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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 'Oscars of Science': Breakthrough Prize 2026 awards over $18 million for discoveries across space, physics and more ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/technology/the-oscars-of-science-breakthrough-prize-2026-awards-over-usd18-million-for-discoveries-across-space-physics-and-more</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 2026 Breakthrough Prize  honored advances in dark matter, quantum physics, gene editing and nonlinear mathematics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NJDws8rLJ9tQv5PYEDXxSi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sergey Brin and Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto speak onstage during the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 18, 2026 in Santa Monica, California]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two people stand on stage in a glitzy ballroom awards show]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The moon as you rarely see it: How a photographer captured night and day on the first quarter moon ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/astrophotography/the-moon-as-you-rarely-see-it-how-a-photographer-captured-night-and-day-on-the-first-quarter-moon</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "That moment of completion was incredibly rewarding, as I felt like I had finally represented the first quarter moon as it might appear in person." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astrophotography]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iVNFjsnQkWgaoYYez7mPcY-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Zachary Cooper]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A photo of the half-lit moon shining in a starry night sky. The moon&#039;s upper half is lit by sunlight and a soft glow infuses the shadowed side. Dark lunar seas and craters mark the sunlit surface.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the half-lit moon shining in a starry night sky. The moon&#039;s upper half is lit by sunlight and a soft glow infuses the shadowed side. Dark lunar seas and craters mark the sunlit surface.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A photo of the half-lit moon shining in a starry night sky. The moon&#039;s upper half is lit by sunlight and a soft glow infuses the shadowed side. Dark lunar seas and craters mark the sunlit surface.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 15 expert-checked places to see the 2026 total solar eclipse in Spain, Iceland and Greenland ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From Arctic fjords and volcanic craters to medieval castles and coastal cliffs, here's where to get a clear line of sight to the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Solar Eclipses]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YyYL4Cn5KT8LPBnsPrN6rj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Left to right: Frank Fell/robertharding, MB Photography, Maremagnum via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[From Arctic fjords and volcanic craters to medieval castles and coastal cliffs, here&#039;s where to get a clear line of sight to the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[three panel image from left to right: sunset over a sandy beach. a large iceberg reflected in water below and a castle with tall turrets.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Best space prison movies ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/best-space-prison-movies</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lock up our hearts and throw away the key, because we have found love in space. Space prison movies, that is. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Movies &amp; Shows]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sergio Pereira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/geUzPCS8m6ouN3gP74Vn55-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[EuropaCorp, 20th Century Fox, &amp; Wild Bunch]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Split image showing three space prison movies: Lockout, Alien 3, and Dante 01]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Split image showing three space prison movies: Lockout, Alien 3, and Dante 01]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Satellite snaps amazing 36th birthday pic of Hubble Space Telescope (photo) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/hubble-space-telescope/satellite-snaps-amazing-36th-birthday-pic-of-hubble-space-telescope-photo</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The private WorldView Legion 4 Earth-observing satellite snapped an amazing photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, a day before the obsevatory's 36th birthday. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ckyVb2x8cJgGr35yq9MPgM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Vantor&#039;s WorldView Legion 4 satellite captured this photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, from a distance of 38.4 miles (61.8 kilometers).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Vantor&#039;s WorldView Legion 4 satellite captured this photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, from a distance of 38.4 miles (61.8 kilometers).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From Apollo to alien worlds: 4 'firsts' you can spot in the night sky tonight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From the first photographer star to the discovery of alien worlds, these night sky targets mark some of astronomy's greatest firsts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stargazing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UfszopeGUSgLCc4SFdntuH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Left: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), and M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley) and the OPAL team. Middle: NASA. Right: Alan Dyer/VW Pics/UIG via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Here&#039;s how to find four incredible firsts after sunset.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A three panel image showing Jupiter on the left, an astronaut standing on the moon in the middle and a starry night sky on the right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do some starburst galaxies mysteriously shut down? New study provides clues ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study suggests that most "post-starburst galaxies" cease star formation because they run out of fuel. But that's not the full story. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Stars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TWHWTK8SF8YzjgkwkHpmqd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The starburst galaxy NGC 4536, seen here in a photo by the Hubble Space Telescope, has bright blue clusters of baby stars and pink clumps of ionized hydrogen gas speckled throughout its sweeping spiral arms. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The starburst galaxy NGC 4536, seen here in a photo by the Hubble Space Telescope, has bright blue clusters of baby stars and pink clumps of ionized hydrogen gas speckled throughout its sweeping spiral arms. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Russia launches 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Russia launched its latest Progress cargo ship toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome today (April 25). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:42:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b6S5afBET4A7tYhb8iLZ9a-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A Russian Soyuz rocket launches the Progress 95 cargo ship toward the International Space Station on April 25, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Russian Soyuz rocket launches the Progress 95 cargo ship toward the International Space Station on April 25, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How did humanity end up underground in 'Silo'? Apple TV digs deep in new Season 3 teaser (video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/how-did-humanity-end-up-underground-in-silo-apple-tv-digs-deep-in-new-season-3-teaser-video</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Before we know how it all will end, we need to understand how it all began." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qKBvRpsyDp9TkJ7VPgiM7K-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This X-ray image shows our solar system 'breathing' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The eROSITA spacecraft has built the most precise map of soft X-rays over Earth, observing a fascinating phenomenon driven by solar winds from the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Solar System]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aL3AdvHWqhUMGka8iwtsd8-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration of the separation of the SWCX foreground emission from the cosmic X-ray sky, for the Western Galactic hemisphere. The stripe patterns visible in the SWCX image result from temporal variations in foreground emission combined with eROSITA&#039;s scanning geometry.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[On the left, a circle shows colorful blobs that make sort of a line pattern in the center. On the right, streaks move outward from a central point.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro FE lens review ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/viltrox-af-50mm-f-1-4-pro-fe-lens-review</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro FE is a fast standard prime for astrophotography, at a competitive price. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Skywatching Kit]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Abbott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dEKt9TXZmVruiYXEWAjacg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How did the USSR win the space race to beat the US to the moon in Apple TV's new 'Star City'? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/how-did-the-ussr-win-the-space-race-to-beat-the-us-to-the-moon-in-apple-tvs-new-star-city</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "I take this step for my country, for my people, and for the Marxist-Leninist way of life." ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rq9WHxm2fq8MtoYsUQvKZm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Comet PanSTARRS approaches Earth on April 26. Here's how to catch it in satellite imagery this weekend ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comet PanSTARRS recently survived its close brush with the sun. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n8PwSwCCaw7jEswqCoBMsa-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet PanSTARRS will make its closest approach to Earth on April 26.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A comet is pictured in coronagraph data flying past the sun.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Famous asteroid Ryugu may have been bombarded by a swarm of tiny space rocks 1,000 years ago ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Samples of Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft show that the asteroid bears the scars of a recent bombardment by tiny space rocks. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/coUgBAb3bPyzmjx3d7GbzY-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows the asteroid Ryugu passing through a swarm of micrometeorites.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gray top-shaped space rock with a swarm of light blue dots behind it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Guess I'll be waiting a minute to surf again': Artemis 2 moon astronaut Christina Koch shares her recovery journey ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A week after the Artemis 2 moon mission ended, NASA astronaut Christina Koch struggled to walk in a straight line during a blindfold test. But it's all part of readjusting to life on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2eAWBTpAwvdPYkr3XhBqxD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artemis 2 astronaut Christina Koch of NASA looks at Earth as her Orion spacecraft heads toward the moon in April 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artemis 2 astronaut Christina Koch of NASA looks at Earth as her Orion spacecraft heads toward the moon in April 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Lego 'Project Hail Mary' set just soared into the stratosphere, breaking the Guinness World Record for highest flight ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/a-lego-project-hail-mary-set-just-soared-into-the-stratosphere-breaking-the-guinness-world-record-for-highest-flight</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amaze, amaze, amaze! A Lego version of the 'Project Hail Mary' spaceship soared into the stratosphere and set an altitude record. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a8kZLmqZKhC5nguCa2kqaN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Project Hail Mary and Sent Into Space set a new Guinness World Records title for the highest altitude launch and retrieval of a Lego set, reaching an altitude of 114,790 feet (34,988 meters) using a high-altitude balloon system launched from Gwynedd County, United Kingdom.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a triangular spacecraft made of white plastic blocks against the backdrop of Earth seen from space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ice melts in the springtime on Mars | Space photo of the day for April 24, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/ice-melts-in-the-springtime-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-april-24-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Springtime has arrived at the Red Planet's Chasma Boreale, as this photo by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows. ]]>
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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/FBpyTzBvporeGS5cmAgGBU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A black and white image of the landscape of Mars with crescent-shaped dunes. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white image of the landscape of Mars with crescent-shaped dunes. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A bright star will disappear for up to an hour tonight — here's what's happening ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/stargazing/a-bright-star-will-disappear-for-up-to-an-hour-on-april-25-heres-why</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The moon will briefly hide Regulus in a dramatic occultation visible across parts of the eastern U.S. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:14:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Rao ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vrzdzFtGaYJV4QTgYTmi94-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Regulus, in the constellation Leo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[night sky image showing a bright blue star in the center, surrounded by thousands of smaller stars ranging from yellow, orange, blue and white in color.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble Telescope celebrates 36th anniversary with gorgeous new image of famous Trifid Nebula ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/hubble-space-telescope/hubble-telescope-celebrates-36th-anniversary-with-gorgeous-new-image-of-famous-trifid-nebula</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This latest image from Hubble forms just one of more than 1.7 million observations that the space telescope has made over the past 36 years since it launched on April 24, 1990. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f4tS79yWcZ7jfosVEybxB7-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-flares within 7 hours of each other, knocking out radio signals on Earth ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/sun-unleashes-2-colossal-x-flares-within-7-hours-of-each-other-knocking-out-radio-signals-on-earth</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The twin eruptions briefly disrupted radio signals across the dayside of Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:35:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:36:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daisy Dobrijevic ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bmRNRSeBBrKq2YxUKcV6AX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The twin eruptions briefly disrupted radio signals across the dayside of Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close up view of the sun in space, a large fiery solar flare lifts off the sun in the upper right corner.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ted Cruz pushes back on NASA budget cuts: 'I don't want to wake up one day and look up at the moon and realize the Chinese have beat us there' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sen. Ted Cruz told engineers on NASA's Artemis program, "we'll take care of the politics...so you can do your job," amid steep cuts to NASA's funding in the Presidents fiscal year 2027 budget request. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:09:29 +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/sFddUtYAnAsDrcBoWVSb7Y-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Space.com / Josh Dinner]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' restore the 'Star Wars' spark? Watch the electrifying final trailer and decide if this is the way ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The latest trailer for the next Star Wars film 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is an explosive return to form for the sci-fi franchise from a galaxy far away. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeff Spry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QJMKDbttXEXGJCkc7yM25M-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What will happen when our sun starts dying? These 'stellar archaeologists' may have found a clue ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Acting as stellar archaeologists, scientists have found fossilized magnetism on long-dead white dwarf stars, which may help to explain how stars evolve. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:03:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6shLfB26ig4zfiBnKdmcY9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These 'interstellar glaciers' could give water to young star systems. Could they support alien life, too? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's SPHEREx space telescope reveals widespread water ice in Cygnus X, showing how dust shields molecules in star-forming regions across the Milky Way. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:18:06 +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/wLqZ3TYahvA2g3hbEjX6mb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The chemical signatures of water ice (shown in bright blue) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (orange) in Cygnus X, one of the most active and turbulent regions of star birth in our Milky Way galaxy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Streaks of bright blue are shown against a smoky orange and black background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient volcanic ash seen blowing across Mars in new spacecraft images ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New images from the Mars Express spacecraft show ancient volcanic ash spreading across the Red Planet. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ToLGDWjMRMYMHHpXD6CJAH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The wide strip of land in Utopia Planitia imaged by Mars Express. The dark volcanic material is on the right, while grabens can be seen on the left. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The wide strip of land in Utopia Planitia imaged by Mars Express. The dark volcanic material is on the right, while grabens can be seen on the left.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb Space Telescope peers into a dying star surrounded by mysterious buckyballs: 'The structures we're seeing now are breathtaking' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The James Webb Space Telescope captured the first detailed images of planetary nebula Tc 1, revealing new details of what happens after a sun-like star dies. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nK6J9xD4baumF6sCv82Vom-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image shows planetary nebula Tc 1 as observed by the James Webb Space Telescope&#039;s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), combining nine filters spanning wavelengths from 5.6 to 25.5 microns, well beyond what the human eye can detect. Blue tones represent hotter gas at shorter mid-infrared wavelengths; red tones trace cooler material at longer wavelengths. The image was processed by Katelyn Beecroft using PixInsight.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a cloud of blue, white with a ring of red light around it on a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS formed in a world much colder than the solar system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Each interstellar comet brings a little bit of its history, its fossils, from elsewhere." ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yE5qFfGyrcyXBuu63E4rDh-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration comparing the water content of 3I/ATLAS to that of Earth]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration comparing the water content of 3I/ATLAS to that of Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's TESS spacecraft discovers a weird system of exoplanets unlike anything seen before ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/nasas-tess-spacecraft-discovers-a-weird-system-of-exoplanets-unlike-anything-seen-before</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Most planetary systems appear as 'peas in a pod.' This is not the case in the TOI-201 system." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Exoplanets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K8tKLx2xmJaw7rWji7Tfcc-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting its star with very different siblings]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting its star with very different siblings]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nebula sparkles in new Hubble snapshot | Space photo of the day for April 23, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/hubble-space-telescope/nebula-sparkles-in-new-hubble-snapshot-space-photo-of-the-day-for-april-23-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hubble revisits the Trifid Nebula in a spectacular image, revealing it's expansive splendor. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f4tS79yWcZ7jfosVEybxB7-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Japan's audacious sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos has made it to the launch pad ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/japans-audacious-sample-return-mission-to-the-mars-moon-phobos-has-made-it-to-the-launch-pad</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The complex MMX mission aims to shed light on the origins of Mars' two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, bringing Phobos material back to Earth in 2031. ]]>
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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/AFkUybZ9YEYNiFkSt2vs6e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Japan&#039;s MMX sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos arrives at its Tanegashima launch site on March 31, 2026. Liftoff is expected in November or December of this year.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Japan&#039;s MMX sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos arrives at its Tanegashima launch site on March 31, 2026. Liftoff is expected in November or December of this year.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Our recommended choice as the best beginner mirrorless camera has $400 off, and has just hit its best price of the year at Best Buy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Expert tester Kimberley Lane rated the Sony A7C II as a perfect camera for enthusiasts, which produced impressive astrophotography results without breaking the bank. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +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/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PGUKKnxu7oFV6hMubwhMbj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Sony A7C II is a great compact full-frame camera capable of amazing astrophotography.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sony A7C II with Space background and deal logo]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Making contact with ET? Aliens may already know we're here ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/making-contact-with-et-aliens-may-already-know-were-here</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth is dotted with many humongous, human-made structures. To an alien eye, they may be tell-tale signs of intelligent goings-on, betraying our existence and hinting at our capabilities. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F8cYMEc4DfMEQnE9XKQCLk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Topaz Solar Farm in California, which covers 9.5 square miles (25.6 square kilometers), as seen from space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Topaz Solar Farm in California, which covers 9.5 square miles (25.6 square kilometers), as seen from space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'That's just not a winning strategy': Congress objects (again) to Trump's planned NASA budget cuts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle objected to President Trump's proposed NASA budget cuts during a House hearing on Wednesday (April 22). ]]>
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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/N7hHaVgwR8XGg4i2sKuANk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the agency, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a man in a black suit speaks into a microphone in a large hearing room]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From 'Starfield' to Artemis: designing moonbases in games and reality ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-games/from-starfield-to-artemis-designing-moonbases-in-games-and-reality</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Looking at the best games for building lunar settlements, and how they compare to NASA's real-life plans for Artemis Base Camp. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Bradley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HFLuSeFNYuXRaCixuiAP5X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A split image showing a moon base in the game Starfield on the left, and a NASA concept for the Artemis Base Camp on the right.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A split image showing a moon base in the game Starfield on the left, and a NASA concept for the Artemis Base Camp on the right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ As 'Star Fox Zero' turns 10, here's why the sci-fi rail shooter series deserves a comeback ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Do a barrel roll! ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Fran Ruiz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eYdoAJr7ZhAgG7XDcSaDjM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Screenshot from Star Fox Zero]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screenshot from Star Fox Zero]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket Lab launches Japanese 'origami' satellite, 7 other spacecraft to orbit (photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rocket Lab launched eight Japanese satellites to orbit on Wednesday night (April 22), including one that features an origami-folded antenna. ]]>
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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/tsV2CYKLAGQVAGJpzNMftS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches the &quot;Kakushin Rising&quot; mission from New Zealand on April 22, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches the &quot;Kakushin Rising&quot; mission from New Zealand on April 22, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA still confident that Artemis astronauts will land on the moon in 2028 despite spacesuit delays ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA says it's confident that new spacesuits will be ready for a moon landing in 2028, even though a new report raises the possibility of a multiyear delay. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2HvWKWPs9LxaCYqBFfTmGL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the design of the new Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan on Oct. 16, 2024.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the design of the new Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan on Oct. 16, 2024.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Happy Earth Day! Celebrate with these amazing photos of our planet from space, from Apollo 8 to Artemis 2 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This Earth Day, we reflect on our home planet and look at Earth from space through history. ]]>
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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/3AHo6PCz3x3pRsLVnES9JD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis 2 crew’s flyby of the Moon]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis 2 crew’s flyby of the Moon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meet the US Navy divers who welcomed the Artemis 2 astronauts home from the moon ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/meet-the-us-navy-divers-who-welcomed-the-artemis-2-astronauts-home-from-the-moon</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Four Navy divers made a contribution to the historic Artemis 2 moon mission, welcoming its astronauts home to Earth and making sure they were safe and healthy. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ykWy4HKQqmVcWUNUhrhYWV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Steve Kapala, Jesse Wang, Vlad Link and Laddy Aldridge of the U.S. Navy dive medical team pose aboard the USS John P. Murtha ahead of Artemis 2 recovery operations in the Pacific Ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Steve Kapala, Jesse Wang, Vlad Link and Laddy Aldridge of the U.S. Navy dive medical team pose aboard the USS John P. Murtha ahead of Artemis 2 recovery operations in the Pacific Ocean.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket grounded after launch mishap ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily grounded Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, which failed to deliver a satellite to the proper orbit during its third-ever launch on Sunday (April 19). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +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/L8BnNPzCAWWAHBkwT3Gvxg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Glenn rocket launches on its third-ever mission on April 19, 2026. Things went well at first, but New Glenn failed to deliver the satellite — AST SpaceMobile&#039;s BlueBird 7 — to the proper orbit.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Glenn rocket launches on its third-ever mission on April 19, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Celebrate Earth Day with this Artemis 2 shot | Space photo of the day for April 22, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Celebrating Earth Day with an image of Earth captured by NASA's Artemis 2 mission around the moon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:21:36 +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/webp" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eMKcvfQDeH9sSfiyVWHoV9-1280-80.webp">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[This is an image of Earth captured in space. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This is an image of Earth captured in space. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ See the moon shining in the daytime sky this week: Here's where to look ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The moon is visible in the daytime sky as it grows thicker ahead of the full phase on May 1. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +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/gbMfrtpdeJGSpryhJbr8hD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A waxing moon shines in the daytime sky over Italy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a waxing gibbous moon with its right side lit by sunlight in the blue daytime sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spectacular photos of the 2026 Lyrid meteor shower captured from Earth and space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lyrid meteors were photographed blazing through Earth's atmosphere on the nights surrounding the April 22 peak. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oXGMdpoKCkbbtSUgYGcr9N-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A meteor streaks Earthward as aurora light up the skies over Alberta, Canada.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue and green aurora shine in a starry night sky above a dark field as a meteor streaks earthward at the right of the photo.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious rings around Uranus point to hidden moons orbiting the ice giant ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The two most puzzling rings around Uranus are gradually giving up their secrets, only to deepen the mystery of the Uranian system. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QXTH8EoUPSziCn8kPSGVBg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of Uranus from NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows the planet and its rings. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This image of Uranus from NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows the planet and its rings in new clarity. The Webb image exquisitely captures Uranus’s seasonal north polar cap, including the bright, white, inner cap and the dark lane in the bottom of the polar cap. Uranus’ dim inner and outer rings are also visible in this image, including the elusive Zeta ring—the extremely faint and diffuse ring closest to the planet.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[This image of Uranus from NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows the planet and its rings in new clarity. The Webb image exquisitely captures Uranus’s seasonal north polar cap, including the bright, white, inner cap and the dark lane in the bottom of the polar cap. Uranus’ dim inner and outer rings are also visible in this image, including the elusive Zeta ring—the extremely faint and diffuse ring closest to the planet.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is finally complete ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is set to launch this coming September, has the potential to show us pockets of the cosmos we've yet to touch. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Monisha Ravisetti ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ugva9aKX7FMtMoqXyEVGCL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Engineers at NASA&#039;s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, complete the final integration of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope&#039;s major components on Nov. 25, 2025, joining the spacecraft and telescope assemblies in the facility&#039;s largest clean room.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three large solar panels hang in the back of a cleanroom warehouse room where two workers dressed in white suits stand in the foreground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ You've heard of the Space Force. Now there's a 'NASA Force' — but it's not about making space war ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA Force aims to recruit industry talent to the space agency for relatively short stints. Applications are open now in the wake of the Artemis 2 moon mission. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n8WULCujSDjJBg8cT8inLf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bring nebulas and galaxies into focus with nearly $700 off this smart telescope ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sick of light pollution tainting your astrophotography? Capture nebulas, galaxies and more with $700 off this powerful, portable Unistellar Odyssey Pro smart telescope. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris McMullen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oGgxEXxSZBNBuepBswGozf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This Unistellar Odyssey Pro is superb for capturing deep space. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Unistellar Odyssey Pro, in red. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Dancing' jets erupting from a cannibalistic black hole have the power of 10,000 suns ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have discovered that jets from a cannibalistic black hole are erupting with the power of 10,000 suns. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 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/NEei5SVnvByjSNVsFuhUi6-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research(ICRAR)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The strong stellar wind from the supergiant starpushes the jets launched by the black hole away from the star. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The strong stellar wind from the supergiant starpushes the jets launched by the black hole away from the star. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The moon and Jupiter steal the show after sunset tonight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A half moon passes close to Jupiter on April 22, creating a striking scene. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:59:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Rao ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z37bviqkKohqZsAX3GsZak-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[On April 22, the half moon will shine just 3 degrees away from Jupiter and the duo will sit beneath the stars Castor and Pollux. This photo shows the moon shining close to Venus and Jupiter in the post sunset sky.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[image of the moon shining close to venus and jupiter in the post sunset sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA rolls out Artemis 3 SLS rocket's huge core stage to gear up for 2027 launch (photo) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA rolled the Artemis 3 core stage out from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Monday (April 20). The next stop is the launch site: Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ]]>
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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/ynpF5DsNWbBuyuEai2V8Je-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA moved the core stage of the Space Launch System rocket that will launch the Artemis 3 mission in 2027 from Michoud Assembly Facility to the Pegasus barge in New Orleans on April 20, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA moved the core stage, or the largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the crewed Artemis 3 mission in 2027 from the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility to the agency’s Pegasus barge in New Orleans on April 20.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[NASA moved the core stage, or the largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the crewed Artemis 3 mission in 2027 from the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility to the agency’s Pegasus barge in New Orleans on April 20.]]></media:title>
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