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      <news:title>Cigar Galaxy ignites millions of stars at an extreme rate</news:title>
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      <image:caption>The James Webb Space Telescope reveals millions of previously hidden stars within the dusty disk of the Cigar Galaxy, M82, showcasing intense star formation.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.scienceandexploration.com/space-astronomy/nasa-sba-partnership-space-economy</loc>
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        <news:name>Science and Exploration</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-26T08:31:18.246Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>NASA and SBA to Launch New Partnership for Space Economy</news:title>
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      <image:caption>NASA and SBA logos merging against a starry sky, symbolizing a new partnership to foster small business involvement in the space economy.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.scienceandexploration.com/space-astronomy/botswana-artemis-accords-lunar-exploration</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-26T08:31:01.539Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Botswana becomes 68th nation to sign NASA&apos;s Artemis Accords</news:title>
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      <image:caption>Botswana&apos;s flag on the moon with Earth in the background, symbolizing its commitment to the Artemis Accords and lunar exploration.</image:caption>
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