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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A 'cosmic clock' in tiny crystals has revealed the rise and fall of Australia's ancient landscapes ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/a-cosmic-clock-in-tiny-crystals-has-revealed-the-rise-and-fall-of-australias-ancient-landscapes</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ We show how this "cosmic clock" uncovers the evolution of rivers, coasts and habitats. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Maximilian Dröllner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q8WndEruhjx7KgC4bRM7h8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[This stunning space wallpaper shows the youngest-known supernova remnant in our galaxy, which lies 10,000 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. The light from this exploding star first reached Earth in the 1600s.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: NASA begins countdown for critical fueling test ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026: Follow NASA's last major test of SLS before the launch of Artemis 2 and a crew of astronauts around the moon. ]]>
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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/qRVhBQEibVub9oy4V3P82V-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Pelican Nebula shines near the Las Vegas Strip in gorgeous deep space photo ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/astrophotography/the-pelican-nebula-shines-near-the-las-vegas-strip-in-gorgeous-deep-space-photo</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Pelican Nebula is located in the constellation Cygnus, the swan. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54jbrhwnMTzhjPXePJcGcC-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jason Livingston]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[White-blue stars are pictured shining against a nebula backdrop, which is a mixture of colorful gas overlaid by a dark dusty cloud.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gladys West, GPS pioneer and one of NASA's famed 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 95 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/gladys-west-gps-pioneer-and-one-of-nasas-famed-hidden-figures-dies-at-95</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ West's work on modeling the Earth's shape assisted with the development of GPS, today used by an estimated 4 billion people. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aJhFXbRPRFoEdvgdez5fRD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[US Navy]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ See the full 'Snow Moon' chill in the eastern sky at sunset tonight ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/see-the-full-snow-moon-chill-in-the-eastern-sky-at-sunset-tonight</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 'Snow Moon' is named for the inclement weather that is common in January. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nsewJKVqB5yrX4DFrJEbg9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[A yellow full moon is pictured rising over a snow covered mountain behind a skier in a darkening blue sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chinese space tourism startup eyes 2028 for 1st crewed mission, signs celebrity for future flight ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/chinese-space-tourism-startup-eyes-2028-for-1st-crewed-mission-signs-celebrity-for-future-flight</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ InterstellOr is already taking bookings for its planned suborbital flights and says it has attracted its first celebrity passenger, highlighting China's growing commercial space ambitions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:41:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/icFvEPD3997sjSBUvUGWWS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Blue Origin]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[a small rocket carrying six people in a capsule lifts off, set against the rising sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Week In Space podcast: Episode 195 — Remembering Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-195-remembering-apollo-1-challenger-and-columbia</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ On Episode 195 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Gerry Griffin, former Apollo Flight Director and Director of the Johnson Space Center, about NASA's spaceflight tragedies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:31:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 03:55:35 +0000</updated>
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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/shgqMcDyromVaPvJVdKhiG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 195 — Remembering Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Jan. 26, 2026: Which planet may have a July meteor shower? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/space-com-headlines-crossword-quiz-for-week-of-jan-26-2026-which-planet-may-have-a-july-meteor-shower</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:41:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KfjmxY4TvAh3XppqEzZrCL-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Rob Byron via Canva Pro]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation – and competition – will make 2026 an exciting year for space ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/from-a-new-flagship-space-telescope-to-lunar-exploration-global-cooperation-and-competition-will-make-2026-an-exciting-year-for-space</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Coming from one of the world's largest astrophysical research institutes, I can tell you, the anticipation across the global space science community is electric. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Grant Tremblay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShx7DopaYqrmeiArKMSe5-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s concept of NASA&#039;s Habitable Worlds Observatory in space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From 'Asteroids' to 'Star Citizen': A brief history of space dogfighting games ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-games/from-asteroids-to-star-citizen-a-brief-history-of-space-dogfighting-games</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ How space dogfighting games evolved from vector lines to virtual cockpits. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Bradley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D9Qdktw5efd2wdQ7ux32Tm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Atari &amp; Roberts Space Industries]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[Split image showing the 1979 game Asteroids on the left and Star Citizen on the right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Peak Design 25L Outdoor Backpack review ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/peak-design-25l-outdoor-backpack-review</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Peak Design 25L Outdoor Backpack provides versatility and quality for a variety of outdoor uses. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:52:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberley Lane ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R49sUjQWwoXtnuZxqZ7dy7-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kimberley Lane]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What actually happens to a spacecraft during its fiery last moments? Here's why ESA wants to find out ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ What actually happens to a spacecraft during its fiery last moments? That's the key question for the European Space Agency's Draco mission, planned for 2027. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iSwxvMQZESz2HpCrVn6tpY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of a cube-shaped satellite burning and breaking apart into fragments as it falls onto Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon puts Crew-12 SpaceX launch in delicate dance ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/nasas-artemis-2-mission-to-the-moon-puts-crew-12-spacex-launch-in-delicate-dance</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX launch date of Crew-12 astronauts to the International Space Station will depend on the outcome of the Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal and launch attempts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:25:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:46:28 +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/qjFhWEU8YNq5fPZX6C7ENY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin pausing space tourism flights for at least 2 years to focus on moon plans ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin will ground its New Shepard suborbital vehicle for at least two years, in order to devote more resources to the company's crewed moon plans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:37:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:37:38 +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/MdxM68BehvFt6WxszjSLri-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[a white rocket lifts off from a desert launch site into the dawn sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Russian 'inspector' satellite appears to break apart in orbit, raising debris concerns ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ground-based observations suggest the former geostationary inspector satellite suffered a fragmentation event months after retirement, raising new concerns about debris in high Earth orbit. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GYVYQjCGT8apYB9aXbCdCE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of a cylindrical satellite breaking apart into multiple pieces above earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Large Hadron Collider reveals 'primordial soup' of the early universe was surprisingly soupy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using the world's most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, scientists have found that the quark-gluon plasma that filled the universe just after the Big Bang really was a primordial "soup." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:26:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5NaWmr9jCdrYw7DAdw3fj3-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows a quark racing through thye primordial soup or quark-gluon plasma that filled the early universe, creating a wave]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1.1 million mph cosmic winds race through 'magnetic superhighway' in colliding galaxies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have discovered powerful magnetic fields steering gas, dust, and star formation in a dramatic galaxy merger. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:29:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vKBSGuooqhjUA5jJ5VZMdh-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Living spaceships, plague planets, and a quote from Josef Mengele: 'The Sixth Nik' is NYT bestselling author Daniel Kraus' 1st sci-fi novel, and it's really weird ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Read an excerpt of this deep-space mystery from the prolific writer of 'Whalefall' and 'Angel Down.' ]]>
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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/RBbgutkCppUtHquTAs3Qid-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA delays critical Artemis 2 rocket fueling test due to below-freezing temperatures, launch no earlier than Feb. 8 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA has been forced to delay a critical fueling test for its Artemis 2 moon rocket due to unusually cold weather forecasted to hit the Space Coast this weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:52:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:27:18 +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/VjdTcKugRtBLgrWKkUF2Hi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is a MacBook or Windows laptop better for astrophotography? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Both Windows and MacBooks have advantages for astrophotography, but the choice will depend on your power level and budget. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZApq7yDvx2dDeAKmkzgqDi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[A MacBook and HP laptop placed side-by-side on a wooden table, showing their respective logos.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ See the moon glow next to mighty Jupiter in the winter sky tonight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The moon greets Jupiter two days ahead of its full moon phase on Feb. 1. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gnrs7Uds2vmXq8KwAVx7m3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis 2 moon suits ready to make history | Space photo of the day for Jan. 30, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Time to suit up! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:38:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gd9aJpYMJHPYbkw63TkqJ6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[Four bright orange spacesuits with the circular NASA logo and American and Canadian flags on the arms hang on a rack in the middle of an empty room with chairs to the right and an image on the back white wall of two astronauts looking at each other]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) crumbles apart in stunning new telescope images ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The comet broke into pieces after making a close approach around the sun in October 2025. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QrqFdH6v6HfBTmPaE8t8db-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From space to the seabed, critical infrastructure is becoming more vulnerable, experts warn: 'People don't realize how dependent we are' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "We are on Day 1. A lot more needs to be done." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 21:03:34 +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/p77TQsHXLGUAn9Ks6yZAXD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[rows of metallic objects are folded up in a rack high above earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from two coasts in two days ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites lifted off from California on Jan. 29, 2026. The company repeated the feat the next day with 29 satellites from Florida. ]]>
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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/vhiV8mN7moM8b4U6Keas28-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[A time lapse photo captures the break streak of a rocket launching into the early morning dark blue sky over a body of water]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers watch 1st black hole ever imaged launch a 3,000‑light‑year‑long cosmic jet from its glowing 'shadow' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "It is amazing to see that we are gradually moving towards combining these breakthrough observations across multiple frequencies and completing the picture of the jet launching region." ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hpLw8QjLxtFpwGinGSiYF7-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[M87* and its cosmic blowtorch-like jet as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket Lab launches Korean disaster-monitoring satellite after long delay ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rocket Lab launched a South Korean disaster-monitoring satellite from New Zealand on Thursday (Jan. 29), about six weeks later than originally planned. ]]>
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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/uvTNKncShn67s3p4jbzhwn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches South Korea&#039;s NEONSAT-1A satellite from New Zealand on Jan. 29, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New 'Starfleet Academy' episode 'Vox in Excelso' shows that Klingons are the most versatile species in 'Star Trek' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Think Klingons are just loudmouthed louts with terrible table manners? Think again… ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:16:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Edwards ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R76CcngTobpucjWu9DHFbh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[Karim DianÈ as Jay-Den in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, episode 4, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 3035. Photo Credit: Brooke Palmer/Paramount+.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ US government declassifies Cold War-era 'JUMPSEAT' spy satellites ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The National Reconnaissance Office just revealed the existence of its "JUMPSEAT" line of spy satellites, eight of which launched to Earth orbit between 1971 and 1987. ]]>
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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/879FgxyogAhcvhT8kJEgEG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Juno spacecraft spots the largest volcanic eruption ever seen on Jupiter's moon Io ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/jupiter/nasas-juno-spacecraft-spots-the-largest-volcanic-eruption-ever-seen-on-jupiters-moon-io</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "What makes the event even more extraordinary is that it did not involve a single volcano, but multiple active sources." ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EiDNZvnn6nemTMefer68N6-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[(Left) Io as seen by NASA&#039;s Galileo spacecraft on 3 July 1999 (Right) A massive volcanic hotspot observed by Juno in 2024]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis 2 crewed mission to the moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China's closed program ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The United States is no longer competing against a single rival in a largely symbolic race. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:09:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michelle L.D. Hanlon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WRcC3ef9N7Q9wXN57QAV3b-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[a white cone-shaped capsule on a truck bed under a cloudy sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This trio of 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' cadets weren't Trekkies before the show, but they are now (interview) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "It's like when you watch 'The Lord of the Rings.' It feels like it's drawing from such a deep well of history." ]]>
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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/cXYQEJTPAuagj4AMFKuRo9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[Sam (Kerrice Brooks), Caleb Mir (Sandro Rosta), and Darem Reymi (George Hawkins) from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jupiter's moon Europa has an ice shell about 18 miles thick — and that could be bad news for alien life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — which could make it hard for nutrients to get down to its buried ocean. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:43:45 +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/RiR8aN6Ngqzs3DZsq4r6q5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Best Lego NASA sets 2026: Build NASA's finest from the Apollo 11 Rover to Artemis 2 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We've rounded up the best Lego NASA sets to suit a range of budgets and ages. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris McMullen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w2nVAJQPLxB8PAckJCjWPT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[Lego Technic NASA Artemis Space Launch System Rocket]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 10 best sci-fi TV Shows of the 1990s ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From "The X-Files" to "Farscape," drift back three decades with us as we reminisce over the last great run of science fiction on the small screen. ]]>
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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/LVmibntfTidnKniAvRKQM8-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Amazon MGM, 20th Century Fox, &amp; Paramount]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[Split image showing the main cast of three sci-fi shows from the 1990s: Stargate SG-1, The X-Files, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Satellite sees river flow across the globe | Space photo of the day for Jan. 29, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Along with this stunning image is the first-ever global estimate of river water discharge and overall sediment suspension. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YtyPSDFftx7tBCCKef5xGm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the world with various lines of green and blue showing the river system with a table of numbers on the left showing main flow levels corresponding to various colors. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Goodbye Goldilocks: Scientists may have to look beyond habitable zones to find alien life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:45:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Corless ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MfKbWCQVgCd2M4oE5pNyPX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[The Goldilocks zone, or habitable zone, is the sweet spot around a star where we might find planets like our own.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb Space Telescope reveals new origin story for the universe's 1st supermassive black holes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recent James Webb Space Telescope data confirms a decade-old theory that the universe's earliest supermassive black holes formed without stars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:16:42 +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/LonKAe8kapjmivFoVTBLRX-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[Screenshot from a new NASA animation highlighting some of the universe&#039;s biggest black holes, including the record-holding TON 618, which is about as massive as 60 billion suns.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA and SpaceX move up launch of Crew-12 astronauts to Feb. 11 as relief crew after ISS medical evacuation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA and SpaceX are proceeding ahead of schedule with their next astronaut launch to the International Space Station, which is currently operating with a skeleton crew. ]]>
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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/PPWuVdsXBHhENj5YBbSkyM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA exoplanet probe tracks interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to gauge its spin ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The interstellar visitor may still have a few things to tell us before it leaves our solar system. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VXDG9MtMBkCTTQdEdEtmej-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Earth's atmosphere and climate come together to create a polar vortex ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of Earth, to the stratospheric polar vortex. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Judah Cohen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QwgHQtMLFUyRgcKSZiPdUX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[Wednesday, January 30, 2019: As a dangerously cold rush of air is sweeping across the Midwest United States today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&#039;s GOES-East satellite is keeping an eye on the record-breaking weather event from space. This surge of cold air is the result of a rift in the polar vortex, a circulation of winds that surround the North Pole.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ See the Milky Way glow with the stars of the Summer Triangle above Egypt's Black Desert ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/astrophotography/see-the-milky-way-glow-with-the-stars-of-the-summer-triangle-above-egypts-black-desert</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Deneb, Vega and Altair are among the brightest stars in the night sky. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t6TE7iUypSbs4ThyLCkqkF-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Osama Fathi - Night Sky Watcher]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[The glowing band of the Milky Way&#039;s galactic plane is pictured tumbling diagonally through a starry night sky above a mountainous region.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX targeting mid-March for 1st flight of bigger, more powerful Starship 'Version 3,' Elon Musk says ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-targeting-mid-march-for-1st-flight-of-bigger-more-powerful-starship-version-3-elon-musk-says</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX plans to launch the 12th test flight of its Starship megarocket in six weeks, according to Elon Musk. It will be the first mission of the bigger, more powerful Starship "V3." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:34:59 +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/d6w5rtZNUwsKZcazQsoxYi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Starship launches on its 11th test flight from Starbase, Texas on Oct. 13, 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Proteins before planets: How space ice may have created the 1st building blocks of life ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/proteins-before-planets-how-space-ice-may-have-created-the-1st-building-blocks-of-life</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly not the case." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:12:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:13:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Corless ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3F8eXsqLobh2EqiUVAj5U7-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[A peptide chain forms on an icy grain of dust between stars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket Lab's 'Hungry Hippo' Neutron fairing arrives at spaceport in Virginia ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/rocket-labs-hungry-hippo-neutron-fairing-arrives-at-spaceport-in-virginia</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The "hungry hippo" fairing for Rocket Lab's new Neutron launch vehicle has arrived for integration at the company's Virginia Spaceport facilities. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:34:44 +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/jGhQ8VqsjATzNVxeEYnuGU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[A large, metal bullet-shaped rocket top rests on a trailer in front of a black hangar. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Star Wars Outlaws' scores a new prequel novel starring antagonist Jaylen Vrax and his ND-5 assassin droid ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-books/star-wars-outlaws-scores-a-new-prequel-novel-starring-antagonist-jaylen-vrax-and-his-nd-5-assassin-droid</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Author Mike Chen returns fans to the galaxy's grimy underworld in this thrilling crime caper book ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:30:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PKsgKCCEmXySjmkWyT4ene-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Random House Worlds]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[a tall enforcer droid stands with a caped crime lord]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Inside Lego's Artemis 2 range: Which set delivers the best build, detail and value? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Space fans looking for a Lego Artemis set to build now have an interesting conundrum, as there are two Lego NASA Space Launch System Artemis 2 sets to choose from. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:53:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:31:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ian Stokes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oKbLAmxdNjhULsZTo6TrxV-1280-80.jpg">
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