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      <news:title>Anthropogenic rocks define the Anthropocene epoch</news:title>
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      <news:title>Study details Titan resources, compares them to Moon and Mars</news:title>
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      <news:title>FAST telescope discovers pulsar in tight, circular orbit</news:title>
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      <image:caption>The FAST telescope observing a binary star system with a pulsar in an extremely circular orbit against a backdrop of stars.</image:caption>
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      <news:title>Scientists Map Galaxy&apos;s Spin; Gravitational Waves to Deepen View</news:title>
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      <news:title>Webb Telescope Spots Little Red Dots That Appear to Be Black Holes</news:title>
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      <image:caption>The James Webb Space Telescope observing distant &apos;little red dots&apos; in the early universe, which are potential candidates for early black holes.</image:caption>
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      <news:title>Forum Explores Consciousness in Non-Human Entities in 2026</news:title>
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