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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Space.com in News ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China launches debut mission of Falcon 9-like rocket with no advance notice (video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/china-launches-debut-mission-of-falcon-9-like-rocket-with-no-advance-notice-video</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ China launched its partially reusable Long March 12B rocket for the first time ever on Monday (June 1), sending it up without issuing airspace closure notices ahead of time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +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/c8PE8aSG2Qdn65VBhzY5kP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[China&#039;s partially reusable Long March 12B rocket launches for the first time ever, on June 1, 2026. The nation did not attempt to land the rocket&#039;s first stage on this flight.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[China&#039;s partially reusable Long March 12B rocket launches for the first time ever, on June 1, 2026. The nation did not attempt to land the rocket&#039;s first stage on this flight.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Casio's 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' watches will show you the time, as well as the way ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Casio G-Shock takes timely inspiration from the galaxy far, far away  ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +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/MmXwkC6PaNWQ2Qv5UGru56-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Casio G-Shock watches salute &quot;The Mandalorian and Grogu&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two Star Wars-themed watches]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX wins $4 billion Space Force contract for satellites that target 'airborne threats' anywhere on Earth ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/spacex-wins-usd4-billion-space-force-contract-for-satellites-that-target-airborne-threats-anywhere-on-earth</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The U.S Space Force has awarded SpaceX $4.16 billion to help the military track airborne targets using satellites. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Satellites]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julian Dossett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NxKGZ6ftorzWu5yG5VjKgU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A long exposure photograph of an airplane above a satellite]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a long exposure photograph of the night sky captures the red and green lights of an aircraft as a pair of streaks among stars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Total War: Warhammer 40,000': Release window, gameplay, factions & everything else we know about this upcoming grimdark sci-fi strategy game ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-games/total-war-warhammer-40-000-release-date-gameplay-factions-and-everything-else-we-know</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ After the fantastic Total War: Warhammer trilogy, Creative Assembly is marching into the grim darkness of Warhammer 40K's far future. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +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/5deH52wCFxmjHxJYZnZF2X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Screenshot from Total War: Warhammer 40,000]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screenshot from Total War: Warhammer 40,000]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Hot Jupiter' winds blasting at over 15,000 mph reveal 1st evidence of exoplanets with magnetic fields ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/hot-jupiter-winds-blasting-at-over-15-000-mph-reveal-1st-evidence-of-exoplanets-with-magnetic-fields</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have discovered the first evidence of magnetic worlds beyond the solar system thanks to their high-speed, violent winds, representing a major step forward in exoplanet research. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:42:37 +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/ZhnsQYYA9KtKT493jkfbKB-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ESO/M. Kornmesser, L. Calçada]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[This illustration shows magnetic activity in an exoplanet. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This illustration shows magnetic activity in an exoplanet. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 10 easy places to see the total solar eclipse 2026 from Spain's major vacation destinations ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/solar-eclipses/10-easy-places-to-see-the-total-solar-eclipse-2026-from-spains-major-vacation-destinations</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From urban beaches and hidden capes to lighthouses and mountain peaks, here's where to see the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, if you're on Spain's east coast or in the Balearic Islands. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +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/LqgbNs6p2QAytZpW5gofnf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, can be enjoyed on many beaches in Spain, such as S&#039;Arenal in Mallorca. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a golden sunset on a large beach, looking out to the water.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Student-powered 'moon' rovers put to the test | Space photo of the day for June 2, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/student-powered-moon-rovers-put-to-the-test-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-2-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hundreds of students came together to design, build, and test rovers on an Earth obstacle course to prepare for the moon as part of a NASA challenge. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +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/R6SQZaU4bvkSz7RHriWNZf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[two people in bike helmets scream while pedaling a tandem-seat, four-wheeled vehicle on a dirt path]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two people in bike helmets scream while pedaling a tandem-seat, four-wheeled vehicle on a dirt path]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Massive boom over northeastern US was a meteor explosion as powerful as 300 tons of TNT, NASA confirms ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Footage from a satellite confirmed that a May 30 sonic boom heard over the northeastern US was from a meteor, NASA stated. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:59:17 +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/EDSLPgQe5gCsFs72XukEyF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[two images: one of a bright flash seen above clouds in a satellite image; and another of a bright green streak seen in a cloudy blue sky above houses in a wooded neighborhood]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two images: one of a bright flash seen above clouds in a satellite image; and another of a bright green streak seen in a cloudy blue sky above houses in a wooded neighborhood]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Unlocking 'the true space age': Impulse Space raises $500 million to build out fleet of ultra-mobile spacecraft ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Impulse Space — which was founded by Tom Mueller, SpaceX's first-ever employee — just raised $500 million to build out the ultra-mobile spacecraft that it believes will transform the space economy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +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/mQANv78ZPwQAmAXWptMUqn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Impulse Space&#039;s Mira spacecraft took this selfie during one of its trips to orbit.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Impulse Space&#039;s Mira spacecraft took this selfies during one of its trips to orbit.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Impulse Space&#039;s Mira spacecraft took this selfies during one of its trips to orbit.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will SpaceX still be a launch company after its historic IPO? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ What does SpaceX's coming IPO mean for the company, investors and markets in general? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LHCUTBjMFKjFVfF6cWPs5h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of several SpaceX Starship upper stages on the moon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of several SpaceX Starship upper stages on the moon.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How do you study an invisible exoplanet? Astronomers discover planetary 'fingerprints' in the rings around stars ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How do you weigh a planet you can't see? Astronomers may have the answer and it involves "reading between the rings," the bright beautiful structures exoplanets create. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Exoplanets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tv9zmekSWFdVBd3GgaKcji-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the PDS 70 system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Jupiter-looking world against a cosmic background. An orange star is seen toward the left.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shockwaves from dying stars may sculpt 'cosmic wagon wheel' stellar nurseries, simulations reveal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 3D simulations reveal how shockwaves from stellar explosions and winds may carve hub-and-spoke structures in molecular clouds, shaping star formation in the Milky Way. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8ZZ24JbCS7BARY8tSDLsM8-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Left: M. S. N. Kumar, ESA/Herschel, NASA/JPL-Caltech (Spitzer); Right: S. Nozaki &amp; S. Inutsuka ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A simulation shows how shockwaves propagating through a magnetized molecular cloud can carve out spoke-like filaments, funneling gas into a dense central hub where stars form.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[On the left, a purple fuzzy center of an object is surrounded by lightning-bolt-like streaks all around. On the right, the same image is refined and looks like spokes in a wheel.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The Lone Gunmen' at 25: the underrated 'X-Files' spin-off that aspired to be 'Mission: Impossible' with geeks ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Conspiracy theories, print media, and James (sorry, Jimmy) Bond collide in an all-too-brief extension of Mulder and Scully's world. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Edwards ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v77PGAije34HBmCZtVXFc4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket goes boom, satellite cameras zoom: Explosive Blue Origin damage is visible from space ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/rocket-goes-boom-satellite-cameras-zoom-explosive-blue-origin-damage-is-visible-from-space</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Satellites zoomed-in on the aftermath of the New Glenn rocket explosion at Blue Origin's LC-36 launchpad, and the extent of the damage is visible from orbit. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:42:33 +0000</updated>
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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/tMh6dHb8kGZwaSHGWXLAL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A charred black tower stands over debris after an exposion.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A charred black tower stands over debris after an exposion.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's X-59 jet is ready to break the sound barrier for the 1st time this month ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/technology/aerospace/nasas-x-59-jet-is-ready-to-break-the-sound-barrier-for-the-1st-time-this-month</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's X-59 jet is on the verge of finally breaking the sound barrier as the agency looks forward to the aircraft's first supersonic flight this month. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Aerospace]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Tingley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZPJUmxA5mbE6Ehw498Jgyg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ It had the power! The weird origins of He-Man, Skeletor, and the 'Masters of the Universe' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mattel's musclebound response to 'Star Wars' had a life of its own ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Edwards ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Kn7mN2iv2htS4649w77cX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 2026 hurricane season has begun. Will this year be calmer? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/the-2025-hurricane-season-was-devastating-will-2026-be-calmer</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predict a below-normal number of named storms in the upcoming 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:47:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meredith Garofalo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vPK4zo7CBVXxCetUdxB8cd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A NOAA satellite view of Hurricane Erin off the U.S. East Coast taken Aug. 20, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a satellite image of the united states east coast shows a swirling storm just off the coast of florida]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Manhattanhenge is back! | Space photo of the day for June 1, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/manhattanhenge-is-back-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-1-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The city spectacle is back for 2026 — and don't worry you'll have another chance to see it in July. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stargazing]]></category>
                                                                                                <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/JfyRgFuMscrLYczd4EfR4K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The sun peeks between tall buildings as a crowd forms underneath. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The sun peeks between tall buildings as a crowd forms underneath. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 3 bright planets light up June's night sky — Here's where and when to look ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/3-bright-planets-light-up-junes-night-sky-heres-where-and-when-to-look</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Venus, Jupiter and Mercury headline a spectacular month of planetary viewing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:50:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Rao ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xMZZfHjs8LRDQMcBoi8wQG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Venus shining bright in the early evening sky above Lac du Der-Chantecoq, France.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a bright venus shines above a large body of water and is reflected in the water. the sky is hues of blue and orange.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers discover a 'lost world' of black hole mergers: 'It's the astronomical equivalent of uncovering an ancient civilization' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/astronomers-discover-a-lost-world-of-black-hole-mergers-its-the-astronomical-equivalent-of-uncovering-an-ancient-civilization</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This could change our understanding of how the cosmic titans collide. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZhesZbFWhJu4TqaTvFQugm-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Robert Lea/LIGO-Kagra-VIRGO/Aaron Geller/Northwestern]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[(Main) An illustration of merging black holes. (Inset) Black hole masses in mergers detected in gravitational waves.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of two black holes colliding, each surrounded by glowing red-orange rings. An inset shows a diagram of &quot;masses in the stellar graveyard&quot; representing the collisions detected.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ May's Blue Moon wows stargazers worldwide — see these stunning photos of the smallest full moon of 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/astrophotography/mays-blue-moon-wows-stargazers-worldwide-see-these-stunning-photos-of-the-smallest-full-moon-of-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The second full moon of May put on a spectacular show on May 31. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:55:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:56:15 +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/TVuQJaYaHScVDP8t7ozquC-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photo by Costas Baltas/Anadolu via Getty Images ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The moon shines over the Temple of Poseidon in Greece.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A yellow full moon glows in a dark sky behind the columns of an ancient ruined temple. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'A pretty significant setback': How Blue Origin's rocket explosion affects NASA's moon plans ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/a-pretty-significant-setback-how-blue-origins-rocket-explosion-affects-nasas-moon-plans</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The explosion of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is a big setback for the spaceflight company and will have implications for NASA's plans to return astronauts to the surface of the moon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:42:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                    <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
                                                                                                <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/hwu4zbe5DktGbeggPo2Ne5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This still image from a Spaceflight Now video shows the aftermath of a massive explosion and fireball after an anomaly with Blue Origin&#039;s NG-4 New Glenn rocket booster on May, 28, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a massive fireball can be seen over a distant treeline]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The Arrival' at 30: Charlie Sheen’s criminally underrated alien invasion thriller feels much scarier today ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'If you can't tend to your own planet, none of you deserve to live here.' ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Movies &amp; Shows]]></category>
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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/PVUF83yJJr4272NGqdY7yg-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Charlie Sheen rocks a mean goatee in &quot;The Arrival&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a worried man on a telephone]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch this bio-inspired Mars rover concept 'swim' through sand on curved wheels (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The sandfish locomotion idea has been adopted from Scincus scincus, a lizard found in the Sahara desert. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YXGCbKi3omfAfFW4xvYUpZ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Marco Schmidt/University of Würzburg]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a four-wheeled vehicle with curved wheels drives through deep, loose sand]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a four-wheeled vehicle with curved wheels drives through deep, loose sand]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 11 best cozy sci-fi games for those chill cosmic vibes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From farming and walking sims to space trucking, you can live that cozy life… but in space! ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Langston ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xrDSBpC8w9pCxNaVhXZ5xJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can solar sails really send humans out into interstellar space? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/can-solar-sails-really-send-humans-out-into-interstellar-space</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "I think these are not far-out type of ideas; they are not really futuristic ideas that we are talking about." ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kiona N. Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wA5VBrr9dEJoQEnw6gLZEk-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[How realistic is the idea of cruising through space with a solar sail?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows a silver translucent solar sail voyaging through interstellar space leaving behind the sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'For All Mankind' star Wrenn Schmidt on her character's journey from NASA's mission control to the slammer (interview) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/for-all-mankind-star-wrenn-schmidt-on-her-characters-journey-from-nasas-mission-control-to-the-slammer-interview</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ ‘She listens to Dolly Parton now. She’s exposed to all kinds of things being in jail, because she’s got nothing but time.’ ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Movies &amp; Shows]]></category>
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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/4QEHrueiocpPVRVRjiK9Aa-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wrenn Schmidt as a middle-aged Margo Madison in &quot;For All Mankind&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a woman in front of a mission control monitor]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Week In Space podcast: Episode 212 — Kabooms, Starship, and a Moon Base ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On Episode 212 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Space.com's Mike Wall to discuss the loss of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 15:24:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Movies &amp; Shows]]></category>
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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/fSnAKsewzd88ETkQxHmxLY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is the idea of a Blue Moon so enchanting? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/why-is-the-idea-of-a-blue-moon-so-enchanting-over-100-years-of-pop-culture-fascination</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ What is it about the Blue Moon that inspires us to write songs and name beers after it? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Doris Elin Urrutia ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hv3rM2kLgiVfqbJcwb2rRj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A filtered image of a full moon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a blue-colored full moon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I was literally becoming Teela': We chat to Camilla Mendes about kicking ass in 'Masters of the Universe' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ He-Man isn't the only one with a sword. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Movies &amp; Shows]]></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/ossV7p3f9pDkowh9znaX2U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Camila Mendes discusses what it was like to play Teela in &quot;Masters of the Universe.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Camila Mendes sits in a director&#039;s chair in front of a movie poster for &quot;Masters of the Universe.&quot; ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch the smallest full moon of 2026 tonight in this rare 'Blue Moon' livestream ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/watch-the-smallest-full-moon-of-2026-tonight-in-this-rare-blue-moon-livestream</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Don't miss 2026's smallest full moon with this livestream from Italy with the Virtual Telescope Project. The 'Blue Moon' livestream will begin at 9:30 p.m. EDT (0130 GMT). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stargazing]]></category>
                                                                                                <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/tmXpHJvALF9deT2AWRTbn8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a blue moon in the center of a vector image of a laptop with &quot;live&quot; written in the top right corner. in the background is a view from Earth from space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a blue moon in the center of a vector image of a laptop with &quot;live&quot; written in the top right corner. in the background is a view from Earth from space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From 'Tetris' to 'StarCraft 2' — 5 times astronauts took video games into space ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-games/from-tetris-to-starcraft-2-5-times-astronauts-took-video-games-into-space</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ How would you like to play a game ... in spaaaaaaccccceeeeeee!!!! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Games]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ William Worrall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2E3CaKecYg5kgoDBEFfZb6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A 3D rendering astronaut using a laptop. Gameplay from the game Starfield has been superimposed onto the laptop screen.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A 3D rendering astronaut using a laptop. Gameplay from the game Starfield has been superimposed onto the laptop screen.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Blue Moon rises tonight: Where and when to see the second full moon of May ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/the-blue-moon-rises-tonight-where-and-when-to-see-the-second-full-moon-of-may</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The second full moon of May takes to the night sky tonight. Here's what to expect. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:09:26 +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/V44eywzM4vENqFNJYe63ZT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The second full moon of May rises tonight, though it won&#039;t actually appear blue!]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blue moon is pictured in a black sky with an out of focus string of lights arcing below in the foreground.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts return to Earth after being briefly 'stranded', wrapping up record-breaking mission (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts returned to Earth on Friday (May 29), wrapping up a record-breaking, and very eventful, space mission. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 18:29:54 +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/Mph77DJiA8YyPKRgpUWoVM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Recovery crews help astronaut Zhang Lu of the Shenzhou 21 mission out of his spacecraft shortly after it touched down safely at the Dongfeng Landing Site on May 29, 2026 in Inner Mongolia. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Recovery crews help astronaut Zhang Lu of the Shenzhou 21 mission out of his spacecraft shortly after it touched down safely at the Dongfeng Landing Site on May 29, 2026 in Inner Mongolia. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare Blue Moon hides the red light of an ancient star on May 31: Will you be able to see it? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/rare-blue-moon-hides-the-red-light-of-an-ancient-star-on-may-31-will-you-be-able-to-see-it</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Prepare for a spectacular sight, as the second full moon of May meets the red star Antares this weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 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/pYmJMRfjqkFVvSu3oddGQD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A full moon photographed rising over Kars in Türkiye.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A hazy full moon wises over a snow covered hill at night. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'For All Mankind' spin-off 'Star City' will make you want to know more about the Soviet space program ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stories of NASA and Apollo have passed into folklore, but the equivalent stories from the other side of the Iron Curtain have often been shrouded in secrecy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Movies &amp; Shows]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Edwards ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Bq63K3BxFoWeYomaJpRUE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit from Florida (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit on Friday night (May 28). ]]>
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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/3hJRRYE8kdzy7c5kWKuJyL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit on May 29, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit on May 29, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Incredible videos show Blue Origin rocket explosion could be seen from hundreds of miles away ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket exploded during testing Thursday night, May 28, blasting flames and debris high into the sky in a display visible across wide swaths of Florida. ]]>
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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/hwu4zbe5DktGbeggPo2Ne5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida just hours after Blue Origin rocket explosion (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday (May 29), about 12 hours after Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on a different pad at the site. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:22:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:50:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Z. Pearlman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7DW9Pfm5kbT4dbAoiC8HZ6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A white and black rocket lifts off into a bright blue sky on its way to deploy satellites into space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white and black rocket lifts off into a bright blue sky on its way to deploy satellites into space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Record-breaking Europe heat wave from space | Space photo of the day for May 29, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Even the satellites are seeing red. ]]>
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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/SLYzXVuTiWxmQDF7E8GLxG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The Man Who Fell To Earth' at 50: Was David Bowie’s strange stranded alien his best role ever? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Maverick director Nicolas Roeg delivered a surreal sci-fi classic in 1976 that still resonates today. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 29 May 2026 16:46:05 +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/NqweRABr3TZQ8cgnchfU7N-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[David Bowie as Thomas Jerome Newton in &quot;The Man Who Fell To Earth&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a red-haired man wearing sunglasses]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Red dwarf stars are cosmic killers that eat their own planets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have discovered the first evidence that tiny red dwarf stars can devour their own planets. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Koq2z4nWjEQkTUWGeb6LER-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows a red dwarf star devouring its planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows a cannibal red dwarf star devouring its planet]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A 'lost planet' may have given Jupiter and Uranus their moons ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research suggests the moons of Jupiter and Uranus may hint that our planetary neighborhood once had a third ice giant. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kiona N. Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pF5M3ZuwJEdp2tRK825TET-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of Uranus and its five largest moons, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon. In an alternate timeline, Uranus without any moon friends.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a light blue world surrounded by frail rings. There are five moons of varying sizes orbiting around the planet.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes in massive fireball during prelaunch test ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin's fourth New Glenn rocket exploded during a prelaunch engine test on Thursday night (May 28). It could be a big setback for the company and for NASA's moon ambitions. ]]>
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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/hwu4zbe5DktGbeggPo2Ne5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Companies like SpaceX want electromagnetic catapults on the moon. Could they be used as weapons? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new report stresses the strategic and security implications of placing mass drivers on the moon by arguing that these launchers could serve as valuable first strike weapons systems. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XNwvSrEftRirmPLypnYqDQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a SpaceX and xAI concept for a mass drive on the moon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an elevated railroad-like structure on a grey dusty landscape]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Andy Weir's 'The Martian' just got a deluxe edition to celebrate the book's 15-year anniversary, and it's a stunner ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Before 'Project Hail Mary,' Weir wrote the quintessential space saga now being given a stunning makeover ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 21:00:00 +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/9dW6RRQPKPKDQE7iZZz2gh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ballantine Books is releasing a beautiful new edition of Andy Weir&#039;s &quot;The Martian&quot; on May 26, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a promo banner for a sci-fi novel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA is hatching a 'fast-paced plan' to boost this space telescope. But first, they'll have to find it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA is working hard to predict where in Earth orbit its Swift space telescope will be this fall, so that a private spacecraft can meet up with the observatory and boost its altitude. ]]>
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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/nqSn3Y5w4Nfuj7pfjQgaSa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory orbiting Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A yellow spacecraft hovers over the Earth in low-Earth orbit]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb Space Telescope discovers a black hole that formed before its host galaxy. Scientists aren't sure how ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Observations of "Little Red Dot" ancient galaxies by the James Webb Space Telescope could answer the question: which comes first, the black hole or its galaxy? The shocking answer could represent a complete paradigm shift. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k4PMCgRSj469y69Licmqw5-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image from NIRCam on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows Little Red Dot Abell2744-QSO1, magnified and triply imaged by galaxy cluster Abell 2744 (Pandora’s Cluster).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image from NIRCam on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows Little Red Dot Abell2744-QSO1, magnified and triply imaged by galaxy cluster Abell 2744 (Pandora’s Cluster).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astrophotographer spends 115 hours capturing Horsehead Nebula in striking detail with backyard telescope ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Horsehead Nebula cuts a dark silhouette against glowing clouds in the constellation Orion. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VWKn9FGnNesNQi24bvbKa7-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Greg Meyer]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronaut captures aurora magic from the ISS | Space photo of the day for May 28, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This is one spectacular photograph. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 14:00:00 +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/MCgns2sSprY3bWvzyZFisQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kimiya Yui/JAXA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A view from the ISS that shows the ISS solar panels, auroras over Earth, and outer space with a vast array of stars. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view from the ISS that shows the ISS solar panels, auroras over Earth, and outer space with a vast array of stars. ]]></media:text>
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