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    <loc>https://starlust.org/nas-as-habitable-worlds-observatory-may-find-signs-of-alien-life-with-this-proposed-upgrade/</loc>
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        <news:title>NASA&#39;s Habitable Worlds Observatory may find signs of alien life with this proposed upgrade</news:title>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/esa-breaks-13-year-old-record-launches-36-amazon-leo-satellites-aboard-ariane-6/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-19T05:07:28.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:title>ESA breaks 13-year old record, launches 36 Amazon Leo satellites aboard Ariane 6</news:title>
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        <image:title>ESA breaks 13-year old record, launches 36 Amazon Leo satellites aboard Ariane 6</image:title>
        <image:caption>&#34;Ariane 6 was designed from the outset to be a modular launcher—we have now seen it launch in three versions in just two years—and we are not finished.&#34;</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/june-bootids-2026-all-about-one-of-the-most-unpredictable-meteor-showerswhen-and-how-to-watch/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-18T12:49:39.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-06-18T12:49:39.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>June Bootids 2026: All about one of the most unpredictable meteor showers—when and how to watch</news:title>
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        <image:title>June Bootids 2026: All about one of the most unpredictable meteor showers—when and how to watch</image:title>
        <image:caption>The Bootids meteor shower is known for erratic outbursts that can send over 100 meteorites streaking across the sky per hour. Here&#39;s all about this year&#39;s display.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/earth-may-have-been-sending-life-to-jupiters-moon-europa-all-this-time/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-18T11:13:42.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:title>Earth may have been sending life to Jupiter&#39;s moon Europa all this time</news:title>
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        <image:title>Earth may have been sending life to Jupiter&#39;s moon Europa all this time</image:title>
        <image:caption>Earth may have been sending bacteria-carrying dust particles out into space for billions of years.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/nearby-sun-like-star-ate-one-of-its-planets-in-the-blink-of-an-eye-heres-how-astronomers-caught-it/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-18T09:09:13.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-06-18T09:09:13.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Nearby Sun-like star ate one of its planets in the blink of an eye. Here&#39;s how astronomers caught it</news:title>
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        <image:title>Nearby Sun-like star ate one of its planets in the blink of an eye. Here&#39;s how astronomers caught it</image:title>
        <image:caption>&#34;You are what you eat, right?&#34;</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/rare-mineral-found-in-martian-meteorite-on-earth-for-the-first-time/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-18T07:50:15.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-06-18T07:50:15.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Garnet found in Martian meteorite for the first time could help piece together Red Planet&#39;s history</news:title>
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        <image:title>Garnet found in Martian meteorite for the first time could help piece together Red Planet&#39;s history</image:title>
        <image:caption>Since garnet forms under specific conditions, it will help expand our knowledge about Mars&#39; geology.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/four-generations-of-stars-discovered-in-region-near-the-center-of-the-milky-way/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-18T07:08:49.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:title>Four generations of stars discovered in region near the center of the Milky Way </news:title>
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        <image:title>Four generations of stars discovered in region near the center of the Milky Way </image:title>
        <image:caption>The oldest generation goes as far back as 12.5 billion years.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/how-nas-as-roman-telescope-will-find-hidden-rogue-planets-despite-challenges-in-observing-them/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-18T05:36:33.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-06-18T05:36:33.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>How NASA&#39;s Roman Telescope will find hidden &#39;rogue&#39; planets despite challenges in observing them</news:title>
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        <image:title>How NASA&#39;s Roman Telescope will find hidden &#39;rogue&#39; planets despite challenges in observing them</image:title>
        <image:caption>Scientists will combine Roman&#39;s capabilities with statistical models to find masses of rogue planets.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/space-conditions-can-weaken-pathogensbut-that-can-make-them-far-more-dangerous-for-astronauts/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-18T04:22:50.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-06-18T04:22:50.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Space conditions can weaken pathogens—but that can make them far more dangerous for astronauts</news:title>
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        <image:title>Space conditions can weaken pathogens—but that can make them far more dangerous for astronauts</image:title>
        <image:caption>Astronauts might even need to be wary of Moon dust.</image:caption>
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