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    <loc>https://starlust.org/nas-as-webb-and-hubble-reveal-how-tiny-objects-beyond-neptune-still-preserve-their-ancient-origins/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-11T21:30:00.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:title>NASA&#39;s Webb and Hubble reveal how tiny objects beyond Neptune still preserve their ancient origins</news:title>
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        <image:title>NASA&#39;s Webb and Hubble reveal how tiny objects beyond Neptune still preserve their ancient origins</image:title>
        <image:caption>4.6 billion years later, tiny objects beyond Neptune still remember their origins, a survey using Hubble and Webb finds.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/space-weekly-recap-september-511-2026-key-stories-you-may-have-missed/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-11T11:50:18.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-11T11:50:18.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Space weekly recap, September 5–11, 2026: Key stories you may have missed</news:title>
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        <image:title>Space weekly recap, September 5–11, 2026: Key stories you may have missed</image:title>
        <image:caption>Space weekly recap: From new rockets for NASA to discovery of new objects, key stories you may have missed between September 5 and 11, 2026.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/25-years-of-9-11-attacks-when-a-nasa-astronaut-experienced-the-horror-as-the-only-american-in-space/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-11T09:19:06.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-11T09:19:06.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>25 years of 9/11 attacks: When a NASA astronaut experienced the horror as the only American in space</news:title>
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        <image:title>25 years of 9/11 attacks: When a NASA astronaut experienced the horror as the only American in space</image:title>
        <image:caption>NASA astronaut Frank Culbertson was aboard the International Space Station as the commander of Expedition 3 when the tragedy struck the U.S.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/like-50-tons-of-tnt-200-pound-comet-piece-explodes-over-kentucky-nasa-shares-pictures/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-11T08:00:25.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-11T08:00:25.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Like 50 tons of TNT: 200-pound comet piece explodes over Kentucky; NASA shares pictures</news:title>
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        <image:title>Like 50 tons of TNT: 200-pound comet piece explodes over Kentucky; NASA shares pictures</image:title>
        <image:caption>A piece of from a comet exploded over Kentucky in a fireball, releasing energy equivalent to 50 tons of TNT.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/where-is-bepi-colombo-now-live-location-distance-from-earth-sun-and-mercury/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-11T06:02:19.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-11T06:02:19.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Where is BepiColombo now? Live location, distance from Earth, Sun and Mercury</news:title>
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        <image:title>Where is BepiColombo now? Live location, distance from Earth, Sun and Mercury</image:title>
        <image:caption>ESA and JAXA&#39;s BepiColombo mission is close to reaching the end of its 8+ year journey to Mercury. Track it here.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/watch-space-x-successfully-launches-and-lands-falcon-9-for-u-s-space-force-classified-mission/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-11T04:21:19.000Z</lastmod>
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            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-11T04:21:19.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Watch: SpaceX successfully launches and lands Falcon 9 for U.S. Space Force classified mission</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/816698/uploads/edd61c40-ad7f-11f1-ab10-c75248072844_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:title>Watch: SpaceX successfully launches and lands Falcon 9 for U.S. Space Force classified mission</image:title>
        <image:caption>It marked the fifth SpaceX mission with national security-related payloads this year.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/mercury-has-been-shrinking-faster-than-we-realized-heres-what-that-means/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-11T02:49:59.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-11T01:33:34.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Mercury has been shrinking faster than we realized. Here’s what that means </news:title>
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        <image:title>Mercury has been shrinking faster than we realized. Here’s what that means </image:title>
        <image:caption>New research suggests the planet has lost nearly 12 miles from its diameter, and the reason could lie deep inside.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/blue-origins-new-glenn-is-moving-to-historic-nasa-facility-as-it-prepares-for-artemis-missions/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-10T13:55:51.000Z</lastmod>
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            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T13:38:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Blue Origin&#39;s New Glenn is moving to historic NASA facility as it prepares for Artemis missions</news:title>
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        <image:title>Blue Origin&#39;s New Glenn is moving to historic NASA facility as it prepares for Artemis missions</image:title>
        <image:caption>The historic NASA facility which powered the Apollo program in the late 60s and early 70s continues to serve the agency&#39;s lunar ambitions.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/nas-as-chandra-reveals-an-entirely-new-class-of-cosmic-objects-with-remarkable-qualities/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-10T08:56:58.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T08:56:58.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>&#34;Never encountered objects that act like this&#34;: NASA’s Chandra reveals a new class of cosmic objects</news:title>
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        <image:title>&#34;Never encountered objects that act like this&#34;: NASA’s Chandra reveals a new class of cosmic objects</image:title>
        <image:caption>The scientists found these sources among objects that appeared in the lowest X-ray-energy images in the Chandra archive but disappeared in higher-energy images.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/watch-astrophotographer-spots-nas-as-nancy-grace-roman-telescope-on-its-way-to-lagrange-point-2/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-10T07:30:01.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T07:30:01.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Watch: Astrophotographer spots NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope on its way to Lagrange Point 2</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/816577/uploads/1cc706a0-accb-11f1-8ce3-7b37374b228a_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:title>Watch: Astrophotographer spots NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope on its way to Lagrange Point 2</image:title>
        <image:caption>Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy spotted NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope on its way to the second Lagrange Point. Watch the video here.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/could-the-moon-be-hiding-signs-of-ancient-alien-technology-seti-scientist-proposes-how-we-might-find-them/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-10T07:01:16.000Z</lastmod>
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            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T07:01:16.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Could the Moon be hiding signs of ancient alien technology? SETI scientist proposes how we might find them</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/816471/uploads/f39e7d80-ace3-11f1-9d06-b940ba0fcc9f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:title>Could the Moon be hiding signs of ancient alien technology? SETI scientist proposes how we might find them</image:title>
        <image:caption>The research, led by a SETI scientist, takes a completely different approach to the existing efforts of searching for life beyond our planet.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/did-venus-once-have-a-moon-scientists-think-the-planet-may-have-destroyed-it/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-10T06:13:50.000Z</lastmod>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T06:13:50.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Did Venus once have a moon? Scientists think the planet may have destroyed it</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/816317/uploads/db291150-ab6e-11f1-a011-355b9721965d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:title>Did Venus once have a moon? Scientists think the planet may have destroyed it</image:title>
        <image:caption>As of now, scientists are not sure whether Venus ever had a moon. </image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/nine-flybys-and-six-billion-miles-esa-shares-thrilling-footage-from-bepi-colombos-eight-year-voyage/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-10T04:32:14.000Z</lastmod>
    <news:news>
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            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T04:32:14.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Nine flybys and six billion miles: ESA shares thrilling footage from BepiColombo&#39;s eight-year voyage</news:title>
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    <image:image>
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        <image:title>Nine flybys and six billion miles: ESA shares thrilling footage from BepiColombo&#39;s eight-year voyage</image:title>
        <image:caption>ESA says it&#39;s the first time images from the BepiColombo spacecraft have been compiled into a video.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/scientists-propose-ambitious-spacecraft-mission-to-study-halleys-comet-when-it-returns-in-2061/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-10T03:19:37.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-10T03:19:37.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Scientists propose ambitious spacecraft mission to study Halley’s Comet when it returns in 2061</news:title>
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    <image:image>
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        <image:title>Scientists propose ambitious spacecraft mission to study Halley’s Comet when it returns in 2061</image:title>
        <image:caption>Scientists have proposed launching a spacecraft to meet Halley&#39;s Comet when it returns in 2061, which will allow them to study it for months.</image:caption>
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