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    <loc>https://starlust.org/northern-lights-tonight-noaa-issues-minor-geomagnetic-storm-watch-for-parts-of-the-northern-us/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-24T08:13:58.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-24T08:13:58.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Northern lights tonight: NOAA issues minor geomagnetic storm watch for parts of the northern US</news:title>
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        <image:title>Northern lights tonight: NOAA issues minor geomagnetic storm watch for parts of the northern US</image:title>
        <image:caption>Auroras could be visible in regions of the US north of 60 degrees latitude. Here&#39;s what you need to know.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/data-from-nas-as-maven-orbiter-shows-mars-gets-earth-like-aurorasheres-how/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-24T05:51:43.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-24T05:51:43.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Data from NASA&#39;s MAVEN orbiter shows Mars gets Earth-like auroras—here&#39;s how</news:title>
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        <image:title>Data from NASA&#39;s MAVEN orbiter shows Mars gets Earth-like auroras—here&#39;s how</image:title>
        <image:caption>Scientists have long observed localized auroras on the Red Planet, but it wasn’t until now that they fully understood how they’re formed.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/buck-moon-2026-what-else-can-you-see-in-the-sky-during-julys-full-moon/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-24T05:30:00.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-24T05:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Buck Moon 2026: What else can you see in the sky during July&#39;s Full Moon?</news:title>
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        <image:title>Buck Moon 2026: What else can you see in the sky during July&#39;s Full Moon?</image:title>
        <image:caption>A look at some of the most prominent celestial sightings that are set to grace the sky late in the month of July.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/this-weird-object-could-be-the-first-moon-detected-outside-our-solar-systembut-its-not-that-simple/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-24T04:39:33.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-24T04:39:33.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>This weird object could be the first moon detected outside our solar system—but it&#39;s not that simple</news:title>
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        <image:title>This weird object could be the first moon detected outside our solar system—but it&#39;s not that simple</image:title>
        <image:caption>It circles a &#39;failed star&#39; like a moon would. But scientists aren&#39;t quite sure what to call it.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/nas-as-juno-spills-surprising-subsurface-secrets-of-our-solar-systems-most-volcanic-world-io/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-24T04:09:09.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-24T04:09:09.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>NASA’s Juno spills surprising subsurface secrets of our solar system&#39;s most volcanic world, Io</news:title>
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        <image:title>NASA’s Juno spills surprising subsurface secrets of our solar system&#39;s most volcanic world, Io</image:title>
        <image:caption>“At Ganymede and Europa, we explored tens of miles below the surface, assuming their ice shells were mostly pure water, but the ability to probe into the volcanic rock at Io was an unexpected discovery,”</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/starship-flight-13-delayed-againwhy-did-space-x-scrub-the-launch-new-launch-date-and-other-details/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-24T00:07:18.000Z</lastmod>
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            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T23:37:27.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Starship Flight 13 delayed again—why did Space X scrub the launch? New launch date and other details</news:title>
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        <image:title>Starship Flight 13 delayed again—why did Space X scrub the launch? New launch date and other details</image:title>
        <image:caption>This is the second delay to the second flight test of SpaceX&#39;s Starship V3. New launch date has been announced.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/starship-flight-13-to-launch-todayliftoff-time-livestream-details-objectives-and-more/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-23T23:55:30.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T11:47:58.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Starship Flight 13 to launch today—liftoff time, livestream details, objectives and more</news:title>
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        <image:title>Starship Flight 13 to launch today—liftoff time, livestream details, objectives and more</image:title>
        <image:caption>Starship Flight 13&#39;s launch was scrubbed at the last moment on July 16. Here&#39;s what today&#39;s test will entail.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/new-technique-to-allow-ligo-to-look-farther-into-the-universe-for-neutron-star-mergers/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-23T11:11:46.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T11:11:46.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>New technique to allow LIGO to look farther into the universe for neutron star mergers</news:title>
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        <image:title>New technique to allow LIGO to look farther into the universe for neutron star mergers</image:title>
        <image:caption>The new technique involving thermal imaging will improve LIGO&#39;s sensitivity by helping it overcome a major challenge.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/es-as-plato-set-to-hunt-earth-like-exoplanets-is-now-ready-for-launch-after-acing-final-tests/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-23T08:31:45.000Z</lastmod>
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            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T08:31:45.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>ESA’s Plato, set to hunt Earth-like exoplanets, is now ready for launch after acing final tests</news:title>
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        <image:title>ESA’s Plato, set to hunt Earth-like exoplanets, is now ready for launch after acing final tests</image:title>
        <image:caption>Besides looking for rocky exoplanets, Plato is also expected to help scientists study &#39;starquakes.&#39;</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/nasa-isr-os-nisar-satellites-captures-stunning-hummingbird-feature-in-antarctica/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-23T07:20:26.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T07:20:26.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>NASA-ISRO’s NISAR satellites captures stunning ‘hummingbird’ feature in Antarctica</news:title>
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        <image:title>NASA-ISRO’s NISAR satellites captures stunning ‘hummingbird’ feature in Antarctica</image:title>
        <image:caption>NISAR saw beneath the surface and revealed the movement of a glacier beneath a mountain.  </image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/none-of-us-will-be-able-to-avoid-the-war-zone-retiring-u-s-space-force-chief-issues-stark-warning/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-23T05:49:40.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T05:49:40.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>&#39;None of us will be able to avoid the war zone&#39;: Retiring U.S. Space Force Chief issues stark warning</news:title>
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        <image:title>&#39;None of us will be able to avoid the war zone&#39;: Retiring U.S. Space Force Chief issues stark warning</image:title>
        <image:caption>&#34;Whether we want to be in the combat zone or not, orbital mechanics will put all of our space capabilities into the space war zone&#34; he said.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/private-chinese-rocket-gravity-1-accomplishes-third-launch-from-sea-deploys-nine-satellites-in-orbit/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-23T05:10:41.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T04:44:34.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Private Chinese rocket Gravity-1 accomplishes third launch from sea, deploys nine satellites in orbit</news:title>
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        <image:title>Private Chinese rocket Gravity-1 accomplishes third launch from sea, deploys nine satellites in orbit</image:title>
        <image:caption>China&#39;s Orienspace has completed its third sea-based launch of the Gravity-1 rocket, said to be the world’s most powerful solid-fueled vehicle.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/how-es-as-moonlight-program-aims-to-provide-navigation-and-communications-services-on-the-moon/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-23T05:05:09.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T05:05:09.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>How ESA&#39;s Moonlight program aims to provide navigation and communications services on the Moon</news:title>
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        <image:title>How ESA&#39;s Moonlight program aims to provide navigation and communications services on the Moon</image:title>
        <image:caption>The ESA&#39;s Moonlight program aims to provide navigation and communications services on the Moon. Here&#39;s how.</image:caption>
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