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          <title>A  lobster-eye X-ray telescope could unveil some of the deepest secrets of the Moon&#39;s geology</title>
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            It will be able to map the abundance of five key elements across the entire lunar surface.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 26 04:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Biplab Das </dc:creator>
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          <title>SpaceX launches 53 new Starlink satellites in less than 19 hours from two U.S. coasts</title>
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            The Starlink satellite constellation has over 10,500 members in orbit as of now.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 26 06:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Ankita Garkoti</dc:creator>
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          <title>&#39;Best. Mars. Mission. Ever.&#39;: A look at MAVEN&#39;s achievements as NASA bids goodbye to spacecraft</title>
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            NASA has officially ended the MAVEN mission after failing to reestablish contact with the spacecraft.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 26 10:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Ankita Garkoti</dc:creator>
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          <title>&#39;Under budget and ahead of schedule&#39;: NASA moves up Roman telescope launch date after key inspection</title>
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            The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was supposed to launch in early September this year. But NASA is speeding things up.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 26 08:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Pranjal Nath</dc:creator>
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          <title>How will astronauts do laundry on future Moon missions? Scientists are testing a plasma jet solution</title>
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            The plasma device is aimed at removing harmful germs whose presence might make astronauts sick. 
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          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 26 04:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Ankita Garkoti</dc:creator>
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          <title>DARPA to launch robotic satellite repair mission that could change how aging spacecraft are managed</title>
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            DARPA is all set to launch its robotic spacecraft designed to inspect and repair satellites in the geosynchronous orbit as early as summer 2026.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 26 09:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
          <guid>https://starlust.org/darpa-to-launch-robotic-satellite-repair-mission-that-could-change-how-aging-spacecraft-are-managed/</guid>
          <dc:creator>Ankita Garkoti</dc:creator>
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          <title>NASA discovers lava-like material that could help astronauts &#39;live off the land&#39; on the Moon</title>
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            The new material could help the agency design technology that could house molten lunar rocks from where resources like metals and oxygen could be extracted.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 26 08:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Biplab Das </dc:creator>
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          <title>Colonizers may not need to transport building tools to Mars—they could just print them, says study</title>
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            A new study led by a recent graduate of the University of Arkansas suggests that 3D printing tools might be possible on the Red Planet.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 26 12:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Biplab Das </dc:creator>
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          <title>U.S. Space Force reveals the instruments it launched with SpaceX CRS-34 to bolster national security</title>
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            The technological payloads represent some of the latest advancements in the fields of space technology and biotechnology.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 26 04:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Pranjal Nath</dc:creator>
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          <title>Scientists have designed a reptile-inspired Mars rover that can &#39;swim&#39; through sand</title>
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            “The wheels mimic the animal’s characteristic interaction with the ground, generating both longitudinal and lateral forces.&#34;
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          <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 26 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Biplab Das </dc:creator>
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          <title>Two spacecraft simultaneously capture both hemispheres of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS</title>
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            The imaging was done using an instrument that also found changing composition of the comet.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 26 02:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
          <guid>https://starlust.org/two-spacecraft-simultaneously-capture-both-hemispheres-of-interstellar-comet-3-i-atlas/</guid>
          <dc:creator>Pranjal Nath</dc:creator>
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          <title>NASA&#39;s Perseverance rover sends selfie from the Martian &#39;Wild West&#39; — here&#39;s why it&#39;s special</title>
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            The rover ventured farther west than it had ever been since landing at the Jezero Crater in 2021.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 26 06:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Pranjal Nath</dc:creator>
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          <title>NASA tests palm-sized space processor 100 times more powerful and built for harsh space conditions</title>
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            When used in future space missions, it could process huge amounts of data directly in space instead of taking most of the help from Earth. 
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          <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 26 07:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Pranjal Nath</dc:creator>
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          <title>This student-built satellite is set to help us understand ghost particles better—here&#39;s how</title>
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            Called Solar Neutrino Astro-Particle PhYsics CubeSat (SNAPPY), the project launched on May 3, 2026, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 26 07:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Pranjal Nath</dc:creator>
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          <title>NASA&#39;s new STORIE mission to provide fresh inside-out view of &#39;space doughnut&#39; around Earth</title>
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            The STORIE instrument will be installed on the exterior of the International Space Station, from where it will measure the speed and direction of energetic neutral atoms in the ring current.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 26 05:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Nibedita Sen</dc:creator>
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          <title>Nights on the Moon are extremely cold—and this new NASA testing rig can recreate them on Earth</title>
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            The new technology, called LESTR, mimics cold temperatures without the use of cryogenic liquids.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 26 12:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Pranjal Nath</dc:creator>
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          <title>Sentinel-1D becomes fully operational, marking major milestone in Europe&#39;s Earth observation mission</title>
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            Part of ESA’s Copernicus program, the constellation allows all-weather, day-night monitoring.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 26 11:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
          <guid>https://starlust.org/sentinel-1-d-becomes-fully-operational-marking-major-milestone-in-europes-earth-observation-mission/</guid>
          <dc:creator>Sandip Kishan</dc:creator>
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          <title>Scientists turn lunar dust from a threat into a building material for Moon bases</title>
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            New study shows abrasive lunar regolith can boost composites, cutting cost for future Moon missions
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          <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 26 07:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Nibedita Sen</dc:creator>
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          <title>Artemis II crew&#39;s Nikon Z9 camera was bombarded with heavy ions on Earth before it flew to space</title>
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            The modified Nikon Z9 was put through space-like conditions to test if it could hold its own in a radiation-heavy environment.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 26 12:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Disita Sikdar</dc:creator>
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          <title>Earth day 2026: How satellites are tracking environmental change and helping vulnerable communities</title>
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            &#34;This Earth Day, we are reminded that solid evidence is the foundation of effective action to protect our planet.&#34; 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 26 10:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
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          <dc:creator>Pranjal Nath</dc:creator>
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