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    <loc>https://starlust.org/what-are-coronal-holes-on-the-sun-how-do-they-affect-us-on-earth/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-25T16:00:00.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T16:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>What are coronal holes on the Sun? How do they affect us on Earth?</news:title>
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        <image:title>What are coronal holes on the Sun? How do they affect us on Earth?</image:title>
        <image:caption>All about coronal holes: How these temporary patches on the Sun form and how they affect us on Earth.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/space-weekly-recap-september-19-25-2026-key-stories-you-may-have-missed/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-25T14:11:14.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T14:11:14.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Space weekly recap, September 19 - 25, 2026: Key stories you may have missed</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/818209/uploads/4fa88bb0-b8c5-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:title>Space weekly recap, September 19 - 25, 2026: Key stories you may have missed</image:title>
        <image:caption>Read about the new constraints on asteroid Bennu&#39;s origins, SpaceX&#39;s plans for October, and more in this week&#39;s space recap.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/dodged-a-bullet-nasa-chief-isaacman-relieved-by-delay-in-chinas-change-7-moon-mission/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-25T10:43:49.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T10:43:49.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>&#39;Dodged a bullet&#39;: NASA chief Jared Isaacman relieved by delay in China&#39;s Chang’e-7 Moon mission</news:title>
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        <image:title>&#39;Dodged a bullet&#39;: NASA chief Jared Isaacman relieved by delay in China&#39;s Chang’e-7 Moon mission</image:title>
        <image:caption>NASA chief relieved with delay in China&#39;s Chang’e-7 Moon mission, expresses concerns over potential blockade.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/harvest-moon-will-be-joined-by-saturn-and-neptune-on-september-26-heres-how-you-can-spot-them/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-25T10:00:15.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T10:00:15.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Harvest Moon will be joined by Saturn and Neptune on September 26: Here&#39;s how you can spot them</news:title>
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        <image:title>Harvest Moon will be joined by Saturn and Neptune on September 26: Here&#39;s how you can spot them</image:title>
        <image:caption>The Harvest Moon will hardly be the sole skywatching attraction tomorrow.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/nasa-announces-four-astronauts-heading-to-iss-on-space-x-crew-14-mission/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-25T08:18:02.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T08:18:02.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>NASA announces four astronauts heading to ISS on SpaceX Crew-14 mission</news:title>
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        <image:title>NASA announces four astronauts heading to ISS on SpaceX Crew-14 mission</image:title>
        <image:caption>Meet the four astronauts set to join the ISS on the SpaceX Crew-14 mission, slated for spring 2027.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/space-x-dragon-spacecraft-arrives-at-cape-canaveral-for-october-1-launch-of-nas-as-crew-13/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-25T06:40:20.000Z</lastmod>
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            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T06:40:20.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>SpaceX Dragon spacecraft arrives at Cape Canaveral for October 1 launch of NASA’s Crew-13</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/818208/uploads/6c671330-b88d-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:title>SpaceX Dragon spacecraft arrives at Cape Canaveral for October 1 launch of NASA’s Crew-13</image:title>
        <image:caption>SpaceX moves Dragon spacecraft to launch pad for NASA&#39;s Crew-13 mission; shares pictures. Crew-13 is slated to launch on October 1.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/scientists-have-discovered-new-heat-resistant-amoebaand-it-could-help-find-alien-life/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-25T04:51:00.000Z</lastmod>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T04:51:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Scientists have discovered new heat-resistant amoeba—and it could help find alien life</news:title>
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        <image:title>Scientists have discovered new heat-resistant amoeba—and it could help find alien life</image:title>
        <image:caption>Certain fungi and algae are known to survive extreme heat, but this newly discovered amoeba has broken all records.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/space-x-completes-starship-launch-rehearsal-ahead-of-first-orbital-mission-on-september-28-see-pics/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-25T04:00:37.000Z</lastmod>
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            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T04:00:37.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>SpaceX completes Starship launch rehearsal ahead of first orbital mission on September 28. See pics</news:title>
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        <image:title>SpaceX completes Starship launch rehearsal ahead of first orbital mission on September 28. See pics</image:title>
        <image:caption>Starship Flight 14 takes one more step towards launch.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://starlust.org/nas-as-crew-13-mission-will-study-astronaut-health-for-future-moon-and-mars-missions/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-25T00:17:33.000Z</lastmod>
    <news:news>
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            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T00:17:33.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>NASA&#39;s Crew-13 mission will study astronaut health for future Moon and Mars missions</news:title>
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    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/818190/uploads/d5e5a340-b85a-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:title>NASA&#39;s Crew-13 mission will study astronaut health for future Moon and Mars missions</image:title>
        <image:caption>“Together, these investigations will help NASA better understand how the human body responds to spaceflight”</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/chinas-star-whisper-ai-is-helping-telescopes-hunt-for-the-first-light-from-exploding-stars/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-24T11:04:41.000Z</lastmod>
    <news:news>
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            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T11:04:41.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>China’s StarWhisper AI is helping telescopes hunt for the first light from exploding stars</news:title>
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    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/818069/uploads/53b29690-b7e6-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:title>China’s StarWhisper AI is helping telescopes hunt for the first light from exploding stars</image:title>
        <image:caption>China’s StarWhisper AI is helping telescopes hunt for the first light from supernovae, which can help scientists understand how these explosions develop.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/international-space-station-to-retire-in-2030-here-are-major-private-habitats-that-will-replace-it/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-24T10:10:53.000Z</lastmod>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T10:10:53.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>International Space Station to retire in 2030: Here are major private habitats that will replace it</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/818109/uploads/482c2d70-b7e3-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:title>International Space Station to retire in 2030: Here are major private habitats that will replace it</image:title>
        <image:caption>Several private companies are busy building habitats, which will ensure humans continue to occupy Earth’s orbit. </image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/five-billion-miles-and-200-000-orbits-around-earth-nas-as-hubble-space-telescope-completes-milestone/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-24T08:19:12.000Z</lastmod>
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            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T08:19:12.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Five billion miles and 200,000 orbits around Earth: NASA&#39;s Hubble Space Telescope completes milestone</news:title>
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    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/818078/uploads/9b535590-b7cb-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:title>Five billion miles and 200,000 orbits around Earth: NASA&#39;s Hubble Space Telescope completes milestone</image:title>
        <image:caption>NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope just completed its 200,000th orbit around Earth. Here are some highlights from Hubble&#39;s 36 years of service.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/humanitys-next-window-into-the-deep-universe-meet-prima-nas-as-new-far-infrared-telescope/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-24T07:26:34.000Z</lastmod>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T07:26:34.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>&#39;Humanity’s next window into the deep universe&#39;: Meet PRIMA, NASA&#39;s new far-infrared telescope</news:title>
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    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/818068/uploads/66e80030-b7da-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:title>&#39;Humanity’s next window into the deep universe&#39;: Meet PRIMA, NASA&#39;s new far-infrared telescope</image:title>
        <image:caption>This NASA mission is expected to launch on its five-year mission in 2033.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/a-dead-star-is-leaving-behind-a-bizarre-42-light-year-long-trail-chinas-einstein-probe-finds/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-24T06:22:43.000Z</lastmod>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T06:22:43.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>A dead star is leaving behind a bizarre 42-light-year-long trail, China’s Einstein Probe finds</news:title>
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    <image:image>
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        <image:title>A dead star is leaving behind a bizarre 42-light-year-long trail, China’s Einstein Probe finds</image:title>
        <image:caption>A Chinese probe has found the longest X-ray trail till date from a pulsar wind nebula. Here&#39;s what this new study reveals.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/space-x-stacks-starship-ahead-of-its-debut-orbital-flight-on-september-28-watch-video/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-24T05:14:07.000Z</lastmod>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T05:14:07.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>SpaceX stacks Starship ahead of its debut orbital flight on September 28—watch video</news:title>
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    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/818055/uploads/7ce581f0-b7b7-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:title>SpaceX stacks Starship ahead of its debut orbital flight on September 28—watch video</image:title>
        <image:caption>SpaceX has completed stacking Starship stages ahead of its debut orbital mission on September 28. Watch the video here.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/radio-signals-seen-directly-from-an-exoplanet-for-the-first-timeheres-what-astronomers-found/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-24T04:14:08.000Z</lastmod>
    <news:news>
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            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T04:14:08.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>Radio signals seen directly from an exoplanet for the first time—here&#39;s what astronomers found</news:title>
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    <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/817958/uploads/6de68260-b73c-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:title>Radio signals seen directly from an exoplanet for the first time—here&#39;s what astronomers found</image:title>
        <image:caption>The exoplanet from where the radio emissions were detected has a magnetic field thousands of times stronger than that of Earth.</image:caption>
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	<url>
    <loc>https://starlust.org/esa-and-jax-as-ramses-probe-powers-up-ahead-of-a-rare-close-encounter-with-asteroid-apophis/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-24T00:13:17.000Z</lastmod>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Starlust</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T00:13:17.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>ESA and JAXA&#39;s Ramses probe powers up ahead of a rare close encounter with asteroid Apophis</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/818048/uploads/1ae48c50-b792-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:title>ESA and JAXA&#39;s Ramses probe powers up ahead of a rare close encounter with asteroid Apophis</image:title>
        <image:caption>“For the first time ever, nature is bringing one to us and conducting the experiment itself.”</image:caption>
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