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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Space.com in News ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The Arrival' at 30: Charlie Sheen’s criminally underrated alien invasion thriller feels much scarier today ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/the-arrival-at-30-charlie-sheens-criminally-underrated-alien-invasion-thriller-feels-even-scarier-today</link>
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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">
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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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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Games]]></category>
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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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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Split image showing three cozy space games: Astroneer, Lightyear Frontier, and Star Trucker]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Split image showing three cozy space games: Astroneer, Lightyear Frontier, and Star Trucker]]></media:text>
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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>
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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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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 212 — Kabooms, Starship, and a Moon Base]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 212 — Kabooms, Starship, and a Moon Base]]></media:text>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stargazing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <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>
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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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                                                                                                                    <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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                                                            <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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                                                                                                                    <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>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/ula-atlas-v-rocket-launch-amazon-leo-7-internet-satellites</link>
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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>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/incredible-videos-show-blue-origin-rocket-explosion-could-be-seen-from-hundreds-of-miles-away</link>
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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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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:33:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:18:04 +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/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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                                                            <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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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:40:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/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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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/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">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <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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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 18:00:00 +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/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>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/astrophotography/astrophotographer-spends-115-hours-capturing-horsehead-nebula-in-striking-detail-with-backyard-telescope</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Horsehead Nebula cuts a dark silhouette against glowing clouds in the constellation Orion. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astrophotography]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VWKn9FGnNesNQi24bvbKa7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A nebula scene is shown with swirling clouds of brown, red and orange. Blue and white stars can be seen dotted throughout.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A nebula scene is shown with swirling clouds of brown, red and orange. Blue and white stars can be seen dotted throughout.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronaut captures aurora magic from the ISS | Space photo of the day for May 28, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/astronaut-captures-aurora-magic-from-the-iss-space-photo-of-the-day-for-may-28-2026</link>
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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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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's next for SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after its historic debut flight? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/whats-next-for-spacexs-starship-v3-megarocket-after-its-historic-debut-flight</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX's "V3" Starship megarocket did pretty well on its debut flight last week. What's next for the powerful next-gen vehicle? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:00 +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/rJfDYZCkZHCgsNTJQ3cjs5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s first Starship V3 vehicle launches on a test flight on May 22, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a large silver rocket launches above a plume of fire]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How to catch the perfect full moonrise — just in time for the Blue Moon show on May 30 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare second full moon arrives this week — and if you get the timing wrong, you'll miss its magic. Here's how to plan it precisely. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stargazing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/84iYJktiZrbJdLk5tQYQzh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rare second full moon arrives this week — and if you get the timing wrong, you&#039;ll miss its magic. Here&#039;s how to plan it precisely.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[full moon rising behind a band of cloud with a tree in the foreground surrounded by sheep.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Most powerful 'ghost particle' ever may have come from a cosmic particle accelerator fed by a black hole ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The most energetic "ghost particle" neutrino ever detected may have been blasted at Earth by blazars, suggesting that these events and their black hole engines are powerful cosmic particle accelerators. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 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/g3MmneduxfuZBsBA8Qz5J6-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;strong&gt;An illustration shows a black hole-powered blazar firing a powerful ghost particle at Earth &lt;/strong&gt;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows a black hole powered blazar firing a powerful ghost particle at Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Enjoy the Season 5 finale of 'For All Mankind' and be first to view spinoff series 'Star City' anywhere with these exclusive VPN deals — save 87% off and a bonus free $30 Amazon Gift Card ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/technology/enjoy-the-season-5-finale-of-for-all-mankind-and-be-first-to-view-spinoff-series-star-city-anywhere-with-these-exclusive-vpn-deals-save-87-percent-off-and-a-bonus-free-usd30-amazon-gift-card</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Surfshark comes recommended as one of the best VPN services, and offers online security and convenience, now with a $415 discount and a $30 Amazon voucher. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ paul.brett@futurenet.com (Paul Brett) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Brett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2yQiT9yw8RQ5f5gs8ViFs6-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where did Mercury get its water ice? Maybe from a single slow asteroid impact ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/mercury/where-did-mercury-get-its-water-ice-maybe-from-a-single-slow-asteroid-impact-in-one-mercurian-day</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mercury may have gotten much of its polar ice within a single Mercurian day following a massive asteroid impact, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 28 May 2026 14:26:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MFuwX9sLYqNaYySFWkytE3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New simulations suggest a massive impact similar to the one that formed Hokusai crater (pictured) may have, in just one Mercurian day (176 Earth days), rapidly transported water across Mercury and trapped it in permanently shadowed polar craters.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a grey orb streaked with white lines and dotted with white craters]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Russian cosmonauts install sun-watching telescope on ISS during 6-hour spacewalk ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev worked to install and retrieve science experiments while on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. ]]>
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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/Zc9wvH8gV4vfjLqxbr4uth-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov (at center top) and Sergei Mikaev conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two spacesuited cosmonauts are seen working outside a large space station set against the blackness of space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China shakes up its space programs to land astronauts on the moon by 2030: 'We will spare no effort' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China is melding its robotic Chang'e lunar probe activities with the country's human spaceflight program in an effort to land astronauts on the moon by 2030. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 18:00:00 +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/fWFyEhTb84KHAq4hiTLmZM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[China&#039;s Long March 10 carrier rocket carrying a Mengzhou spacecraft system launches from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province, China on Feb. 11, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a white rocket launches into a cloudless blue sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ FAA grounds SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after Flight 12 'mishap' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has declared the debut flight of SpaceX's Starship V3 vehicle a mishap and is requiring an investigation before the megarocket can fly again. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:28:09 +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/WD2Rmreoor9FWTASiZPhy5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s first Starship V3 megarocket launches from the Starbase site in South Texas on May 22, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a large silver rocket launches above a plume of fire]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 3 planets will line up in the night sky tonight: Here's where to look for the mini planetary parade ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Don't miss Jupiter, Venus and Mercury create a dazzling line in the western sky at sunset tonight. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:00 +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/ZyEuvX7eJLWvBrTEKdbpJj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Planets shine above the western horizon at sunset.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two star-like planets shine close to one another in the evening sky above the silhouettes of clouds.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Laser beams blast through the cosmos | Space photo of the day for May 27, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fear not, these lasers are just doing science. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></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/qp2aNThDGPxTbo5VVafPyk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA will reveal the Artemis 3 astronauts on June 9 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On June 9, NASA will reveal the astronauts who will fly on the Artemis 3 docking mission in Earth orbit next year. ]]>
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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/HSnwfcYuKykh9jEDYo8BJM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Artemis 3 mission will practice rendezvous and docking operations in Earth orbit, paving the way for a planned moon landing on Artemis 4.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Artemis 3 mission will practice rendezvous and docking operations in Earth orbit, paving the way for a planned moon landing on Artemis 4.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'One of the great unresolved embarrassments of physics': It's been 340 years since Newton and scientists still haven't solved the secret of gravity ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Big G is the oldest fundamental constant in physics and remains the least clearly defined. One scientist has spent a decade attempting to crack the mystery of the gravitational constant, and it all came down to the opening of a single envelope. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 12:10:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TfahWFe9sdsLUDFMS8UDZC-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The gravitational constant represented by a capital G still a mystery after 100s of years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The gravitational constant represented by a capital G still a mystery after 100s of years.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Milky Way may have devoured another galaxy named Loki, and astronomers think they've found its remains ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/galaxies/the-milky-way-may-have-devoured-another-galaxy-named-loki-and-astronomers-think-theyve-found-its-remains</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers say that they have identified 20 stars that may have grown up together in a dwarf galaxy named "Loki" that eventually became part of our Milky Way. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 27 May 2026 11:08:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julian Dossett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MmTsxc4hgd9Nzc5Sy5Ebta-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of the arms of the Milky Way Galaxy seen from Patagonia, Argentina.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a bright white-blue smudge of gas in a starry night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts take 5-hour spacewalk outside the ISS today  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev will perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (May 27), and you can watch the action live. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 27 May 2026 11:08:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XSzpBWU6fajm5nuwFx82K4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov is seen at the end of the European robotic arm as he works on a high‑resolution camera during a 6-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Oct. 16, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov is seen at the end of the European robotic arm as he works on a high‑resolution camera during a 6-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Oct. 16, 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis moon base will cover 'hundreds of square miles' with hopping drones and new lunar rovers, NASA says ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/artemis-moon-base-will-cover-hundreds-of-square-miles-with-hopping-drones-and-new-lunar-rovers-nasa-says</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA envisions its moon base covering hundreds of square miles, and hopping scout drones may mark the facility's perimeter. The agency just awarded $1 billion in contracts to get the ball rolling. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 21:47:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The moon]]></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/VVPWG4Md2ZJS7EQJqkHgja-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s impression of a NASA MoonFall drone helping to mark the perimeter of the agency&#039;s planned lunar base.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s impression of a NASA MoonFall drone helping to mark the perimeter of the agency&#039;s planned lunar base.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Masters of the Universe' gets a final trailer, and it's a perfect blend of nostalgia, sci-fi battles, and muscles (video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/masters-of-the-universe-gets-a-final-trailer-and-its-a-perfect-blend-of-nostalgia-sci-fi-battles-and-muscles-video</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'Skeletor took my family and he destroyed our world. I'm gonna fight for it.' ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 20:00:00 +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/oFoxsFGBKGPDCLVZcAp5WX-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a warrior raising a sword atop a giant tiger-like cat]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a warrior raising a sword atop a giant tiger-like cat]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Satellites imaged an underwater volcano erupting — but scientists have no idea what's actually happening on the seafloor ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Satellites captured footage of an underwater volcano eruption in a part of the sea that remains largely a mystery. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 26 May 2026 18:04:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stefanie Waldek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4Zge6ynaqrdyS8EBQ9swRW-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Closely spaced volcanic plumes, surrounded by clouds, stream from a growing underwater volcanic platform in this natural-color image captured by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 9 on May 11, 2026, three days after the eruption began.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Closely spaced volcanic plumes, surrounded by clouds, stream from a growing underwater volcanic platform in this natural-color image captured by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 9 on May 11, 2026, three days after the eruption began.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Redshift' blends James Webb Space Telescope, Artemis 2 and Pink Floyd into a cosmic journey through light and sound (video, photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Artist Ashley Zelinskie and DJ illich Mujica get psychedelic in New York City. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sspaleta@space.com (Steve Spaleta) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Steve Spaleta ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/opJGYrCyb6qhsHJPmkeU88-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Artem Belov (@art.photo.usa)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[two dj&#039;s twirl knobs on electronic devices in front of swirling colored projects on art gallery walls behind them]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two dj&#039;s twirl knobs on electronic devices in front of swirling colored projects on art gallery walls behind them]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Seeing double with the Artemis 2 rocket boosters | Space photo of the day for May 26, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The two boosters hang out mid-air after separation. ]]>
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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/vcrp9qamLbfPJxey9NSp5n-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The small Orion capsule faces away on the left and two nearly-identical rocket boosters are on the right. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The small Orion capsule faces away on the left and two nearly-identical rocket boosters are on the right. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could a cosmic uncertainty principle help explain dark matter? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The universe may have its own version of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, and that might be enough to explain dark energy without invoking any new physics at all. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 26 May 2026 18:53:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bysecChz65uuivv5vdmnHT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dark matter, R. Caputo et al. 2016; background, Axel Mellinger, Central Michigan University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A NASA graphic depicting a galaxy with a red half-circle superimposed over it to represent the mass of dark matter believed to be found there.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A NASA graphic depicting a galaxy with a red half-circle superimposed over it to represent the mass of dark matter believed to be found there.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Unusual red northern lights over Japan suggest some solar storms are stronger than we thought ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers analyzing crimson auroras over Japan found the glowing displays stretched hundreds of miles higher into Earth's atmosphere than expected, challenging long-held assumptions about the strength of geomagnetic storms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:32:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4YhCiCr4CsAqPY3RDhTHvc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ HBO's 'Lanterns' does have some green in it after all, as latest trailer shows Hal Jordan unleashing the power of the ring (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "This ring? It's the most powerful weapon in the universe." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:31:31 +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/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PP84nU9fixPzNf4CDVKpFK-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[an intergalactic space cop in a tv series]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an intergalactic space cop in a tv series]]></media:text>
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