6nNrDMoSwZa2HJT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A guide to observing deep-sky objects with binoculars, telescopes and more ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Find out what deep-space objects are, what optics you’ll need to see them and how to plan your observing. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qgBKnfSdNyDah6SfoTMVT4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Spotting deep-sky gems is very rewarding and can be done with a range of optics.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An astrophotographer with a telescope in front of the Milky Way.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 2 heat shield is a sunken treasure in the ocean | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This eerie image shows the heat shield following splashdown. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:26:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:20:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UfeBpDwmHz5mrMqUwrcUkg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the Artemis 2 Orion heat shield underwater. The heat shield appears as different shades of dark blue.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Artemis 2 Orion heat shield underwater. The heat shield appears as different shades of dark blue.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Aurora expert captures rare pulsating northern lights in remarkable detail: 'One of the most profound sightings of my career' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An unusually powerful pulsating aurora display lit up skies over Arctic Norway for nearly three hours during a colossal geomagnetic storm. ]]>
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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/vM9iv64nvzSeeSGq7FVN2V-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[aurora overhead known as a corona whereby huge green curtains of light stretch down from the sky during an intense northern lights show.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[aurora overhead known as a corona whereby huge green curtains of light stretch down from the sky during an intense northern lights show.]]></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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                                                                                                                    <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[ Could the moon ever be blockaded? Experts predict cislunar space could be the next Strait of Hormuz ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ongoing military conflict regarding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz may well mirror a future situation off-Earth — the use of cislunar space, the region between the moon and our planet. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VsYSgL2gU5aoLURfE4NSe6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory&#039;s Cislunar Highway Patrol System (CHPS), a spaceflight experiment designed to keep track of objects entering, operating in, or leaving cislunar space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of two cube-shaped spacecraft tracing circular paths around the moon, with a distant earth visible in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Did decaying dark matter help create the universe's first supermassive black holes? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "With the James Webb Space Telescope now revealing more supermassive black holes in the early universe, this mechanism may help bridge the gap between theory and observation." ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fVw9FBhDcaYkFbVqjJGUq-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a supermassive black hole against a background of dark matter.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black circle surrounded by yellow and orange light. The background has purplish lights moving horizontally.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 1st 'Alien: Isolation 2' teaser is here, and the setting looks eerily familiar ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "We're on an express elevator to hell, goin' down!" ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Fran Ruiz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gFvj4DxtqZZvHC4JQSmQfn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Screenshot from the sci-fi horror video game &quot;Alien: Isolation&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screenshot from the sci-fi horror video game &quot;Alien: Isolation&quot;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ All 4 original Alien movie special editions are now on HBO Max; here's how they differ from the theatrical cuts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ HBO Max just added the Alien movie special editions to celebrate Alien Day; here are all the major differences between the theatrical & director's cuts ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TAJMJxLBQJBup7H5VeKUY6-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The frightening &quot;Space Jockey&quot; scene from Ridley Scott&#039;s &quot;Alien&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[astronauts discover a giant fossilized alien]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch comet PANSTARRS 'switch on' its second tail as it makes closest approach to Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ion tail appeared as Comet C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS was about 45 million miles from Earth (72 million kilometers) during its closest approach. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:48:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:57:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gwVyZegvW5A5xzog7Qru6M-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet PanSTARRS ion tail shifts direction in new images from the NASA/ESA SOHO spacecraft.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A comet is pictured in a coronagraph with a large sweeping tail extendin to the upper right of the screen.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launches its 50th mission of the year, sends 25 Starlink satellites to orbit (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 25 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California on Sunday (April 26). It was the company's 50th liftoff of the year already. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SUSzXRuQVqehTzY9zTS9yE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink satellites from California on April 26, 2026. It was SpaceX&#039;s 50th launch of the year.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink satellites from California on April 26, 2026. It was SpaceX&#039;s 50th launch of the year.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We went hands-on with 'The Expanse: Osiris Reborn', and it's a hard sci-fi 'Mass Effect' successor with show-stealing zero-G sections ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We've already played a chunk of Owlcat Games' take on The Expanse, and it looks like the hard sci-fi Mass Effect successor we were hoping for. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Games]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Fran Ruiz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K2F4RVLvkwyB4oxKq7PV23-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Screenshot from The Expanse: Osiris Reborn preview.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screenshot from The Expanse: Osiris Reborn preview.]]></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">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <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[ Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon internet satellites, ties record for heaviest payload it's ever flown (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched 29 more of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit on Monday night (April 27). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:47:57 +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/ZwbdTyJ2eo2jgmTM925Xui-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A ULA Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites from Florida on April 27, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A ULA Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites from Florida on April 27, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Backyard snapshot delivers stunning galaxy image | Space photo of the day for April 27, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Small Magellanic Cloud, a neighbor of our Milky Way galaxy, stuns in this ambassador's picture. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Galaxies]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aTTF6GgJDjwyTwjQAb4hj9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astrobotic fires next-generation 'rotating detonation rocket engine' in record-breaking test (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astrobotic completed a successful series of hot-fire tests of its rotating detonation rocket engine prototype, marking a key milestone for the experimental propulsion technology. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AbGQRq6dtMXZ3nZuMJS6Sb-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI sped up James Webb Space Telescope data analysis from years to days. What can it do for the groundbreaking Rubin Observatory? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ AI algorithms can sharpen naturally blurry images taken by ground-based telescopes, revealing details otherwise visible only to space-borne machines like Webb and Hubble. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
                                                                                                <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/yZSPZsVsEj9hJFHntng2fS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile began observing the heavens in 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The domed roof of the Vera Rubin Observatory sits on a high ridge with a red and purple starry night sky above it with a glowing arch of the Milky Way seen in the heavens]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA wants to use a fleet of MoonFall drones to scout the lunar south pole: 'We believe we can do it' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA is exploring ways to use a fleet of drones to explore the lunar south pole with an ambitious new MoonFall project. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:14:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JVs9DBYmeYBFYKfZZLTtkB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off on 1st launch in 18 months ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in 18 months on Wednesday morning (April 29), delivering the ViaSat-3 F3 communications satellite into geostationary orbit. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:13:27 +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/UnssExHnv6S4pfw2qhR4Rn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 'Oscars of Science': Breakthrough Prize 2026 awards over $18 million for discoveries across space, physics and more ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 2026 Breakthrough Prize  honored advances in dark matter, quantum physics, gene editing and nonlinear mathematics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NJDws8rLJ9tQv5PYEDXxSi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sergey Brin and Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto speak onstage during the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 18, 2026 in Santa Monica, California]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two people stand on stage in a glitzy ballroom awards show]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The moon as you rarely see it: How a photographer captured night and day on the first quarter moon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "That moment of completion was incredibly rewarding, as I felt like I had finally represented the first quarter moon as it might appear in person." ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iVNFjsnQkWgaoYYez7mPcY-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Zachary Cooper]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A photo of the half-lit moon shining in a starry night sky. The moon&#039;s upper half is lit by sunlight and a soft glow infuses the shadowed side. Dark lunar seas and craters mark the sunlit surface.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the half-lit moon shining in a starry night sky. The moon&#039;s upper half is lit by sunlight and a soft glow infuses the shadowed side. Dark lunar seas and craters mark the sunlit surface.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 15 expert-checked places to see the 2026 total solar eclipse in Spain, Iceland and Greenland ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/solar-eclipses/15-expert-checked-places-to-see-the-2026-total-solar-eclipse-in-spain-iceland-and-greenland</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From Arctic fjords and volcanic craters to medieval castles and coastal cliffs, here's where to get a clear line of sight to the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Solar Eclipses]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YyYL4Cn5KT8LPBnsPrN6rj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[From Arctic fjords and volcanic craters to medieval castles and coastal cliffs, here&#039;s where to get a clear line of sight to the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[three panel image from left to right: sunset over a sandy beach. a large iceberg reflected in water below and a castle with tall turrets.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Best space prison movies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lock up our hearts and throw away the key, because we have found love in space. Space prison movies, that is. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Movies &amp; Shows]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sergio Pereira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/geUzPCS8m6ouN3gP74Vn55-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[EuropaCorp, 20th Century Fox, &amp; Wild Bunch]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Split image showing three space prison movies: Lockout, Alien 3, and Dante 01]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Split image showing three space prison movies: Lockout, Alien 3, and Dante 01]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Satellite snaps amazing 36th birthday pic of Hubble Space Telescope (photo) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/hubble-space-telescope/satellite-snaps-amazing-36th-birthday-pic-of-hubble-space-telescope-photo</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The private WorldView Legion 4 Earth-observing satellite snapped an amazing photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, a day before the obsevatory's 36th birthday. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ckyVb2x8cJgGr35yq9MPgM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Vantor&#039;s WorldView Legion 4 satellite captured this photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, from a distance of 38.4 miles (61.8 kilometers).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Vantor&#039;s WorldView Legion 4 satellite captured this photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, from a distance of 38.4 miles (61.8 kilometers).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From Apollo to alien worlds: 4 'firsts' you can spot in the night sky tonight ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/from-apollo-to-alien-worlds-4-firsts-you-can-spot-in-the-night-sky-tonight</link>
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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">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <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">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <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[ Russia launches 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Russia launched its latest Progress cargo ship toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday (April 25). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:47:02 +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/b6S5afBET4A7tYhb8iLZ9a-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A Russian Soyuz rocket launches the Progress 95 cargo ship toward the International Space Station on April 25, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Russian Soyuz rocket launches the Progress 95 cargo ship toward the International Space Station on April 25, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How did humanity end up underground in 'Silo'? Apple TV digs deep in new Season 3 teaser (video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/how-did-humanity-end-up-underground-in-silo-apple-tv-digs-deep-in-new-season-3-teaser-video</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Before we know how it all will end, we need to understand how it all began." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qKBvRpsyDp9TkJ7VPgiM7K-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This X-ray image shows our solar system 'breathing' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/solar-system/this-x-ray-image-shows-our-solar-system-breathing</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The eROSITA spacecraft has built the most precise map of soft X-rays over Earth, observing a fascinating phenomenon driven by solar winds from the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Solar System]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aL3AdvHWqhUMGka8iwtsd8-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration of the separation of the SWCX foreground emission from the cosmic X-ray sky, for the Western Galactic hemisphere. The stripe patterns visible in the SWCX image result from temporal variations in foreground emission combined with eROSITA&#039;s scanning geometry.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[On the left, a circle shows colorful blobs that make sort of a line pattern in the center. On the right, streaks move outward from a central point.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro FE lens review ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/viltrox-af-50mm-f-1-4-pro-fe-lens-review</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro FE is a fast standard prime for astrophotography, at a competitive price. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Skywatching Kit]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Abbott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dEKt9TXZmVruiYXEWAjacg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How did the USSR win the space race to beat the US to the moon in Apple TV's new 'Star City'? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/how-did-the-ussr-win-the-space-race-to-beat-the-us-to-the-moon-in-apple-tvs-new-star-city</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "I take this step for my country, for my people, and for the Marxist-Leninist way of life." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:38:07 +0000</updated>
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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/rq9WHxm2fq8MtoYsUQvKZm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet PanSTARRS approaches Earth on April 26. Here's how to catch it in satellite imagery this weekend ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/comet-panstarrs-approaches-earth-on-april-26-heres-how-to-catch-it-in-satellite-imagery-this-weekend</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comet PanSTARRS recently survived its close brush with the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:12:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n8PwSwCCaw7jEswqCoBMsa-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet PanSTARRS will make its closest approach to Earth on April 26.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A comet is pictured in coronagraph data flying past the sun.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Famous asteroid Ryugu may have been bombarded by a swarm of tiny space rocks 1,000 years ago ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Samples of Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft show that the asteroid bears the scars of a recent bombardment by tiny space rocks. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/coUgBAb3bPyzmjx3d7GbzY-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jaxa, UTokyo &amp; collaborators/Robert Lea]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows the asteroid Ryugu passing through a swarm of micrometeorites.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gray top-shaped space rock with a swarm of light blue dots behind it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Guess I'll be waiting a minute to surf again': Artemis 2 moon astronaut Christina Koch shares her recovery journey ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A week after the Artemis 2 moon mission ended, NASA astronaut Christina Koch struggled to walk in a straight line during a blindfold test. But it's all part of readjusting to life on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:12:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2eAWBTpAwvdPYkr3XhBqxD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artemis 2 astronaut Christina Koch of NASA looks at Earth as her Orion spacecraft heads toward the moon in April 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artemis 2 astronaut Christina Koch of NASA looks at Earth as her Orion spacecraft heads toward the moon in April 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Lego 'Project Hail Mary' set just soared into the stratosphere, breaking the Guinness World Record for highest flight ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/a-lego-project-hail-mary-set-just-soared-into-the-stratosphere-breaking-the-guinness-world-record-for-highest-flight</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amaze, amaze, amaze! A Lego version of the 'Project Hail Mary' spaceship soared into the stratosphere and set an altitude record. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a8kZLmqZKhC5nguCa2kqaN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Project Hail Mary and Sent Into Space set a new Guinness World Records title for the highest altitude launch and retrieval of a Lego set, reaching an altitude of 114,790 feet (34,988 meters) using a high-altitude balloon system launched from Gwynedd County, United Kingdom.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a triangular spacecraft made of white plastic blocks against the backdrop of Earth seen from space]]></media:text>
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