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    <loc>https://starlust.org/could-the-first-people-on-mars-need-their-own-time-system-heres-what-a-nasa-researcher-says/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17T12:56:06.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:title>Could the first people on Mars need their own time system? Here&#39;s what a NASA researcher says</news:title>
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        <image:title>Could the first people on Mars need their own time system? Here&#39;s what a NASA researcher says</image:title>
        <image:caption>Without a standard time system, clocks around Mars would all run on slightly different times.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/your-name-can-travel-aboard-nas-as-roman-telescope-on-its-journeyget-your-boarding-pass-now/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17T09:51:00.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-06-17T09:51:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Your name can travel aboard NASA&#39;s Roman Telescope on its journey—get your boarding pass now</news:title>
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        <image:title>Your name can travel aboard NASA&#39;s Roman Telescope on its journey—get your boarding pass now</image:title>
        <image:caption>Submitted names will be uploaded to an SD card, which will be attached to the Roman Space Telescope before its launch on August 30.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/in-a-rare-feat-scientists-captured-the-sun-just-hours-before-a-massive-solar-flareand-were-stunned/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17T08:05:33.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-06-17T08:05:33.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>In a rare feat, scientists captured the Sun just hours before a massive solar flare—and were stunned</news:title>
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        <image:title>In a rare feat, scientists captured the Sun just hours before a massive solar flare—and were stunned</image:title>
        <image:caption> &#34;I was not expecting what I found.&#34; </image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/today-for-the-first-time-in-11-years-the-u-s-will-get-to-see-the-moon-occult-venus-during-the-day/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17T06:24:06.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-06-17T06:24:06.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Today, for the first time in 11 years, the U.S. will get to see the Moon occult Venus during the day</news:title>
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        <image:title>Today, for the first time in 11 years, the U.S. will get to see the Moon occult Venus during the day</image:title>
        <image:caption>The 11%-lit Crescent Moon will hide Venus for about an hour—and it will all happen in broad daylight.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/5-baffling-space-mysteries-scientists-have-been-trying-to-solve-for-decades/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17T03:37:01.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-06-17T03:37:01.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>5 baffling space mysteries scientists have been trying to solve for decades</news:title>
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        <image:title>5 baffling space mysteries scientists have been trying to solve for decades</image:title>
        <image:caption>Space is full of questions we still can&#39;t answer. Here are some of its biggest mysteries. </image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/august-12-2026-total-solar-eclipse-to-bring-rare-sunset-spectaclecheck-the-best-viewing-locations/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-16T18:00:00.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-06-16T18:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse to bring rare sunset spectacle—check the best viewing locations</news:title>
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        <image:title>August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse to bring rare sunset spectacle—check the best viewing locations</image:title>
        <image:caption>Viewers from some parts of the world will be able to see a partially eclipsed sunset.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/scientists-stunned-by-fireworks-in-nearby-galaxy-something-unusual-is-going-on-in-these-objects/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-16T12:16:49.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-06-16T12:16:49.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Scientists stunned by fireworks in nearby galaxy: &#39;Something unusual is going on in these objects&#39;</news:title>
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        <image:title>Scientists stunned by fireworks in nearby galaxy: &#39;Something unusual is going on in these objects&#39;</image:title>
        <image:caption>Data from NASA&#39;s Chandra telescope catches scientists off guard.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/fireball-16-times-brighter-than-venus-seen-streaking-across-multiple-u-s-states-on-june-14/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-16T09:13:06.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-06-16T09:13:06.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Fireball 16 times brighter than Venus seen streaking across multiple U.S. states on June 14</news:title>
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        <image:title>Fireball 16 times brighter than Venus seen streaking across multiple U.S. states on June 14</image:title>
        <image:caption>Based on estimates, the asteroid that resulted in the fireball was no larger than the palm of a hand.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/astronomers-have-caught-the-first-ever-glimpse-of-star-forming-gas-in-early-galaxies/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-16T08:23:02.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-06-16T08:23:02.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Astronomers have caught the first-ever glimpse of star-forming gas in early galaxies</news:title>
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        <image:title>Astronomers have caught the first-ever glimpse of star-forming gas in early galaxies</image:title>
        <image:caption>Detecting cold, star-forming gas was difficult before, and the new findings will help us understand galaxy growth better.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/oxford-physicist-says-best-clue-to-alien-life-may-already-be-sitting-on-the-moon/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-16T08:04:40.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-06-16T08:04:40.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Oxford physicist says best clue to alien life may already be sitting on the Moon</news:title>
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        <image:title>Oxford physicist says best clue to alien life may already be sitting on the Moon</image:title>
        <image:caption>Alien civilizations may have left traces. We just may not have been looking in the right place. </image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/light-could-power-interstellar-spacecraftuntil-it-starts-slowing-them-down/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-16T04:47:07.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-06-16T04:47:07.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Light could power interstellar spacecraft—until it starts slowing them down</news:title>
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        <image:title>Light could power interstellar spacecraft—until it starts slowing them down</image:title>
        <image:caption>Light as fuel could make interstellar travel possible, but it could also complicate things.</image:caption>
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