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  <title>StarDate</title>
  <link>http://stardate.org/</link>
  <description>Updates from StarDate Online, including daily radio show podcast, stargazing tips, and featured images.</description>
  <lastBuildDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:00:50 -0500</lastBuildDate>
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  <copyright>Copyright 2008 The University of Texas McDonald Observatory</copyright>
  <webMaster>webmaster@stardate.org</webMaster>
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  <itunes:category text="Science &amp; Medicine" />
  <itunes:category text="News &amp; Politics" />
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  <itunes:subtitle>A daily podcast of StarDate.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>StarDate, the longest-running national radio science feature in the United States, tells listeners what to look for in the night sky, and explains the science, history, and skylore behind these objects. It also keeps listeners up to date on the latest research findings and space missions. And it offers tidbits on astronomy in the arts and popular culture, providing ways for people with many diverse interests to keep up with the universe.</itunes:summary>
  <itunes:author>McDonald Observatory</itunes:author>
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   <title>Moon, Mars, and Gemini - StarDate: November 7</title>
   <description>A pair of unrelated twins. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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   <pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Regal Explosions, Part 2 - StarDate: November 6</title>
   <description>A bashful exploding star.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Regal Explosions - StarDate: November 5</title>
   <description>A little star that packed a punch.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
   <link>http://stardate.org/feeds/radio/2009-11-05/</link>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Gamma Cassiopeia - StarDate: November 4</title>
   <description>Looking into the future of a giant.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
   <link>http://stardate.org/feeds/radio/2009-11-04/</link>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Cassiopeia - StarDate: November 3</title>
   <description>Nobility and vanity in the stars.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
   <link>http://stardate.org/feeds/radio/2009-11-03/</link>
   <guid>http://stardate.org/feeds/radio/2009-11-03/</guid>
   <pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Want to hear today's StarDate program online? Tell us how.</title>
   <description>StarDate does not currently offer an audio version of our daily radio program until the day after it is broadcast by our radio affiliates. We are exploring new ways to deliver StarDate's radio program on-demand for a nominal fee and would like your feedback to guide our decisions. If you listen to StarDate on a local radio station or via our podcast, please take a minute to answer three questions.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
   <link>http://stardate.org/radio/survey</link>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Hunter's Moon - StarDate: November 2</title>
   <description>Hunting up some beautiful moonlight.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
   <link>http://stardate.org/feeds/radio/2009-11-02/</link>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Martian Tattoo - Featured Image: November 2</title>
   <description>What looks like a bizarre tattoo or graffiti is actually a pattern of trails left by dust devils on the surface of Mars.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>This Month in StarDate magazine</title>
   <description>In the November/December issue of StarDate, learn about space-based astronomy after Hubble Space Telescope. We'll also bring you a details on how astronomers are searching for supermassive black holes kicked out of galaxies after a galactic merger.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
   <link>http://stardate.org/magazine</link>
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   <pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>November - StarDate: November 1</title>
   <description>Counting up the months.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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   <pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Halloween - StarDate: October 31</title>
   <description>Spooky nights under the dome.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
   <link>http://stardate.org/feeds/radio/2009-10-31/</link>
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   <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Fermi - StarDate: October 30</title>
   <description>Looking into a hidden universe.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
   <link>http://stardate.org/feeds/radio/2009-10-30/</link>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Dark Search - StarDate: October 29</title>
   <description>Searching for dark matter.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
   <link>http://stardate.org/feeds/radio/2009-10-29/</link>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Gamma-Ray Sky - StarDate: October 28</title>
   <description>Violence from the stars.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Gamma-Ray Sky - Featured Image: October 28</title>
   <description>This view of the universe shows the brightest sources of gamma rays, which are the most energetic form of radiation in the universe.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Mars Equinox - StarDate: October 27</title>
   <description>Changing seasons on the Red Planet.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
   <link>http://stardate.org/feeds/radio/2009-10-27/</link>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Moon and Jupiter - StarDate: October 26</title>
   <description>Two worlds that've taken a beating.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
   <link>http://stardate.org/feeds/radio/2009-10-26/</link>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Peeking at a Planet - Featured Image: October 25</title>
   <description>Hubble Space Telescope captured some of the first pictures of a planet in another star system by monitoring Fomalhaut for several years.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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   <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Fomalhaut's Planet - StarDate: October 25</title>
   <description>Taking a snapshot of a distant planet.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
   <link>http://stardate.org/feeds/radio/2009-10-25/</link>
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   <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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   <title>Fomalhaut - StarDate: October 24</title>
   <description>Bright companions for the Moon.   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stardate.org/magazine/banners.php?referrer=rss"&gt;&lt;img src="http://stardate.org/images/ads/rss/sd-mag-button3.jpg" alt="StarDate magazine: The one constant in the Universe" width="240" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
   <link>http://stardate.org/feeds/radio/2009-10-24/</link>
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   <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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